#oneus: i.p.u

[kpopmultifan]

ONEUS has released a special self MV for “I.P.U,” a track from their 1st album “Devil.”

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[i-numaki-remade]

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[yixinghoneybee]

눈부시게 빛이 나던 그 날 (I.P.U) 💕

[plasticflowering]

ONEUS MMT fancall; 20211223

Notes under the Cut!

First off, I’m sorry again for the CURSOR in the middle of my screen. I forgot to move it because, as usual with MMT, things started with no warning whatsoever and I was nervous lmao. So I barely had time to start recording in OBS, much less move my cursor :(

Honestly, as I pointed out in the notes for my Seoho gifset, this call was chaotic. Badly managed, it seems. Which is surprising, considering how well the MMT call in March went. Anyway, this isn’t me flexing that I’ve been in more than one ONEUS fancall, I promise you. This is not the ideal way to meet them, it’s SO EXPENSIVE to get into one, and then it’s a crapshoot on whether the experience will be a well-managed one. This one wasn’t. 

They were seated so close to each other, which meant the audio bled over so I could barely hear the translator, who didn’t catch most things (translator on the March fancall was AMAZING). As a result, a lot got lost in translation.

I was also not sure what to ask this time around, because I noticed quickly that the translation and audio was lackluster. So I went with a couple of very simple questions and otherwise was mostly touching on three main things: 

1. Congrats on your first win 2. You’ve been working really hard and I hope you can rest soon 3. I promise I’ll wait until you can go on tour when it’s safe, and I hope that will be soon :(

Oh yeah I should point out now that I was FIRST IN THE CALL ORDER, so if they fixed some of the issues later on, I had no idea. I got the nice “well let’s try this out” round of things lmao. 

So anyway how were the boys???

Ravn was first in the order and he had to vamp a lot longer than I expected, possibly because things weren’t ready to pass the phone down the line. Which would have been incredible, but things literally started with us misunderstanding each other because we couldn’t hear, and it just went from there. At a certain point I think we both realized things weren’t going well in that regard, so we kind of laughed, he paused for a minute, and then in English asked me “do like video games?” I am not kidding he reverted to Gamer Conversation like it was an awkward date. Immediately, things quited down and we could suddenly hear each other just fine. I was like “YEAH” and then when he asked me what games I liked I blanked on EVERY GAME I’d ever played except World of Warcraft, which admittedly I played for about 11 years (upside down smiley face). So he was like “oh wow, I tried that but it was too hard. The map was too big.” Then, he said “I like team games” (moment pictured above) just before he obviously got the signal that he needed to move on, and we had to cut that short with another awkward laugh. Anyway oh my god gamers rise up.

Leedo was next, and I went in a lot more chill. I said this in my last fancall write-up, but I always kind of feel like the first member in a fancall is a wash in some ways, because you get used to the vibe, the translator’s competence, the audio quality, etc. Unfortunately that fell to Ravn this time. I told Leedo the three major points above, and also told him how much I absolutely love We’re In Love because I want to give him all the credit he deserves for branching out in his involvement with the group’s music. Then I asked him softball question 1: if he could have a concert tomorrow, what would he want to sing? And he answered, pretty quickly, I.P.U., because it says a lot about how he feels for ToMoon, and yeah that was a lovely answer. 

The phone passed to Hwanwoong, so it was high energy time. We could not understand each other AT ALL but it was a lot of fun. He definitely misunderstood me asking softball question 2: what do you want for Christmas? (Either that or the translator got it wrong) And he started talking about how he wanted to perform SUMMERIDE live, and sang a bit of it (pictured above). Which, admittedly, would be absolutely amazing. 

Time for Keonhee! I should point out here that these boys were all exhausted. I felt almost bad. They were so obviously tired, which stands to reason - it was been a long promotion cycle. So Keonhee was low energy, and I brought myself down to that level to tell him the usual stuff above, and also that he’s my favorite dancer in ONEUS and why (because he asked lmao). Then I asked him what song he would sing in a concert tomorrow, and he also answered I.P.U. (moment of adorable contemplation pictured above). 

Seoho time! Now, the only less-than-optimal experience during my last fancall was during Seoho time, so I was nervous for this because I didn’t want it to go the same way. But Seoho was absolutely ON, and really made the whole fancall exceptionally great. I guess I really got what the others have said about Seoho being the happiness vitamin for the group when they’re down. I forget what I was saying when he gave me the thumbs up pictured above - possibly the first win congrats. So then, he asked me how I was doing tonight, and I said tired because it was 3am. “Oh, wow!” “It’s okay, though, I’m on vacation.” “Oh!” “I’ve been working really hard so I finally took a vacation for Christmas.” “Good!” “What do you want for Christmas?” “Hmmm... a vacation.” (as pictured here) Best moment. Love that boy’s smile and laugh aaaahhhh.

Finally, it was Xion time. My bias, at the very end. He was lovely, as always, and I got to deliver my cheesy thanks for all his hard work, congrats for the first win, and I got to say again that I was looking forward to seeing them on tour eventually. Then I asked him the “what song would you want to sing in a concert?” question and he answered LUNA, which was unexpected but it gave me a chance to tell him how great he sounds in that song (ahhhhh my heart, he’s so special). 

So that was it! 

I didn’t even plan to enter this fansign, but this one was announced with a very limited sales period and I went “you know what, why not? That would be a good Christmas present to me.” and I got my Christmas present! 

[oneusupdates]

[Special] ONEUS(원어스) '눈부시게 빛이 나던 그 날 (I.P.U)' Self MV

[kpopmakesmequestionmylifechoices]

Songs you shouldn't sleep on in 2021 (January - March)

VICTON | What I said, Chess, Utopia, Unpredictable, ♡ Flip a Coin

ONEUS | ♡ No diggity, Leftover, I.P.U, Outro: Connect With Us

GOLDEN CHILD | ♡ Burn It

D-CRUNCH | Pillow

Sunmi | Tail

ATEEZ | I'm the One, ♡ Take Me Home

VERIVERY | ♡ Get Away

PENTAGON | DO OR NOT

SUPER JUNIOR | ♡ Burn the Floor, Closer, The Melody, More Days With You

Jessi | What Type of X

CIX | ♡ Young

[adamichaelangelo]

Oneus and Dreamcatcher? :)

oneus, who are these boys? aahhaha jk jk

GEONHAK BABY - Hwanwoong jesus christ how did this happen - Ravn - Xion - Seoho/Keonhee

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PICK ONE FAVORITE EVEN LIKE CURRENT ONE I-------------------

But lately I have been listening more and more to I.P.U so. 🥺💖

ok since I pretty much know only Siyeon well in dreamcatcher, i will go google the members

Siyeon - SuA - Gahyeon - Handong - Yoohyeon - JiU - Dami

and of course I was listening to BEcause a lot but it hasn't beat Odd Eye for me.

[leaving-fragments]

fsjjsm i can't believe oneus' devil tracklist... we have titles that sound profound and meaningful like "devil is in the detail" and "incomplete" and "lion heart" but then we also have "no diggity" and "i.p.u" which pronounces like "i pee you" and it's-

[starlit-serenade]

'DEVIL' (Full Album) - ONEUS, Comeback Review

01. Intro : Devil is in the detail

Hhhhdnnjd I love Seoho's and Keonhee's voices in this. It isn't my favorite ONEUS intro, but I still love it. Plus the "Ravn Spit Out Flame" is in this, which makes me happy. I was sad when it wasn't in the title.

02. 반박불가 (No diggity)⭐

It isn't my favorite ONEUS title track, but I do like it. This song gives me so much energy. Makes me want to fight someone. Or set something on fire. Or punch something. It makes me feel very strong and pumped up. I like it.

03. 식은 음식 (Leftover)

It's so fun! It reminds me of Dizzy! I already saw the choreo from Ontact (everyone should see it, it should still be on YouTube). It's such a cute song! I love Leedo's part in the first chorus, and the prechorus is pretty!

04. 완벽하지 않아도 괜찮아 (Incomplete)

Leedo vocals at the start 🥺... So goddamn pretty... Seoho's voice is so pretty... his and Hwanwoong's voice goes so well with it, Woong in the second verse especially... and Dongju at the start of the bridge... ughhh I started imagining a pretty choreo for this song

05. Youth

Dongju at the start?? Seoho really has such a pretty voice... and Hwanwoong... And Geonhak vocals 🥺 hello... And Keonhee and Youngjo... this song is so much prettier than I thought it was gonna be. The instrumentals are so pretty! I love the music so much

06. 뿌셔 (Bbusyeo)

07. 우리의 시간은 거꾸로 흐른다 (Rewind)

Leedo starts it off... oh gosh, Ravn's rap with the music is so calming, and then Seoho's vocals. Keonhee's voice in the prechorus--already fell in love with it in the Highlight Medley. The music gives me a weird, almost nostalgic vibe. Sounds like... all the pretty songs from the early 2010s. Please, the little bit of Dongju was nice, he needs more lines. 😭 And the one time Seoho harmonized with Youngjo a bit. 🥺

08. Lion Heart

Ooo, not my usual type but I did like it. Maybe it'll grow on me more in the future. I love the music, the chorus is cool. The second verse, which we heard from the Highlight Medley is so cool sounding!

09. What You Doing?

~Cosmic~ Anyway, Hwanwoong and Seoho at the start stole my heart. The chorus with Keonhee's voice is very charming! I love it! And Ravn did so well! Fits well. I didn't think I'd love the song, but I like it more than I thought I would!

10. 눈부시게 빛이 나더니 그 날 (I.P.U) ⭐

Ugh, the vocals are so pretty. Seoho and Keonhee especially for me in this song. And Ravn's rap. And Leedo's vocals!!! Oh my gosh! 🥺 Seoho has such a pretty voice! And Dongju's part was small but oh so pretty! Again, Seoho has a gorgeous, soulful, pretty voice!

11. Outro : Connect with US

It's so short but I love it so much 😭 It's so pretty, I wish it was longer

Final Thoughts - ∞/10

All four members of the vocal line thoroughly wrecked me with their vocals. Seoho hasn't been this high on my bias list since Lit, and Hwanwoong since maybe Twilight. Seoho really has such a pretty voice... and Keonhee... his voice works so well... also I had no idea how much I liked Dongju's voice paired with Youngjo's. The songs that ended up being my favorites, I already knew they would be from the Highlight Medley. However, I liked every single song more than I thought I would.

[aintaboutu-archive]

cecil hiiiiii

chica bom bom by nct 127

empty faces by carpool tunnel

cant you see me by txt

i.p.u by oneus

love galore by sza

[kpopmultifan]

ONEUS has released the MV for “No Diggity,” the title track of their 1st full album “Devil.”

[highlight medley]

1. Intro: Devil Is in the Detail 2. No Diggity 3. Leftover 4. Incomplete 5. Youth 6. BBUSYEO 7. Rewind 8. Lion Heart 9. What You Doing? 10. I.P.U 11. Outro: Connect With Us

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[crescent-yoon]

only in my lucid dreams ep. 4 playlist ☁️

Forever - aespa

Be in love - Itzy

It's You - Henry

I.P.U - Oneus

[hoforwonho]

Oneus Devil. Thoughts? If you haven’t listened, please do. A good distraction.

omg Anon thank you for this!

1. No Diggity

2. Lion Heart

3. Rewind

Overall opinion: I think it's because it was released in January, but I forgot how much I love No Diggity. Leedo and his deep ass voice takes me out Every. Single. Time.

Is Devil my fave ONEUS album? No, but I still think it's better than most boy group albums released this year. And putting together a top 3 was so difficult. BBUSYEO, Incomplete, and I.P.U are other favorites of mine, and so that 3rd spot was really hard to fill. I put Rewind because it's one of their songs that's just so easy for me to listen to. I can throw it on repeat and just chill. Lion Heart earned #2 because of that sequence halfway through where we get Leedo's rap into Ravn's and then Hwanwoong singing. Starting at about 1:25? That took me out.

put an album in my ask and i'll tell you my 3 favorite songs and my overall opinion

[plasticflowering]

Ranking Every ONEUS Song Because I Have Opinions

I guess it’s time for me to embark upon this task. Come along for the ride if you’re so inclined. 

This is by no means a definitive ranking, because that’s impossible and the consumption of music is an intrinsically personal experience. But I personally like ranking things for arbitrary reasons.

Each song is ranked in order, and within those rankings I’ve assigned Tiers. Enjoy.

Note: this includes only studio tracks officially released by RBW or KissEnt, which means I’m sadly not including the Road to Kingdom songs. Actually, wait, you wanna know what? The real reason I’m not including Road to Kingdom songs is because I’m still salty that my favorite song from that show is one that didn’t get a studio release. Justice for Warrior’s Descendant. 

Let’s begin. 

I’ll start things off with the top tier, the best of the best, my absolute favorite ONEUS songs. Now what should I name a tier that represents the pinnacle of what ONEUS can offer us? 

Black-Haired Seoho Tier  

1. “Valkyrie”

This song goes places. It's the one that made me fall in love with ONEUS and it's still my favorite, oops.

2. “Blue Sky”

"Blue Sky” defies genre to me. The first time I heard it, I was blown away. It has some of my favorite vocals AND two of my favorite raps in their discography - I love Leedo and Ravn's "ballad raps" in general but this is my favorite.

3. “BingBing”

So full of personality. Such an earworm. Emotional and kinda unsetlling lyrics. Xion speaking French? OKAY. It's title track worthy, for sure, so it's a shame it gets so overlooked by casual listeners. I’m glad the fanbase has at least given it the legendary status it deserves. 

4. “Lost”

Was not expecting this one to enter my top ten with turbo boosters, but I started to listen to it a lot last year and in the process I started to feel things for this song that I previously have only felt for “Blue Sky”

5. “Plastic Flower”

It me.

6. “Rewind"

It’s all about the synth hook, to me. I am pathetically manipulable where good synth hooks are concerned. Also, the cadence and arrangement of this song reminds me of “Lost” and that’s never a bad thing.

7. “Dizzy” 

I just feel like this is where they all shine as a vocal ensemble. Their personalities shine through in Dizzy, and I'm a sucker for that emotive sort of performing. 

8. “Incomplete"

Right in a row here, you’ve got two sets of “my favorite song on the album” followed by “what I believe to be the best song on the album”. “Incomplete” is the best song on “DEVIL”. The lyrics are amazing and, this may sound weird, but as a Human in Their Thirties the lyrics hit even harder. Bonus points for guitar, as always.

9. “Dead or Alive” 

I’ll never get over how strange and wonderful this song is, and yes I do believe it’s the best song on “LIVED”. (Vee shouts through a megaphone again about how “Dead or Alive” incorporates musical themes or lyrical elements from every other song on “LIVED” and hopes someone listens). Also (vee voice) guitars.

10. “Lit”

“Lit” just rules and I don’t believe there’s much I can add that has not already been said about it 

Leedo Face Scrunch Tier 

Now for those songs that are still my favorites, and make the world an immensely better place for existing, but don’t quite crack the ultimate ONEUS songs pantheon. 

11. “No Diggity”

I'm a simple person, okay? I love bright and poppy songs but I'm also weak for unapologetic bangers, and "No Diggity" is an UNAPOLOGETIC BANGER. I think the guitars are (unsurprisingly) what takes this song to the next level for me. The arrangement in general is so impressive, and it’s obvious that they balanced it well to make use of all the members’ individual strengths. RIP my bias though.

12. “Crazy & Crazy”

The "Crazy & Crazy" appreciator has logged on! When Ravn said "hakuna matata 원하면 이뤄져 bibbidi-bobbidi-BOO", I felt that!!! If I ever get to go to a ONEUS concert and god forbid meet any of you there, I cannot be held responsible for how HAM I will go during this song. 

13. “Hide and Seek”

I’m weak for this funky little bass-driven bop. 

14. “Red Thread”

I don’t ever feel like I truly have gone in hard for a group until I start proselytizing their ballads to my unsuspecting friends. Ballads have a high barrier of entry in K-Pop especially, but my god!! MY GOD!!! This is a god-tier ballad. 

15. “808″

They threw every single synth possible at the wall with “808″ and it absolutely sends me with how well it works. It’s undeniably “a Japanese single,” if you know what I mean, but even with that I think it’s one of their strongest title tracks. The chorus is endlessly singable, too, and that means a lot to me while I’m listening to it while doing the dishes, which I do a lot.

16. “Leftover”

I believe that Seoho and Ravn team songwriting will save our souls, and this song is one more reason to do so. I love that their songs aren’t just straight-up R&B (not that I don’t love R&B), and that there’s something very playful and unique about them. 

17. “Zig Zag”

I’ll never forget you, “Zig Zag,” or the way Keonhee absolutely owns your vocals. In fact, if I had to assign an image song to every member I would most likely assign “Zig Zag” to Keonhee.  18. “Lion Heart"

As far as “weird little song” vibes go, “Lion Heart” really wins. Has undoubtedly one of the weirdest moments in any ONEUS song in the first post-chorus, and I’ll never shut up about the implied lore associations. 

19. “Hero” 

In every ToMoon's life, there is that indelible moment when they first heard Seoho's pre-pre-chorus vocals on "Hero" and suddenly realized so much about life and love and the nature of miracles. And, less dramatically, I love a good rap that uses the word biscuit.

Road to Kingdom Era Xion Tier 

I became a Xion bias in Road to Kingdom era, so this is not meant disparagingly. These are those songs that show so much promise and goodness, and make me love them, but are kind of an acquired taste so to speak. 

20, “BBUSYEO”

I always love BBUSYEO when it shuffles up, but I never like... seek it out, you know? Even if it is a bop. It’s just a silly little hetero love song that includes toilet humor, and it goes. I love that for it! 

21. “Come Back Home”

It's all about the build up here. This song has such a beautiful arrangement that builds to something, dare I say, epic. Good background music for taking a dramatic walk when it’s like, -this- close to raining. 

22. “To Be Or Not To Be”

This song works in the context of ONEUS mythology and lore but I tend not to really put it on my playlists if I'm simply wanting to experience an emotion or bust out some fun jams. It is a very strange time signature for a jam, but it’s too up-tempo to really be a mood setter. 

23. “Intro: Time"

This intro is like... beautiful, but also kind of slutty, and I love that?

24. “A Song Written Easily”

It's good! It's fun! I really like it, I think it's lovely. But it’s not a song I’m going to rec to a friend and assume it will give them an adequate view of what ONEUS is. If anything I’d expect they’d just be like “that was really fun, but it just makes me want to listen to Blood Sweat & Tears.” “and I’d go “yeah me too.”

25. “Twilight” 

I overplayed the fuck out of this song when I was first getting into ONEUS, so forgive me for ranking it low. Also, there is a high barrier of entry here for casual listeners even if it is a classic. Do you ever really think about how weird “Twilight” is? Like, the song structure? It’s very weird. I love it. 

26. “Stand By”

I decided to make "Stand By" my charity case after seeing a few people dismiss it as their least favorite off Fly With Us, and I wound up loving it so much. That bridge is crazy good! Vocal line  blessing us. 

27. “Intro: Fly Me to the Moon”

As far as intros go, this is god tier honestly. But it's still only an intro, and I always feel cheated out of a beautiful full song when I hear this. Like, even for an INTRO it feels short. 

My Complicated Feelings About A Thousand Stars Tier

28. “A Thousand Stars”

I just made an entirely separate post about this. 

That Overenthusiastic Thicc Ssam Ravn Made for Seoho That One Time Tier

Like, there’s a lot here. I like all the parts individually but something about them just doesn’t go down easily. 

29. “Youth”

I’ll be honest, I love “Youth” and I think it’s an absolutely beautiful song with a great hook. I’m just firmly out of the demographic for it at this point and that’s a bit alienating. It’s also weak compared to other songs on “DEVIL”

30. “Intro: Devil is in the Details”

It’s a great intro that does some ambitious things, but on its own it doesn’t hold up as well. Intimidating. 

31. “Intro: Lived”

I love Leedo and Ravn, but I don't like how this one opens. That said, I love the way this ends. 

32. “White Night”

The fact that I had to rank this so low, when it's such a gorgeous ballad, drives home how many pure bangers ONEUS has. I love this song, but I don't really jam out to it, so it's lower in my ranking. 

33. “What you doing?”

Please don’t judge me too harshly for this. I just feel like this song could have been performed by another group and there would have been no appreciable difference. I like Cosmik’s songs, but they’re not, in my opinion. the most ONEUS of the ONEUS songs. Which is weird since Cosmik is a bit synonymous with ONEUS. Anyway Keonhee sounds great in this song.

34. “Now”

Same as above, but this one has the added problem of never really going anywhere. That said, the bridge slaps. 

35. “Airplane”

I guess one of the proper tracks on Lived had to rank low, and for me it's definitely Airplane. When I listen to it, I have fun, but it's very... how do I put this nicely? Generic. The stages elevated it, absolutely, and otherwise it might rank even lower sadly.

36. “I.P.U.”

I don’t know how to put this nicely, but the only way I want to listen to this song is if ONEUS is singing it in concert, at which point I can imagine it being very emotional. It’s a special song for special occasions and I’m not going to listen to it to have fun. 

37. “Outro: Connect with US”

You’d think I’d love the government-assigned SeoJo song, wouldn’t you? I mean, it’s okay. 

38. “Eye Contact” 

By the time this song hits the chorus, it always gets me and I love it. But the verses leave something to be desired imo. It is firmly a mid-tier song to me, and I feel like this particular musical formula was much better in “Now.” Also please don’t make eye contact with me I have social anxiety. 

ZigZag’s Cursed Live Audio Tier

Unfortunate.

39. “Level Up”

WHY is this song so low??? Every time I hear it start I get so hyped up, but I feel like it never delivers on that hype fully. It feels too mid-tempo and generic for what the mix promises. I don't know. I can't explain it. The bridge doesn't lead up to much and that always feels like a betrayal. And because it has so much potential I’m even more disappointed about that.

40. “Intro: Light Us”

I have absolutely no opinion about this intro

41. “English Girl”

I’m way too queer and old for this song. :/ 

42. “In My Arms”

I don't feel their personalities at all in this song, which makes it stand out from almost all their other tracks. It just doesn't sound like a ONEUS song, to me.

43. “Kiseki”

A rare song that I skip when shuffling through the ONEUS discography

44. “Koisii”

The other rare song I skip when shuffling through the ONEUS discography, but also I would fight it if given the opportunity.