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»»————> REVELATION is an album solely created by AKIØ, from the sounds, looks and choreography. Announced 10.31.23 and having a pre-release 9.1.23, this mini album was highly anticipated. With 5 unique sounding tracks written by the idol herself, AKIØ reveals a side of her that fans and netizens never expected. The tracks included are as listed below:
1. NXDE (PRE-RELEASE)
2. I ≠ DOLL
3. SLAY
4. Drama (TITLE)
5. EVIL
»»————> With NXDE being a pre-release, it was performed at Stray Kids' DOME TOUR in Japan. Along with performing her other single release 'Oh My God', she revealed NXDE to STAYS and surprised them with its theme of expressing one's true self.
TRACK DESCRIPTION
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• NXDE (Original from (G)-IDLE)
BACKGROUND: As mentioned previously, the song is about expressing one's self, while also calling out the people who's mind always wanders about the wrong ideas when it comes to people like her and those around her.
PERFORMANCES: DOME TOUR 2023
M/V VIEWS: 247M
DANCE PRACTICE VIEWS: 27M
• I ≠ DOLL (Original from HUH YUNJIN)
BACKGROUND: Despite what AKIØ may say, she does see the heinous comments she gets and it does get to her sometimes, so finally fed up with them, she wrote this song to stand up for herself.
PERFORMANCE: One on a livestream by herself
LYRIC VIDEO VIEWS: 8.9M
• SLAY (Original from EVERGLOW)
BACKGROUND: Originally, AKIØ wrote this song as a joke for her friends, hence thw lyrics, "All my girls slay." But as she continued writing and developing the sound, she started to take it a little more seriously. It's the least popular song on the album but she doesn't mind as its purpose is mainly for trends and TikTok.
PERFORMANCES: Soundcheck for DOME TOUR 2023
• DRAMA (Original from aespa)
BACKGROUND: As with the albums theme, this title track reveals the writers thoughts and feelings about the world around her, and how she's been treated. Like mentioned, she is no stranger to the drama that surrounds her, so she's decided to embrace it. The message of the song is breaking the circle of trauma and embrace the drama.
PERFORMANCES: INKIGAYO 2023, MMA Music Awards 2023, AAA Music Awards 2023
M/V VIEWS: 81M
PERFORMANCE VIDEO: 6.7M
DANCE PRACTICE VIDEO: 2.1M
• EVIL (Original from Melanie Martinez)
BACKGROUND: Now this song by far the most serious track on the album. This song is about the estranged relationship with her parents, mainly her mother. Her mother gave AKIØ the impression that she'd grow up to be evil and vindictive just like her, so it took a while for her to get out of that mindset. But she's healing now and she's ready to start putting her past traumas to bed.
PERFORMANCES: On a solo livestream, Solo soundcheck for DOME TOUR
LYRIC VIDEO VIEWS: 21M
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