ReVeluvs, rejoice! Red Velvet's Wendy has been working on a solo album and its release date is much closer than you think.
On 10 March, SM Entertainment confirmed in a statement to Naver News that the singer will be making her long-awaited debut as a solo artist with the project this April. The news comes just a couple of months after Wendy made her first appearance alongside her Red Velvet bandmates after being absent for a year at the SMTOWN LIVE "Cultural Humanity" concert on New Year's Day.
On the same day, Wendy took to Red Velvet's official Twitter page to share the news with her fans and express her excitement about the project. She wrote: "As it is my first solo album that is so precious to me, I will work harder..."
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저에게 너무 소중한 첫 솔로 앨범인만큼 더욱 더 열심히 준비해서 좋은 곡들 들려줄게요💙 다시 한 번 여기까지 올 수 있도록 도와주신 분들 너무 감사드립니다~ 열심히 할게요🙏💙 그리고 우리 멤버들 고마워욤💙 아직 많이 부족하구 멤버들의 빈자리들이 너무나 크지만 열심히 할게요💙
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 10, 2021
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MINI-ALBUM TITLE AND RELEASE DATE
On 24 March, SM Entertainment announced the title of the project, "Like Water", and its 5 April (6 PM KST) release date.
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 24, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/y7FDm08hY3
TRACKLIST
On 25 March, it was announced that Like Water will comprise two title tracks — 'Like Water' and 'When This Rain Stops'.
‘음색 여신’ #웬디 첫 솔로 앨범 더블 타이틀 곡 예고!
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 25, 2021
첫 번째 곡 ‘When This Rain Stops’로 공감+위로 전한다!
'Vocal tone goddess' #WENDY's first solo album to have double title tracks!
To present consolation and empathy with the first song ‘#When_This_Rain_Stops’!#Like_Water pic.twitter.com/4Og1iFZye6
The title of one of the album's B-side tracks, 'Best Friend', was revealed on 30 March. The song is a duet between Wendy and her Red Velvet bandmate, Seulgi.
On 1 April, the titles of two more B-side tracks — 'Why Can't You Love Me?' and 'The Road' — were unveiled.
WENDY to show off her vocal through the sweet R&B B-side ‘Why Can’t You Love Me?’ & the sorrowful ballad B-side ‘The Road’ from her 1st solo album ‘Like Water’!#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet #Why_Cant_You_Love_Me #초행길 pic.twitter.com/Yz4lewnzM4
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) April 1, 2021
TEASERS
SM Entertainment unveiled a teaser schedule for Like Water on 25 March, with details on when teaser images and videos, and mood samplers would be released.
A number of teaser images have been revealed since 27 March. Take a look at some of them here.
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 27, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/UlcAtvAZFF
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 27, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/MKgYiKCqHs
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 28, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/Bv0MmEJWIQ
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 28, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/ANI8QsSfxL
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 29, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/e7JZstIAFk
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 30, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/QfTJHghft3
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 30, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/WzJji9RbyA
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 31, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/JN9sNbNBnp
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) April 1, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/DUXMhDgD65
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) April 2, 2021
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/81T5Yd3eck
MUSIC VIDEO
The first teaser for 'Like Water's music video was released via Red Velvet's Twitter page on 2 April.
WENDY 웬디 'Like Water' MV Teaser #1
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) April 2, 2021
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/ejHHVa3j6s
MOOD SAMPLERS
To give fans an idea of what they can expect from the album, SM Entertainment released two mood samplers between 27 March and 28 March.
WENDY 웬디 'Like Water' Mood Sampler #1
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 27, 2021
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/ZENC4m1oTp
WENDY 웬디 'Like Water' Mood Sampler #2
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 28, 2021
WENDY 웬디 The 1st Mini Album [Like Water]
🎧 2021.04.05. 6PM KST#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/4wq5vZ2mO2
PHYSICAL ALBUM
On 30 March, SM Entertainment gave fans a preview of the physical album's contents — including a physical disc, a photobook, a lyrics book, a premium card, posters, and photocards.
#WENDY #웬디 #Like_Water #레드벨벳 #RedVelvet pic.twitter.com/tSqVAXl34z
— Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) March 30, 2021
It also announced that it will be releasing a limited edition version of Like Water, which comes in a special case made from chemically-treated flowers.
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Wendy was unable to participate in the group's activities for the majority of 2020 as a result of an unfortunate accident she was involved in during a rehearsal session at the SBS Gaeyo Daejeon show in late 2019.
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Since her return, she has also co-hosted the South Korean variety series, Mystical Record Shop, which has been airing since January this year. On an episode of the show, she showcased her signature vocals during a memorable rendition of Crush's 'Alone'
Stream Wendy's single from the START-UP soundtrack, 'Two Words' here:
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