K-pop girl group UNIS recently made their comeback with the release of the second mini-album “Swicy.”
UNIS (유니스) made their debut in the Korean music industry in March last year under F&F Entertainment with the album “We UNIS.” The members of the group are Hyeonju, Elisia, Yoona, Nana, Gehlee, Kotoko, Yunha and Seowon.
UNIS members (clockwise from top left) Hyeonju, Nana, Gehlee, Kotoko, Yunha, Elisia, Yoona and Seowon (F&F Entertainment)
The members were chosen through the survival audition TV show “Survival Ticket.”
The new album contains five tracks: "From A Seed Called 'Hey, What's Up? (뭐해?'라는 씨앗에서)," "Swicy," "Ddang! (땡!)," "Good Feeling" and "Spring Rain (봄비)."
They are also set to embark on an Asian tour. UNIS visited Manila last year following their debut.
In an interview with Manila Bulletin, UNIS talked about their new album and the goals they want to achieve.
They said “Swicy” showed a different side of UNIS.
“I think ‘SWICY’ could be its own unique concept, but what makes our album fun is how it shows different sides of us! We wore dreamy white dresses to show the sweet side, charming school uniforms for the spicy side, and even super playful food-themed outfits to represent ‘SWICY’. It’s a mix of flavors just like us!” said Gehlee.
According to Elisia, “I think this time in ‘Swicy,’ we are able to show our diversity and our unique charms more and so I hope that everyone looks forward to it!”
Hyeonju described the title track “Swicy” as “a song that compares the spicy and sweet charms of UNIS to food and contains a liveliness that you can't tell where it will go.”
UNIS member Hyeonju (F&F Entertainment)
UNIS member Gehlee (F&F Entertainment)
UNIS member Elisia (F&F Entertainment)
“Sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy, it is expressed in the honest and candid language of Gen-Z. Through the song, you can feel our spicy charms well in the melody, vocals, and performance,” she added.
Since their debut last year, they have won numerous awards including Dreams Silver Label and Discovery of the Year at the D Awards; Hottest Award and Today’s Choice Award at The Fact Music Awards; and Trend of the Year (K-pop Group) and IS Rookies at the Korea Grand Music Awards.
For “Swicy,” they said they want to win first place in Korean music shows.
“We want to win 1st place in all the music shows! Last year’s goal was to receive rookie award and music show first place. Thankfully, in the year of our debut we won many awards but unfortunately did not win first place in the music show. Through this comeback, we want to be first place in all music shows,” said Yunha
Yoona agreed, saying, “Our goal is to win first place in the music show.”
Nana and Kotoko said the most memorable moments for them in the past year were their debut showcase and performing at a big stage.
“I remember our debut showcase. We met our fans and showed performances as UNIS. I still remember the nervousness at that time,” said Nana.
Kotoko said, “Performing at a big stage for the first time as UNIS. I felt that UNIS is receiving lots of love from many audiences.”
UNIS revealed that they will go on a tour this year.
“We will start our first half of year with a tour. As we receive lots of love from Philippine, I want to visit again with a tour,” said Seowon.
They thanked their fans for their support.
“UNIS loves you guys to the moon and back! Thank you for being our energy and our source of motivation in our everyday lives! We love you all,” said Elisia.
UNIS member Nana (F&F Entertainment)
UNIS member Kotoko (F&F Entertainment)
UNIS member Yunha (F&F Entertainment)
UNIS member Yoona (F&F Entertainment)
UNIS member Seowon (F&F Entertainment)