“It truly is a particular track”

if you take heed to Ok-pop whereas working errands and doing chores, STAYC assume their latest track, a remake of an older one, is ideal for you: a reimagined model of TWICE’s 2019 hit, ‘Fancy’. It’s the closing of three Ok-pop remakes for Spotify Singles, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the streaming platform’s ‘Ok-Pop ON!’ playlist, following ENHYPEN’s tackle BTS’ breakout single ‘I Want U’ and MONSTA X duo Shownu X Hyungwon’s laidback cowl of 2PM’s ‘I Hate You’.

STAYC – comprising Sumin, Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon and J – are identified for his or her brilliant and bubbly singles that revel within the emotions of youthful empowerment and enthusiasm, or what they describe as “teen recent”. On their street to success, they’ve regarded as much as quite a lot of completely different acts and now they’re getting their probability to remake a track by one of many acts that impressed them. “This, as you might know, is somewhat bit completely different from all of the songs that we’ve got labored on up to now, in order that’s so particular,” says Sieun.

Selecting ‘Fancy’ is smart to the members of STAYC, even when it might seem to be a little bit of a swerve to a brand new route to others. “As we have been embarking on our journey to turn out to be artists, we at all times revered what they’ve performed and likewise we wished to emulate them,” she provides. “This track significantly, we liked it whereas we have been practising to turn out to be what we’re at present so it truly is a particular track to us.”

“After I heard this for the primary time, I assumed it was simply type of poppy and wonderful, however now I feel the track is absolutely refined. For our model, we’re leaning extra in direction of R&B, and it’s somewhat bit extra cosy,” provides Sumin. “As a result of our model of ‘Fancy’ is type of soothing, you’ll be able to take heed to this daily as you’re resting, as you do your chores daily. I hope this turns into a part of your every day life.”

Among the many six members of STAYC, there’s quite a lot of tonal kinds with every member having her personal distinctive efficiency flare, creating an immensely different soundscape everytime they sing collectively. That is one thing that they wished to spotlight immensely on the remake, and doing so whereas attempting out a brand new model of music. “One of many strongest strengths that we’ve got as a bunch is that every of us has a very dynamic and distinctive voice, which makes all of us distinctive,” says Yoon.

After emphasising their charming, vibrant sense of girlishness, Yoon provides that STAYC rework of ‘Fancy’ offers the group, and their followers, a chance to see them in a brand new mild, reflecting the expansion they’ve achieved lately. “So up to now we labored on songs like ‘Poppy’ and ‘Bubble’ that sound similar to that – poppy and bubbly,” she provides. “Now, as a result of we’ve got taken on this R&B spin, we’ve got obtained a chance to indicate off our completely different spectrum, I’d say completely different type of mellow vocal chords that we’ve got.”

“I assumed it was positively going to be a problem for us as a result of it was going to be somewhat bit completely different than what we’ve got performed up to now. I feel that was the identical case for TWICE as effectively,” muses Sumin. “However after engaged on this track, I really feel like it is a extra female of track for us as effectively. And as you realize now we’re all adults. So that is one thing that our followers is likely to be interested in the attractiveness we’re exhibiting as grown-ups.”

As STAYC labored on their very personal model of TWICE’s ‘Fancy,’ it was a little bit of a battle to determine what that meant precisely. Isa remembers how she personally needed to work by way of her perceptions of the unique versus their tackle issues. “The unique model is so energetic, it’s crammed with optimistic energies, so I assumed I ought to match as much as their type of stage of power,” she says.

The singer remembers that she was “attempting to tug that off” earlier than being stopped by their producer, who informed her that the quilt must be “your tackle it”, including that it was “type of completely different for me to search out my very own steadiness”. But, member J thought instantly that Isa would finest swimsuit ‘Fancy’ as soon as it was determined that they’d be masking the track: “With regards to one thing rhythmic and calm on the identical time, I assumed she’d swimsuit it instantly.”

‘Fancy’ is STAYC’s first launch in 2024, however that is gearing as much as be a busy 12 months for the woman group, with Isa saying that she’s manifesting a very nice 12 months. “What I’m hoping for this 12 months is to type of be at extra occasions and likewise be liked by extra folks the world over as effectively,” she says. “So I’m wishing to go to extra international locations and likewise take part in numerous occasions and whatnot. And likewise I would like all of my household and likewise my members to be wholesome”.

On the music entrance, Sumin says her hope for the 12 months is to “launch a full-length album”. She provides: “Clearly we’re versatile artists so we are able to work on completely different genres as effectively, so whether or not it’s a ballad or dance songs, we wish to present our viewers the complete spectrum of genres that we are able to cowl.”

STAYC’s remake of TWICE’s ‘Fancy’ is obtainable to stream now on Spotify’s Ok-Pop ON! (온) playlist.