RIIZE has released “Insomnia,” a lyrical acoustic pop song, along with a cinematic MV, fan events, TV promotions, and Japan campaigns.
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RIIZE’s single “Insomnia” was finally released today, October 26 (Monday) at 0:00. “Insomnia” is an acoustic pop number centered on lyrical guitar sounds. The song’s atmosphere is quiet yet somehow tinged with loneliness, and its calm but sorrowful vocals are layered over it. The lyrics gently portray feelings that become clearer as the night deepens, and complex emotions that spread out as if branching from there, drawing empathy. In the music video released at the same time as the audio, the story of sleepless people is expressed with cinematic direction. It was produced as a drama-style piece, and attention is also being drawn to the emotionally rich acting that the six members challenged according to each of their characters. RIIZE will hold the fan event “RIIZE into INSOMNIA” at SPACE S50 in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, South Korea, through October 29 (Thursday), with different contents each day, including stage performances, talks, exhibitions, and experiences. The event taking place at 11:00 p.m. today will be livestreamed worldwide through RIIZE’s official YouTube channel. Furthermore, RIIZE will appear on music programs such as KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank” on October 30 (Friday), MBC’s “Show! Music Core” on October 31 (Saturday), and SBS’s “Inkigayo” on November 1 (Sunday), where they will perform the stage for “Insomnia.” Since the members had previously said, “The harmony is the killing part. I think a very good synergy is created when each person’s voice comes together,” expectations are rising for the activities that will unfold from here on. In Japan, a campaign commemorating the start of distribution of “Insomnia” is also being carried out. On the iTunes Store, a download campaign will be held in which everyone who downloads “Insomnia” and applies within the application period will receive a “You’ve worked hard” voice comment from all the members. In addition, LINE MUSIC will hold a playback campaign for people who play “Insomnia” at least the prescribed number of times during the period and set RIIZE as “My favorite.” Among those who play it 1,000 times or more, 30 people will be selected by lottery to be invited to the “group high-five event” to be held on Sunday, December 27; among those who play it 500 times or more, 12 people will be selected by lottery to receive “hand-signed cheki (one for each member)”; and those who play it 300 times or more will all receive a set of six “digital signed selfie images.” Details such as the application periods and application methods for each campaign can be checked on the RIIZE Japan Official Site.
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