“It truly is a particular track”

if you take heed to Ok-pop whereas operating errands and doing chores, STAYC suppose 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 last 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 shiny and bubbly singles that revel within the emotions of youthful empowerment and enthusiasm, or what they describe as “teen contemporary”. On their highway to success, they’ve seemed as much as quite a lot of completely different acts and now they’re getting their likelihood to remake a track by one of many acts that impressed them. “This, as it’s possible you’ll know, is a little bit bit completely different from all of the songs that now we have labored on to this point, in order that’s so particular,” says Sieun.

Selecting ‘Fancy’ is smart to the members of STAYC, even when it might look like a little bit of a swerve to a brand new path to others. “As we have been embarking on our journey to grow to be artists, we at all times revered what they’ve carried out and in addition we needed to emulate them,” she provides. “This track significantly, we liked it whereas we have been practising to grow to be what we’re immediately so it truly is a particular track to us.”

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

Among the many six members of STAYC, there’s a wide range of tonal types with every member having her personal distinctive efficiency flare, creating an immensely diversified soundscape everytime they sing collectively. That is one thing that they needed to spotlight immensely on the remake, and doing so whereas making an attempt out a brand new type of music. “One of many strongest strengths that now we have as a bunch is that every of us has a extremely 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 possibility to see them in a brand new mild, reflecting the expansion they’ve achieved in recent times. “So previously we labored on songs like ‘Poppy’ and ‘Bubble’ that sound similar to that – poppy and bubbly,” she provides. “Now, as a result of now we have taken on this R&B spin, now we have bought a possibility to point out off our completely different spectrum, I’d say completely different type of mellow vocal chords that now we have.”

“I assumed it was positively going to be a problem for us as a result of it was going to be a little bit bit completely different than what now we have carried out to this point. I believe that was the identical case for TWICE as nicely,” muses Sumin. “However after engaged on this track, I really feel like it is a extra female of track for us as nicely. And as you recognize now we’re all adults. So that is one thing that our followers may 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 recollects 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 constructive energies, so I assumed I ought to match as much as their type of stage of vitality,” she says.

The singer recollects that she was “making an attempt to tug that off” earlier than being stopped by their producer, who instructed her that the duvet must be “your tackle it”, including that it was “type of completely different for me to seek out my very own stability”. But, member J thought instantly that Isa would greatest swimsuit ‘Fancy’ as soon as it was determined that they’d be overlaying the track: “In relation to one thing rhythmic and calm on the similar time, I assumed she’d swimsuit it straight away.”

‘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 extremely nice 12 months. “What I’m hoping for this 12 months is to type of be at extra occasions and in addition be liked by extra folks internationally as nicely,” she says. “So I’m wishing to go to extra nations and in addition take part in numerous occasions and whatnot. And in addition I would like all of my household and in addition 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 nicely, so whether or not it’s a ballad or dance songs, we need to present our viewers the complete spectrum of genres that we are able to cowl.”

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