After 4 long years, the fan-favorite collaboration/sub-unit MOBB has returned to the stage! On October 31st, 2020's broadcast of MBC's Show! Music Core, Mino, and Bobby take on the stage with their performance of 'Ok Man,' a collaborative track from Mino's 2nd full album, 'TAKE.'
Fans can't hold their excitement over this performance, and the duo delivered even better than expectations!
Mino also performed his title track, 'Run Away' on this day. The music video is immensely artistic and expresses MINO's sensibilities perfectly. His vocals are absolutely flawless, and his rap is unmatched. MINO's flow goes from mellow and slow to extremely fast in a matter of seconds. His expertise and genius in his field are displayed with grace and a lot of artistic indulgence in the music video for 'Runaway.'
With regards to his album, MINO said, "It is an album that contains a total of 12 songs. The reason why the album was named 'TAKE' was because of the sense of gathering the best takes of a movie to form an album. I wanted to give that feeling."
The title song 'Run Away' is a compelling song with hip-hop and rap elements that contrasts with the cold feeling of 'Verse' and an intensely popping hook that immediately grabs the listeners' attention. It is an emotional hip-hop number with a different charm from the solo song that MINO previously showed. His rapping, which started low, but poured out without time to breathe, foretold a swirl of emotion.
MINO said about the title song 'Runaway' that, "I went to Bali with the WINNER members. While in a perfect resort, I was soaked with emotions. I first wrote a song while watching the stars in the night sky." He elaborated about the music video for 'Runaway' by saying, "I expressed the message of the song visually and fantastically. Please look for the interesting points."
The music video could be considered very much like an art film or a piece of art itself, which makes it impossible to take your eyes off the screen. MINO said, "It may be somewhat abstract. There are many visual expressions. I think those parts came out well. There is a scene where the shoes run first. I expressed homage to Michel Gondry's film. Those parts are fun. It is a music video that satisfies itself."
In particular, the k-pop singer also said, "I thought the chorus was the public. It felt like it was plugged in easily. The sound is popular, but it seems to contain a lot of my own color. I told my friends about the title song candidates. 'The Runaway' has the most votes."
Other tracks included in the album are Love and a Boy, Ok Man (featuring Bobby from iKon), Wa (featuring Zion. T), I Want To (featuring meenoi), Daylight, Hop In (featuring DPR Live), Pow!, Click/Han River View, Book Store (featuring BewhY), Sunrise and Lost In A Crowd.
It is safe to say that Mino has exceeded expectations with this album and has shown incredible growth about his musical sense. MINO said, "It's been two years since the last album. Thirty songs were completed except for the song that was sketched at first. Among them, I selected 12 songs. Too many songs would be too wasteful. It overflows." The singer wrote the lyrics and composed all of the songs on this album, just like his first-ever album, 'XX.'
Stream Mino's album 'TAKE' on all music streaming sites now!
