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Moonbin and Sanha, members of six-piece group ASTRO, flaunted their scent and charm by taking on the persona of perfumers in their third EP, ‘Incense,’ fronted by lead track ‘Madness.’
Perfumer-inspired concept
‘Madness’ is a EDM-infused pop dance number with strong bass sounds and big band elements, as ASTRO’s first subunit sing about intoxicating people with their charms, compared to their scents. Moonbin participated in writing the lyrics, while Sanha tried his hand at rapping for the first time.
Moonbin said the concept of the EP is connected with their second one titled ‘Refuge,’ hoping it would be a refuge to listeners and make them happy.
‘Incense’ includes their first self-composed tracks. Moonbin penned ‘Desire,’ which expresses “the feelings I feel when I try to get closer but get further away.”
Sanha introduced his self-written ‘Wish’, saying: “I wanted to express my gratitude for the love that I’ve received from fans until now.” ASTRO’s fans are collectively known as Aroha.
Moonbin & Sanha’s six-track EP also includes ‘Chup Chup’ and ‘Your Day,’ and English-language track ‘Perfumer.’
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UAE, Saudi hit
‘Madness’ landed in the top 10 on the iTunes Top Songs chart in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE the day of its release.
The EP, however, took the top spot on the albums chart on the music streaming service in Saudi Arabia only.
‘Incense’ also debutd second on the K-Pop iTunes chart in Egypt while the lead title was fifth on the K-Pop songs chart.
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ASTRO’s first subunit
The new EP marks the subunit’s return after the release of its second EP, “Refuge,” in March 2022.
Moonbin and Sanha debuted as members of ASTRO in February 2016 under Fantagio. Four years later, the pair launched their first duet album, ‘In-Out,’ as the group’s first subunit. They dropped pre-release single ‘Ghost Town’ before the second EP, ‘Refuge’ last year.
ASTRO’s second unit Jinjin & Rocky launched in January 2022, featuring members Jinjin and Rocky.
Jinjin, Cha Eun-woo, Moonbin and Sanha have renewed their contracts with the agency Fantagio Music revealed on December 30. Rocky was in negotiations while MJ, who is currently serving in the military, will make a decision after he is discharged in November.
