2/4 (single album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = 2/4
| type = Single album
| artist = Onewe
| cover = Onewe 2-4 single album cover.webp
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|08|29}}
| recorded = 2019
| studio =
| genre = Rock{{cite web|url=https://vibe.naver.com/album/3166841|title=2/4 - VIBE|website=Naver|language=ko|access-date=March 13, 2024}}
| length = 13:18
| language = Korean
| label = {{hlist|RBW|Stone Music Entertainment}}
| producer =
| prev_title = 1/4
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = 3/4
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 2/4
| type = Single album
| single1 = Regulus
| single1date = August 29, 2019
}}
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{{External music video|1={{YouTube|rDb7LnQDSVM|"Regulus" (Japanese ver.)}}|header=no|type=single album}}
{{External music video|1={{YouTube|sKSMBHdnSGM|"Feeling Good" (2019 ver.)}}|header=no|type=single album}}
}}
2/4 is the second single album by the South Korean band Onewe. It was released by RBW on August 29, 2019 and distributed by Stone Music Entertainment. It consists of four tracks, including the lead single "Regulus".{{Cite web |title=2/4 - 원위 (ONEWE) |url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10322907 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240804065249/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10322907 |archive-date=2024-08-04 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=멜론 |language=ko}}
Release and promotion
On August 16, 2019, RBW announced the upcoming release of Onewe's second single album 2/4 on August 29. The full track list was revealed on August 26 with the lead single "Regulus" (야행성; literally "nocturnal"), written by the band's guitarist Kanghyun inspired by the novella The Little Prince; along with "Love Me" (내가 처음 만져본 강아지; literally "the first puppy I ever touched"), a song written by the band's leader and main vocalist Yonghoon about the first time he managed to overcome his fear of dogs enough pet a puppy, expressing the shock and overwhelming affection he felt for the puppy; and the 2019 version of "Feeling Good", which the band originally released in 2016 under their former name M.A.S 0094 as the lead single for their EP Feeling Good Day.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-27 |title=RBW 원위(ONEWE), 29일 디지털 싱글 '2/4' 발매…타이틀곡은 '야행성' |url=http://www.biztribune.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=221281 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=비즈트리뷴 |language=ko}}{{Cite web |date=2016-03-25 |title=M.A.S 0094, 비글미 담은 첫 번째 미니앨범 공개 '반전매력' |url=https://tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=14588826821092950010 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=tvdaily.co.kr}}
In contrast to their official re-debut with their previous single album 1/4, the band promoted 2/4 through music shows, making their first music show appearance as Onewe{{efn|The band previously promoted on music shows under their former name M.A.S 0094, with their original music show debut on The Show on August 2, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10007884309|script-title=ko:신인 밴드 MAS0094, 2일 SBS MTV '더쇼'서 데뷔|website=SBS Entertainment News|date=2016-08-02|access-date=2022-04-14|language=ko|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205124425/https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10007884309|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=207626|script-title=ko:마스 공공구사(MAS 0094), '더쇼'서 성공적인 데뷔 무대|website=Top Star News|date=2016-08-03|access-date=2022-04-14|language=ko|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124104324/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=207626|url-status=live}}|name=MAS}} with their performance of "Regulus" on M Countdown on August 29, 2019. As such, broadcasts labelled this as Onewe's "debut stage" on music shows.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3WtIlkTKqs&ab_channel=MnetK-POP |title=[ONEWE - Regulus] Debut Stage {{!}} M COUNTDOWN 190829 EP.632 |date=2019-08-29 |last=Mnet K-POP |access-date=2025-01-20 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |date=2019-08-30 |title='뮤뱅' 레드벨벳 컴백과 동시에 1위…선미·셀럽파이브 컴백-장대현·원위 데뷔[종합] |url=https://www.heraldpop.com/article/2087794 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=www.heraldpop.com |language=ko}}
The Japanese version of the album, named Regulus after the title track, was released on October 25, 2019, containing the Japanese version of "Regulus" alongside the other Korean tracks on the album.
On May 13, 2021, the two-year anniversary since Onewe's re-debut, the band released a special music video for "Feeling Good (2019 ver.)", a recreation of their original music video for "Feeling Good" released in 2016.{{Citation |title=ONEWE(원위) 'Feeling Good' Special MV | date=12 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSMBHdnSGM |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=마스 0094 (M.A.S 0094) - Feeling Good MV | date=24 March 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Xds754tOc |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=en}}
On February 25, 2023, "Love Me" was featured as the quiz in the popular South Korean variety show Amazing Saturday.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQytMVY9NXo&t=19s&ab_channel=%EB%86%80%EB%9D%BC%EC%9A%B4%ED%86%A0%EC%9A%94%EC%9D%BCAmazingSaturday |title=유연석X차태현 맞춤 곡! 〈원위 - 내가 처음 만져본 강아지♪〉#놀라운토요일 {{!}} amazingsaturday EP.252 {{!}} tvN 230225 방송 |date=2023-03-07 |last=놀라운 토요일 Amazing Saturday |access-date=2025-01-21 |via=YouTube}} The band subsequently released a live clip of a performance of the song from their O! New E!volution II concert the following day.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7a65x5n5X0&ab_channel=ONEWE |title=ONEWE(원위) '내가 처음 만져본 강아지 (Love me)' LIVE CLIP |date=2023-02-26 |last=ONEWE |access-date=2025-01-20 |via=YouTube}}
Track listing
2/4 – Standard Edition
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 13:18
| title1 = Love Me
| note1 = 내가 처음 만져본 강아지
| music1 = Kim Do-hoon (RBW), Yonghoon, Kanghyun
| extra1 = Kim Do-hoon (RBW), Jeon Da-woon (RBW)
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Regulus
| note2 = 야행성
| lyrics2 = Kanghyun, CyA, Heungeul
| music2 = Kanghyun, CyA, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)
| extra2 = Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Feeling Good (2019 ver.)
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyeong, CyA
| music3 = Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyeong, CyA
| extra3 = Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun, Harin, CyA
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Regulus (Inst.)
| note4 = 야행성
| lyrics4 =
| music4 = Kanghyun, CyA, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)
| extra4 = Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun
| length4 = 3:42
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Regulus – Japanese Edition
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 13:18
| title1 = Regulus
| note1 = Japanese ver.
| lyrics1 = Kanghyun, CyA, Heungeul, Hwang Sung-jin
| music1 = Kanghyun, CyA, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)
| extra1 = Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun
| length1 = 3:42
| title2 = Love Me
| note2 = 내가 처음 만져본 강아지
| lyrics2 = Yonghoon, CyA
| music2 = Kim Do-hoon (RBW), Yonghoon, Kanghyun
| extra2 = Kim Do-hoon (RBW), Jeon Da-woon (RBW)
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = Feeling Good (2019 ver.)
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyeong, CyA
| music3 = Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyeong, CyA
| extra3 = Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun, Harin, CyA
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Regulus (Inst.)
| note4 = 야행성
| lyrics4 =
| music4 = Kanghyun, CyA, Jeon Da-woon (RBW)
| extra4 = Jeon Da-woon (RBW), Kanghyun
| length4 = 3:42
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Release history
| class="wikitable" style="width:670px; text-align:center" |
| Country
! Date ! Format !Version ! Label !Ref |
|---|
| scope="row" |South Korea
|rowspan="2"|August 29, 2019 | rowspan="2" |Digital, download | rowspan="2" |Standard | rowspan="2" |{{hlist|RBW|Stone Music Entertainment}} |
| scope="row" |Various |
| Japan
|October 25, 2019 |CD, digital, download |Japanese |{{hlist|RBW|GEMS Records|KISS Entertainment}} |{{Cite web |title=圧倒的な存在感と虜になる音楽性を兼ね備えた実力派超大型新人バンド" ONEWE "（ワンウィ）10月 緊急来日、10月25日（金）Indies Single「Regulus」（レグルス）発売決定！！ |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000214.000009426.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=prtimes.jp|date=19 September 2019 }}{{Cite web |title=ONEWE Indies Single 「Regulus」 |url=https://kissent.jp/product/22174/ONEWE-Indies-Single-%E3%80%8CRegulus%E3%80%8D |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=キッスエンタ.jp}} |
Notes
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