Take Over the Moon#Live performances
{{short description|2019 EP by WayV}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Take Over the Moon
| type = EP
| artist = WayV
| cover = WayV - Take Over the Moon.png
| caption = Digital album cover
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2019|10|29}}
| recorded = 2019
| studio =
- Doobdoob (Seoul)
- SM Blue Cup (Seoul)
- SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
- Sound POOL (Seoul)
| genre =
| length = * 21:05 {{small|(Take Over the Moon)}}
- 26:30 {{small|(Sequel)}}
| language = {{hlist|Mandarin|English}}
| label =
| producer = Lee Soo-man
| prev_title = Take Off
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Awaken the World
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = NCT
| type = EP
| prev_title = We Boom
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Take Over the Moon
| year = 2019
| next_title = The Dream
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Special edition cover
| type = EP
| cover = Take Over The Moon - Sequel cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Take Over The Moon - Sequel cover
}}
{{Singles
| name = Take Over the Moon
| type = EP
| single1 = Moonwalk
| single1date = October 29, 2019
| single2 = Love Talk
| single2date = November 5, 2019
}}
}}
Take Over the Moon is the second extended play by the Chinese boy band WayV. It was released on October 29, 2019, by Label V and SM Entertainment, with Dreamus as the South Korean distributor and Owhat as the distributor for China. Consisting of six songs that fall mostly on R&B and hip-hop genres with influence from trap and electropop, the album features participation from songwriters and production teams, such as Moonshine, Adrian Mckinnon, Yoo Young-jin, LDN Noise, and others. Members Hendery and Yangyang also participated in writing lyrics for the first time. Upon its release, the album marked the group's debut on Billboard Heatseekers Albums and Gaon Album Chart.
To promote the album, the group released a digital single of an English version of "Love Talk" on November 5, 2019, which immediately earned number three position on Billboard Digital Song Sales. They also did their first performance in South Korea by performing the lead single "Moonwalk" on several television music programs and went on a promotional tour to three countries in Asia.
The special version of the album titled Take Over the Moon - Sequel was released physically on March 13, 2020, by SM and Dreamus. It features two additional tracks, the English version of "Love Talk" and a monologue track. The album earned the top three position on Gaon Album Chart.
Background and release
=''Take Over The Moon''=
After releasing their first extended play Take Off, WayV released a symbol image and a schedule for their second album Take Over the Moon on October 22, 2019.{{cite web |title="实力派偶像组合"威神V, 发行第二张迷你专辑《Take Over The Moon》 娱乐中国 |url=http://chinayule.cn/music/china/20191023/7651.html |website=chinayule |accessdate=13 July 2020 |language=zh |date=23 October 2019 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713111550/http://chinayule.cn/music/china/20191023/7651.html |url-status=live }} Mysterious and dream-like teaser photos of each member were released each day throughout their social media accounts leading up to the release of the album and its lead single "Moonwalk".{{cite web |title=威神V发行第2张新专辑 个人预告照精致无与伦比 |url=https://joy.online.sh.cn/content/2019-10/24/content_9418666.htm |website=上海热线 |accessdate=13 July 2020 |language=zh |date=24 October 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026162000/https://joy.online.sh.cn/content/2019-10/24/content_9418666.htm |url-status=live }} The album was released digitally and physically on October 29 by Label V and SM Entertainment with Owhat as the distributor for China and Dreamus for South Korea.{{cite web |title=WayV 'Take Over the Moon - The 2nd Mini Album' |url=https://www.smtown.com/album/detail/11548?page=1 |website=SM Town |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714142648/https://www.smtown.com/album/detail/11548?page=1 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=WayV The 2nd Mini Album "Take Over the Moon" |url=https://m.weibo.cn/status/4436037423752296? |website=WayV Official Weibo |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=zh |date=7 November 2019 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714085637/https://m.weibo.cn/status/4436037423752296 |url-status=live }}
An English version of the track "Love Talk" and its music video were released as a digital single a week later on November 5.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8542783/wayv-love-talk-video|title=WayV Want to Hear Some 'Love Talk' On New English Single: Watch|magazine=Billboard |date=November 5, 2019|accessdate=November 12, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112155855/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8542783/wayv-love-talk-video|url-status=live}}
=''Take Over The Moon - Sequel''=
On March 20, WayV released a video teaser for the special version of the album titled Take Over the Moon - Sequel.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WayV_official/status/1240926050231529472|title=威神V(WayV) 'Take Over The Moon-The 2nd Mini Album Sequel' photo video #WayV #WeiShenV #威神V|via=Twitter|accessdate=May 4, 2020|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320122842/https://twitter.com/WayV_official/status/1240926050231529472|url-status=live}} Composed of six songs from the original tracklist, the album also contains two additional tracks, the English version of "Love Talk" and a narration track "WayV.oice #1".{{cite web |title=웨이션브이(WayV), 'Take Over The Moon - Sequel' 발매...내레이션 트랙 수록 |url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/music/article/2020031384634 |website=TenAsia |accessdate=7 July 2020 |language=ko |date=13 March 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712181418/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/music/article/2020031384634 |url-status=live }} The album is only available in physical form and was released by SM Entertainment and Dreamus on March 30, 2020.{{cite web |title=웨이션브이 (WayV) - Take Over the Moon - Sequel (2nd 미니앨범 속편) |url=http://m.synnara.co.kr/m/productDetail.do?categoryId=CT21005510&productId=P000433616 |accessdate=4 May 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629140758/http://m.synnara.co.kr/m/productDetail.do?categoryId=CT21005510&productId=P000433616 |url-status=live }}
Composition
=''Take Over The Moon''=
Take Over the Moon is opened by the lead single “Moonwalk” which is stylistically a sonic adventure soundtrack for the accompanying music video, beginning with a soft melody, then turning into a propulsive electropop song that layers harmonizing ad-libs beneath impactful raps. Brassy horns, atmospheric synths, and trap beats drive much of the tune, but a hard-rock-infused instrumental bridge arrives before the sweeping finale.{{cite magazine |author1=Tamar Herman |title=WayV Aim to 'Take Over the Moon' With New EP & 'Moonwalk' Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8541362/wayv-take-over-the-moon-ep-moonwalk-music-video |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=10 July 2020 |language=en |date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603061241/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8541362/wayv-take-over-the-moon-ep-moonwalk-music-video |url-status=live }} The second song “Yeah Yeah Yeah” is an energetic song that harmonizes the trap source with R&B code, and the bass distortion creates grandeur, expressing WayV's passion for a stage.{{cite web |title=Take Over The Moon – The 2nd Mini Album |url=https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=3382962 |website=Naver Music |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=ko |date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610060520/https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=3382962 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=웨이션브이, 오늘(29일) 두 번째 미니앨범 발매..'쇼! 챔피언' 출격 |url=https://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111251169 |website=OSEN |accessdate=7 July 2020 |language=ko |date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710150938/https://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111251169 |url-status=live }} The song is followed by “Love Talk” that features the group singing and rapping seductively over a melody with old-school R&B vibes as it flits over sleek, tinny percussion, which evokes trap and Latin pop elements. The fourth track “King of Hearts” saw first participation in lyrical writing by members Hendery and Yangyang in the group's discography.{{cite web |title=One Year of WayV: The Chinese Pop Group on Fanboying, Shrek, and Their Vision for the Future |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/wayv-profile-chinese-pop-group-fanboying-shrek-future-interview |website=Teen Vogue |accessdate=13 July 2020 |language=en |date=20 January 2020 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503065547/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/wayv-profile-chinese-pop-group-fanboying-shrek-future-interview |url-status=live }} It is a mid-tempo song based on R&B hip-hop that has a soft yet sorrowful mood, performed by members Winwin, Lucas, Hendery, and Yangyang. The song is followed by “Face to Face”, an outstanding ballad song performed by members Kun, Ten, and Xiaojun, led by a piano melody. The album is then closed by “We go nanana", a funky and cheerful teen pop song that also features lyrics by Hendery and Yangyang.
=''Take Over The Moon - Sequel''=
Following the release of the special version of the album on March 30, 2020, two tracks were added to the original 6-track release. The first track is an English version of "Love Talk" with lyrics written by Adrian Mckinnon and Ebenezer Fabiyi. The second track is "WayV.oice #1", a narration track of the members reading their gratitude message for fans accompanied by music by minGtion.
Singles and promotion
=Singles=
Released on October 29, 2019, the music video of the lead single “Moonwalk” takes WayV on an interstellar journey. The group's performance lives up to the song's title, and the music video sees WayV's members moonwalking their way through high-intensity choreography as they travel to their final destination. The song debuted and peaked at number twenty-three on Billboard World Digital Song Sales.{{cite magazine |title=World Digital Song Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-11-09 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=en |date=9 November 2019 |archive-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105110842/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-11-09 |url-status=live }}
An English version of “Love Talk” was released digitally on November 5.{{cite web |title=웨이션브이, 'Love Talk' 영어 버전 오늘(5일) 공개 |url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2019110549024 |website=TenAsia |accessdate=13 July 2020 |language=ko |format=5 November 2019 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713130353/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2019110549024 |url-status=live }} The song is the group's first English single, meant to show the love from WayV towards their international fans.{{cite magazine |title=WayV Hope to Bring their Vision & Music to the World in the New Decade |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8546981/wayv-interview |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=13 July 2020 |language=en |date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119065455/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8546981/wayv-interview |url-status=live }} The single was released alongside a music video that has the seven members of WayV charismatically staring down the camera as they perform the smooth tune. It debuted at number three on Billboard World Digital Song Sales, while it earned number two on QQ Music Weekly Digital Sales and certified with a Double Gold for surpassing sales of 500,000 yuan.{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=2019-11-16|title=World Digital Song Sales Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-11-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923073121/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-11-16|archive-date=2020-09-23|access-date=2020-06-16|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite web |title=Digital Sales Weekly Chart |url=https://y.qq.com/m/client/ranklist/sell.html?ADTAG=cbshare&channelId=10036163&g_f=h5share&openinqqmusic=1&type=week&week=201945 |website=QQ Music |accessdate=10 July 2020 |language=zh |date=7 November 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710105301/https://y.qq.com/m/client/ranklist/sell.html?ADTAG=cbshare&channelId=10036163&g_f=h5share&openinqqmusic=1&type=week&week=201945 |url-status=live }}
=Live performances=
WayV had their first comeback stage for the album Take Over the Moon during MBC Music's Show Champion on October 30 where they performed “Moonwalk”, marking their first performance in Korea. It was followed by a performance on SBS MTV's The Show on November 5.
The group then went on a promotional tour titled Section#1_We Are Your Vision to five cities in three countries, Wuhan, Shenzhen, China, Seoul, and Bangkok, spanning over five days between November 23 to December 28, 2019.{{cite web |title=WayV Fanmeeting Tour in Wuhan |url=https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4433757400883428 |website=WayV Official Weibo |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=zh |date=1 November 2019 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713144719/https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4433757400883428 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=WayV Fanmeeting Tour in Seoul |url=https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4443655135678709 |website=WayV Official Weibo |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=zh |date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711095120/https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4443655135678709 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=WayV Fanmeeting Tour in Shenzhen |url=https://m.weibo.cn/status/4447890526756073 |website=WayV Official Weibo |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=zh |date=10 December 2019 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714114813/https://m.weibo.cn/status/4447890526756073 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Chinese group WayV to make Bangkok debut |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/1803974/chinese-group-wayv-to-make-bangkok-debut |website=Bangkok Post |accessdate=13 July 2020 |language=en |date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523114127/https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/1803974/chinese-group-wayv-to-make-bangkok-debut |url-status=live }} They performed “Moonwalk”, “Love Talk”, “Face to Face”, and “King of Hearts” from Take Over the Moon, and also songs from their first EP Take Off.{{cite web |title=震撼亚洲2019最强新人 威神V首次巡回粉丝见面会圆满结束 娱乐中国 |url=http://chinayule.cn/music/news/20191230/9281.html |website=chinayule |accessdate=13 July 2020 |language=zh |date=30 December 2019 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713130405/http://chinayule.cn/music/news/20191230/9281.html |url-status=live }}
Commercial performance
Upon its release, Take Over the Moon claimed its number one iTunes position in 16 regions. The album also became WayV's debut on Billboard Heatseekers Albums and Gaon Album Chart by ranking at number twenty-four and five, respectively.{{cite magazine |title=Heatseekers Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-11-09 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=10 July 2020 |language=en |date=9 November 2019 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929113314/https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-11-09 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=2019년 47주차 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=47&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week# |website=Gaon Chart |accessdate=10 July 2020 |language=ko |date=23 November 2019 |archive-date=28 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128021957/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=47&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week |url-status=live }} It eventually ranked at number twelve on Gaon Monthly Album Chart with sales over 31,000 copies.{{cite web |title=Album Chart November 2019 |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month |website=Gaon |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203202207/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month |url-status=live }}
Only released physically in March 2020, the special version of the album Take Over the Moon – Sequel ranked at number three on Gaon Album Chart and sold more than 24,000 copies in its first month.{{cite web |title=Gaon Weekly Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week |website=Gaon |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=ko |date=21 March 2020 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426101934/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Gaon Album Chart March 2020 |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426102244/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month |url-status=live }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Take Over the Moon track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 21:05
| title1 = Moonwalk
| note1 = {{lang-zh|s=天选之城|p=Tiān Xuǎn Zhī Chéng|l=City Chosen by the Heavens|labels=no}}
| lyrics1 = Matthew Yen
| music1 = {{hlist|Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine)|Ludvig Evers (Moonshine)|Adrian McKinnon|Jeremy "Tay" Jasper}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Moonshine|Yoo Young-jin}}
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Yeah Yeah Yeah
| note2 = {{lang-zh|s=黑夜日出|p=Hēiyè Rìchū|l=Sunrise at Night|labels=no}}
| lyrics2 = Arys Chien
| music2 = {{hlist|Mike Daley|Mitchell Owens|Jeff Lewis|Bianca Atterberry}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Daley|Owens}}
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Love Talk
| note3 = {{lang-zh|s=秘语|p=Mì Yǔ|l=Secret Language|labels=no}}
| lyrics3 = {{ill|Lin Xinye|zh|林欣哗}}
| music3 = {{hlist|LDN Noise|McKinnon|Ebenezer Olaoluwa Fabiyi}}
| extra3 = LDN Noise
| length3 = 3:53
| title4 = King of Hearts
| note4 = {{lang-zh|s=心心相瘾|p=Xīnxīn Xiāng Yǐn|l=Heart to Heart Addiction |labels=no}}) (performed by Winwin, Lucas, Hendery and Yangyang
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Pan Yanting|Hendery|Yangyang}}
| music4 = {{hlist|Daniel "Obi" Klein|Charlotte Taft|Andreas Öberg}}
| extra4 = Klein
| length4 = 3:18
| title5 = Face to Face
| note5 = {{lang-zh|s=面对面|p=Miànduìmiàn|labels=no}}) (performed by Kun, Ten and Xiaojun
| lyrics5 = Xiaohan
| music5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Frederik Tao Nordsø Schjoldan|da|Frederik Nordsø}}|Clarence Coffee Jr.|Conor Maynard}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Schjoldan|Lee Joo-hyoung (MonoTree)}}
| length5 = 3:27
| title6 = We go nanana
| note6 = {{lang-zh|s=幸福遇见|p=Xìngfú Yùjiàn|l=Happy Meeting|labels=no}}
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Pan|Hendery|Yangyang}}
| music6 = {{hlist|{{ill|Erik Lidbom|simple||ja|エリック・リボム}}|Seo Jeong-jin (Melodesign)|Kim Doo-hyeon (Melodesign)}}
| extra6 = Lidbom
| length6 = 3:26
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Take Over the Moon - Sequel track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 26:30
| title7 = Love Talk
| note7 = English version
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|McKinnon|Fabiyi}}
| music7 = {{hlist|LDN Noise|McKinnon|Fabiyi}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|LDN Noise}}
| length7 = 3:53
| title8 = WayV.oice #1
| note8 = Narrated by members of WayV
| music8 = {{hlist|minGtion (ADC Music)}}
| length8 = 1:32
}}
Charts
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history for Take Over the Moon ! scope="col" | Album ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" rowspan="4" | Take Over the Moon
! scope="row"| China | rowspan="3"| October 29, 2019 | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|CD|download|streaming}} | rowspan="1"| {{hlist|Label V|Owhat}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korea
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Label V|SM Entertainment|Dreamus}} |
| scope="row"| Various |
| scope="row"| Thailand
| {{hlist|CD}} | {{hlist|Label V|SM Entertainment|SM True}} |
| scope="row"| Take Over the Moon - Sequel
! scope="row"| South Korea | {{hlist|CD}} | {{hlist|Label V|SM Entertainment|Dreamus}} |
References
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