Choi Youngjae, main vocalist of GOT7 is set to release his second mini album, Sugar, this 21st of June after a recent group comeback.
In an announcement made on June 3rd midnight, Youngjae revealed that his new mini album, Sugar, will be released on June 21st, 6pm KST. Soon, the GOT7 member will release his second mini album, titled ‘SUGAR.’
The tracklist of the album was released on June 7th. “Sugar” consists of 5 tracks. The first title track is Sugar, the second track is Focus, the third track is Crema, the fourth track is Nothing and the last track is With You.
Like in his first mini album, Youngjae had a hand in producing, writing and arranging all the tracks on this release as well.
The first mood sampler was revealed on June 8th. Youngjae is seen walking in what looks like a hotel hallway. He then peeps inside through the peephole and walks inside the room. Inside, there are desserts and champagne glasses on a table. Later, Youngjae is shown twirling the champagne and standing in front of a floral background. Then he is shown lying on the bed and the screen fades to black. Many fans speculate that it is going to be a ballad based on the slow instrumentals.
Two concept pictures were released on 9th June and 10th June. The first concept picture is in black and white, with “Sugar by Youngjae” written in blue font. In the second concept picture, Youngjae is wearing a bluish shirt with white and blue floral pants. Here the same text is written in a light font.
The second mood sampler was released on 13th June. The video starts with a mysterious and vintage party scene. A piece of chocolate cake with cherries and a glass of champagne are also revealed. Then, Youngjae appears in a black suit. The scene ends with the ice falling down to the cocktail glass.
Concept image three and four were revealed on 14th and 15th June. In the third concept image, Youngjae mesmerises his audience by eating a piece of cake with a tempting look in his eyes. In the second picture he is seen standing beside a table full of flowers, desserts and a champagne bottle. Youngjae is wearing a pink shirt which matches the text on the picture.
In the fourth and last concept image, the teaser photos give off a vintage vibe. Youngjae is wearing a green velvet jacket and what looks like a two toned leather pants. The text is written in red, which works well with the vintage vibes.
A highlight medley was released on 16th June, midnight. The singer released a new teaser that featured all of the tracks from his upcoming second mini-album, ‘Sugar.’ All the tracks are of the soft R&B genre.
Next are two music video teasers which are going to be revealed on 17th June and 20th June. Finally, the music video for ‘Sugar’ will be released on 21st June, 6pm KST.
It was announced on 10th June that Youngjae would be heading to Manila next month. A fansign event will be held at Quezon City’s New Frontier Theatre on 23rd July. To enter the competition, fans must buy two copies of the album via CDM Entertainment.
Youngjae ‘s solo debut
In October 2021, Youngjae made his solo debut with his first mini-album, ‘COLORS from Ars,’ which included the title track ‘Vibin.’ ‘COLORS from Ars consists of seven tracks, Beautiful, Tasty, Vibin, Roses, Eternal, Moonlight and Lonely. This debut album topped iTunes charts in several countries, and was number one on genie.
Youngjae followed up with his digital Christmas single, ‘Walk With Me,’ which was released in December 2021.
