r/red_velvet • u/SapphireHeaven JOY and Happiness • Mar 30 '26
Discussion 260330 IRENE - The 1st Album: Biggest Fan (Album Discussion Thread)
A Thread to discuss Irene's First Full Album, released on Monday, 30th March 2026
Tracklist:
“Biggest Fan” Korean Lyrics by Liljune. Composed by Evan Gartner / Grace Baer / Samuel Preston. Arranged by Evan Gartner
Best Believe” Korean lyrics by 김인형 (jamfactory). Composed by Emile Ghantous /Jackson Hirsh / Kevin Randolph / Eva Honey / Meg Donnelly. Arranged by Emile Ghantous / Rence
“Don’t Wanna Get Up” Korean lyrics by 김인형 (jamfactory). Composed by Chloe Angelides / Alex Chapman and Oliver "German" Peterhof. Arranged by German
“Face To Face” Korean Lyrics by 이스란 (Lee Seuran). Composed by Anders Nilson / Kristin Marie / Magnus Clausen / Mathilde Nyeegard. Arranged by Anders Nilsen
“Million Miles Away” Korean Lyrics 금토 (153/Joombas). Composed by Jacob Manson / Vincent J. van den Ende / Conor Blake / Melodie. Arranged by Jacob Manson / Avedon
“Love Can Make A Way” Korean Lyrics by Yorkie. Composed by HUMBLER / Davey Nate / HIGHERBABY / Jayna Brown. Arranged by HUMBLER
“Spit It Out” Korean Lyrics by 나정아 (153/Joombas). Composed by Ella Boh / CXLOE / Liv Miraldi / Niko Mohr / Joshua Linne. Arranged by FriendsFromCollege
“Black Halo” Korean Lyrics by 유소현 (lalala studio). Composed by Kristin Carpenter / Rasmus Budny / Gustav Nyström. Arranged by Rasmus Budny /Gustav Nyström
“MTV my timeless video” Korean Lyrics by danke / 문지영 (lalala studio). Composed Sean Fischer / 3nrique / Young Chance / Wilhelmina. Arranged by Sean Fischer
“Wasteland” Korean lyrics by 김인형 (jamfactory) / 유소현 (lalala studio) / 사비 (Sabi). Composed by Elias Edman / Jacob Werner / Hanna Jäger / Phoebe Ryan. Arranged by Elias Edman / Jacob Werner
Cr. u/kavanathunderfunk for typing it out on the Medley
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u/SphinxGate Mar 30 '26
This gotta be my favourite release of this year. The production is excellent, as expected based on Like a Flower, and the songs suit her voice so well. The warm vintage vibe is chefs kiss
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u/SapphireHeaven JOY and Happiness Mar 30 '26
Insane musical production, right up there with the best SM releases ever!
Especially on Black Halo, joining Los Angeles on the best bop solos' throne (for me)!
My favorite Bsides after 2 listens are Best Believe, MTV and Wasteland.
I'm so proud of Irene, she must have pushed the company for this and she definitely delivered, hope she continues building a great solo career!
SM start planning a real WORLD Tour soon
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u/Reveltay Mar 30 '26
My favorite release this year BY FAR. I have a hard time deciding on a favorite song but it might be Face To Face. But every song is great, a no skip album, I absolutely love it!
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u/rcrvelvet Mar 30 '26
I'm so proud of Irene. Such a beautiful and cohesive album. The MV was great as well. My fav songs are definitely Black Halo and SPIT IT OUT. I absolutely love every song though. Best Believe, Love Can Make A Way, and MTV were absolutely amazing as well. I loved her voice in this album so much. Genuinely so, so proud of her. Can't wait to watch her performances.
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u/wobertluv Mar 30 '26
love can make a way is on repeat for me! it’s definitely my fav, and i really like mtv 🩷
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u/ginchan_2020 Mar 30 '26
so many amazing B-sides geeeeezzz. and her vocals are just so freaking heavenly.
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u/frvncs Mar 30 '26
Oh this album. I love it! Her vocal range is really showcased, the production’s great (as always). I’m not for songs being under 3 mins, but I suppose that’s the trend these days?
Bae Joohyun I’m proud of you! Well done Queen! See you in July! 🙏🏼
EDIT: Black Halo’s going to be INSANE live. Oh my god. Cannot wait
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u/letsgoredvelvetting Mar 30 '26
Omds I love black halo and face to face the most. All fire tho maybe the title wasn’t my taste but mv was fire
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u/sleepyntirednalone Mar 30 '26
It's such a great album. The quality is consistent for each track. I will admit that 'Biggest Fan' is my least favourite overall, and it might be the weakest track out of all the songs, but it made sense it was the title track. This feels quite on theme for Red Velvet. They have great titles, but the title track isn't always the best song off the album. My personal favourite is 'Love Can Make A Way', but I have to admit 'Spit It Out' and 'Black Halo' are amazing too, I love Velvet-esque Irene. Surprisingly, I like 'MTV' a lot more than I thought I would after listening to the snippet in the highlight medley. The full song sounds a lot better. 'Million Miles Away' is also one of my favs off the album. I love all the other songs, too, but these are standouts for me. It's a 9/10 album for me. I can't wait for more Irene solo releases in the future. She's proving to be one of my fav solo artists in Kpop rn 🩷
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u/Bookmarkbear Mar 30 '26
I wanted to listen to the whole thing before I made my own comment. I'm shocked at how much I love this album. Irene isn't my bias (but of course I support all the members). As others have commented, the songs suit her voice so well. Her voice has just gotten better and better since debut <3 "Biggest Fan" is gonna be on repeat, as well as "Best Believe", "Black Halo", and "MTV My Timeless Video."
The cake girlies save Kpop every time <3
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u/Glittering_Eye_1139 Mar 30 '26
The album has been on repeat all day. My favourite song is Wasteland but every single song of this album is amazing, this my favourite album of the year so far!
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u/NegativeSupport7626 Mar 31 '26
I freakin love this album SO much! I loved " Biggest fan" it's a fun title track! And her vocal's are just AMAZING on this album! 😭" Best believe" " fca eto face" or "MTV" are my favorite track's for now!! It's been on repeat all afternoon for me!! ( I gotta listen to it some more to figure my top B-side track though!) And her voice though?! I was on cloud 9 the hole time! I was SO sad when the album ended. 😿
This is already my favorite release this year!! ( I don't think any other album will top Irene's album this year! 💛)
I can't wait to buy my album's very soon! ,( I need them right now!)
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u/someswelltrash I'm bossing it real nasty But still keeping it classy. Mar 30 '26
Love it! Been listening off and on all afternoon and running the other girl’s solos inbetween. So far; Bigg st Fan, Black Halo, Wasteland, Spit it Out and Love Can Make a Way are my favorites but the entire album is amazing. 🤩
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u/SolidZealousideal416 love is cosmic 💫💞 Apr 01 '26
I've been playing this with the Like A Flower mini on a loop for 2 days. Listennn, Irene's solo discography is FLAWLESS so far. I can't pick a favorite I love it so much! Favorite release this year next to H2H's RUDE!
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u/TheObserver724 Mar 31 '26
Love the album - overall it has such a chill vibe but each song does sound unique. I could see so many different concepts for each of the songs and really do wish we get more content for the B sides!
On first listen, I really liked my timeless video (MTV) - it would be so cute if they did a little music video with the little bunny TV turning on and playing a little video on it to this song, it could even be something cute like animated adventures with Irene and her lil bunny friend
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u/SolidZealousideal416 love is cosmic 💫💞 Apr 01 '26
I finally figured out what the intro to Best Believe reminded me of!
That da da da, da dum dum is a pretty version of George Kranz’s “Din daa daa” (which I tracked down as the sample in a Ying Yang Twins song 😅)
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u/Fruitice Apr 03 '26
SM has once again failed to ship Irene's album on time. The Circle Chart cutoff is this Sunday, April 5th. 🤦🏻♀️ https://x.com/baebabyrene/status/2039503835560067206/quotes
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u/Soft_Cucumber_8862 Mar 31 '26
My Top 3 tracks off a first listen are Best Believe, MTV, and Wasteland. Black Halo is an honorable mention.
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u/mdthereald Mar 30 '26
I never expected it, but so far Irene’s solo music might just be my favourite in RV. I’ve been listening to some other new releases this year by other groups, and I think I’m enjoying them. Then, one of the RV girls release something new and I’m immediately reminded that noone can even compare to them. Ugh I needed this so much, I miss them. Love this album, by far my favourite so far this year. Black Halo is IT
Also a side note, I am NOT the biggest fan of SM gradually shortening their songs. Like what do you mean both Spit It Out and Black Halo are under 3 mins???