only you is glasshouse's mew's first ep album, released on february 14th, the day of love. the album is all about love, featuring two tracks – my only love and my rose. both songs got the spotlight for a solid four weeks during promotions.
my only love dives deep into the feels, talking about that one special connection that hits you right in the heart. the lyrics get into the nitty-gritty of what makes a love story unique and intense.
my rose, which takes a poetic route, uses the symbol of a rose to tell a story about the beauty and fragility of love. it touches on themes of admiration, growth, and the layers that make love a real rollercoaster.
♛┈・tracklist・・・!
my only love
my rose
♛┈・era notes・・・!
♡ this is mew's first album released in 2024, being released on her birthday and valentine day.
♡ lucky charms were happy to hear from her again when she posted a photo on instagram, a week before the album dropped.
♡ mew hosted a party on the 14th, inviting her closest friends and various artists, some of whom were @stcpidcupid tomie, pokerface's alex and dione, hero ( @anqelblccm ), bow ( @tiemeabow ), jaded's sage and sourgrapes.
♡ fans got bombarded with multiple pictures from the birthday party.
♡ the pictures were revealed to be from her 'close friends' list, but someone leaked them a day later.
♛┈・era styling・・・!
♛┈・party time・・・!
comments
♡. echoesofbow :: so is no one gonna mention how we all thought bow disappeared?? turns out she's been with mew all this time
♡. mewlody :: I'm so happy mew had a comeback, and on her birthday as well.
♡. endgamelvr :: didn't tomie announce a break just days ago? funny how that break includes drinking until you pass out
♡. addictedto_kpop :: finally! some interaction between idols that dont look robotic!!
↳ dionarmony :: right, it seems mew is giving them a bit of a break from being perfect all the time.
♡. personalglasshousehater1 :: it seems glasshouse remembered mew was in their company, they seem to be focusing a lot on stpdcpd and paradox these days.
↳ meowzcore :: girl, shut your stupid ass up! like we're gonna listen to someone named 'personalglasshousehater1'
on january fourth, right after announcing yet another project group, GLASSHOUSE had something else hidden in their pockets — and that something is a collaboration with FUNKO INC. and MGA ENTERTAINMENT for CRYSTYLE's own doll line to be made in the near future!
both companies released what would be the finished products, and fans couldn't get enough of it! the dolls' design is more made to fit the members own personal concept / brand, and not the brand of CRYSTYLE, but fans can't help but adore it even more because it shows where the artists originally are from. MEW's funko pop doll keeps to her feline concept, SAGE's shows her flashy & glittery side just like during JADED; where she's known as the leader that knows what she wants, ROSARIO's is fearless and indomitable, SOUR GRAPES' fits her ongoing punk and girl crush concept, while TOMIE's brings back STUPID CUPID in the design, which can also be seen in their BRATZ dolls as well!
some were more judgemental of GLASSHOUSE's decision to develop dolls for each CRYSTYLE member, calling favouritism, but were quickly slammed with positive comments on social media; underneath are only a handful amount of those positive comments from lots and lots that could be found with one simple search!
what do you think about these news? leave a comment!
⸻ * ﹕ all thanks to /hcllywould for the funko pop idea! not sure if anyone else has done these, but yours was the only one i saw on the dash until now and it made me think about CRYSTYLE's dolls and how they would look like!
underneath the tree is the second special single by mew, the christmas / new years album was released on the 30th december. she performed the song on glasshouse's special stage for promotions.
♛┈・tracklist・・・!
01. underneath the tree
♛┈・era notes・・・!
♡ mew surprised her fans with this christmas song following the one released last year, santa tell me.
♡ fans were concerned about her, since mew was just recently promoting her new album with the project group, crystyle.
♡ her social media was flooded with pictures of her and various other idols at celebratory parties for new years.
♡ her promotion wasn't long since the song was just a special, but she still dressed on theme.
CRYSTYLE ( kr : 크라이스타일 ) is a fictional supergroup that was officially formed by GLASSHOUSE INC. on 31st december, 2022, with soloist MEW and JADED's SAGE, while also adding STUPID CUPID's TOMIE and soloists ROSARIO & SOUR GRAPES, which are from MIGHTY DEVIL. the project group was teased during the new years celebration, where the members covered a mashup of LILYPAD's best hits before introducing themselves as CRYSTYLE.
the supergroup released their debut mini-album a month after their announcement, named THE BIRTH OF CRYSTYLE, which received FOUR PAKs and sold two million copies upon its release. the members themselves are very popular within their respective fandoms, so such a high achievement of CRYSTYLE's debut album wasn't a big surprise to most people.
⸻⸻ ﹕ TRACK ONE ⠀ › ⠀ THE BASICS.
group name : crystyle
company : glasshouse inc.
debut date : january 31st, 2023.
debut album : the birth of crystyle
fandom name : diamonds
members : mew : leader + lead vocalist + lead dancer + sub rapper ❪ 1997 ❫, sage : main rapper + lead dancer ❪ 1996 ❫, rosario : main vocalist + dancer ❪ 1998 ❫, sour grapes : lead rapper + lead vocalist ❪ 1998 ❫, tomie : center + main dancer + lead vocalist + maknae ❪ 1999 ❫
⸻⸻ ﹕ TRACK TWO ⠀ › ⠀ THE DISCOGRAPHY.
THE BIRTH OF CRYSTYLE : HOWEVER YOU LIKE IT + SHUT IT DOWN › debut mini album ❪ 2023 ❫
BEHIND THE SCREEN : START OF A DRAMA + BREAKING NEWS › mini album ❪ 2023 ❫
⸻⸻ ﹕ TRACK THREE ⠀ › ⠀ THE LIGHTSTICK.
during the promotions for BEHIND THE SCREEN, GLASSHOUSE announced that their first supergroup will have a special lightstick released soon after the album promotions end. this came as a total surprise to fans because it's almost nonexistent that a supergroup releases a proper lightstick and not those cheap ones everyone starts with.
the design idea for the lightstick has already been released, and pre-orders are growing as hours go by. in just twenty-four hours after opening their official online store, the demands for it have surpassed 500,000 orders and the number is steadily climbing up. CROWNBONG, as it's named by the company, featured a big crystal-dome-like top with small gems surrounding the main attraction. on one side of the lightstick, there are delicate pearls made to look like tears dripping down the crystal, completing the meaning of the group's name.
you've received two ( 2 ) random photocards from CRYSTYLE's recent full album, BEHIND THE SCREEN ! screenshot your pulls and show them off to everyone on the net !
BEHIND THE SCREEN is the first full album by GLASSHOUSE's project girl group, CRYSTYLE. it was teased throughout the second part of november, and officially released in december with 12 songs, two of which were promoted for 7 weeks altogether. this album is the first out of many upcoming ones that consist of both english and korean tracks, yet only the korean ones were rightfully promoted. BREAKING NEWS won five, while START OF A DRAMA got nine music show wins during the album promotion.
track list.
TGIF
BREAKING NEWS
START OF A DRAMA
CRAZY SEXY HOT
CHERRY ON TOP
AIN'T WORTH MY LOVE
THAT GIRL'S INTERLUDE
SLIP AWAY ( MEW SOLO )
MISTER STRANGER ( ROSARIO SOLO )
GOLDEN TONGUE ( SAGE SOLO )
GET YOU NEW THINGS ( SOUR GRAPES SOLO )
BETWEEN HEAVEN & HELL ( TOMIE SOLO )
album content.
M.I.A VERSION : outbox ( 210 x 290mm ) + photobook ( seventy-two p ) + member photocard ( random two out of ten ) + unit photocard ( 2ea ) + press id card with lanyard ( 1ea ) + sticker sheet ( 1ea ) + folded poster ( 1ea – first press only )
WEATHER REPORT VERSION : outbox ( 210 x 290mm ) + photobook ( seventy-two p ) + member photocard ( random two out of ten ) + unit photocard ( 2ea ) + press id card with lanyard ( 1ea ) + sticker sheet ( 1ea ) + folded poster ( 1ea – first press only )
THE WORLD VERSION : outbox ( 210 x 290mm ) + photobook ( seventy-two p ) + member photocard ( random two out of ten ) + unit photocard ( 2ea ) + press id card with lanyard ( 1ea ) + sticker sheet ( 1ea ) + folded poster ( 1ea – first press only )
HEADLINES VERSION ( LIMITED ) : outbox ( 210 x 290mm ) + photobook ( seventy-two p ) + member photocard ( random two out of ten ) + unit photocard ( 2ea ) + 4-cut photo film ( 2ea ) + disposable camera ( 1ea ) + sticker sheet ( 1ea ) + special sticker* ( random two out of ten ) + special mini poster ( 1ea ) + folded poster ( 1ea – first press only )
era notes.
the group first released a music video for START OF A DRAMA, which reached over SIXTY MILLION views in the first 24 hours, overthrowing their debut song(s), SHUT IT DOWN and HOWEVER YOU WANT IT, which received FIFTY MILLION.
two weeks later, they released an mv for BREAKING NEWS, which reached almost FIFTY-FIVE MILLION views. the second song was promoted only briefly on the music shows, yet managed to receive five wins!
now you'd think that fans were satisfied with this comeback, which most were, but there were a lot of arguments on twitter and tiktok about the line distribution for both SOAD and BREAKING NEWS. fans trended hashtags "#LETSAGESING" and "#WHEREISMEW" because they had fewer lines in each promoted song.
after the whole album was released, it was obvious that some of the songs sounded a little familiar, and that is because while performing at MMA this year, short instrumentals would be played between their songs as transitions.
speaking of MMA, the girls brought home a couple of awards. they received a win for BEST FEMALE GROUP, GLOBAL ARTIST and TOP 10 ARTISTS.
the members were credited for producing and writing the lyrics for this album, and each member said they made their solo song from scratch.
CRYSTYLE got a little bit into what some people would say a scandal, mainly due to their HEADLINES version of the album, where you'd get a popular scandal or rumour with the members' photocard made to look like a sticker*. while netizens said that was unprofessional and prone to shoo away new fans, international fans praised them for keeping to the album's concept and making the fans buy the limited version of the album more.
the era itself was a questionable one because as much as fans liked the visuals and the songs, it was noticeable the album was mainly produced by PENROSE's LAZY BOY, who's quite a controversial producer in the music industry for seemingly copying other producers. as of now, fans haven't managed to find the original songs from any of the songs, meaning that for the first time ever, LAZY BOY produced the songs from scratch.