JABAR EKSPRES – Award-winning Taiwanese pop acapella group The Wanted (尋人啟事) has announced their second album Chubby! Chubby! (減肥計劃), which will be released in November later this year.
Chubby! Chubby! follows the success of their first full-length album Dear Adult, which won the Best Vocal Group award at Taiwan’s prestigious Golden Melody Awards in 2021. Dear Adult was also the first ever full acapella album in the Mandopop industry.
The five member group consists of leader and Vocal Bass Adi (信迪) , Sopranos Dodo and Rere, Mezzo-soprano and rapper Chia (掐玉) as well as Don (阿諾) , who is in-charge of Vocal Percussion and Beatbox.
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Ahead of the album release, The Wanted has released the first single ‘Chubby’, showing off the harmonious vocalizations that the group is known for, and teasing an exciting second album that fans can soon look forward to. Alongside the single, the group has also released a music video for ‘Chubby’.
Chubby! Chubby! will be available for pre-orders from today for fans from Taiwan. Global fans who are interested in pre-orders may contact the group directly via direct message.
With the recognition from the Golden Melody Awards, The Wanted has since ventured onto greater stages, as well as collaboration opportunities with more mainstream artists. With their latest album Chubby! Chubby! in 2023, The Wanted aims to showcase the results of these precious experiences and define their position in the scene.
The 9-track album explores the concept of dieting, not in a physical context, but a spiritual one. Over the past few years of the pandemic, many of us gained weight while staying at home, but the additional weight does not just occur on our bodies, but also in our minds. With the unwanted negative calories building up in our minds through the negativity in these difficult periods, The Wanted hopes to bring us on a journey to shed them away over the course of this album.