Maps of Music

Melting (2016)

Where the lyrics of Melting take you, and where it was really made.

The album's title track, "You're the Best," was promoted with a music video in which the members vacation in Thailand and fall for a hotel employee.

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"I Miss You" released January 29, 2016 as the first single from the upcoming album
RBW confirmed the release date on February 2
"Taller Than You" released February 12
Full track list revealed February 18
"Girl Crush" originally released as a single on September 16, 2015 and taken from the soundtrack of the video game Innisia Nest

Produced by RBW CEO Kim Do-hoon
All four members participated in songwriting
"Taller Than You" is a hip hop song with a trap beat drop, inspired by a one-centimeter height difference among the members
"Words Don't Come Easy" is a jazz-influenced song with a bossa nova melody
"You're the Best" is a dance song with a retro groove and three key and tempo changes
"My Hometown" was the first song with lyrics by all four members

Formed and managed by RBW; four members: Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein, Hwasa.
Name intended to symbolize a baby babbling for the first time, reflecting their aim to make music familiar worldwide.
Debuted June 18, 2014 with the EP Hello and lead single "Mr. Ambiguous".
Collaborated with several artists before debut, including Bumkey, K.Will, Wheesung, and Geeks.

Breakthrough in 2015 with "Um Oh Ah Yeh" (Pink Funky), peaking at number three on the Gaon Chart.
Debut full album Melting (2016) led to first number-one single "You're the Best".
Purple (2017) with "Yes I Am" gave them first number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.
"Four Seasons, Four Colors" project (2018–2019) produced hits including "Starry Night", "Egotistic", and "Gogobebe".
"Hip" from Reality in Black (2019) became their first number-one on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.
Won the Mnet reality show Queendom (2019); first global concert tour My Con World Tour (2022–2023).
Entered a hiatus after 2023; returned in 2026 with "4 Flowers" and the 4ward World Tour.

Billboard's Tamar Herman wrote that the album brings a retro soul feel back to the K-pop world
Herman called it an atypical K-pop album that takes the tunes of yesterday and gives them a modern feel
Herman praised "Taller Than You" for pulling off humorous lyrics to pure perfection
Fuse's Jeff Benjamin said "You're the Best" was possibly the group's best single and music video to date
Benjamin noted the group's vocal cohesion and on-point harmonies
Siedah Garrett said after seeing the group at SXSW she would love to work on their next project
Chloë Grace Moretz praised "Taller Than You" on Twitter after seeing a Korean TV performance

Gaon Album Chart debut at number three, peak at number two the following week
Number eight on the Billboard World Albums chart
Sixth best-selling album in South Korea in February, with 18,295 physical copies
More than 32,000 units sold as of May 2016
"I Miss You" peaked at number seven on the Gaon Digital Chart
"Taller Than You" peaked at number five on the Gaon Digital Chart
"You're the Best" topped the Gaon Digital Chart the week of February 28
Music videos for "Taller Than You" and "You're the Best" ranked fourth and seventh among K-pop videos worldwide in February

The album's first music show win came on Inkigayo on March 6, 2016, for "You're the Best"
The group performed at K-Pop Night Out at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 16, 2016
The "Taller Than You" lyrics grew from a playful running joke among the members about microphone height
A media showcase was held February 25, 2016 at the Yes24 Move Hall in Seogyo-dong, Seoul
Member Hwang Yoo-bin was an RBW employee who co-wrote "I Miss You" after a hobby of writing lyrics caught Kim Do-hoon's attention