(Warning: This post is long and photo-heavy.)
MUSE is Jimin's second studio album as a solo artist. It was released globally on July 19, 2024, at all music retailers both online and in-store.
MUSE is a predominantly pop album with a total playing time of 19:52. It is comprised of seven songs, including the digital single released last December, "
Closer Than This," the pre-release single, "
Smeraldo Garden Marching Band," and the title track, "
Who." The album was recorded throughout 2022 to 2023 before Jimin enlisted for this mandatory military service last December.
Jimin — MUSE — Outer Boxes (Front)(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Outer Boxes (Back)(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
MUSE has a total of 3 versions across 2 formats: 2 CD, and one digital for Weverse Albums. This post features the CD set for
MUSE, which includes the CD versions
only. You can find this
CD set, the digital
Weverse Albums version, as well as a
set with all versions on Weverse Shop. The CD versions are also available individually and can be found at all major online and in-store retailers, but please note that Weverse Shop sells the individual CD versions as
randomized so you cannot pick the version (most other music retailers, including Amazon, offers the versions individually if you do want one version over the other). The CD versions set retails for $32.47 USD or ₩39,600 on Weverse Shop Global, but please note that no money is saved by buying the set as opposed to each version separately.
Jimin — MUSE — CD-R Sleeves(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — CD-R(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
The tracklist of MUSE is as follows:
- Rebirth (Intro)
- Interlude: Showtime
- Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco)
- Slow Dance (feat. Sofia Carson)
- Be Mine
- Who
- Closer Than This
There are two CD versions of
MUSE: Blooming ver. and Serenade ver. Both versions are packaged in cardboard sleeve boxes, with the album title, artist name, and artist photo on the front in black. Blooming ver. has an aqua colour theme and features the
Blooming photo concept, while Serenade ver. has a yellow colour theme and features the
Serenade photo concept. They both contain the following content:
- Outer box (2 versions, 1 each)
- CD-R sleeve (2 versions, 1 each)
- CD-R (2 versions, 1 each)
- Photobook (2 versions, 1 each)
- Folded poster (2 versions, 1 each)
- Card set (2 version, 1 each)
- Instant photo (3 versions, 1 randomized each)
- Coaster (2 versions, 1 each)
- Sticker pack (2 versions, 1 each)
- Photocard (2 versions, 1 each)
Jimin — MUSE — Folded Posters (Front)(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Folded Posters (Back)(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Card Sets, Coasters, and Instant Photos(Top: Blooming ver., Bottom: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Sticker Packs(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Photobooks(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Photobooks (Inside)(Top: Blooming ver., Bottom: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Photocards(Left: Blooming ver., Right: Serenade ver.)
Jimin — MUSE — Weverse Shop Pre-Order Gifts: Photocard and Acrylic Tags
I'm a little late in posting this so it's been about a month since the album was released, and I've pretty much played it into the ground. Though
MUSE was recorded shortly after
FACE, the two albums sound distinctly different. While
FACE is far angrier, more raw, and more emotional,
MUSE is much lighter and happier. It starts off slow and dreamy with "Rebirth (Intro)", gets energetic and cheerful with "Smeraldo Garden Marching Band," and turns sultrier with the R&B-driven "Slow Dance" and Latin pop-based "Be Mine." We then get title track, "Who," which is an ultra-catchy, rhythm guitar-heavy, 2000s pop-influenced bop that is a pure earworm, and it finally ends with the contemporary R&B love letter to ARMY, "Closer Than This." In a nutshell,
MUSE is fun, sophisticated, polished, and a complete joy to listen to.
