"This song is absolutely amazing!"

For fans, "The Raven" is an album they have been eagerly anticipating, and they can't wait to see what surprises "Wings" has brought them during their six-month hiatus.

—The truth is, the album "The Raven" still far exceeded their expectations.

The moment you click on the first track, "The Raven," the unrestrained yet slightly eerie rhythm instantly transports you to a medieval castle, where a raven perches on a branch, sniffing the night and the scent of blood.

"A bird with sparse plumage."

"Sneaking through the night, smelling the scent of blood."

"Gathering feathers lightly, the night wind howls."

"It's a signal for a banquet."

Xie Mingxuan's deep voice seemed to signal the start of the banquet, and then Lu Wei's singing, with a slight tremor, enhanced the mystery of the song "Crow." In Lu Wei's drawn-out vocals, Ji Yan and Fang Yu's harmonies became his best accompaniment.

"The Crow" is not a song with an even distribution of lyrics. Lu Wei sings most of the song, but Xie Mingxuan, Fang Yu and Ji Yan's presence is not diminished. On the contrary, their collaboration fully brings out the atmosphere of "The Crow". The song does not have the heavy feeling that "Wings" usually gives. Instead, this song sounds like it is floating in the air.

But this doesn't detract from the song's overall enjoyment.

The musical style, the sense of mystery created in the songs, including the eerie and terrifying atmosphere of the castle in the music video... are completely different from the style of "Wings" in the fans' impression. However, the fans have never set limits for "Wings". They will be pleasantly surprised by any changes of "Wings", but not very surprised, because "Wings" has been challenging themselves since the album "Mist".

The song "The Crow" made them realize that "wings" could also reveal a mysterious side.

Just like the adaptation of "Blue" in "Thorn Jungle", the core of the song "Crow" is Lu Wei. In the song, Lu Wei sings with a high-pitched voice, and the penetrating power of his voice is shown through this song. But it is precisely because his voice is high enough that the voices of Xie Mingxuan and the other two can be easily distinguished by fans.

This is also a new attempt by "Wing".

In the albums "Mist" and "At 23", Wings tried to distribute the lyrics evenly, with each member singing roughly the same part. However, starting with "Fly", the theme song for "I, Nameless", Wings also worked hard to find the parts of each song that suited each member. It's not about distributing them evenly, but about showcasing the strengths of each member to the maximum extent in a song.

Fortunately, the fans did not raise any objections.

"Wings" has always followed the path of non-mainstream idols, focusing on the work itself. In addition, the members have a good relationship and never care about how much screen time or lyrics they get. Naturally, fans don't worry about these things and rarely complain about the unfair distribution of resources by DW Entertainment.

Although the members of "Wings" didn't explicitly say so, fans vaguely knew about their contract with DW Entertainment. Even though DW Entertainment often didn't do much work, the members were at least free to release albums, create music, etc. They were subject to far fewer restrictions than other idols.

At least fans wouldn't go to the trouble of dissecting a song from beginning to end just to prove who has more or fewer lyrics, or who only has a few shots in the music video.

To some extent, Wing's fans are all career-oriented fans who are content with their work. Since "Mist," Wing has released an album every year, and the quality of each album is off the charts. So what is there to be anxious about?

They only see the members taking each step steadily and surely. Even if "Wings" can't reach the pinnacle of the music scene all at once, as long as they continue at this pace, fans firmly believe that they will eventually see them become superstars.

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The song "The Raven" became a hit track immediately after the album's release.

This kind of classical rhythm with a touch of romance and mystery is extremely rare nowadays. Rap ​​is popular now, and the most popular songs are often more lyrical. "Fly" belongs to this category. "Crow" has, to some extent, awakened fans' love for this style. In the heyday of Chinese music, singers were constantly trying to break through, with sweet songs, sad love songs, traditional Chinese style, blues, rock... Many of their attempts would still be considered trendy today.

However, the album "Wings" contains more than just the song "Crow".

Ji Yan's "Dawn" depicts the ever-changing sky throughout the seasons: blue sky, clouds, heavy rain... These are all common elements in daily life, but when "Wing" sings them, they seem like the most refreshing breeze.

"It sounds great!!"

"Aww, Wings' new album is so good I cried!"

Patient fans listened to all 10 songs on the album, and they were surprised to find that it was hard to find a single bad song on the entire album. Every member put a lot of effort into their creations, and the fans even felt that the members of "Wings" were using this album to compete with each other.

"I feel like Wings could really transform into a songwriting group. Teacher Ji's 'Dawn' and 'Battle Maniac' are both so good, and the styles are so different!!"

“Every time I see the silly daily life of the Wings Group, I think they are a comedy group, but now I realize that they are really funny when they are funny, and they are also really scary when they work hard.”

"I feel the same way. Every time I try to be a silly person like them, I realize that they are only 10% silly and 90% hardworking, while I am 100% silly. The silly person is actually myself."

Fans gave the album "Crow" high marks on the "Liuge" platform. In addition, a week after its release, "Crow" successfully topped the weekly record sales chart, and the title track and other songs from the album dominated the "Liuge" playlist.

The four artists' song styles are somewhat similar, but not entirely the same. "Crow," "Dawn," "Minus One Degree," and "Cat" each have their own audience. The majority of the group's fans are "Wings," and when voting for albums, they would naturally vote for "Crow" without hesitation. However, when it comes to choosing their favorite tracks, they each have their own preferences.

"Dawn" dominated the charts for a full day on Thursday before being dethroned by "The Raven" on the first night. "Below Zero" and "Cats" had both previously held the number one spot on the charts.

Fans silently watched as the songs from the new album fiercely competed on the charts. Regardless of which song they truly supported, they felt a strong sense of satisfaction when they saw the screen filled with "album 'Crow', artist 'Wing'".

When an idol is outstanding enough, fans will feel a strong sense of pride.

Once upon a time, "Wings" were just unknown idols in the entertainment industry. Despite the halo of debuting with "Idol Century", once they entered the vast world of entertainment, idol talent show contestants were nothing special.

They had witnessed Wings sink into a trough, and they thought Wings would remain in a trough forever.

But now fans are even more convinced that if miracles had names, they would be called "Wings".

They have almost witnessed Wings rise from the bottom, from their first album to their third, from idols who were ridiculed as soon as they stepped on stage to now having countless supporters.

Ji Yan, who couldn't sing or dance, has become a great singer.

Fang Yu and Lu Wei, who weren't particularly good at songwriting, began to create songs that captivated their fans.

This is the most touching part for fans, because they have witnessed "Wings" grow step by step.

"Wings" are showing their fans through their actions that it's the right thing to do to like them.

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The sales of "Mist" and "At 23" were already quite impressive, so when the new album "Wings" was released, the "Liuko" platform believed it was well prepared, after all, it had been deeply involved in the music scene for a long time and had almost accompanied the development of digital music.

The "Liuge" platform has evaluated "Wings'" new album. In the platform's opinion, "The Raven" is indeed of good quality, but it is slightly more niche than "At 23" and its sales may be slightly lower than "At 23". However, "At 23" was released at the same time as Qi Zhao. If we exclude the competitive factor, the sales of "The Raven" will at most be the same as "At 23".

After all, the sales of "At 23" were already quite impressive.

This has led to a situation where, whenever "Wings" releases a new album, unless it coincides with a superstar of the "Blue" level, "Ryuga" is willing to provide them with ample promotional opportunities.

It's no exaggeration to say that "Wings" has already achieved a sales volume that is far ahead of the new generation of pop stars. The only ones that can rival "Wings" in sales are the veteran superstars.

But the current situation is different. Superstars may only release an album every five or ten years, but the platform cannot rely on their albums released every few years to survive. Singers like "Yi" who are currently very popular are what the "Liuge" platform needs to rely on.

"Mist" and "At 23" are still on the annual sales chart of the "Liuge" platform. After the release of the album "Crow", the sales of the first two albums have increased to some extent.

But what the "Liuge" platform did not expect was—

The growth curve of the album "The Raven" is completely different from that of "At 23".

The sales of "At 23" were explosive in the first week, especially in the first two hours after the album's release, when fans' enthusiasm for buying reached its peak, and the servers of "Liuge" almost couldn't keep up. In contrast, the sales of "Crow" were actually quite flat at first, only about 60% of the sales of "At 23" on its first day.

However, when the platform determined that "The Crow" would not outsell "At 23", "The Crow" sold almost the same amount on the first day as it did on the first day.

On the third day, the fourth day... and the end of the week, the album's sales did not drop significantly. In fact, after a week's review, the platform was surprised to find that "The Raven" actually outperformed "At 23" in its first week.

By the first week, the difference was even more obvious.

The sales of "The Raven" declined in the first week compared to the first week, but in terms of data, its decline trend is different from that of most albums. Other albums can be described as experiencing a precipitous drop, but for "The Raven", the decline trend can be described as very gradual.

This also allowed its album sales to surpass those of "At 23".