Lovelyz: Fall in Lovelyz 3rd Mini Album Review

Lovelyz released their third album of 2017, and third mini album overall, entitled Fall in Lovelyz, on November 14th. The concept and style are more mature rather than bubbly compared to previous comebacks, but it still has that Lovelyz charm and matches well with the changing fall-to-winter season.

I pre-ordered this album with a folded poster from Ktown4u and it arrived on November 27th, in 4 layers of bubblewrap inside a cardboard box. The album came in almost perfect condition except for one corner that arrived bent in.

Sadly the damaged album corner also damaged my poster, puncturing through Jin's arm...this is the first time I received a damaged poster from Ktown4u.

This is how the poster looks after I tried straightening out the ripped area. Despite receiving the poster damaged, I will still continue ordering from Ktown4u as I see this as a one-off instance. 

The packaging of this album is closest to Infinite's albums due to its book style. This album is a bit larger than Infinite's albums, with dimensions 8.75" x 6.9375" x 0.6875".

The front cover is glossy, so be careful of fingerprints.

The spine and back cover are matte. The backside is very elegant with its ornate, embossed gloss overlay.

The album opens like a book, with the CD held in place by a foam circle on the left and the photobook on the right.

The photobook contains photos from 3 different photoshoots. I'll refer to the first photoshoot with the lacy red outfits as the album cover photoshoot. The second photoshoot, as pictured below, is what I'll call the pink photoshoot. The last photoshoot, like in the photobook cover, I'll label as the black photoshoot.

Tucked inside page 6 of the photobook is a random sheet of 4 stickers. On a side note, the layout of the photobook is really nice, with headers (for the album name) and footers (for page numbers) on pages where the picture doesn't cover the entire page.

There are 8 versions of these sticker sheets, 1 per each member. I got Yein's~ The sheet is 4.125" x 4.5625". Each sticker is 1.875" x 1.875". The backside of the sticker sheet is all white. These stickers are really fun and show a very different feel than the photobook. The outfits worn in the sticker photoshoot is different from the photobook as well.

Tucked deeper into the photobook is the photocard.

There are 8 versions of the photocard, 1 per each member. I received Jiae's~ The photocard is just under 4" x 6". The photocard is a translucent matte card, as you can see my fingers holding onto the backside of the card. There is also a printed autograph on the card.

The photobook contains 93 pages from the 3 photoshoots. The first 31 pages are from the pink photoshoot. Majority of the photos are individual member shots, with only 3 total group shots and no subgroup shots.

There is 1 group photo within the pink photoshoot section. Sorry Jisoo who was pictured too into the spine of the spread...

The lyrics and song credits are spread throughout the photobook as well. I love the pink bubbles in this photoshoot - it's like those kids' play pens, but in a girly and classy setting.

Pages 32 to 61 are photos from the cover photoshoot, with this section starting with 1 group photo. Sorry Baby Soul...

Pages 62 to 87 are from the black photoshoot and contain only individual member shots. I personally really like the look from this photoshoot and wish they had emphasized this more - the girls look so elegant and classy here!

After the photos are 4 pages of special thanks to messages from the members.

The final 2 pages are another group photo from the pink photoshoot and the album credits.

This album contains 7 tracks:

1. Spotlight (intro track)
2. 종소리 / Twinkle (title track)
3. 삼각형 / Triangle
4. 그냥 / Just
5. Fallin'
6. 비밀공원 / Secret Garden
7. 졸린 꿈 / Sleepy Dreams

I'm really happy that Lovelyz obtained their second win of all time with "Twinkle" on The Show! It is a really beautiful song though I was taken aback hearing Jiae, Jisoo, and Yein's overly girly line in the title track. (I'm referring to similar lines of Jiae like in "비밀여행 / Secret Journey" and "놀이공원 / Amusement Park"). My favorite tracks are definitely "Triangle", "Just", and "Sleepy Dreams".

There are 2 types of posters that come with first press. They are the same dimensions as Lovelyz' usual posters, 77cm by 53cm, or 2.53' by 1.74'. The one I received is the same exact image as the album cover. The other poster is the same image as the group photo from the pink photoshoot. This poster also has a blurry quality to it, like Golden Child's posters. This poster also has a glossy finish. Because both poster images are already on the album cover or in the photobook and because of the blurry quality of this poster, I'm indifferent on the poster for this comeback.

I'm so happy that Lovelyz was able to come back in the latter half of 2017 and with another win. I only wish the best for these girls and hope they'll have an even better 2018!