Lovelyz: Now, We 2nd Album Repackage Review

Two months after the release of Lovelyz' second full album R U Ready?, the group released the repackaged album 지금, 우리 (Now, We) on May 2, 2017. This album includes all of the tracks from R U Ready? (excluding the hidden track), and includes new title song "Now, We" and side track "Aya". This album is even more special because Lovelyz earned their first win on a music show ever with "Now, We". Furthermore, brother group Golden Child's maknae Bomin starred in this music video^^

I pre-ordered this album on Ktown4u for roughly $24USD including shipping. It shipped on May 4th and arrived on May 17th, taking 13 days for delivery. The album was wrapped in a layer of bubblewrap and placed inside the orange waterproof envelop lined with bubblewrap.

The packaging of this album is like a book and comes with a book slip cover. The slip cover is matte and the photo and text are glossy. The photobook is about 7.3125" by 9.875".

Here is the backside of the slip cover.

This slip cover is actually reversible, where the inside cover is 1 random design out of 9. I received the group version for my random cover. I compared Baby Soul's and Mijoo's random cover photos and noticed that they're not included in the photobook, and I'm assuming it's like that for the other member's random cover photos as well. Sadly the group cover photo is included in the comeback, as one of the poster versions.

Here I compare the front side of the slip cover (top image) with the back side of the slip cover (bottom image). You can see that both sides look exactly the same, except of course for the photo.

This is how the photobook looks like without the slip cover. The photo is very similar to the random group version of the slip cover, however they're smiling in the photobook cover whereas they're serious on the slip cover. Furthermore, there are actually 2 versions of the photobook, however I'm not sure how different they are.

Here is the backside of the photobook. The photobook is glossy but not prone to fingerprints.

The CD is packaged at the back of the photobook, after the album credits. I like the extra touch Woollim added with the leaf logo and "2 R", indicating Lovelyz' second repackage album. While the backside of the CD looks a bit exposed, it is actually quite protected because the slip cover wraps around this part of the photobook.

If you flip this flap once, it reveals the first half of the Thanks To section of the album.

If you flip the flap once more, it reveals the second half of the Thanks To messages, along with the CD.

I usually discuss the various photoshoots, however the outfits and ambiance of the photos in this album are all too similar for me to tell. All I know is that the members wear at least 3 different outfits.

The album comes with 2 logo stickers and 1 random sticker.

The gold sticker and silver sticker come with every album and have this comeback's logo embossed. Their dimensions are 1.75" by 1.75". Each album also comes with 1 random photocard sticker out of 7 different versions. All photocard sticker versions are subgroup photos that contain 2-3 members, and each member is in 2 versions. I received the version with Jiae and Kei~ These cards are more cute and fun, and show off the girls' chemistry. The cards can be either vertical or horizontal, but the general dimensions are 2.1875" by 3.375".

Here are the backsides of the stickers.

The photobook contains 120 pages. It begins with with a group photo.

Majority of the photos are individual member shots. Many of the photos give off a more serious and mature vibe.

Unlike many of Lovelyz' other album photos, this photobook contains quite a few subgroup photos.

Towards the end of the photobook are 6 pages for the song lyrics and song credits.

The last 2-page spread contains the second and last group photo within the photobook.

First press comes with 2 types of posters. They are the same dimensions as Lovelyz' usual posters, 53cm by 77cm, or 1.74' by 2.53', both being vertical. The one I received is the same exact image as the album cover. The other version is the same image as the random group cover. The posters are matte.

Overall, I love this album - the 2 new tracks, the idea of a random cover, the photos. And of course I am so happy that Lovelyz has won their first win, and hope that the group will continue releasing good music and winning what they deserve.