Nam Woohyun: A New Journey 3rd Mini Album (Normal Version) Review

Infinite's Nam Woohyun released his third mini album, A New Journey, on May 7th! The album comes in a Big Size Limited Version and a Normal Version. I blogged about ordering both versions here and about the Big Size Limited Version here. I'll blog about the Normal Version below.

Following Woohyun's second mini album Second Write.. and Dongwoo's first mini album Bye,  the normal version of Woohyun's A New Journey is also quite small, with the same dimensions (roughly 5.5" by 7.5" by 0.375"). I accidentally opened the photobook all the way and creased the spine >.<

The front cover is really pretty, with a shimmering frame around Woohyun.

The back cover has the tracklist.

The packaging of this album is like a book. The first two pages give off an artsy vibe.

The following page has Woohyun's thanks to message which is the same as his message in the limited version.

Following that is the tracklist and song credits. I blogged about the tracklist in the limited version here.

I pulled the photocard between pages 14 and 15.

I pulled the frame card between pages 40 and 41.

Each album (limited and normal) includes one photocard out of four designs. I happened to pull the same photocard in both my limited and normal versions. Each normal album also comes with one frame card out of three designs. Both cards are glossy and have the same dimensions and roundness of the corners as Infinite's most recent releases (Top Seed, 10 Stories, Second Write.., and Bye). The frame card is transparent.

Here are the backs of the cards.

The photobook has 76 pages and contains photos from four photoshoots. The first shoot is the one with Woohyun's super low cut top >.< I really like the layout of these pages, like how the one of the left is in a frame fit for a museum. Also these photos are really artistically pretty; I personally like these photos more than those in the limited version.

I always really like reflection photos. And the photo on the right gives off "Bad" music video vibes.

The next shoot is of Woohyun in the black suit. I really like the composition of the photo on the right.

The following shoot is of Woohyun in the white outfit.

And the last shoot is of Woohyun in the cream suit.

There is one page dedicated to each song, including the song credits and lyrics, spread throughout the photobook.

This is probably one of my favorite spreads of the photobook. The layout is different and the white space emphasizes the goldfish. It also reminds me of the "Kontrol" music video.

The last page has the album credits.

The CD is housed in a slit on the back cover.

Here is the album design. It's the inverse of the limited version!

Overall, I love the photos in the normal version a lot more than in the limited version but love the size of the limited version a lot more than the normal. The songs on this album as a whole are really beautiful and show such a different side of Woohyun!