Rocket Punch: Pink Punch 1st Mini Album Review

On July 22nd, Woollim announced a new launch with the "Rocket Punch Logo Motion" and official SNS links. It was soon revealed that Woollim is debuting a new girl group called Rocket Punch with 6 members on August 7th, 2019. This all came as a sudden shock to me, especially when Woollim really teased out Golden Child's pre-debut period with W Project and Woollimpick. But as I know Woollim never disappoints in regards to their artists' music releases, I knew I would love this new group, and its name, right away.

The name "Rocket Punch" means they'll bring fresh energy into the boring world, which seems like the girl-equivalent of Golden Child's youthful energetic image. I was surprised at the name at first, since Infinite, Lovelyz, and Golden Child all have that "perfection" meaning in their name, but nonetheless I love the name.

Rocket Punch debuted with the release of their first mini album, entitled "Pink Punch". The digital release was on August 7th at 6PM KST while the physical album released on the following day.

I preordered on Choice Music from about $20 USD shipped, it shipped on August 10th, and arrived on August 14th in a cardboard box and 1.5 layers of bubblewrap. They ended up folding the top part of the pouch, but overall the album came in perfect condition!

The packaging of this album is a clear plastic resealable pouch. This style and vibrant colors are like those children's toys at Daiso!

The backside of the pouch has the tracklist and authentication sticker.

Woollim has a thing for making us physically tear through their packaging, from Sunggyu's Another Me to Woohyun's Write.. to this. I thought more carefully how to best preserve the packaging, and decided to cut a slit through the top of the pouch rather than tearing it open.

And here is the album! The vivid artwork matches the girls' fiery name and strong concept. The album dimensions are 7" by 7.125" by 0.375".

The photobook contains 80 pages. Here is the tracklist, which has a comic book style.

There are 2 pages per song, and these are spread throughout the photobook. I love how these have their own artwork that depict the song titles through the fun graphics.

There are a total of 3 photoshoots, with the first being the pink shoot. Majority of the photos in this photobook are individual member shots. Some of these pages also have that comic book style.

There is 1 group photo from the pink photoshoot.

The graphic for "Love Is Over" is just so fitting!

The next photoshoot is the denim shoot, all with individual member photos.

The last photoshoot is one with the girls in their own Rocket Punch branded tees.

There is one group photo from this shoot.

All other photos from this shoot are like a magazine collage, creatively edited to merge multiple photos together to look like one.

Next are additional individual member shots from the pink shoot.

This is followed by additional individual member shots from the denim shoot.

And lastly there are a few more individual member photos from the pink shoot.

The following 4 pages contain the group and individual Thanks To messages.

The last page contains the album credits.

The inclusions are placed in the very back of the album.

Each album comes with a pop-up card. Here is the backside.

The design is really cute! There are even two whales in the water that you can break the perforation so that they stick up. Also I love that the girls are in their logo outfits.

One sticker sheet is also included, with designs of the girls' names and motifs found throughout the album.

The album also comes with 1 random member photocard out of 6. I got Suyun! The photocard has a glossy finish.

Here is Suyun's printed messaged and sign on the back. Her autograph is so cute!

The CD is slipped inside the very back of the album. The design has the album's motifs, the group's logo, and a pink to green sheen.

This mini album includes the following tracks:

1. PINK PUNCH - is the intro instrumental track to the title.
2. 빔밤붐 (BIM BAM BUM) - is the title with a name that is reminiscent of Golden Child's debut "Damdadi" and also has a fun, energetic feel that fits the group's image.
3. Love Is Over - has a strong meaning that you don't need love. It is the track that Rocket Punch is currently promoting along with the title.
4. Lucid Dream - is such a beautiful ballad! All the members have really beautiful voices. I can't wait to hear future ballads from Rocket Punch as well.
5. Favorite (특이점) - Rhapbet's Razer who co-created many Woollim artist's tracks has also participated in this track! 
6. 선을 넘어 (Do something) - is such a fun B-side! 

Overall, I absolutely love Rocket Punch, their concept, and their debut album! The tracks show a range of genres that the group pulls off so well. I'm so excited to see these girls grow as they're beginning their journey as Rocket Punch.