Preordering Merchandise from Woollim Mall and Using Paysable

Woollim has finally opened up their own online shop, Woollim Mall (www.woollimmall.com)! While this is exciting, the downside is that Woollim Mall is run by Everline, who is known for their extremely ridiculous overseas shipping fees. This post will be split into 2 sections: Woollim Mall and Paysable.

Woollim Mall

On November 25th, 2020, the Woollim Mall Twitter page opened up and they announced the opening of the site on November 27th at 2PM KST. On November 26th, they announced 2021 season's greetings packages for Sung Kyu, Rocket Punch, and Drippin, and a news article also stated a Golden Child Cinema Kit in collaboration with CGV.

I checked out Woollim Mall right at 2PM on the 27th, and I was surprised at how much merchandise they already had! First off, the site can be in Korean, English, Chinese, or Japanese. The Korean site has very reasonable shipping fees as this is only for domestic orders (0₩ to 3,000₩ and there is a free shipping coupon right now). For the English site, you can ship within Korea or overseas.

There are also member benefits depending on your tier, which is determined by how much you spend. The highest tier, Platinum, is reached after spending 2,000,000₩, though I'm unsure of the time frame. A key benefit for reaching Platinum is receiving a random signed Polaroid by one of the artists.

There is also a Woollim Mall Open Polaroid Event until December 4th, 2020 KST where 32 purchasers will win a random member's Polaroid from the artist group corresponding to the merchandise purchased.

And now onto the merchandise! As expected there are the artists' most recent albums, Sung Kyu's, Rocket Punch's, and Drippin's 2021 Season's Greetings, and Golden Child's and Rocket Punch's lightsticks. There are also new items such as baseball caps, hoodies, eco bags, tablet pouch sets, photo sets (these are photos from the groups' latest albums), and more. The most interesting non-Golden Child item in my opinion is the Lovelyz Book Lamp, which looks like the limited album version of Once Upon A Time. The most sought-after items in my opinion are the jewelry pieces! There is the Nam Woo Hyun Special Edition 식목일 Ring Ver. 2 which includes his engraved autograph and his birthstone and comes in sizes 51mm to 61mm for $49.13 USD, and the Kim Sung Kyu Special Edition Inspiring Ver. 2 which includes his birthstone and comes in rose gold, gold, or silver, and sizes from 49mm to 59mm, for $63.53 USD. There's also the Golden Child bracelet which I'll discuss along with Golden Child's other goods.

All 3 jewelry pieces sold out on December 1st. The first batch has begun production, and then a second batch of preorders began for all 3 jewelry pieces but sold out within the same day.

At launch, the site included 11 Infinite products, 10 Lovelyz products, 11 Golden Child products, 10 Rocket Punch products, and 7 Drippin products. Since then, there has been listings for Drippin's Shine Package and Sunggyu's 3rd mini album. It concerns me (more like my wallet and sanity) how Woollim randomly dropped that Drippin Shine Package for 72,000₩ with a preorder deadline and then a few days later announced that this also included a video call event.

As a note, many of these items have a preorder deadline, but I checked those items after the deadline and you can still order them.

Golden Child Products

• 2nd Single [Pump It Up] - 12,500₩
• Official Light Stick - 35,000₩: This looks to be the second version
• Cinema Kit - 40,000₩: This is the collaboration with CGV and there's an event that only applies to those ordering within Korea; I think it's a discount to use at CGV. This cinema kit includes a tumbler, review diary, special ticket (random 1 out of 10), and movie card, and the packaging looks like a popcorn bag. What sold me was that this kit includes a new photoshoot exclusively for this merchandise. All other artists' merchandise used photos from their latest album release
• Cap - 35,000₩
• Hoodie - 78,000₩
• Light Stick Pouch - 35,000₩: this is a different design from the one sold during Future And Past
• Ecobag - 42,000₩
• Bracelet - 99,000₩: this is a replica of Golden Child's team bracelet
• Photo Set - 35,000₩: includes 30 postcards (3 cards per member) from the 3 Pump It Up shoots. Other artists also have a photo set that includes 30 pieces from their latest album; those also include group photos
• Lanyard & Photocard Set - 15,000₩: you purchase this set by member
• Bookmark - 21,000₩

My Order

It's weird; I don't feel obligated to collect everything anymore. I think because everything's online, items are more within reach. And at this point because there are so many options, it feels like I can just pick and choose what I truly want. So in the end, I chose the Golden Child Bracelet, Golden Child Cinema Kit, Golden Child Bookmark, Golden Child Lanyard & Photocard Set (Jaehyun and Jibeom versions), and Infinite Ecobag.

I forgot to check the international shipping fee for my order before the bracelet was sold out, but for the other 5 items, the item total was $110.97 USD and shipping alone was $102.32 USD.

To avoid Everline's ridiculous shipping fees, I'm trying out the proxy service Paysable.

Updates

On December 30th via Twitter, Woollim Mall announced that the shipment date for the Golden Child Cinema Kit has been pushed from December 28th to January 5th to improve production quality. On December 31st, Woollim Mall made a similar announcement pushing the shipment date of the Golden Child Bracelet from December 28th to January 13th.

Now as some items have already been shipped out and as I wait for my order to ship, I've seen some previews of the items that have shipped. Taking a look at the Golden Child photo set, Jaehyun's 3 photos aren't included in the Pump It Up albums. And so I figured I had until January 13th to place a second order to Paysable, and have them merge my 2 packages together.

I saw Korean Goldenness receiving their bracelets on January 16th. My order updated from "Pending" to "Preparing Shipment" on January 19th.

My Second Order

As time went on while I was waiting for my order to arrive, I'd been itching to order more from Woollim Mall. I was really close to doing so but my credit card was compromised which really paid off, because then Golden Child announced their January 25th comeback. I had actually placed an order with Woollim Mall for the YES. bookcase set version, but in the end requested for a refund, which I blogged about here. Therefore, my second order is non-existent. And to ramble on, I've ordered Woollim Mall merchandise from Kpoptown multiple times now, which you can read about my first order here.

Paysable

Paysable is a Korean proxy site that offers multiple services: they can help you personally buy from Korean sites and they can provide you a Korean address for you to ship goods to, then they can consolidate packages and send to you.

Instructions on how to use Paysable as a delivery service:

1. Create an account
2. Submit a photocopy of your valid passport
3. Check back in a few days to see if your passport has been verified (this can be done by seeing that your Korean address has been given to you)
4. Go to the website you're buying from and enter your Korean address; make sure you include your unique Paysable ID (in the format of #nnnnn-A)
5. Paysable will send you an email when your package arrives at their warehouse
6. Use the Paysable site and fill out the form for your package to either merge packages or request a shipping fee
7. Paysable will send an email when the shipping fee has been calculated based on the carrier you selected
8. Pay for the shipping fee; Paysable directed me to Paypal to pay
9. Paysable will send an email with the tracking number

On January 22nd, I received an email from Paysable that a package had arrived in my name. I checked the details on their website, and it showed that the package is from Everline but the item detail only showed "INFINITE ECOBAG". Woollim Mall still showed that the entire order was "PREPARING SHIPMENT", so I emailed both Woollim Mall and Paysable to confirm if it is 1 shipment or multiple shipments for this 1 order.

I received several auto-generated emails from Woollim Mall on the 25th, verifying that my second order (Golden Child YES. set and photo set) has been cancelled, and that my first order has been shipped and is out for delivery. I checked my order online and the status updated to "IN TRANSIT" but doesn't offer a tracking number.

As of January 29th, I still haven't received a response from Paysable whereas Woollim Mall has been replying back saying that they will ship the goods "today" (the 28th) and will include a tracking number to my order. All I wanted to know was if my goods were shipped in one package or not...

I checked my order on Woollim Mall on February 1st, and all items have been updated to "DELIVERED" but still without a tracking number. I still hadn't received a response from Paysable. I'm assuming that Woollim Mall's tracking just updated very slowly and that my original package that arrived on the 22nd was ready to go. I requested shipping fee on Paysable's website; I filled out the form:

• Product Order ID: I used my order number from Woollim Mall
• Product Amount: in KRW
• Shop URL
• My name, phone number, address, zip code, and country
• Memo: this is where you put your selected carrier. Unfortunately Paysable can't give a an estimated shipping fee for all shipping options. Furthermore, if left blank, DHL is the default. I chose DHL anyways

On February 15th, I received another Paysable email saying that a package has arrived at my Paysable address. I was a bit confused if Woollim Mall really did send me a second shipment, but looking into my Delivery Forwarding page on Paysable, I see that it's the original package that now has a status of "Merged" and another line item with a Shop Name of "Waiting for Customer's Confirmation" and instructions for me to update the package information. I literally filled out the same exact form as previously in order to request the shipping fee again.

On February 23rd I received an email from Paysable stating that my delivery fee has been set. I logged into Paysable and the fee for DHL was 39,300₩ which included the 1,500₩ processing fee. I went on to pay, and PayPal was the only option where it automatically converted the price to $43.20 USD (I don't know why there is an $8 upcharge...). I paid and immediately Paysable noted on both my account and via email that the payment is under review. It states that the PayPal payment is under inspection and is now delayed until I receive an announcement email. Within 40 minutes Paysable sent an email confirming payment has been accepted and that they are now preparing for shipment.

On February 24th, Paysable sent an email confirming shipment along with the DHL tracking number. However they still never replied to my inquiry from January, so I'll have to wait for my package to see what's inside...

I received my package on February 26th! I was really worried if only the eco bag was delivered because the box was quite small, but to my relief, all 6 items are here.

All 6 items were bundled up inside this clear wrap. The eco bag was at the bottom of the clear wrap while the 5 other items were in a bubblewrap bag.

Here is a closer look at the bubblewrap bag, with the cinema kit at the bottom and smaller items above.

I'll blog about all my Woollim Mall items in an upcoming post!

And now, to reflect on whenever Woollim Mall / Everline drops exclusive merch: I've tried ordering from Everline directly, ordering from Woollim Mall and then using Paysable, and ordering from Kpoptown. They all have their pros and cons. I'll list them out below:

Woollim Mall / Everline:

• Pros: As this is the direct source of the goods, I believe if you secure your order on their site, you should be guaranteed your items. Also if there is an issue with your order, you can work with them directly.
• Cons: Shipping is ridiculously overpriced.

Woollim Mall / Everline + Paysable:

• Pros: Securing your order should mean being guaranteed your items. Shipping via Paysable should be much more reasonable.
• Cons: It may be hard to refute your order if Everline sent a wrong item. Paysable takes weeks to ship out and there is a lack of customer service. It's not clear what the line items received are within Paysable because they only listed 1 of my items.

Kpoptown / Ktown4u:

• Pros: DHL shipping is most reasonable.
• Cons: There may be a markup on items compared to Woollim Mall, but of course it balances out with shipping costs. The biggest downside is even if you place an order, there's no guarantee if Kpoptown / Ktown4u can secure their orders with Woollim Mall.

With all of these in mind, I think I'll determine future orders on a case by case basis. I ended up preordering Golden Child's YES. merch via Kpoptown, and will have another post on that experience.

Ordering Woollim Mall Merch from Kpoptown

Woollim Mall is an ingenious idea, and me being a sucker for Golden Child branded goods, I couldn't help but eye every item offered. I had originally preordered quite a few goods directly from Woollim Mall when the mall first opened back in November 2020, but it's been a journey waiting for those to arrive. So while I was waiting for that original order, I also ended up ordering a few more items from Kpoptown. I decided to blog about ordering Woollim Mall merch from Kpoptown here, and in an upcoming post I'll blog about my Woollim Mall order, along with an introduction to Woollim Mall and my experience using Paysable.

I've been eyeing the Golden Child Hoodie (the black one that was first released when Woollim Mall opened, not the YES. hoodie) ever since before Y wore it in Joochan's VLive on January 26th, 2021, and the Photo Set since I found out the photos are different from the album. On February 8th I checked Woollim Mall, and the hoodie was sold out. Kpoptown had supposedly 99 hoodies in stock (I think this is just Kpoptown's default until they actually do an inventory count), while I just noticed Ktown4u recently listed Woollim Mall merch with the hoodie having an expected date of stock of and being released on February 16th (other Woollim Mall merch had an expected date of stock of February 10th but release date of February 16th). The Ktown4u listing for the hoodie even had in the item title that the order can be cancelled if it sells out early. As a note, on Ktown4u there was no ordering limit for the hoodie but there was a limit of 3 for the photo set.

I ordered both the hoodie and the photo set from Kpoptown on February 9th, and within a week the hoodie was sold out on both Kpoptown and Ktown4u. Below is a breakdown of the prices in USD, excluding shipping:

	Hoodie	Photo Set
Woollim Mall	$66.07	$29.65
Kpoptown	$79.90	$36.90
Ktown4u	$74.95	$33.63

While Woollim Mall looks the cheapest, we all know Everline which runs Woollim Mall has ridiculous shipping fees. And here it looks like Kpoptown is a few dollars more than Ktown4u, but actually after including shipping fees, Ktown4u ended up being about $1 more than Kpoptown. I'm still weary about Kpoptown ever since they shorted me a couple of Golden Child Re-boot albums without refunding me, but I was even more weary about Ktown4u not guaranteeing their stock. So I took a chance on Kpoptown since they had both items already in stock.

I still hadn't received any shipment update, so on February 22nd I contacted Kpoptown via their customer service system on their website. Within 21 minutes, I received a shipment confirmation email. The next day, Kpoptown replied to my inquiry via email saying that this will ship after the preorder goods are released on March 4th (as a note, I also ordered Golden Child's YES. merch from Kpoptown, and they confused my original order with this YES. order). My packaged arrived via DHL on February 25th.

I was pleasantly surprised with how well packaged my items were! The cardboard box was in great condition. Opening up the box, the hoodie took up majority of the space with some random bubblewrap on top to fill up any additional space.

The very bottom of the box was lined with bubblewrap, and the photo set was wrapped in several layers of bubblewrap.

Here are the hoodie and photo set! The photo set arrived a bit crushed, but it's all good with me.

While I'm still hesitant with Kpoptown in general, I'm glad that they have been pulling through with Woollim's recent string of Everline merch. I'll have an unboxing post about the hoodie and photo set along with the remaining Woollim Mall merch I have.

Golden Child: YES. 5th Mini Album (Bookcase Version and Normal Version) Review

Golden Child is starting off strong in 2021! On January 1st, 2021 at 6PM, they released a comeback trailer for their 5th mini album set to be released on January 25th at 6PM. This is definitely a change from Woollim's usual 7-14 day notice for comebacks, and I am truly grateful for that. 

These have been the hardest weeks leading up to a comeback for me, and I had a lot of trouble  drafting up this post pre-comeback. And this all stemmed from Jaehyun's concept photo. I never thought Woollim would release a concept like this, and if they did, it'd be something Infinite would do. It was a turning point seeing Jaehyun's concept photo that made me question everything as a Woollim stan. And since his teaser, it's been really agonizing waiting for each member's individual concept photos. Seeing Jaehyun was the only one...why was he the sacrifice...but then Jaehyun's web drama aired on January 23rd and since then I've been this close to making him my only ult...and since the comeback, I've bounced back and have been all in on this era!

Furthermore, it's amazing seeing all of Golden Child's achievements just within their first two weeks of promotions! From their highest album sales to being #1 on Genie to winning on The Show and Show Champ(!!!), #2 on MCountdown and Music Bank (1st time being nominated on a public broadcasting station!), I'm so proud of how far Golden Child and Goldenness have come.

Preorder Benefits

I'm really excited that besides the poster, Woollim is also giving out a special photo set as a preorder benefit! Woollim started giving out preorder freebies for every artist's album since Rocket Punch's third mini album Blue Punch back in August 2020 except for Pump It Up.

If you preordered the bookcase set version, you get 1 special photo set (despite technically buying a set of 10 albums). If you buy 1 normal version, you get 1 special photo set.

All the photos are from what I'll call the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot. These postcards are about 4.75" by over 6.5".

The front has a gloss finish while the back is matte. All postcards have this design on the back. It's hard to see here, but there is a pretty "G" pattern decorating this side.

There are also 2 external first press posters for this era, both from the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot. Like the special photo set, unfortunately only 1 poster is included per the bookcase set version or the normal version. Because I want both posters, and buying 1 set version only includes 1 poster, this fueled why I bought a few normal versions as well, to lock in receiving both posters. I'm never one for black and white when there could be color; I feel like that top poster would be so much more beautiful if it were in color. Anyways, both posters are matte, super clear (unlike Golden Child's earlier grainy posters), and have dimensions 610mm by 440mm, matching Woollim's smaller poster size since Take A Leap.

YES. Album Overview

To start off, I got really excited when I received my albums that I couldn't wait for ideal lighting to take some of these pictures...so sorry if some of the photos aren't so good!

Now onto the actual unboxing! There are 10 versions of the YES. album, 1 per member. This can be purchased either as the bookcase set version, which contains all 10 member versions, or as a normal version, which comes with 1 random member version. I want to emphasize, the member albums are the same regardless of buying the bookcase set version or normal version; it's more a matter of having all 10 members or having a random member. Additionally, each member album contains that member's poster and fabric tag no matter if you get the bookcase set version or normal version. The main difference between the 2 versions is 1) the packaging and 2) the cards included. I'll break it out into sections where I'll discuss what is only included in the bookcase set version, what is only included in the normal version, and what is the same among both versions.

Here are the bookcase set version and normal version.

I placed the normal version (including the exterior envelope) to the left of the bookcase set. You can see that the YES. albums are slightly taller than Pump It Up but about the same width.

Bookcase Set Version

The packaging of the bookcase set comes is a sturdy case with a matte finish. One side has "GOLDEN CHILD" in a gloss finish printed, giving a minimalist look.

Here you can kind of see how the top and back have the new Golden Child logo in a gloss finish, and the other side has the tracklist in a gloss finish.

The bookcase set comes with a cardboard box containing the posters on the far left, followed by the individual member albums in age order from Bomin to Daeyeol from left to right. The spines of the albums create this era's logo, along with each member's number. I really like how they include their numbers, because it links their debut concept with this new era.

The front (or back?) of both the bookcase and the normal version envelope look the same, with the album name, tracklist, and new logo in a gloss finish.

Here are the contents of the bookcase.

Folded Poster Box (Bookcase Version Exclusive)

Here is the cardboard box containing the posters. This box has a glossy finish and one side has "GOLDEN CHILD" printed in white, matching one side of the bookcase.

The other side of this cardboard box has the new logo.

Inside are all 10 individual member folded posters in age order. I'll blog about the actual posters in a later section.

Guarantee Card (Bookcase Version Exclusive)

The bookcase set version comes with guarantee card. It took me quite awhile to find this card...it was stuck inside the poster box, between the Bomin poster and the box. The card comes in a resealable plastic sleeve. You can see here how reflective the card is.

The front of the card is simplistic. I was rather surprised (and a bit disappointed) at how flimsy this card is, with similar quality to Infinite Woohyun's bookmark from Second Write..

The backside has the album release date, serial number, and a message about being together with Golden Child forever.

Photo Card (Bookcase Version Exclusive)

The bookcase version comes with a photo card exclusive to this bookcase version, an AR card also exclusive to this bookcase version, and a fabric tag that is included in both versions. Each member's book within the bookcase version contains his own photo card, AR card, and fabric tag. One of the perks of the bookcase version is that it includes all members' photo cards (10 total) and AR cards (10 total), so you will be able to collect OT10 in one purchase.

Here are all 10 photo cards from the bookcase version. These cards have a glossy finish.

Here is the backside of the photo cards from the bookcase version, which includes the boys' printed signs and messages. You can tell these are the photo cards from the bookcase version because the backside is beige, while the photo cards from the normal version have a black back.

AR Card (Bookcase Version Exclusive)

Here are all 10 AR cards from the bookcase version. The images are all from a photoshoot not included in the photobooks. These are so far my favorite stage outfits, so I'm really happy photos with these outfits were used!

These AR cards have a glossy finish and include the members' printed autographs and messages. The AR cards unfortunately look like they use the same app as the Pump It Up AR cards. Each card contains a unique code in the bottom right corner that can be used on the app "araphoto", and it will unlock that member's video message. Some downsides are that the code can only be used on one device, and that this app I think can only be found on the Korean App Store (I couldn't install this app on my Samsung >.<). 

Normal Version

The normal version comes with 1 random member album packaged inside a matte paper envelope with text in a gloss finish for a sleek design. Honestly this packaging isn't the best as the album can dent the envelope and a crease may form when opening up the flap, but it is what it is...

For the most part, I'm going to use Jibeom as my example album for this unboxing. Opening up the flap reveals the member's folded poster on top and that same member's booklet underneath.

The normal version includes the fabric tag specific to that member's booklet, along with 1 photocard specific only to the normal version.

Photo Card (Normal Version Exclusive)

The normal version comes with 1 random photocard out of 50. Woollim is really making it more difficult to collect all their album photocards this era, but with the bookcase version containing full sets of photocards (though different from the normal version), so I don't feel obligated to collect all 50 quickly. Honestly I wasn't even going to buy any normal albums, but I wanted at least 1 so that I could blog about it, and 1 became 5, and now I'm slowly growing this collection...anyways, so there are 5 photocards per member, and these cards all have a glossy finish.

The backs of these normal photocards are black, but have a similar design to the bookcase exclusive photocards. It's really cute how the design includes the "Model No." (that member's birthday), "Signature." (printed autograph), and "Memo." (printed message).

Folded Poster (Same for Both Versions)

As stated before, each member album comes with that member's folded poster. The photos are all from the curtain shoot and have "GOLDEN CHILD" printed at the center.

I'm sorry the posters look pretty distorted because I didn't flatten them well. That being said, you do want to flatten your poster well if you plan to hang it up.

These posters are all matte and once unfolded, the dimensions are about 11.5" by 17".

The backside has a minimalist design, with "GOLDEN CHILD" printed at the top, the new logo printed in the center, and the album title printed at the bottom.

Fabric Tag (Same for Both Versions)

Each album comes with that member's fabric tag, placed somewhere within the photobook. Each include the member's printed autograph and model number (ie. birthday).

The detail in these tags is spot on, with the washing machine logos and even the "DO NOT WASH. JUST LISTEN REPEATEDLY".

The front side has a reflective sheen while the back is matte. And these really do feel like fabric tags you'd find sewn inside a tee shirt.

Booklet & CD-R (Same for Both Versions)

Here are the front covers of all 10 booklets. They are all from the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot with a blank and white filter.

The back covers have the tracklist, along with the member's name. The albums are glossy and prone to fingerprints.

Here's another look at the spines of the albums. Organized in age order from Bomin on the left to Daeyeol on the right, the design shows the album name and new logo. Each member's designated number is also on that member's album spine.

I'll discuss the booklets in detail in the next section. Here I'll talk about the CD, which sits inside a sleeve on the inside of the back cover, opposite of the album credits page.

There are 10 CD designs; the design matches which ever member booklet you have.

Here are all 10 designs. They are all side profiles from the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot.

Booklet - Jibeom

As mentioned earlier, I'll be using Jibeom's booklet for majority of my unboxing. Afterwards, I'll have highlights from all the other members' booklets as well. This first page includes the member's name and the "model no." like on the fabric tag and photocards (ie. that member's birthday). This is a 52 page booklet.

Next are the tracklist and song credits, along with a black and white photo from the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot.

When the concept photos were first released, I wasn't too excited for the concept (not to mention Jaehyun's...). But once everything was revealed, I love how the tracklist photo looks like a high end fashion website, how the photocard backs look like product tags, how the fabric tags fit perfectly with this theme, and lastly how these booklets look like fashion magazines. I'm now in love with this "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot because of its boutique feel; it really looks like the brand's name is Golden Child.

There are a total of 3 photoshoots included in these booklets. Along with the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot on the left, there is also the black background shoot on the right.

The other shoot is the curtain shoot, like pictured on the left. As for the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot, I really like how they add that chair as a prop as well.

All 3 shoots unfortunately include black and white photos.

For the most part,there is 1 photo per page, some with interesting layouts like this overlapping display.

There is 1 2-page spread from the curtain shoot with "GOLDEN CHILD" printed at the center. I just love how luxurious this looks, and the text (which generally isn't my taste) adds to that high end fashion feel.

I absolutely love these chair photos where "GOLDEN CHILD" is lined up and centered in the background; it just looks so pretty.

Jibeom's famous eyebrow pose^^

I like the angles used from this shoot too.

There is also 1 2-page spread of OT10 just before the song lyrics pages.

The next section contains 2 pages and 1 photo per track.

Overall, I love the other 2 photoshoots more, but somehow this "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot continues to intrigue me. Model material right here!

Next is the group thanks to message, and then Jibeom's thanks to message. The following page contains the album credits, then the CD-R.

Booklet - Daeyeol

Now I'll give my thoughts on some photos from the remaining 9 booklets. I love how despite all 3 outfits being quite similar, the photoshoots all give off a different vibe that still fits with this high end fashion magazine feel.

The black curtain shoot is just so elegant. And for the opposite photo, the pose is so playful but the gaze is so powerful!

I really like this photo on the right; really they are all model!

Booklet - Y

I am absolutely in love with all the photos from the curtain shoot for Y! Look at how soft he looks! If his photobook only contained pictures from this shoot, his would definitely be my favorite photobook.

I love this photo on the couch; besides him looking soft, he looks like a king here and I love how fancy the overall setting is, like a portrait in a royal household.

You'd think I'd be talking again about the curtain shoot here, but this time I want to bring up how perfect Y looks in the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot!

And I love how there is also this candid shot, bringing variety to this beautiful shoot.

Booklet - Jangjun

This is an interesting layout with having the curtain frame both photos.

The curtain shoot is definitely my favorite for Jangjun too.

I like how Jangjun's 2-page spread is a bit different, where it feels like the focus is more on the chair. It gives a nice twist to that royal portrait theme.

Booklet - Tag

Tag legit looks stellar in any hair color he tries! I'm one for natural hair, but he's given me new perspective ever since his blue "Let Me" hair and again with his red hair.

This is such a pretty photo; I really like how minimalist the black background shoot is and surprisingly how the boys still stand out despite wearing black against that background.

Booklet - Seungmin

Look at that profile!

Seriously I am in love with these "GOLDEN CHILD" shots.

Booklet - Jaehyun

I saved Jaehyun's book for last when I was first looking through all of the albums, and again when blogging about each one. I knew it would be beautiful but torturous and turning each page was nerve wracking not knowing when *those* photos (and how many) would appear.

When Jaehyun's concept trailer was first released, I was really shocked by his hair. But then when his concept photos came out, the hair didn't bother me anymore. And now I absolutely love this hair style on him. Also I'm glad to see there are photos of him buttoned up from the curtain shoot!

It's a bit unfortunate that one of my most favorite photos from this booklet is opposite of *that* photo...but anyways, seriously that photo on the right is absolutely beautiful and he looks like a sculpture!

I can't believe I didn't like his hair at first...it is absolutely perfect and I love the various styles in both of these shoots.

Nothing else to say except that this is perfection!

It's funny how wrecked I've become throughout this whole era...despite being so off put by Jaehyun's concept photo, I think if I got into Golden Child now he would be my bias! But that isn't the case, and I am still bongbeom biased^^

I am just trying to live peacefully but how can this be the last photo in his book?! And for it to be opposite of "Breathe" which is exactly what I can't do while staring at this?!

Booklet - Donghyun

Donghyun looks like such a boss in that chair!

I absolutely love that photo on the right; these closeup shots are just so beautiful.

These photos from the "GOLDEN CHILD" shoot are so pretty and really fit that fashion magazine vibe.

Booklet - Joochan

This is definitely my favorite shoot for Joochan!

He looks like a natural model here!

Booklet - Bomin

I'm still so surprised to see Bomin with blond hair, and even more surprised at how quickly he went back to black!

I didn't notice this much for the other booklets, but I was a bit disappointed at how much wasted space there was throughout Bomin's booklet.

These photos are really pretty; I love the angle of that first shot and the framework of that second shot, but again it's too bad about all the white space.

I love how artistic this shot is.

Tracklist

This mini album contains 6 tracks:

1. YES. - the album title and intro track are meant to bring positivity to today's world. This instrumental track leads into the title track well.
2. 안아줄게 (Burn It) - I am still in awe at the quality in this music video production! A 6+ minute long music video that felt like a blockbuster trailer, along with an accompanying webtoon, I thought Woollim would go the extra mile and make a "Golden Movie 2"...the zombie apocalypse concept really showcased the members' acting skills and definitely left me emotional especially after Tag and Joochan's scene. And onto the song itself, it's a reggaeton song that really expands Golden Child's musicality, and is really catchy! It's grown on me a lot.
3. Cool Cool - along with Jangjun and Tag, this track is made by MosPick who also worked on "Damdadi", "All Day", "Let Me", and "Pump It Up"! With these trademark Golcha songs under MosPick's belt, I had high hopes that this would be a feel good song. It's definitely much edgier that I would have imagined, but it brings variety to both Golden Child and MosPick. This is the b-side that Golden Child promoted along with the title.
4. 기다리고 있어 - Also known as "Round N Round", this track, along with the rapper line, is made by 1Take and TAK, who also created "What Happened", "If", "Lately", "No Matter What", and "Moment"! Like with "Cool Cool", I had high expectations that this track would also be super upbeat, but it's definitely a different genre as well.
5. Milky Way - my favorite track on the album! It instantly puts a smile to my face^^
6. Breathe - Nothing can describe just how happy I am that Golden Child is now promoting this track with a volleyball concept! The music video is really trademark Golcha, and I love the branding of the jerseys and banners. The storyline is super simple but I love how they focus on a storyline this time, and the moral of how teamwork, determination, and practice pay off! I'm happy we're closing off this era on such a bright note.

It's awesome seeing Jangjun and Tag participating in all of the tracks (except the intro track)! The album as a whole definitely shows Golden Child conquering musical styles they haven't tried before, though I admit it's not so much my taste. But all the songs have grown on me so much! And I can't emphasize enough how grateful I am for Golden Child to have follow-up promotions for "Breathe" with a volleyball team theme! This was like how I felt during "Lucid Dream" era where I was worried if Golden Child would ever go back to their original concept, and then they promoted "OMG" with their basketball jerseys, and I'm so relieved to see this again. I love how Golden Child has such duality within the same era and how they always go back to their roots!

Overall, this has been quite the era! After a month of promotions, I can't help but laugh thinking how distraught I was over Jaehyun's teaser photo; of course I would still prefer to erase it from my mind, but it greatly helped that they were (for the most part) appropriately dressed while performing. I'm happy with how there the bookcase set version and normal version have overlapping booklets but separate inclusions, making it reasonable if you want to buy one version over the other. And lastly, I love how Golden Child challenges and conquers duality in concepts so well, from "Burn It" to "Breathe".