Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us

Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us
EP by Wonho
Released	February 26, 2021
Genre	K-pop R&B EDM
Length	24:43
Language	Korean English
Label	Highline Kakao M
Wonho chronology
Love Synonym Pt.1: Right for Me (2020) Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us (2021) Blue Letter (2021)
Singles from Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us
"Lose" Released: February 26, 2021

Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us (stylized as Love Synonym #2: Right for Us) is the second part of the debut extended play by South Korean singer Wonho. It was released by Highline Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on February 26, 2021. Its lead single is "Lose".

Background and release

Wonho initially announced an upcoming EP in 2020 and performed a song "Flash" at his online concert in September 2020. ^[1] The title and the release date were confirmed in February 2021. ^[2] It is the continuation of the series started by his first EP. ^[3]

A music video for "Lose" was released on the same day as the EP. It was also released in two language versions; English and Korean. For the song "Ain't About You", Wonho collaborated with singer-songwriter Kiiara. ^[4] For the song "Weneed", Wonho released a special video through his personal YouTube channel on his birthday; the song is named in reference to Wonho's fanbase "Wenee". ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	[6]

Ruby C of NME gave the EP four stars, saying that it "seems to have found a well-balanced equilibrium in both sound and vibe". ^[6] P. Claire Dodson described the EP for Teen Vogue as "a delightful, concise EP, especially on tracks like "WENEED", a pretty soft-pop hit with a power-pop chorus that highlights [Wonho's] smooth vocals". ^[7]

Critic's lists

Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work and rank

Critic/publication	List	Work	Rank	Ref.
Song
Dazed	The Best K-pop Tracks of 2021	"Lose"	29	[8]

Track listing

Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Lose"	Wonho Brother Su	Noah Conrad Tony Ferrari Roland Spreckley	Wonho Stereo14	3:07
2.	"Devil"	153/Joombas I Jin-gyeong Geum Seong-sik	153/Joombas I Jin-gyeong	153/Joombas I Jin-gyeong Geum Seong-sik	3:24
3.	"Best Shot"	Wonho Savage House Gang An Seon-yong	Wonho Savage House Gang An Seon-yong	Wonho Savage House Gang An Seon-yong	3:16
4.	"Weneed"	Wonho Savage House Gang An Seon-yong	Wonho Savage House Gang An Seon-yong	Wonho Savage House Gang An Seon-yong	3:14
5.	"Ain't About You" (featuring Kiiara)	Frequency for Freq Show Music, Inc.	Bryan Fryzel Elizabeth Lowell Boland Brandon Treyshun Campbell		3:24
6.	"Flash"	Wonho 1Hz Vendors Brother Su	Wonho 1Hz Vendors Brother Su	Wonho 1Hz Vendors Brother Su	3:38
7.	"Lose" (English version)	Noah Conrad Tony Ferrari Roland Spreckley	Noah Conrad		3:06
8.	"Outro: And"		Wonho Savage House Gang	Wonho Savage House Gang	1:34
Total length:					24:43

Charts

Album

Weekly charts Chart (2021) Peak position Chart performance for Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 27 South Korean Albums (Gaon) [10] 2

Monthly chart Chart performance for Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us Chart (2021) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon) [11] 5

Songs

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Lose" Chart (2021) Peak position South Korea (Gaon) [a] 16 US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 5

Chart performance for "Ain't About You" Chart (2021) Peak position US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [13] 18

Chart performance for "Devil" Chart (2021) Peak position US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [13] 22

Chart performance for "Weneed" Chart (2021) Peak position US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [13] 23

Chart performance for "Flash" Chart (2021) Peak position US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [13] 25

Certification and sales

Certification and sales for Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
South Korea	—	105,084 [14]
Japan	—	2,275 [9]

Release history

Release history and formats for Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	February 26, 2021	CD digital download streaming	Highline Entertainment Kakao M
Various		Digital download streaming

See also

• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts

Notes

1. "Lose" did not enter on the Digital Chart but appeared on the component Download Chart. ^[12]

References

1. Jeong, Hee-yeon (September 27, 2020). "[단독] 원호 연내 컴백…약 3달 만에 새 앨범 발표". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020– via Naver.
2. Hwang, Hye-jin (February 3, 2021). 원호, 26일 새 앨범 ‘Right for Us’ 발매 확정…5개월만 컴백(공식). Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021– via Naver.
3. Ackroyd, Stephen (February 26, 2021). "Wonho has released his new solo mini-album, 'Love Synonym #2: Right for Us'". Dork . Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
4. Muttoo, Ambika (February 26, 2021). "K-pop megastar Wonho is all heart". GQ India . Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
5. Kim, Ji-hye (March 2, 2021). 원호, 생일 기념 'WENEED' 스페셜 클립 공개..팬들 위한 깜짝 선물. K-pop Herald . Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Naver.
6. C, Ruby (February 26, 2021). "Wonho – 'Love Synonym #2: Right For Us' review: a love letter to all the fans who stood by him". NME . Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
7. Dodson, P. Claire (February 26, 2021). "Chloe x Halle, Wonho, and Noname: Best New Music Friday". Teen Vogue . Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
8. Glasby, Taylor (December 20, 2021). "The Best K-pop Tracks of 2021". Dazed . Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
9. 週間 アルバムランキング - 2021年03月15日付 [Weekly Album Ranking for March 15, 2021]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
10. "2021년 09주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
11. "2021년 02월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
12. 2021년 10주차 Download Chart [Week 10 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
13. "World Digital Song Sales Chart for the week of March 13, 2021". Billboard . Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
14. 2021년 상반기 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.