Love Synonym Pt.1: Right for Me (stylized as Love Synonym #1: Right for Me) is the first part of the debut extended play by South Korean singer Wonho. It was released by Highline Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on September 4, 2020.
The EP was announced on August 9, 2020 as Wonho's first solo project, following his departure from Monsta X on October 31, 2019. It contains a total of eight tracks, in both Korean and English.[1][2]
It was preceded by the English-language single "Losing You", digitally pre-released on August 14, together with an accompanying music video.[3] The lead single "Open Mind" received a simultaneous release alongside the EP on September 4; it was also accompanied by a music video.[4]
His participation in the writing, arrangement, and composition of many of the songs on the EP garnered praise for his overall musicality, as well as his diversity of style.[5][6][7] In addition, the EP's bilingual songs and the participation of several international producers in its creation were noted as contributing to its global appeal.[4][8][9]
It debuted at number one on the weekly Gaon Album Chart for the period of August 30 – September 5,[10] and at number six on the monthly album chart for September with 143,655 copies sold.[11]
^Jo, Yeon-kyung (August 8, 2020). "´솔로 컴백´ 원호, 오피셜 로고 기습 공개" ['Solo comeback' Wonho reveals official logo surprise]. Sports Daily (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Moon, Wan-sik (September 4, 2020). "원호, 오늘(4일) 데뷔 앨범 'Love Synonym' 韓美 동시발매..본격 솔로 도약" [Wonho, today (4th) debut album 'Love Synonym' simultaneously released in Korea and America..]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Naver.
^Shim, Eon-kyung (August 14, 2020). "널 위해서라면 죽을 수도"..솔로로 돌아온 원호의 진심 'Losing You' [한낮의 신곡] ["If it's for you, I could die".. Wonho's sincerity 'Losing You' returned as a solo [new song in the midday]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Shim, Eon-kyung (August 14, 2020). "널 위해서라면 죽을 수도"..솔로로 돌아온 원호의 진심 'Losing You' [한낮의 신곡] ["If it's for you, I could die"... Wonho's sincerity'Losing You' returned as a solo [new song in the midday]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^Gong, Mi-na (September 4, 2020). "솔로로 돌아온 원호, 매혹적 새 출발 'Open Mind'[12시★카페]" [Wonho returns to solo, a fascinating new start'Open Mind' [12 o'clock cafe]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^Shim, Eon-kyung (September 8, 2020). "원호, 솔로 데뷔 관전 포인트 3 #첫 미니앨범 #글로벌 프로듀서 #퍼포먼스" [Wonho, Watching Solo Debut Point 3 #First Mini Album #Global Producer #Performance]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^Ji, Min-kyung (September 5, 2020). "'솔로 데뷔' 원호, 월드와이드 아이튠즈 앨범 차트 1위..글로벌 인기 입증 [종합]" ['Solo Debut' Wonho, No. 1 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart..Proof of Global Popularity [General]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
^Jeong, An-ji (September 7, 2020). 원호, 월드 와이드 앨범 차트 1위→아이튠즈 20개국 1위 "글로벌 대세 입증" [Wonho, No. 1 on the World Wide Album Chart → No. 1 in 20 countries on iTunes "Proof of the global trend"]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Naver.
