The Land of Fantasy

The Land of Fantasy is the third studio album by South Korean indie rock band Jannabi. It was released on July 28, 2021, through Peponi Music, distributed by Kakao Entertainment, and produced by Choi Jung-hoon. The album features a total of thirteen tracks, including the lead single "I Know Where The Rainbow Has Fallen."

Background and release
On July 22, Peponi Music announced that Jannabi will be releasing its third studio album, "The Land of Fantasy: Captain Giorbo and the Old-Fashioned Heroes" (The Land of Fantasy), on July 28. The band has been giving hints about the album's atmosphere by revealing a part of the lyrics from each of the songs along with illustrations through the group's official social media accounts. Peponi Music explained that the title track "I Know Where the Rainbow Has Fallen" is “a ballad song that will cool off the hot summer weather.”

On July 23, the band released a stop motion animation teaser for their album through the official YouTube channels of the band and 1theK Originals. In the video, there is a man who contemplates for a long time at his desk before deciding to go pick the stars from the sky, only to be shot down by an arrow. This storytelling was enhanced by the orchestral background music, raising viewers' concentration levels. The video further raised prospective listeners' curiosity about what other stories are left to be told and what music Jannabi has prepared to bring to the stage. From July 25 to July 27, the behind-the-scenes footage and the title track's music video snippet were released on the same channels. On July 28, the title track's full music video was released on the same channels.

Reception
Their repertoire expanded to include a broad variety of music styles with their third full-length album. Described as an album that revealed the "virtues that rock music of the past has sought after," it resembled a musical drama while embedding progressive rock's ambition to become more colorful and grander. The album, with a storyline, showcased their "complete musical freedom" from the success of previous works and explored genres such as baroque pop and rock opera. Korean Indie commented that upon first listen, the album "feels slightly off-kilter," but upon further listens, "it appears as much more and emphasizes both the potential and genuine quality the band has lyrically and compositionally." Kim Sung-yup of IZM said that The Land of Fantasy has an unfamiliar grammar that is not easily found in music these days while not missing the message that allows people to communicate with the artist and the feast of public-friendly sounds, drawing the public to the stage of the show led by the band. South Korean online magazine Tonplein named The Land of Fantasy "The Best Album of 2021" and "The Best Rock Album of 2021." The album was also nominated for "Best Modern Rock Album" in 2022 by the Korean Music Awards. Commercially, the album peaked at number 6 on the Gaon Album Chart and sold more than 13,700 copies as of January 2022.

Track listing
All lyrics are written by Choi Jung-hoon. All tracks are composed and arranged by Choi Jung-hoon, Kim Do-hyung and Kwon Ji-soo.

Notes


 * "Farewell to Arms! + Hymn for the Cradle" are stylized as "FAREWELL TO ARMS! + hymn for the cradle"
 * "Bluebird, Spread Your Wings!" are stylized as "Bluebird, Spread your wings!"