Shared Spark by Flashup

We've always been about turning that wild, fizzing energy into something you can blast loud. But with *Shared Spark*, we wanted to try something a little different. It’s like, you know that quiet moment right before the school bell rings, or when you’re messing with the dimmer switch in your room—not quite dark, not quite bright? That's kinda where this album lives. It's still Flashup, full of ultra-glossy hooks, those sweet-and-bitey vocals, and all the punchy 808s and fizzy synths you expect. But this time, everything feels... calmer. More airy, maybe. We even let some of those improv ad-libs and live-feel harmonies from our late-night group chats stay in, almost like you’re right there with us, figuring things out.

The whole album is a journey, really. From the nervous quiet right before we stepped on a stage for the first time, to trying to figure out what ‘power’ even means when everyone’s got an opinion—labels, algorithms, even just who gets to lead the friend group. We started seeing our whole afterschool world as symbols. Like, classroom seats aren't just seats; they’re about choosing where you listen. Or how sometimes you feel pulled in a million directions, like magnets, until you realize the strongest pull is the one from your crew, your chosen family.

The core of it all? Trust. We really explored what ‘soft power’ could be. Like our song, "Soft Power," where that calm, head-nod groove just carries a whole stadium. We want you to feel that, that big sky in your chest, and realize gentleness can be just as strong as shouting. When you raise your VR lightsticks and the screen brightens, that’s not just an AR filter—that's what trust feels like. And near the end, we strip it all back, down to a heartbeat, and whisper-chant "Hold the charge, share the spark." That moment is for you, Ampers, for us to sing together. It’s the loudest thing we do, but it’s done quietly, together.

We think *Shared Spark* is a pretty honest look at what being a teen means right now—that quiet strength, the kind that can move mountains without making a sound. It's about finding agency not by yelling, but by trusting each other, by figuring out your own map of how things work. You’ll see that in our photobooks, these "power maps" we made, and how our sticky-note stages rearrange nightly. We’re pushing against the idea that everything has to be loud to matter. Maybe ordinary K-Pop can be revolutionary in its own way, just by being real about what it feels like to grow up, together.

Five boys, five million dreams. We're FLASHUP – your next obsession blending silky vocals, rapid-fire rap and killer moves that'll live rent-free in your head. Join our Amper fam for the wildest ride in K-pop!