Justin Bieber’s Seasons: 9 Revelations From The First Four Episodes

1. 
   
   His first album in four years is coming very, very soon.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Soon after a short intro to the series from Bieber, the opening episode flashes back to last spring. As soon as “May 2019” shows up onscreen, the words “9 months up until album release” appear underneath it. If that’s true, Bieber’s forthcoming fifth studio album should be arriving in February. As in, next month! JB has nevertheless to formally announce a release date, although he did host a listening party in L.A. Last week, and he also teased the dates January 27, 28, 29, and February 14 prior to the Seasons premiere. Beliebers, you’re going hope to be on high alert for the next couple weeks.
   
   
   
   
   



2. 
   
   His Coachella appearance with Ariana Grande was a major turning point for him.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Remember any time Bieber hopped onstage while in his pal Ari’s headlining Coachella efficiency last year? He might have looked all cool and casual while performing “Sorry” for the crowd, although according to his close friend Ryan Good, he was not sure whether or not it was the correct time for him to return to the stage. Ultimately, though, the appearance inspired him to get back to work and kickstart his fifth album era.
   
   
   
   
   



3. 
   
   His new music sounds well worth the wait.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   for now, “Yummy” is the only (scrumptious) single Bieber has shared in anticipation of his Purpose follow-up, however Seasons whets our appetites for more new tuneage. In one scene, Justin and Hailey jam out to a new track in the vehicle, with the singer beaming as he sings, “And I fly out / Fly out to the east coast / I gotta keep the lights on / You know it.” The end of the opening episode ends with another as-yet-unreleased R&B track on which Bieber sings, “When you come around me / Do me like you miss me / although you’ve been with me / Let’s not miss out on each other."
   
   
   The subsequent episodes preview even more new tracks, including one where JB belts, “Sometimes it feels good to cry,” and another that finds him lamenting, “Never feeling good enough / All I ever did was let you down / Never understood why you stayed around.” Although it’s not all doom and gloom — in another scene from the studio, Bieber dances while listening to the playback of a loved-up track on which he sings, “Where you going? Don’t go far, love / Blessing sent to me, that’s what you are, love / Ride through life with me, hop in the vehicle, love.”
   
   
   
   
   



4. 
   
   There’s even a bilingual banger on the new album.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Good news for “Despacito” fans: Bieber’s back on his Spanish-singing grind! In one scene, we visualize him recording an energetic song called “La Bomba,” which features the lyric, “Say she wanna dance / To La Bomba.” “I don’t speak Spanish,” Bieber admitted later. “Singers are good at imitating, so I guess I’m just good at imitating? I can hear it and then just repeat it.”
   
   
   
   
   



5. 
   
   Hailey is her husband’s No. 1 fan.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   The singer’s partner is a big segment of Seasons — she pops up a number of times while in each episode, joking about how she’s “the muse” of Justin’s new album. The doc also features solo interviews with Hailey, where she admits she loves watching her S.O. In the studio. “I love watching him do what he’s so good at,” she says. “Even if it means me laying on the couch up until 3 or 4 in the morning binge watching TV shows and just being around. ... I feel at house wherever he is, so if he’s holed up in the studio, that feels like residence to me.”
   
   
   We even visualize footage of Hailey getting her partner to take his medications and zipping up the hyperbaric oxygen chamber where he naps. In his own interview, Bieber gushes, “Since I was young I habitually wanted to be wedded. I habitually wanted a family member. Nevertheless I didn’t know it would happen, so I’m really pumped about it. And I have the sickest chick in the game. She’s so awesome. ... Just the idea of stability is something I never really had growing up, and it’s something I’ve routinely wanted.”
   
   
   
   
   



6. 
   
   “Keep On Forgiving Me” and “Habitual” sound like two of the sweetest love songs.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   In episode four, we visualize footage of Bieber cutting a song called “Keep On Forgiving Me,” inspired by his wife’s admirable patience. “Every time I do something dumb, she forgives me,” Justin admits, later adding, “I think she’s the only one that can put up with me. For real.” The prior episode also previews a song called “Habitual,” which Justin called one of his favorites and which features the sweet lyric, “My love for you’s habitual.”
   
   
   The singer later admitted that having his spouse around the studio so often is a good nevertheless some days nerve-wracking thing. “I still get nervous with her in the room for some reason,” he mentioned. “It’s weird, I know, however she just makes me nervous because I love her so much and I want her to like my stuff. And it’s about her, also, so I’m singing about her. It’s a weird thing, nevertheless it’s awesome.”
   
   
   
   
   



7. 
   
   His close circle of collaborators has remained the same.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Episode three of the doc, “Making Magic,” zeroes in on tight-knit team Bieber makes music with, which, according to manager Scooter Braun, hasn’t changed much. His inner circle includes longtime producer and engineer Josh Gudwin, a “integral” piece of JB’s music, and also trusted songwriter Poo Bear, whom Bieber hails as “freakishly talented” and the person who can most accurately help him articulate his feelings.
   
   
   
   
   



8. 
   
   He was super humbled by a visit to his hometown.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   the initial episode follows Justin and Hailey to the singer’s hometown of Stratford, Ontario, which he says he hasn’t shown anyone since his 2011 documentary, Never Mention Never. The couple even visits the apartment where Bieber lived for 10 years as a little bit boy. “I’m pulling up in a Span Rover? Would’ve never thought that in a million years,” he muses, clearly humbled by the homecoming.
   
   
   
   
   



9. 
   
   Justin is entirely ready for his new era.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   “He’s earned the correct to do it in his own time,” Braun says at one point, describing Justin’s approach to album No. 5. It sounds like the singer’s return to music is happening entirely on his own terms and with minimal pressure — something we can visualize based on the timeline of the project. The doc shows footage of Bieber trial and error with different instruments and sounds from April to October 2019, suggesting he wasn’t in any sort of rush.
   
   
   “My life is changing a lot,” Bieber says at one point. “Getting wedded, getting back in the studio, talking about getting wedded. Just being creative with being in this new chapter. And being happy about what I’m doing and being in good space; a higher end headspace.” Bieber insists he’s more than willing to return to doing what he loves, saying, “I’m the perfect in the studio and on stage than I am anywhere else.”