After practically two years away as a solo artiste, Solar of Mamamoo returned with her first-ever EP, Face, on Wednesday night.
The singer-turned-soloist stated it took her some time to drop a new album as a result of she was initially “musically lost.”
She felt she had achieved all the pieces in phrases of being experimental whereas sprinkling in no matter she appreciated for her solo debut Spit it out.
But messages and assist from her followers helped the musician overcome her fears about how the general public and followers would react.
About her new mini-album, Solar stated all the pieces stemmed from the phrase “yong,” – the center syllable of her actual title “Kim Yong-sun.” The artist stated she needed to remain related to herself and her roots.
Photo: RBW“The Chinese characters of my real name translate into fresh face, so I wanted to meld in the word ‘face’ for my new album,” she stated in a bunch interview Tuesday. The musician everybody was distinctive in their very own means, which is why all of them look totally different.
“I wanted to meld in my beliefs and thoughts about beauty in general, by saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the most important beholder is yourself,” the singer stated when requested about why she determined to make use of the tagline “people don’t know they are beautiful” for her new album.
Beauty emanates from inside, the singer stated, and other people ought to rejoice in being unique in phrases of accepting who they’re.
The singer stated the 2 album cowl photos – with the singer wearing yellow in a single and white within the different – have been an try to precise differing types of magnificence and faces.
But when it comes all the way down to it, she positively prefers yellow.
“I think the color carries cuteness, energy and positivity,” she stated. “I think the biggest reason why people like me is because of my confidence and the positive image I have.”
The artist stated she hoped her album would assist individuals cope with the stress to reside as much as society’s magnificence requirements, which faucet into individuals’s deepest insecurities.
“I curated the list of my five-song package with positivity and happiness. Hopefully, people would be able to enjoy my album during the spring,” she stated.
Musically, the album places a new twist on Solar’s traditional type. She described Honey as a “cute song with fluffy tunes that matches the spring season and music that could comfort people.”
“I had a specific role in Mamamoo. For example, I would mostly be in charge of singing high notes, and people would be surprised if I sang in a low-tone voice. I think I never had a chance to start the song with my voice when I sang in a group,” she stated, reminiscing about how she determined to department out to a unique facet of her.
“The whole recording for this track was tricky because it felt weird singing this kind of song. But I’m satisfied with the outcome, and I wish to show that Solar as a soloist could also have this kind of musical traits tailored to her.”
The songstress stated she additionally took a leap of religion by itemizing herself as a composer and lyricist for the primary time. She wrote the phrases to Honey, in addition to Raw and Chap Chap. Big Booty is Solar’s first-ever self-penned monitor.
“Some of the tracks were written several years ago, and it’s a song I’ve performed before during my concerts. I’ve always wanted to list them on my album, and they were on the top of my list for ‘Face.’ I’m proud and curious about how people will find them,” she added.
Also, Solar echoed her stance that she plans to point out that she is “diverse” via her newest print.
“It’s been almost eight years since I got my foot in the door, but I want to hear people tell me I could do a certain music style and show that I still have more to show (as a solo musician). And I would be more than happy if people would find me and my music as something new.” – The Korea Herald/Asia News Network
