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Love poem - Album Introduction and Song Introductions

ALBUM INTRODUCTION

There's no correct answer to all literature, but the type of literature that offers the most freedom for interpretation are poems.

As long as the creator has invested pure sincerity in it, regardless of the form it takes, everything in it becomes poetic.

As someone who feels uneasy to use expressions like 'poet', 'art', 'inspiration' or 'literary work', which sound somehow awkward coming from my mouth, I brazenly titled my album 'Love poem' and the reason why I don't feel ashamed about it at all is that the album contains all my pure feelings.

IU's 5th mini-album [Love poem] has been released. The song with the same name, 'Love poem', was released on 1st November previously and swept the music charts by ranking 1st, raising anticipation for this album.

This mini-album has 6 tracks in total, with all the lyrics written by IU, 2 songs that IU was involved in composing and IU also took on the role of the album producer once again.

The team of composers comprises Lee Min-soo, Lee Jong-hoon, Lee Chae-gyu, Kim Je-hwi, Kim Hee-won and others who have collaborated with IU on her title songs and hit songs and greatly influenced IU's music career. At the same time, they can be considered partners who have contributed to IU's music identity.

From electro pop-rock to blues, ethnic fantasy and other genres, the album contains uniqueness and narrative feelings. On top of that, Korea's top musicians such as Hong So-jin and Jukjae were involved in the arrangement and instrumentals for the album production.

After the song introduction for the pre-release track 'Love poem', which became a hot issue, through the introduction and annotations for each song below, the listener would be able to become more immersed in the emotions for the songs.

SONG INTRODUCTIONS

01 unlucky

Composed by Kim Je-hwi

Lyrics by IU

Arranged by Kim Je-hwi

Chorus by IU, Kim Je-hwi and Kim Hee-won

The moment when I heard a radio DJ say this after spending days thinking hard about the title for this song that I wrote long ago.

The moment someone not close to or special to me casually dropped this remark and provided the answer to what I had been on my mind for a long time.

The moment something I had never once questioned betrayed me.

The moment I met someone that I forced myself to go out to meet and ended up having to continue doing so for a long time in future.

There are moments that the exquisiteness of it, like a sophisticated joke, brings me laughter and there are also moments that I become miserable in an instant because of my angry and dejected emotions.

Like a fool, becoming angry easily every time, yet filled with anticipation (Note: for what will happen next), I wanted to capture those restless emotions of mine in this cheerful melody.

I have mentioned before in interviews that when I was young, my motto was "I am a lucky person". Unable to stay young forever, currently I don't really hope for good luck. That's because I'II be treading carefully step by step, when I happen to come across some luck and just as I reach out my hand to grab it on the offbeat, I wobble as I lose my balance and that doesn't look cool. Actually nowadays, when I happen to look back at my younger days, I hope that even if I pick out all my lucky moments, there's still quite a lot left in my life.

If the last track on my album, 'Love poem', is a song to carefully send my support to someone I love, the first track on my album, 'unlucky', is a message of support that I am singing to myself.

Together with the 'musician's idol', composer Kim Je-hwi, whom IU has worked before on multiple successful projects, this song is of a light and sophisticated pop genre. Just like IU, who likes the chorus (backup vocals) track enough to refer to herself as a ‘chorus lover’, the witty and unique chorus harmony in the song is a joy to listen to.

02 그 사람 (The Visitor)

Composed by IU

Lyrics by IU

Arranged by Jukjae

Chorus by IU

The story of 'A Visitor' who appears suddenly and leaves after staying for a while, like a guest.

A self-composed song by lU, it is a modern blues music with 3 beat rhythm that she has never experimented with before.

Also, unlike her other songs which are clean and neat and keep the vocal techniques to a minimum, IU used a groove style vibrato as well as banding, which are new for her.

With the talented arrangement by musician Jukjae, it was made more interesting than the blues genre that may be unfamiliar to the general public.

03 Blueming TITLE

Composed by Lee Jong-hoon, Lee Chae-gyu and IU

Lyrics by IU

Arranged by Lee Jong-hoon and Lee Chae-gyu

Of all the songs with love as the theme for their lyrics, my favorite is Shim Su-bong seonsaengnim's 'One Million Roses' to express the end result of a love without any feelings of hate using a rose, that to me, is more poetic and beautiful than any other metaphor.

The period of time that I bloomed the most roses within a short time span is right after falling in love.

Right before confessing my feelings, when I use all the expressions in the whole world to express my feelings towards someone candidly, just short of that one crucial phrase. When I feel like each vibration on my phone is like a relentless earthquake. When each sentence I say without filtering becomes a love poem. I spill out unfamiliar sentences that I wonder whether are really coming from me. During this time, to the extent of having the confidence to effortlessly bloom a million roses, I'm overflowing with love.

With the blue roses that are just like my (speech bubble) color in our chat window, the 'miracle' of the meaning behind the rose and the end result that seems like an 'impossibility'; l am filled with the conviction that I will be able to bloom a million roses this time round.

Although I've never succeeded even once.

Making a comeback after 'Twenty-three', this is an electro pop-rock song by Lee Jong-hoon, Lee Chae-gyu and IU, with a lively sound and displays balanced teamwork. The piece is a unique result of individual synth sources and a dynamic band sound. The MV was produced by NAIVE Production with a trendy style of directing.

04 시간의 바깥 (above the time)

Composed by Lee Min-soo

Lyrics by IU

Arranged by Lee Min-soo

Chorus by IU

What happened to the two children 8 years ago who promised to meet each other in the future and parted ways?

As one of the main characters in this drama, I wanted to become the lyricist this time to complete their story.

I thought for a while about where they should meet after waiting for each other for a long time. Then I wondered about freeing them from the restraints of time which I felt sorry had tied them down for a long time, so they could be above the time. Meeting each other once again after traveling a long distance, they put behind their past and savor the moment in the present, as they look into each others' eyes and dance till they're out of breath.

Even after this song ends, they'd probably still be dancing away.

It's just that it's somewhere outside of time.

Somewhere outside of this story, which we will never be able to find out.

This is an ‘Ethnic fantasy’ song that IU collaborated with composer Lee Min-soo on, 5 years after 'Red Shoes' and in order to bring back the emotions from back then, the male actor in the 'You and I' MV, Lee Hyun-woo returned to the MV again. Ever since the teaser was released, fans who recalled what the two of them were like 8 years ago, were filled with great anticipation.

05 자장가 (Lullaby)

Composed by Kim Hee-won

Lyrics by IU

Arranged by Hong So-jin

This is a song I wrote lyrics for, using Kim Jong-gwan's short film 'Walking at Night' (Persona) that I acted in last year as a motif. I felt that a 'dream that I would forget the moment I wake up' was a fresh idea that I liked. While acting as Ji-eun in the short film, I kept thinking about whether those 'moments that the person will not be able to remember' have meaning for existence.

I wrote these lyrics not from the point-of-view of the person having this dream, but from the point-of-view of the person entering someone else's dream. The song is about entering someone's dream which they will forget and finally singing a lullaby to lull the person you love to sleep before leaving.

An R&B song composed by Through the Night composer, rookie musician Kim Hee-won, with minimal piano accompaniment and filled by IU's voice, the sounds full of emotions leaves you completely immersed in the song.

06 Love poem

Composed by Lee Jong-hoon

Lyrics by IU

Arranged by Hong So-jin, Jukjae

Special Chorus by Ha Dong Qn

“Even human altruism is based on self-centredness."

It's difficult to watch someone you love become isolated and all alone.

Those words of support and consolation that I quickly offered, because it was too painful for me to sit and watch and do nothing.. I was under the false impression that my actions were entirely for that person's sake.

I still can't help interfering when I see my people having a hard time.

I've come to realize though, that my actions are not entirely out of consideration or to serve as consolation for the person, but my own ardent desire to see that person lead a peaceful life instead.

As someone making such a brazen request, I will keep my wishes to a minimum, that you will listen to this love poem, that you will keep breathing.

No one can carry someone else's life (T/N: take responsibility for them) forever. But if both are headed in the same direction, they can walk together no matter how long the distance.

Also, if someone only learns to steal (T/N: idiom which means "old habits die hard"), I can sing as much as possible for the people whom I love.

Just like all the poems I've received from the world throughout my singing career, I'm diligently writing poems filled with sincerity.

I hope we can continue to take turns to listen to each others' poems, taking big and small breaths and live on.

This is a rock song that goes well with the pop-like melody characteristic of Lee Jong-hoon composer, IU’s music partner who has always been working with her, combined with a vivid band sound.

With an arrangement by Hong So-jin and performance by Jukjae, together with IU’s band (Hong So-jin, Jukjae, Choi In-sung, Kim Seung-ho), the quality of the song is even higher.

Also, the voice of IU’s talented senior, singer Ha Dong Qn, who has been showing special camaraderie with her, adds a deeper meaning to the message of the song.

Translated by IUteamstarcandy

Source: Melon

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a late observation about Epic: The Musical but is it intentional that Odysseus’ name isn’t said or sung aloud once for eight (8) songs straight, until he says it himself at the end of “Remember Them”?

Eurylochus and Polites exclusively call him “Captain” and “my friend��, Zeus and Athena address him in a kind of “hey you” sort of way, “Warrior of the Mind” has Athena ask Odysseus’ name and he dodges with “you first”. maybe it’s just a byproduct of his name being difficult to fit into songs, but idk, I think it’s kind of neat that Odysseus giving his name to Polyphemus doubles as him giving it to the audience, too.

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[TRANS] Last Fantasy Album and Song Introductions

ALBUM INTRODUCTION

IU, who filled the whole world with ‘Good Day’ last year, is finally coming back with a new album for her fans. IU's new album [Last Fantasy] is a full-length album that she has released 2 years after her 1st album [Growing Up] and this album was produced by Cho Young-chul, who created the ‘IU Syndrome’ last year. Producer Cho Young-chul focused on approaching and expressing IU's musicality in more diverse ways through this album.

The meaning behind the title of the new album, [Last Fantasy], is that the album depicts all the thoughts, imaginations, and fantasies of IU as she looks upon the beginning of her 20s, in this moment at the end of her teenage years and the album contains various sides of IU that music fans want from her through her songs. This 2nd full-length album, which contains a total of 13 songs, attracts much attention with the participation of the best musicians and composers in Korea. Musicians who need no further explanation, including Kim Kwang-jin, Yoon Sang, Jung Jae-hyung, Lee Juck, Kim Hyung-seok, Jung Suk-won, Kim Hyun-chul, Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Min-soo, Corinne Bailey Rae, G. Gorilla, and Ra.D, all participated in IU's full-length album.

As this is IU’s first full-length album in a long time, she put in all her efforts and sincerity from many different angles, to make the album more perfect. In addition to putting her own self-composed song on the album, IU participated in writing the lyrics for a number of songs, showing a more mature side to her musical sensibility and carefully considered what the right tone would be for each song, as she did her best to improve the completion of the album.

First of all, the first track, ‘Secret’, is the work of composer Jung Suk-won, showing intense charm as a song that opens the door to IU’s second full-length album. Featuring an arrangement that emphasizes a clear story development and contrast, the song begins with IU's clear tone and a lyrical melody, then develops gradually with vocals that become more powerful and the grand sound of rock opera. Standing at the center of the song, IU showed powerful vocals that led all the music with her. The second track, ‘Sleeping Prince’, is the work of Yoon Sang, a composer who brought out IU's deep emotions with ‘Only I Didn't Know’. This song, which was brought to life again with an innocent charm that only IU can show, allows the listener to experience clear and bright emotions as if one were watching a fairytale. Just like how composer Yoon Sang felt that it was fortunate that IU sang this song when she was a teenager, IU's cute vocals and the warm arrangement meet to produce this high-quality song.

The third track, ‘Holding a Star in My Heart’ is a song by Kim Kwang-jin that conveys a deep sound that cannot be described with words. IU's vocals that sound like she is calmly reciting the song, together with the slow-flowing melodies, give a comforting feeling and Kim Kwang-jin's voice at the end of the song is touching to hear. The song, infused deeply with composer Kim Kwang-jin’s unique emotions, appeals to different generations. The fourth track, ‘YOU&I’, the title track of this second full-length album, is a collaboration between composer Lee Min-soo and lyricist Kim Eana, who created ‘Good Day’, and conveys IU's diverse emotions and upgraded musicality. ‘YOU&I’ is a song that once again showcases the charm of IU's vocals, with a mysterious and strange concept of a teenage girl who travels through time into the future. With a composition that crosses minor and major chords, a musical arrangement that stands out with its colorful and fantasy-like feeling of real sound using instruments rarely found in pop songs such as harp and horn, the song also allows you to experience IU's diverse vocal expression ability.

The fifth track, ‘Wallpaper Pattern’ is the work of composer Yoon Jong-shin, which shows IU's subtle emotions. It is a song that combines lyrical melodies with IU's warm tone and IU's interpretation of the song stands out as she perfectly interprets poetic lyrics that express ordinary emotions experienced in our daily lives. In particular, composer Jung Suk-won participated in the arrangement, giving it a more detailed sound. IU's song of encouragement for all the uncles in the world! The sixth track is ‘Uncle’ with composer Lee Juck. This song was completed with a discussion between IU and Lee Juck and IU's ‘aegyo’ (cute) tone captures the hearts of uncles along with the bouncy melody of the song. Lee Juck's rap made by IU's forced(?) request and IU's shout-out to her uncles are highlights to pay attention to in the song.

‘Wisdom Tooth’ is the work of composer G.Gorilla, who is loved by fans for his unique emotions, and is a song about the heart of a girl who suffered the heartache of her first love. As it is her first love, IU participated in writing the lyrics, to express more strongly the heartache from the perspective of a teenager in a pure and fun way and IU actually wrote the lyrics of the song after talking to her mother, expressing her honest feelings. ‘Everything's Alright’, the eighth track with a fast tempo and exciting feeling, is the work of composer Kim Hyun-chul. The song, which depicts the cold atmosphere of fighting with a lover, brings out that atmosphere by combining the warm sound of the actual performance and the harmony of IU and composer Kim Hyun-chul, who also featured in the song, and has a charm to it that leaves a lasting impression.

The ninth track, ‘Last Fantasy’, is the work of composer Kim Hyung-suk, and sounds even larger in scale than you would imagine a movie soundtrack to sound like. This song, which contains the grandeur of the 50-member orchestra, is a grand song that lasts more than six minutes and overwhelms its listeners. It is an impressive song that expresses IU's present state at the end of her teenage years with lyrics that ask someone to hold her hand so that she doesn’t fall into her dream when she opens the door to reality. The tenth track, ‘Teacher’ is by composer Ra.D, which IU also participated in writing the lyrics for. It is a song customized for IU from the start and a lot of time was invested in writing the lyrics to include all kinds of thoughts and concerns that 19-year-old IU had. The calm acoustic sound and emotional vocals of IU and Ra.D are combined to complete the charming song.

The eleventh track, ‘The Abandoned’, is a self-composed song written by IU. ‘The Abandoned’, which gives the feeling of a deep darkness, is a song that IU has worked on for a long time, and goes contrary to the bright side of herself that she has shown so far. This self-composed song by IU brings out her deep inner emotions that we never imagined her to have, instilling another kind of expectation from her fans with regard to her potential. The twelfth track, ‘4AM’, is a song by British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, with lyrics written by IU and the song was completed with a collaborative effort between the two. The lyrics draw attention with their depiction of the unstable emotions at 4 a.m. and IU's deep vocals that she has not shown before allows the song leave an impression on the listener. IU sang this song by Corinne Bailey Rae, a musician she has said she loves the most since her debut, and that makes the song mean a lot to IU.

The finale of the full-length album, ‘L'amant’, is a song that allows the listener to experience the musical emotions of composer Jung Jaehyung as they are, through his work. IU’s mournful and thick vocals that flow through the sorrowful jazz melody add to the flair of the song. This song, which was fully completed with IU’s song interpretation ability, is a song that allows us to imagine the future of IU who shows that she can pull off a variety of genres. IU's second full-length album can be said to be a record that will remind the digital music generation of the ‘value of the album’ just by the team of participating musicians and the high quality of the songs. Let us all listen to the ‘charm of music’ that IU, who is highly anticipated by fans for her musical ability that combines musicality and popular appeal, will present through this album.

Translated by IUteamstarcandy

Source: Melon

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🎤🤠 Uniting the Beats and Boots: A Musical Adventure! 🎵🌟

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Here, I'll be your trusty guide, dishing out scrumptious album reviews that'll make your taste buds tingle. 🍔🎶 We'll break down every song, from the sizzling beats to the soulful melodies, discovering the hidden gems and storytelling masterpieces along the way.

Picture this: 📸 I'll take you on a wild ride through the dazzling bars breakdowns, uncovering the true essence of poetic artistry in every verse. 📝💫 We'll dissect the metaphors, unravel the wordplay, and savor the emotions that resonate deep within our hearts.

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So, whether you're a seasoned hip-hop head, a boot-stomping cowpoke, or just a curious soul looking to explore the best of both worlds, this blog is tailor-made for you! 🎩🎵 Together, we'll embark on a melodic journey like no other, celebrating the power of music to bridge gaps and bring us all together. 🌟🤝

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