Singer-songwriter Shin Seung-hoon has returned with an even deeper sensibility.
At 6 p.m. on the 10th, Shin Seung-hoon's 12th full-length album SINCERELY MELODIES pre-release title track She Was was released on various music streaming sites.
She Was is a tribute song Shin Seung-hoon offers to fans who have been with him for the past 35 years. As a poignant yet tender Shin Seung-hoon-style traditional ballad, composer Seo Jeong-jin, who has worked with Shin Seung-hoon for a long time, and lyricist Kim Ji-hyang, who worked on Park Hyo-shin's "Wild Flower," also stepped in to support and raised the song's completeness.
The song contains a message of consolation for those who live by always sacrificing themselves in the name of love, from girl to lady, from lady to mother. Shin Seung-hoon added sincerity by participating directly in composition and lyrics.
"Did the girl who shyly talked about her dreams have those dreams come true", "The woman who chattered about even the smallest things with a bright smile, where is she now" — such lyrics inevitably bring to mind "mothers" who devoted half their lives for their children. As you savor Shin Seung-hoon's voice, which sings quietly and plainly as if telling a story, along with the lyrics, a poignant feeling that seems to soothe the heart wells up.
The music video, boosted by actor Moon So-ri, who is considered a "national actress," elevates the song's emotion. In the music video, Moon So-ri looks at traces of "mother" left throughout the home and recalls memories of when she was a "daughter." Moon So-ri's reddened eyes as she remembers a mother's now-unavailable affection and warmth remind viewers of the devotion and love of mothers, which had been taken for granted like an ordinary part of daily life.
Moon So-ri vividly portrayed the emotional line from someone's daughter to someone's mother with a single expression and without a single line of dialogue. The phrase that "a mother was also someone's daughter," though clichéd, again makes one chew over what many call a "tear button." With Shin Seung-hoon's voice added, the emotion multiplies.
In particular, She Was is special in that it expresses Shin Seung-hoon's gratitude to fans who have been with him for more than 30 years. While Shin Seung-hoon established himself as a "national singer," his fans also grew over the long years. For fans who were teenage girls and who shared school memories with Shin Seung-hoon, She Was will be an unparalleled comfort and consolation.
Meanwhile, following the pre-release of She Was, Shin Seung-hoon plans to continue the lingering impression by releasing the 12th full-length album SINCERELY MELODIES at 6 p.m. on the 23rd. Like the album title, which means "melodies completed from the heart," expectations are building as Shin Seung-hoon participated in producing and composing all the tracks, heralding the birth of a well-made album that showcases his musical abilities.
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