The group LIGHTSUM announces the birth of a warm "Gen Z balladeer" as its first unit.
Sanga, Chowon and Juhyun of LIGHTSUM (Sanga, Chowon, Nayoung, Hina, Juhyun, Yujeong) will release the digital single "Beautiful and painful (Sanga, Chowon, Juhyun)" on the 15th. This single, marking LIGHTSUM's first unit activity since debut, has been attracting attention even before its release.
LIGHTSUM, loved for energetic music and performances, will showcase a different color from the group through a unit composed of Sanga, Chowon and Juhyun. Led by Chowon, a skilled vocalist, and adding the emotional voices of Sanga and Juhyun, they embark on a "rediscovery of LIGHTSUM" centered on vocals.
Sanga, Chowon and Juhyun, who serve respectively as rapper, main vocalist and dancer in LIGHTSUM, early on earned a reputation as a "trustworthy listening combo" after their cover video of "Golden," the OST for last year's Netflix film K-pop: Demon Hunters, surpassed 8 million views. The three members, who showed new possibilities, are this time expected to deliver a weighty aftertaste with a ballad.
The new single announced by Sanga, Chowon and Juhyun reinterprets BTOB's signature hit "Beautiful and painful." It blends the deep resonance of the original with LIGHTSUM's delicate sensibility over acoustic guitar melodies. Attention is focused on whether LIGHTSUM's warm winter rendition of "Beautiful and painful" will succeed on the charts again following the original hit.
LIGHTSUM's first unit—Sanga, Chowon and Juhyun—will release the digital single "Beautiful and painful (Sanga, Chowon, Juhyun)" at 6 p.m. on the 15th via various online music sites.
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