Singer Hwasa (HWASA) shared her own thoughts ahead of the release of her new song "So Cute" today (the 9th).
Hwasa will release "So Cute" on various music streaming sites at 6 p.m. on the 9th and make her comeback. It is her first comeback in about six months since "Good Goodbye," released on Oct. 15 last year, which became a mega hit.
"So Cute" is reported to be an upbeat dance-pop track. Psy, the head of Hwasa's agency, co-wrote the lyrics, and Hwasa and her composing partner Park Woo-sang collaborated again on the composition.
The following are Hwasa's questions and answers about her comeback.
Q. You are releasing the new song "So Cute" about six months after "Good Goodbye." How do you feel about your comeback?
I worked hard because I wanted to repay the fans who have given me so much love. I hope many people enjoy the new song.
Q. Please introduce "So Cute." Why did you make a song with this title?
I thought that in our dry daily lives, what gives us strength can be small, insignificant cuteness. Even if that appearance seems lacking, it can provide a point where a frozen heart melts. Happiness really seems to be nothing extraordinary. "So cute! That's enough!"
Q. "So Cute" is a pop-style song with an appeal different from Hwasa's songs that fans are accustomed to. It also feels like you eased up a lot. Was there a special intention in presenting a song like this?
I have many different sides, but it felt like I had only been telling intense stories up to now, and I felt some fatigue about that. These days I wanted to talk about my quiet thoughts.
Q. As with "Good Goodbye," you participated in writing the lyrics and composing this song. What did you focus on when creating the song?
This song started from fear. As you naturally grow older you come to know many things, but sometimes you feel a childlike terror within that. I wanted to express in the song the sense of moving toward a small, cute ray of light within that confused feeling of "I was an adult in body only; I was also someone experiencing adulthood for the first time."
Q. You co-wrote the lyrics with Psy, the head of your agency. What was the reason you wrote the lyrics together?
There are English lyrics in the song, and I worried a lot about that part. But while consulting with oppa, he neatly organized it on the spot.
Q. "Good Goodbye" became Hwasa's biggest hit in her solo career. It recorded a perfect all kill (PAK) an astonishing 750 times, so much so that no domestic singer has recorded more PAKs than Hwasa. It's truly a mega hit, so did you feel any pressure coming back after it?
No. I think "Good Goodbye" is a song that cannot be used twice, so I am grateful that it was well captured. I intend to approach the next chapter with the mindset of starting again from zero.
Q. Judging from the released teaser for the "So Cute" music video, the full music video seems likely to be interesting. What did you focus on in the music video?
I wanted to capture the strength gained from small, cute things encountered in a tedious daily life.
Q. "Good Goodbye" was such a mega hit. Do you have any goals you want to achieve with "So Cute"?
As I said earlier, I am approaching the next chapter with the mindset of starting again from zero, so I don't have any specific goals. But I hope this small, insignificant cute song provides strength to many people.
Q. As songs you made yourself are receiving great love from fans, your status as a singer-songwriter is also being solidified. There must be pressure or burden in making songs; how do you overcome that?
More than the burden of making songs, it's hardest when I have no stories of my own. I just want to live my life well and tell various stories.
Q. This year, separate from your solo activities, you have Mamamoo activities and a world tour ahead. A word to fans who love Hwasa and Mamamoo.
Finally. At last!!!!! I missed you.
Q. It was announced that you will perform at Rock in Rio, the world's largest music festival, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September. You will perform in front of fans who came to passionate Brazil; how do you feel and what kind of stage do you plan to present?
Whether the stage is big or small, it is always precious and important to me. As always, I will approach it with a love for the stage and a love for the fans.
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