Actor Jinyoung announced a welcome return as a producer, reuniting with the group I.O.I after 10 years.
On the 28th, his agency Management Run announced that Jinyoung, who has solidified his position as an actor through drama and films, will reunite with the group I.O.I in May. They said fans can look forward to Jinyoung's music, which, as producer Jinyoung rather than actor Jinyoung, will add his unique sensibility that melts the hearts of K-pop fans at home and abroad.
Jinyoung has consistently participated in writing and composing OSTs for the works he starred in, proving his increasingly mature musical capabilities as well as his acting.
This reunion was arranged based on the strong bond formed through the 2016 Mnet survival program "Produce 101," and it is heating up online. The pre-release track from I.O.I, "Smiling Goodbye," for which Jinyoung oversaw both lyrics and composition, is an archive track that was actually created by his hand 10 years ago. The members' fresh voices and emotions recorded at the time are preserved without damage, making it a particularly special gift to the public, who had longed for Jinyoung's distinctive wistful and lyrical music.
The new song "Smiling Goodbye" carries the poignant meaning of "the greeting we gave 10 years ago," as the title suggests. By instantly turning back the clock that had been stopped for a long time and heralding the prologue of I.O.I's "story that continues again," this track is expected to leave a deep, lingering impression on fans who have waited a long time.
Jinyoung, who freely moves between the two fields of acting and music and has been active as a well-rounded artist, is drawing the attention of the music industry over what kind of unique presence he will imprint as a producer through this meaningful reunion with I.O.I.
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