Singer Ahn Ye-eun is returning to the music scene with her fifth full-length album, for which she led the production of all songs.
On the 22nd, Ahn Ye-eun surprised fans by posting the release list for her fifth album, "It won't be that bad," on her official social media, raising excitement among music fans. The released image, with a striking contrast of black and yellow and trendy text design that catches the eye, shows a total of 17 tracks placed across CD1 and CD2, heralding the birth of a classic record.
This fifth full-length album takes a unique format of being released in two phases, filled not only with new songs but also unreleased tracks and re-recorded songs.
First, the lineup unveiled on May 28 features five new songs led by the title track "DENY," including "Deulsum," "Gasikkkaji," "Jandogong," and "Nai." It also includes the unreleased track "Blind Fish (from Yongcheon Cave)" and newly reinterpreted and recorded versions of well-known songs such as "Departure (Vacation ver.)," "Proust (Ocean ver.)," and "Ten months and nine days (from the one who dances)."
Then, the second lineup, to be released on June 18, will unveil four new songs — "Cliché," "Lily of the Valley," "Mui-eon (Silent)," and "Nakmang (Despair)" — along with re-recorded tracks that reflect Ahn Ye-eun's musical journey, such as "Yunmu (from Oct. 9)," "From school uniform to bouquet (turned thirty-five ver.)," "The octopus's dream (with Im A-jin, Im Seong-yun, Im Ji-yul, Jeong Som, Lee Da-on)," and "Noseung and Jannabi (four years later)."
Above all, Ahn Ye-eun herself participated in writing and composing all the songs on this album, fully imprinting her distinctive musical color and unique sensibility. Having pursued the "storytelling of music" and crafted solid, film-like storytelling with each album, expectations are already rising about what musical narratives and thrills she will deliver through this fifth full-length album.
Immediately after the album release, she will heat up the festival stage by appearing at Beautiful Mint Life 2026 at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on May 30.
Then on June 20–21, she will hold a solo concert titled "Double celebration" at the Unjeong Green Campus Grand Auditorium of Sungshin Women's University in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, to celebrate her 10th debut anniversary and meet fans in person.
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