Singer Lee Soo-young is singing the new song ‘Uranus’ at a press conference to commemorate the release of the 10th regular album ‘SORY’ held at the Small Theater under the Clouds in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 17th. yunhap news
“I am in tears right from the start. Is it menopause?”
Singer Lee Soo-young (43) burst into tears as soon as she got on stage. He was the first to introduce his 10th full-length album ‘SORY’ to the media, which will be released on the 17th. At a press conference that day held at the Small Theater under the Clouds in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, he said, “It feels like a re-debut.” While he was trembling like a comedian without a break, he occasionally burst into tears. After a long hiatus of 13 years, he released a new album and seemed to express his feelings of resuming his singing career in earnest.
‘Sori’ is Lee Soo-young’s first album in 13 years since the 9th regular album ‘Dazzle’ in 2009. Although they released a remake album that re-sang an existing song or a song included in a drama soundtrack, it did not lead to a stage comeback. He explained, “I have thought about quitting a singer countless times, but there has never been a single year that I did not make an effort to release an album. .
Lee Soo-young, who debuted in 1999 with ‘I Will Live’ and reigned as the queen of ballads with hits such as ‘Larala’, ‘Dungeon’ and ‘Wheel Lily’ one after another. As she rose to stardom with her debut, she was loved by the public for a long time, but her life was not so smooth. She has struggled with depression and panic disorder as she has been embroiled in lawsuits over conflicts with her former agency and has been scammed by her, losing all her fortune and debt. Lee Soo-young, whom she met after the meeting, said she was “still in treatment” and said, “She has a little bit of this story in her album.”
The new album took three years to prepare. He said, “I’ve been with my agency for five years now, and since then, I’ve taken a portion of the money I’ve made and started saving money,” he said with a laugh. The song was written by singer-songwriter and producer Kwon Young-chan, singers Ahn Ye-eun, Lee Jin-ah, and MeloMance Jung Dong-hwan. The title song is ‘Uranus’ written by a married couple, Kwon Young-chan and Fromm.
In the eight songs in ‘Sound’, Lee Soo-young sings with her unique singing style and emotion. The album title is ambiguous. He explained, “In the past, she tried to sing well, but this time she tried to focus on the sound. “I tried to include not only my own voice but also the voices of people in pain around me, and I also felt sorry for myself as a person who had lived a difficult life, sorry for having to take a long break as a singer, and sorry for the fans.” .
Lee Soo-young sang a new song and regained ‘happiness’ as a singer. She said, “Singing is happiness for me and it’s more what makes me breathe. On her first recording day, she went into the recording studio and sang while relaxing her neck, and I felt the blood circulating from head to toe. She released an album, so I really want to do a concert. In the past, pre-orders for albums were over 100,000, but I didn’t know that CDs are so rare these days. This time, I took 1,000 photos first, so I’m worried. (Laughs)”
Go Kyung-seok reporter kave@hankookilbo.com
