9th album ‘Cheap 9’ released on the 29th
“I worked hard to put the new album ‘Passion'”
Singer Psy said at a press conference for the release of his ninth album held at a hotel in Yeouido, Seoul on the 29th, “I think it is too ignorant to release one album in five years. . Pinning provided
“This is Psy, a 22-year-old dance singer who has returned to the music industry with his ninth full-length album after 5 years.”
This is the greeting that singer Psy (45), the main character of the ‘Gangnam Style’ myth, came back with a new album after 5 years. On the 29th, at a hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, Psy held a meeting to coincide with the release of his ninth album ‘Cheap 9’, saying, “The 7th album said that they made an album with ‘beginners’ and the 8th album with ‘real feelings’. I worked hard on it,” he said. Regarding the title of the album, he said, “It is an extension of the name combination of numbers and names.” “At first, it was intended to give a shock wave to the music industry, but it seemed too one-dimensional for that, so it means ‘Psy’s 9 colorful albums’. was given,” he explained.
The album contains 12 songs, including the title song ‘That That’, in which BTS’ Suga participated in writing, composing, arranging, and producing the lyrics. ‘That That’ is a song with Latin rhythm added to Psy’s dance music. He said, “Last fall, Suga came up with a song that suited me so well and he contacted me that he wanted to produce.” “At that time, I had to stop doing electronic dance music (EDM)-based music. As soon as I heard the dance song with a semi-Latin rhythm, I fell in love with it.”
A large number of fellow musicians participated in this album to help Psy. In addition to Suga, Zico, Suzy, Sung Si-kyung, Crush, Jessie, Heize, Tablo, and others were on the list. The 1987 hit song ‘Now’ of the group Seoul Family was sang along with Hwasa of Mamamoo.
Psy said, “A singer with that age is a shortcut to becoming ‘old’ in self-satisfaction.” He said, “You have to meet young musicians and constantly share your energy to become less old. I was looking forward to collaborating with young musicians on this album as well. Songs came out one after another since I worked with Suga. I’m not a professional composer, so inspiration doesn’t come on a regular basis, so I don’t write songs without motivation. While working with Suga, I felt like, ‘That’s right, I had so much fun working on it’. Now, it was too time-consuming, and there was a formula that said, ‘If you make it like this, people will like it.’
He also shared his thoughts on K-pop bands, such as BTS and Blackpink, who are going up and down the US Billboard charts. He said, “There are two types of box office success. When a song is released, its vitality is short, and when people are popular, it is long-lasting. He said, “The juniors who are now famous in North America are the opposite of me, so I think they are progressing very well.” Coincidentally, the previous day’s ‘Gangnam Style’ music video video surpassed 4.4 billion YouTube views 10 years after its release. Regarding this song, he said, “It’s like the biggest trophy on display in the corner of the room.” “After ‘Gangnam Style’, I reduced the proportion of radio broadcasts on the Billboard chart and increased the proportion of YouTube, and I am proud that I played a part in this. “He said.
As a veteran singer who has been active for over 20 years, Psy also revealed his aspirations to promote Korean popular music to the world. The plan is to introduce good songs that are not well known abroad using his YouTube channel with over 15 million subscribers. He explained, “I am using my YouTube account like an idiot by uploading a music video once in five years, but I am planning a program to inform the unspecified number of K-pop consumers who are looking for my account that there are great musicians besides idol singers.” .
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