Going solo! The picture of Kim Sunggyu’s first solo album jacket, another charm
Infinite who caught the attention of the public with a perfectly
synchronized choreography. Leader Sunggyu led the team to be
‘Trend-dols’ and is in harmony with the 6 members. He wrapped up the
preparations to come on stage not as Infinite, but alone, as ‘Solo
singer Kim Sunggyu’. 60 seconds before Sunggyu’s entry, not as an idol
but, challenging as an artist. Look forward to it, coming soon! //Main
editor
◆ ‘To catch your heart’..60 seconds are enough
Truthfully, I still can’t realize it well. The first solo album of my
life, my debut, not as Infinite but as Kim Sunggyu, is approaching.
This album’s preparation period started a while ago.
There weren’t definite schedules nor plans, before promoting ‘The
Chaser’ with Infinite, I met ‘60 Seconds’ which became the present solo
album’s title song. I started recording the guide following what the
producer said, thinking ‘Should we try making a solo song?’.
In the past, CEO told me sometimes ‘Prepare a solo album’. Even if we
didn’t set anything, I think I was always getting ready little by
little in a corner of my heart.
Sunggyu who shines even more handsomely in front of a piano
Even when I sang by myself ‘Only Tears’ at the concert, I was totally
pressured. The members cheered me up saying “I think it fits Sunggyu
hyung well” so thanks to that I was able to end it successfully but, I
was really shaking a lot and the pressure and my nervosity were at their
peaks. I think it was even more like that because I was singing while
playing the piano.
I felt again then that going up on stage by yourself was really
different. I was always with the members, even during ‘Immortal Song’,
singing by myself on stage is always a new challenge to me, even during
our concerts. It must be because I got used to be with the members but I
thought ‘Woohyunnie’s voice should come out right about now though..’.
Haha.
I spent really busy days while recording my solo album. Not only me,
it must’ve been the same for the other members but, I took time out to
work on it. I made the title song ‘60 Seconds’ with the producer (Han)
Jaeho hyung whom I’ve known for a long time. With the songs the
producing team, Sweetune, made, ‘Be Mine’ and ‘The Chaser’, we got to
work in harmony before so thanks to that I was able to do it
comfortably.
Should we say that it has a totally different feeling from the songs
Jaeho hyung made until now? Hyung said as well ‘This time I made it with
a different mood’, that’s what I thought too. It has a modern rock
style but it’s really original. I thought about Jaeho hyung ‘He’s an
amazing person’ for this new work, and I was thankful to be able to sing
it.
During the music video’s filming! Because of the cold weather, handwarmers are a must!
I worked on ‘60 Seconds’ at the same time as Infinite’s ‘The Chaser’.
Because it could’ve been in Infinite’s CD as well… In the end, it
became my solo album’s title song but there is an ‘Infinite version’ of
it with all the members singing it as well. If we release that version
later on, I think the fans will like it ^^
After that, while promoting with ‘The Chaser’, I recorded ‘60
Seconds’ again, by myself. Even until then, the fact that it would
become my song…
You’re asking when I got to know it?
It was the day were the members and the company’s staff were eating
out all together. There was the CEO of course, the manager hyungs were
here as well, we were spending a nice time while eating tasty food. When
we were about to go home, CEO told me ‘Let’s go together!’.
In the inside, I was thinking ‘We’re going in different directions
though…’ but I got in the car. The words CEO said as he was quietly
turning on the music.
‘Let’s release an album!’
Ah.. So now I’m really releasing a solo album.. I was excited and overwhelmed. It was the start of another Sunggyu.
◆ ‘Another me’..It made me thrilled
Right after that, we arranged ‘60 Seconds’, we recreated it perfectly as ‘my song’.
We got into the album’s real production! We also finished the recording of the two songs ‘I need you’ and ‘41 days’.
I worked once again with (Lee)Junghunnie hyung for ‘41 days’ who is
Nell’s bassist and with whom I already worked with for my first solo
song as an Infinite member ‘Because’. Hyung told me to write 2 verses of
the lyrics and starting from then the storm of worries started.
Hello! I’m solo singer Kim Sunggyu
This was the subject. A man meets some woman, they spend their time
happily and he felt like giving her everything but in the end he tells
that woman. ‘I never loved you’. It’s about the 41-days romance of two
people.
It was a really difficult subject for me. I worried about it for a
while, and ‘41 days”s 2 verses were born after a conversation with
Junghun hyung. Imagining and thinking by myself of something I didn’t
experience before was something new and enjoyable. Even during the
recording, it might be because it was the lyrics I wrote but I sang
these 2 verses even more carefully^^
Sunggyu working on a song with Nell’s Kim Jongwan
I recorded the new album while going back and forth between Japan and
Korea. Because our Arena tour started in Japan, it was unavoidable that
I had to control schedules. The song of (Kim) Jongwannie hyung, who is
Nell’s vocal, was completed during a Japanese concert, so I could only
come back to Korea in the middle of the tour to work on it.
My schedule was ending the concert on Sunday, going to Korea on
Monday and coming back to Japan after recording. That’s when I made the
song ‘Shine’. It was a bit tiring physically but since I thought about
it being the process to complete my album, I was very proud.
As for the hidden track, I absolutely had no time to go back to Korea
so I recorded it in Japan. The hidden track is the result of my
opinion. While I was talking with the CEO, I thought ‘Wouldn’t an
acoustic instrumental be nice?’ if I was going to make a totally
different version, and in the end we decided to do it like this.
That’s how the acoustic version of ‘Only Tears’ is born!
While the album’s recording was slowly coming to completion, I also
had meetings about the hair and outfit concept. Actually, the staff
worried a lot and had a very rough time back then.
Sunggyu during the music video’s filming. ‘Do I come out well?’
No matter what the other members do it’s going to fit them well but..
I kept on going through hardships starting from my hair color^^ Purple,
brown, red, we compared in total three hair colors. We also took the
jacket picture in 3 versions. The final image was decided to be ‘red’
that could be transformed. When I saw the staff discussing without me, I
had an odd feeling^^
For the outfits’ fitting, I was accompanied by the CEO and the head
of the stylists. For the outfits, just like the hair, we wanted to focus
on showing different and various images. Wearing a suit with a leather
jacket is the most various!!
I neatly got ready, and after some time, finally the first teaser video was released!
Truthfully, even before that I was busy but I couldn’t really realize
it. On the day where the music video’s teaser was showed to the public,
I thought ‘So now is the start’. I watched the video with rising
expectations but, eh?
On the music video’s filming site. Absorbed in his conversation with L ‘peaceful’
I wasn’t appearing in the first teaser. I was really lookin forward
to it, I even told my family ‘It’s going to be released’. Didn’t we see
only the member L in it! Haha. Of course, after some time, when the
second video teaser was released, I was included in it^^
The preparations of Infinite’s leader Sunggyu who became solo singer Kim Sunggyu all ended. Now it’s tim to jump!
Sunggyu singing passionately as solo singer Sunggyu. So cool!
◆ ‘Infinite’..A story that is enough
2012 is a special year to Infinite. It’s because all of the members
have ‘new challenges’. Just like me who released a solo album, Dongwoo
and Hoya are working as Infinite H. Hoya had his first acting challenge
and Woohyun and L greeted you in dramas, as expected.
As much as we were all busy with our activities, the discussions
between the members in the dorm got deeper. When we would all come home,
we all gathered together, sit down and get busy telling what we did all
day.
Not so long ago, I was scared about doing something by myself, but I
got strength thanks to the members. Even though I’m the hyung, I’m
depending a lot on the dongsaengs. I’m proud and satisfied because
they’re dongsaengs with really a lot of good traits to take on.
Before transforming into red Sunggyu. What do you think about it?
I’m not the type to express myself well but sometimes I have ‘storms
of expressions’^^ When I’m choked up with emotions, I tell my feelings
truthfully and also lean on you. Kids, I’m always thankful and I love
you!!!
It might be because Dongwoo is the second but I think I depend on him
the most. And more than anything, Dongwoo’s reactions are the best.
Haha. It’s nice to say it!
One of the reasons why I couldn’t realize it totally while preparing
the solo album is that I was always with the members. Even when filming
the music video, all the members came to support me, even if they were
tired because of their individual schedules, they stayed with me until
we wrapped it up.
Sunggyu’s shy heart. ‘Infinite I love you!
As expected I only have Infinite members.
I have responsibilities as a hyung but there are more situations
where I get strength from the members instead. I hope I have this kind
of role to the members too. The dongsaengs aren’t the type to express
themselves well either but one day, out of the blue, Dongwoo thanked me
once, using the most honorific title ‘Hyungnim!’. I was totally
surprised but I was also touched.
Dongwoo-ya, I’m really thankful to you too^^
To me, Infinite are my family, they’re the shiniest moment of my
life. For this Arena tour, we stood on stage a lot and I felt that the
dongsaengs grew. There were days where I wasn’t in good conditions
during the tour, but the moment I got up saying I had to get strength
back and go on stage, the CEO told me “You have your dongsaengs so don’t
pressure yourself too much’. That’s when I relied on the dongsaengs a
lot.
Actually, when we debuted I was a lot more anxious. Rather than
relying on the members, I had this pressure ‘I have to do better’.. It
was because I felt that I had to back up well the dongsaengs. But now,
even if it’s not like that anymore, the members are all treating me well
so I’m much more comfortable. That day I discovered a lot.
People might think ‘It’s arrogant’ but my goal as Infinite is to
become a group that remains as a legend in the future. I felt it even
when watching Hoya appear in ‘Reply 1997’ but there are songs reflecting
that era. So if when people thought about this time, they think back
about Infinite’s music, I think I’d be really happy if we became this
kind of group.
Sunggyu in harmony with the band team
On the outside, I heard that I got manlier a lot but on the inside,
I’m no different than the 19-year-old Sunggyu. I wanted to become a
singer at that time too, I wanted to sing until the end and even now
this feeling didn’t change.
My goal is to sing until I die. I’m very nervous because I have to
promote officially as a solo and I’m also really pressured since I’m the
first one among the members. But since the members are supporting me, I
think I can start with a reassured heart.
Like the name of ‘Infinite’ who conveys the meaning of infinity, I
will really show infinite charms. I will show you musically as well
something different from Infinite and show you a new image so treat me
nicely please^^
I’m going to be lacking a lot but I want to hear comments saying ‘So
Sunggyu does this kind of music.. He’s handling this pretty well’. Most
importantly, I won’t embarrass the members and I will do my best for my
goal to ‘sing until I die’.
Infinite’s Sunggyu is coming with ‘Another me”s image!
2012.11.19
Love Sunggyu and Star Column a lot please!
Solo album Another me!! 60 seconds!!!
Daebak!!
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