When it rains, my heart becomes relaxed.
Memories and emotions that we normally ignore begin to surface.
Singer Chuu’s “Only cry in the rain” is a song for just such a moment.

Carefully open the door to emotions and let the stories hidden inside flow out in the form of music.
Chuu ‘allows’ herself to cry through this song.It’s okay to cry.It’s okay.
This is a song that gives strength to the fists of those who live busy lives, those who had to be bright, and those who couldn’t easily express their ‘emotions’.

〈 Only cry in the rain 〉 is a mid-tempo song based on synth-pop.
Dreamy synthesizer pads, a low, crouching bassline, and delicate, ringing electronic sounds add a ‘moist air’ to the entire song.
The introduction unfolds like a city on a foggy morning.
Even before the lyrics start, you can tell from just a few lines that this song is going to be about emotions.
Synthesizer pads linger over specific chords to build tension, and the rhythm section is kept to a minimum.

This restrained sound allows Chuu’s vocals to stand out more clearly.
Chuu’s vocals are known for their clear and light tone, but in this song, she shows off a more mature and beautiful voice.
Rather than pushing the sound too hard, it gently rolls up the emotions.
In particular, the line “Cuckoo, I’ll just cry today” is sung as if the rhythm is slightly pulled back, and this detail alone depicts the emotion of trying to hide ‘crying’ (listen again).

Sonically, the subtle reverb and delay effects create a sense of space, creating the feeling of quietly crying in a room.

The core of this song are two symbols: rain and the cuckoo clock.
The rain pours down without warning, and so do your emotions.
The message of the chorus, “Cause I only cry in the rain, “ is not simply sadness, but a ritual of people who live while hiding their tears.”I will cry on time” sounds like an ironic confession about the times when even emotions had to be controlled.

The lyrics contain the beginning and the end of love.
“I loved you madly, I hated you to death, and I dared to swear eternity.”
This repetitive structure shows the complexity of relationships where love and hate are intertwined.
The phrase “fantastic 2 psychos” wittily and self-deprecatingly describes an emotionally unstable love affair.
But even so, the confession that “only the two of us were the whole world” proves how serious this love was.

The direction of the music video also intertwines with the music, making the emotions more vivid.
Memories that come to mind when you close your eyes, time frozen in front of a photograph, and the rhythm of the repeated “kuku”
It portrays the emotions contained in the lyrics and melody before our eyes.In particular, symbolic objects such as lockers, trains, clocks, and fireworks symbolize the ‘rainy season in our hearts.’
The lighting and colors are also adjusted to a grayish blue tone, not to be extremely bright or dark, which matches the structure of suppressing emotions while gradually releasing them.

Chuu has been loved for her bright and cheerful image.However, this song shows a new side of Chuu.
Rather than suppressing emotions, she lets them out and delivers the message that “rain is the beginning of recovery,” says Chu.
“Rain doesn’t always mean gloom.Just like the clear sky after the rain, emotions can also become brighter.”

Yes, “Only cry in the rain” is not a sad song.
It is a song of warm comfort that embraces emotions and tells people that it is okay to cry just for today.
“The heart that had stopped began to flow again with the rain.”


Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga

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