Song Ga-in “The song I received from teacher Shim Soo-bong was not easy, it drove me crazy” [Photoshoot]

Song Ga-in, who returned with her 4th regular album ‘Gain‘s Moon’, graced the cover of the March issue of Woman Sense.

In an interview conducted along with the photoshoot, Song Ga-in explained the meaning of the new album, saying that it was a work filled with effort and love, such as her participation in producing the album. She said, “I put more meaning into singing during the process of making my previous album. I put the most effort into the jacket image and recording, which could implicitly show the message of the album. I really didn’t want to miss any of the details when recording”, and confessed, “There were many parts that I had to pay attention to emotionally, not to mention singing, so there were many things I had to take care of in detail, and I think I put in more effort than usual because I didn‘t want to miss any of those parts.”

The title song ‘Tears Fall’ is drawing even more attention because singer Shim Soo-bong participated in producing it. Regarding the process of the current legend participating in the work, he said, “I came to see the teacher because I wanted to receive a song. The teacher was thinking that he should give the song to his juniors instead of singing it himself. He thought, ’I‘ve sung enough so far, so now it’s time to write a song and share it with my juniors.‘” He also said, “When I first met the teacher, the song wasn’t finished yet. Then, the teacher played the keyboard and sang it with a rough outline. After hearing that, I practiced for a while and met the teacher again for several lessons. The teacher also participated in the recording. I asked the teacher to sing the chorus while recording, and he gladly did,” expressing his gratitude and honor to singer Shim Soo-bong.

In response to the response that ‘Tears Come Out’ is very different from the singing style he showed before, he said, “It‘s a song with a completely different singing style. The teacher kept telling me to ’let go of all your strength.‘ Since I’ve mostly sung songs that require me to be strong up until now, it wasn‘t easy for me to let go of all my strength in my voice. I was going crazy (laughs).”

Song Ga-in said, “It was so difficult that I thought, ’Can I really sing this song?‘, ’Should I just give up?‘, ’Should I just tell them I can‘t sing it?’ The vocalization style was difficult, but the beat wasn‘t easy either. There was no other way than to sing hard, so I practiced like crazy every night. I even played it while showering and practiced. I practiced listening to the song ’I‘m crying’ until my ears were numb. And then I did it,” revealing that it was a challenge to try out a new singing method.

Song Ga-in also said, “There are times when I want to be number one in everything, but I don‘t think too much about those numbers. Things don’t always go my way if you‘re greedy, and you need luck. “It would be nice to get first place, but if not, there’s nothing I can do about it. That’s why I always feel at ease,” she said.

When asked about her plans after the release of the album, she said, “I’m going to work harder on YouTube channel content. First, I’m planning content where I’ll visit singing classes across the country to personally teach them my songs, and select those who do well and give them awards. I wanted to try something that other singers don’t do, and I thought it would be fun to teach my songs directly in a singing class. I think more people will sing my songs if I do that.”

You can find pictorials and interviews with the visuals and behind-the-scenes stories of singer Song Ga-in’s fourth album in the March 2025 issue of Woman Sense.

Jeong Hee-yeon, reporter for Donga.com shine2562@donga.com

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