“Bringing back old love memories” Married man Bobby Kim makes comeback after 3 years with love song[DA : Interview ①]
Singer Bobby Kim revealed his thoughts on his comeback after three years.
Bobby Kim recently met with Donga.com at a cafe in Mapo-gu, Seoul, to look back on the process of working on his mini-album ‘PART OF ME’ and share his thoughts on his comeback.
The new album ‘PART OF ME’ depicts precious moments and deep emotions in everyday life with diverse genres and rich emotions.It was completed with a harmony of diverse musical attempts and deep emotions, and it unravels the complex emotions of everyday life, love, and life with empathy and comfort.It includes five songs, including the pre-released song ‘Morning Routine’ and the title song ‘Love Flows…And 3 Days’, as well as ‘Jeong-ri’, ‘Moonlight Serenade’, and ‘Life Is Just a Joke’.
Why did you choose ‘love’ as the subject among so many materials? Bobby Kim thought back to his dating days with his wife, who he got married in June 2022.He said that while continuing his non-face-to-face relationship with his wife, who was staying in Hawaii during the time when COVID-19 was shaking the world, his thoughts on love naturally deepened.
Bobby Kim said, “I started working on music while dating online.I put a lot of emotions into love.I didn’t want to just write happy songs that contained my current emotions.I wrote positive and bright songs inspired by my relationship at the time, and I also spent time organizing my emotions from breakups and encounters while thinking about my old loves.” He added, “That doesn’t mean I’m someone who always thinks about my old loves.I had to get really into that story like an actor and be inspired by it, so I looked back on my old loves, not my current emotions.I asked my wife to understand, but she’s such an indifferent person.” He laughed.
The songs he wrote while thinking of his wife are ‘Morning Routine’ and ‘Moonlight Serenade’.Bobby Kim said, “My wife really liked ‘Morning Routine’.She said that the expressions touched her heart.”
He revealed that he felt a lot of pressure since it was his first album in three years.He said, “I think I have more fans who like my ballads.This time, I’m releasing a song based on love, and for my next work, I’m writing a song that is more rhythmic and expressive.I hope you look forward to my new album.” He continued, “I didn’t want to follow the trend, and I wanted to show that the fire inside me hasn’t gone out yet.After thinking about ‘how can I bring more change to my music,’ I collaborated with friends who are in a band.I mainly worked with friends who play band music and arranged it.No Brain drummer Hwang Hyun-seong is also the music director, and Choi Hyun-seok, who is good at fusion and indie music, also participated.” He continued, “I used to work with session men, but this time, the friends who arranged it played it themselves.They are stubborn arrangers, so it took a long time to work on one song, but it feels a little more live.”
The new album also features Bobby Kim’s long-time musical colleagues.Epik High’s Tablo wrote the lyrics for the pre-released song “Morning Routine,” Park Sun-joo wrote the lyrics for the title song “Love Flows…And 3 Days,” and Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko wrote the lyrics for “Sorry.” Park Sun-joo, in particular, is also responsible for writing Bobby Kim’s representative hit song “Love…That Guy.”
When Park Sun-joo was mentioned, Bobby Kim made everyone laugh by saying, “She’s like my real older sister.When I gave her the content for ‘Morning Routine’ in English, she expressed it so coolly in Korean.Even though it was a song I made, she insisted on making it her own, so I was grateful.It shows how much she cared.” She also said, “I even got some compliments that my pronunciation has improved a lot.” She also expressed her gratitude toward Tablo and Gaeko, saying, “They’re like younger siblings that I’ve known since I was young.When I made a demo in broken English, they wrote lyrics that matched the rhyme well.I was grateful that they wrote exactly the story I wanted to express in a cool way.”
He honestly admitted that the reason he collaborated with other artists instead of including his own compositions was because of his lack of Korean language skills.Bobby Kim said, “I’m still not good at expressing myself in Korean.Korean lyrics require a lot of poetic expressions, but I think I’m lacking in that.Instead, I leave the lyrics to my seniors and juniors who know me well and know exactly what I want to express.” He added, “I could write lyrics in English, but I feel like I’m bragging.Still, I think there will be a song in English among the songs I’ve made so far on my next album.”
Bobby Kim tried to keep his own opinion even in the midst of rapidly changing trends such as competition programs focusing on high notes and the trot craze.He confessed, “I also hesitated at times.I thought, ‘Should I arrange it more strongly to make it more appealing to people?’ ‘What if I sing a trot song?’ but I didn’t follow the trend.” He also revealed his determination by saying, “There are still many things I want to do.I will continue to release music without resting.”
Bobby Kim also said, “I want to release the next album after ‘PART OF ME’ this year and also have a concert.I’m dying to perform.I want to meet my fans at a concert hall soon, so I’m steadily taking care of my stamina.” He added, “If there’s a music program, I definitely want to appear on it, and if I get an offer to appear on a variety show, I’ll do it without hesitation.I’m also planning to create a YouTube channel, and I hope this will be an opportunity to show a new side of Bobby Kim.”
Bobby Kim’s new mini album ‘PART OF ME’ was released on the 24th and is currently available on various music sites.
Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga
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