On May 6 at 6pm, Hyelin released her song “Lonely” (“알아주길 바랬어”). She put her worries and emotions of the past and even now into the song. She hopes that it is a good song that we can can listen to, understand, and empathize with.((Hyelin’s Instagram post announcing her solo: https://www.instagram.com/p/COfLUHdJ0Bi/))
The song is available on the various music platforms. The music video was published on Hyelin’s YouTube channel:
The translation of the lyrics are:
Looked out the window,
Alone in a busy world.
Unable to find the answer,
Running out meaninglessly.
When looking back someday,
Can there be love?
I wanted you to know,
That I’m trying too.
Holding my hand in the dark,
To not feel too lonely.
Walk a lonely road,
Look vacantly at the sky,
It’s exceptionally blue,
As if trying to comfort.
When looking back someday,
Can there be love?
I wanted you to know,
That I’m trying too.
Holding my hand in the dark,
To not feel too lonely.
Sometimes in life,
Sometimes it’s not what was wanted,
But everything will be immeasurable.
Don’t give up.
Someday you’ll see.
I wanted you to know,
That I’m trying too.
Holding my hand in the dark,
To not feel too lonely.
To not feel too lonely.
Announcement and Pre-release Schedule
On the afternoon of May 5, Hyelin suddenly announced the release schedule of her song “Lonely”. It would be released the very next day at 6pm. A pre-release would be aired five minutes beforehand on her YouTube channel Hyelin’s My Way. A chat with LEGGOs would be an hour beforehand on Instagram live.((Hyelin’s Instagram post announcing her solo: https://www.instagram.com/p/COfLUHdJ0Bi/))
The following teaser video and caption translation are from her Instagram post that announced her song:((Hyelin’s Instagram post announcing her solo: https://www.instagram.com/p/COfLUHdJ0Bi/))
<SURPRISE> On May 6 at 6:00PM, the song “Lonely” that I wrote and composed myself will finally be released!
When I was on the program Miss Back, I realized that, while I like variety shows, I missed doing music too. For fans who support me, I and my close acquaintances combined our abilities to make the release. I put the worries and emotions that I felt in the past and even now into the song.
I hope this song will be a good song that you can listen to, understand, and empathize with. It will be pre-released five minutes before the release of the song on my YouTube channel Hyelin’s My Way. Before that, let’s chat on Instagram live from 5pm to 5:30.
I’ll see you tomorrow. ~Bye
A close group of talented contributors:
[CREDIT]
Translation of Hyelin’s Instagram post, with whitespace adjusted
Composed by Hyelin, Injae
Lyrics written by Hyelin
Arranged by Injae, Choi Jihoon
Vocal: Hyelin / Piano: Choi Jihoon / Guitar: Bang Injae
Mixed & Mastered by Kwon Taehoon (musicparsdiso)
Artwork: Ahn Yongjoo
Music video director: Shim Hyungjoon <Purple List Film>
Director of photography: Joshua Uhm <Purple List Film>
Accidental Slip on JoJo Club
Many LEGGOs already knew about the song, but we kept it a secret. Haena let it slip during the May 3 episode of JoJo Club. Afterwards, she got on her knees and apologized to LEGGOs for spoiling the surprise. We were asked to keep it low-key.((Haena revealed Hyelin’s song and apologized on the May 3 broadcast of JoJo Club.))
However, even those of us who knew were very surprised by the announcement. It was not expected so soon or suddenly. Hyelin definitely gave us a nice surprise!