YEONJUN WAS FEATURED ON THE NEWS!!
🍦 highest first day album sales among domestic solo singers this year
🍦tops daily album chart, surpasses first album first week sales in one day
🍦No.1 on the iTunes Top Album Chart in 11 countries
yeonjun said tubatu got teary eyed after listening to “long way long ride” 🥹
🦊 “long way long ride” is a song i wrote during a period when i was going through a hard time
👤 when was that? tell us about it
🦊 after no labels part 1 promotions ended, from when i started preparing for it up until pretty recently, like one or two months ago.
🦊 i was dealing with severe burnout and really struggling with deep self-doubt. it was really, really bad. for the first time in a very long while, i felt like i was hitting rock bottom.
🦊 i think it was a song where i was comforting myself during that time.
👤 really? i always tell artists who come on as guests, especially those who don’t write lyrics, that even if they don’t write songs, they should try writing lyrics. because that can be a way of saving yourself.
🦊 yeah, i really think that's true.
👤 "you still shine, jun-ah. morning will come, don't be afraid” i feel like whenever fans hear this part, it’s going to really hit them in the heart. even i feel something catch in my throat when I hear it
🦊 what surprised me was when my members heard it, i could see their eyes getting a little teary. so i was a bit surprised
👤 i wonder if everyone feels the same way?
🦊 the members? even though i never said anything, i think they probably already knew i was struggling
👤 they're really curious about why you decided to play the songs for the younger members beforehand for 'part 2’ even though you kept them completely hidden from them until the release for 'part 1’
👤 they also said you’ve always seemed like someone who puts a lot of pressure on yourself to be perfect, so they’re wondering what your mindset was like this time
🦊 i think that’s actually really accurate. back when i was working on part 1, i always felt like i had to be perfect. i kept telling myself “i have to do everything perfectly” and i put a lot of pressure on myself
🦊 so during part 1, i don't think i showed it to the members until i myself really felt ready, literally not until the release day itself
🦊 but during part 2, those thoughts kind of got filtered through, and i realized that trying to be perfect was actually the path that took me further away from perfection. and once i became aware of that, i started wanting to learn instead and if you look at the lyrics too, there’s line "it's okay to just be that way"
🦊 after i started telling myself that, i felt a lot more at ease. i think that’s why i wanted to lean on the members a little more and let them hear the songs beforehand
👤 i like the song (ice cream) sm, but it’s way too short!
🦊 right? it’s short
🦊 songs these days are getting shorter and shorter
👤 at this rate, it’ll be like “the song started… and it’s already over”
🦊 exactly
👤 yeonjun, can’t you do something about this?
🦊 me?
👤 yeah, can’t you say something to the k-pop industry?
🦊 once i’ve got a bit more influence, i’ll give it a try🙂↕️
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