Sunmi: "Heroine" tells prequel story of "Gashina"

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Former Wonder Girls member Sunmi established herself as one of the top female solo artists through the success of her single "Gashina" last year.

Dropping her first single after "Gashina" on Thursday, Sunmi said she had never expected the song would remain popular until now. "I feel proud on the one hand but also pressure about that," she confided during a media showcase for new song "Heroine" at a hotel in southern Seoul.

"Heroine" is her second solo track after the breakup of Wonder Girls. The girl group, who were managed by JYP Entertainment, disbanded in January last year after a relatively successful 10-year run.

As with "Gashina," the new track was produced by The Black Label, a music production subsidiary under YG Entertainment led by star producer Teddy. She also took part in the production as a lyricist.

The singer previously worked with JYP's senior producer Park Jin-young for her first solo single, "24 Hours," in 2013 and the rapper Brave Brothers for "Full Moon" in 2014. "I think I'm musically a good match with The Black Label. The composition team consists of those who do varying genres of music, so working with them always provides me with good chances to try all sorts of genres."

Sunmi says "Heroine" tells the prequel story of the woman who experienced a sad breakup with her lover in "Gashina." The diva delicately depicts the woman who gets hurt in her relationship with a bad guy but constantly struggles to understand him.

"Making a prequel was my idea. The thought that it would be good if 'Heroine' tells the prequel story of the woman in 'Gashina' came to my mind in the middle of working on the new song. So I proposed that idea, and the song's video also came to have the same plot."

As for her reputation as a next-generation sexy diva who will succeed Lee Hyori, Sunmi said: "I'm very thankful for that. I like the reputation, but I want to be a unique and iconic singer with her own trademark image more."



source: Yonhap News

Comments

[donaldjdrumpf.livejournal.com]

I never would've guessed plagiarizing Cheryl Cole would result in Gashina! God works in mysterious ways!!

[glokmusic.livejournal.com]

Your icon is young Jaejoong omg

[yxerin.livejournal.com]

oh... ok. so the guy was the "hero" in their relationship, but the "the show must go on" line is referring to her taking on the role as the hero(ine) in the future, i.e. in gashina? took my dumb ass way too long to understand that

[daceymormont.livejournal.com]

Even though I like gashina and heroine I don't think the black label is a good match for her at all musically, it's actually quite underwhelming compared to the songs she worked on for wonder girls. I hope she doesn't work with them again for the next cb, especially after the plagiarism accusations lol.

I really like that this is the prequel to gashina, it explains the lyrics, like she's saying he's the hero but she's saying it sarcastically/bitterly.