‘투개월’ 멤버 김예림 (20)이 17일 첫 솔로앨범 “A Voice”를 선보이면서 본격적인 홀로서기에 나섰다.
김예림은 이날 정오, 타이틀 곡 “올라잇(All Right)”을 포함한 신보의 곡들의 음원을 발표하며 각종 주요 차트에서 상위권을 차지했다. 특히 “올라잇”은 17일 오후 4시 기준으로 엠넷, 네이버, 벅스, 올레뮤직, 소리바다 등 차트에서 1위를 차지했으며 멜론에서는 시스타의 “기브잇투미 (Give It To Me)”에 이어 2위에 올랐다.
이번 음반에는 윤종신이 만든 타이틀곡 “올 라이트”(All Right)를 비롯, 검정치마의 조휴일이 작사•작곡한 선공개곡 “컬러링”, 우울한 분위기가 묻어나는 “잘 알지도 못하면서” 등 다섯 곡이 담겼다.
이 다섯 곡을 통해 김예림은 특유의 독특한 목소리를 선보이며 다양한 감정을 넘나든다. 그녀는 언론 인터뷰를 통해 타이틀 곡에 대해서 “초반 가이드 작업을 하면서 처음 불렀을 때 ‘나에게 꼭 맞는 옷’이라는 느낌을 받았다”고 설명했다.
김예림은 이번 앨범에서 다양한 감성을 스무살 나이에 걸맞게 풀어냈다고 밝혔다.
Lim Kim comes back with 1st solo album
Singer Lim Kim of singing duo Togewol has unveiled her first album as a solo artist.
Titled “A Voice,” the album features five songs including the pre-released track “Number 1.” The album is slated for an official release on Tuesday, but the tracks were made available for downloading a day earlier.
The title track “All Right” swept local music charts just hours after its release, topping at least five charts including, Mnet, Naver and Bugs and taking the No. 2 spot on Melon behind Sistar’s “Give It To Me.”
In the lead track, Kim mutters the sorrows of a broken love affair with determined indifference, saying she is “all right.”
Kim, whose real name is Kim Ye-rim, said the lead track “felt like something that just fit me.” She said producer Yoon Jong-shin wrote the song after a series of conversations with her about what kind of music she is interested in.
The relationship between Yoon and the 20-year-old singer goes back to 2011, when the two faced each other as judge and contestant in a TV talent show “Superstar K3.”
Kim, along with her band mate Do Dae-yun, gained popularity via the show. Kim was especially noted for her unique voice, which was praised by nearly all of the judges at “Superstar K3.” (
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