KOEMI RELEASES COMEBACK ALBUMĀ āTHIS LOVEā
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 25TH, 2017
LANGUAGE: KOREAN & JAPANESE
TRACK COUNT: 10 TRACKS + 1 BONUS TRACK ( 11 TOTAL )Ā
TRACK LIST:
1. ģė¦ė¤ģģ (Beautiful) [VIEW MV HERE]
2. GAME OVER
3. My Way (FT. INTAK OF KNOCKOUT )
4. I'm Special (FT. SIYEON OF ILUMIA & E:JEI OF UTOPIA ( @ochitsuitaro ) )
5. Someone's Sigh
6. ķ¼ģ (Alone) (FT. SOO OF CREEP ( @soohae ) )
7. Lost Comet
8. Together (FT. RIEN OF HYDRAE ( @hiendrae ) )
9. Ā ē“åæå¦ę³ (wishful thinking)
11. ģ리ģ”ķ“ (Confusing) (FT. TAEHYUN OF KNOCKOUT (Ā @sajinyul ) )
12. ććć¦! (STOP!) (BONUS JAPANESE TRACK)
Earlier this morning, while hosting a special V-Live broadcast, Koemi released her well anticipated comeback albumĀ āThis Love,ā coupled with a beautiful MV for the title track. In the live, she explained that she had a lot of care and hard work put into this album as a whole, and had a lot of helping hands to make it that much more special, and had even gone to explain special meanings behind certain songs, or behind the scenes stories.
The album is an 10 track album with one special bonus track, the underlying message from each song being centered around all different types of love. Koemi went to explain,Ā āLove isnāt just black and white. Itās not something likeĀ āI love this person, so Iām going to be with them.ā Itās a whole greyscale. Love can be with others, with friends, family, pets, or even yourself. Thereās accepted love, lost love, unrequited love...and I wanted to capture all of that, so thereās at least one song someone can truly feel connected to.ā
Koemi went to explain that she had a handful of help through each songās creating, and explained that the photobook that will come with the album has a large personal credits section thanking each person for their help, from lyrics, to producing, to even photography.
For Lyrics,
I want to thank Gemi ( @jemmio ) for her help withĀ āMy Way,ā and I want to thank Rien ( @hiendrae ) for help withĀ āTogetherā andĀ āWIshful Thinking.ā
āMy Wayā was a different style of music than something I usually do, and Gemi was the perfect help to capture exactly what I was hoping for. She had also helped with backtrack for the song. I feel that if I hadnāt had help from such a talented woman, than the song would be nothing like it is now.
Interestingly enough, the help I received from Rien forĀ āTogetherā was actually months of texts between us, coupled together and re-worded slightly to create an entire song. It started out as fun, but soon enough, it became the song it is now. Had I not had his help, I donāt think the song would even exist.
For backtracks, those familiar names pop up again.
Along with helping withĀ āMy Way,ā Gemi also took part and helped produceĀ āGAME OVERā and the bonus trackĀ āSTOP!ā She had created the back music entirely, and i merely added lyrics to it.
A large, warmhearted thank you is especially needed for RIen, as he had a helping hand with almost every song. He truly is a natural, and Iām blessed to have his help with making sure every song is produced perfectly.Ā
A special thanks also belongs to ColaĀ ( @dyetcola ) for his help onĀ āLost Comet.ā I was very excited to work with his style of music, and he didnāt disappoint one bit.
I would also like to thank my film team, and specifically David ( @daviscre ) for helping with each teaser photo and the filming of the MV and teasers. He has quite the touch with a camera.
Each feature for each song deserves a thank you as well. They had all taken time to work with me to create beautiful music for everyone.
[+2540 -84] Its so good to hear new music from her ! This was definitely worth the wait. There isnāt a single song on here I donāt like.
[+214 -4275] Why are there so many features ? Sheās probably afraid if she releases music without any name attached to it sheāll flop like she did in the beginning of her career.
[ +212 -54] I had no idea she had all these connections -- This album is amazing!Ā
[ +854 -2] OK BUT can we talk about what she said aboutĀ āTogether.ā That whole song is text messages she and Rien sent to each other ?! I swear guys my ship is sailing.
[ +450 -8] Iām here for that track Cola worked on, you can definitely tell itās his style. Her voice really fits it, which surprised me.