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SEOUL April 25 (Yonhap) -- “Just like what I have been doing, my tracks are very truthful, and I have decided to incorporate what I have truly wanted to say within the tracks that I have released,” adding “I packed my album with what I wanted to addressed at the moment.” addressed global phenomenon BTS’ Suga regarding his latest solo album “D-Day” released on April 24.
Album “D-Day” is Suga’s first musical advancement in three years since his release of mixtape “D-2” on May of 2020 under his penname August D. This would be the finale of the three part series which started off from the album “August D” released in 2016.
Within the album “D-Day,” total of 10 various tracks including the title track “Haegeum,” followed by “People Pt.2,” “D-Day,” “Huh?!” with featuring artist j-hope and more were included.
Throughout the video message released before the release of the album Suga addressed “The overlaying theme of the album is my wish of how everyone should focus on their own dreams,” adding “Since we are living in a society where other third party factors are hazing up our thoughts and decisions while the importance of knowing who we are is exceeding as we speak. I wanted to depict how one should focus on their own thoughts and mind and strive toward the goal.”
Since it is the last album of three parted series of August D, he put a major emphasis on the amount of effort he put in to the album.
“By listening to the track one by one in order, one will be able to understand why I have placed them in such order. I hope a lot of people will enjoy the tracks and sing along to the lyrics throughout the concert.” adding “I feel happy when my fans enjoy and have fun listening to the tracks.” addressed Suga throughout the video.
“D-Day” has successfully received the title of Million sellers on the first day of its release by recording over 1.07 million copies sold on the day of the drop. Moreover, it has successfully topped iTunes chart in over 86 various nations showcasing its fame.
Suga has showcased two very unique personas throughout the music video of the title track “Haegeum” creating the atmosphere of crime drama often time depicted throughout Hollywood series.
“I have invested a lot in visual aspect of the music video of the title track ‘Haegeum,’ although the music is more of a listening material, the current trend puts rising emphasis on the visuals. In one word, ‘Haegeum’ is a visual track, and ‘People Pt.2’ is purely for listening.” Addressed Suga throughout the video.
Suga will kick off his solo world tour starting on April 26 and April 27 in Belmont Park USA, followed by Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Singapore Seoul and various nations.
“Singers are the ones who sing, however I personally think we are performers,” adding “Therefore I tend to portray a lot of personalities and unique segments of myself throughout the concert and stages, therefore I am participating in my Solo tour.” addressed Suga throughout the video released.
Continuing on artist addressed “I feel much relieved and comfortable working on the upcoming tour than any other concerts I have performed, I can’t wait and I am very excited to meet my fans.”
Suga also released a documentary depicting the behind scene of his process of working on the album “D-day.” Throughout the video, Suga addressed that it would be interesting to enjoy the album alongside my travel documentary.
Artist will host a event “D-Day Movie Night” on May 20 to celebrate the drop of his album and invite 350 of his fans to share the moment. The event which will take place under the theme of press conference of the movie, will showcase Suga’s solo performance, behind stories of the album and more.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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