GOT7 are barrier-breakers for Okay-pop artists on the charts and the Korean trade at giant, so it’s an event every time one among its members releases new music. Lastly, the final member of the septet has launched his first solo album after greater than a decade on the scene.
Jan. 18 marks the discharge of Jinyoung’s debut solo album Chapter 0: WITH, the singer-actor’s first full music challenge. Whereas the 28-year-old launched himself to the world through appearing and singing in 2012, and continued to juggle each careers performing as a member of GOT7 and starring in numerous TV and flicks, the five-track EP marks his first official solo launch. With the EP’s lyrics written solely by Jinyoung, plus composition and manufacturing credit on virtually each tune, Chapter 0 sees the star returning to a snug place because the suave and soothing vocalist, songwriter and composer.
Chapter 0: WITH opens with lead single “Cotton Sweet,” which lets Jinyoung’s silky vocals skip over effortlessly gentle pop manufacturing embellished with dreamy piano, bass and synthesizer components. The accompanying music video delivers the monitor with a clear and recent aesthetic, letting Jinyoung’s model-like attractiveness and elegantly clean dance abilities take middle stage. It’s a heat welcome dwelling for the boy-band member who gifted followers a number of new songs in addition to choreography abilities.
Beforehand, Jinyoung had teased his return to the music with 2021’s rock-pop single “Dive,” launched in Korean and Japanese, and scored him his first-ever solo entry on the World Digital Music Gross sales chart. Whereas he was by no means too lengthy with out music, Jinyoung has focused on his flourishing appearing profession, together with credit just like the 2022 Netflix movie Yaksha: Ruthless Operations and each seasons of the hit Korean TV drama Yumi’s Cell.
Jinyoung’s launch is the most recent indication that GOT7 followers have much more to stay up for as GOT7 hit a decade within the enterprise. After Chapter 0, all seven members of GOT7 (which incorporates Jinyoung alongside Jay B, Mark Tuan, Jackson Wang, BamBam, Youngjae and Yugyeom) have all launched solo EPs and albums to their identify, whereas nonetheless staying collectively as a bunch (after the septet departed JYP Leisure in early 2021, GOT7 launched a comeback EP collectively beneath Warner Music Korea final Could). Not solely was it exceptional to see GOT7 return on a brand new label—particularly when all seven moved to new Okay-pop administration groups—however each member releasing profitable solo initiatives factors to the star energy in all seven GOT7 members.
Watch “Cotton Sweet” beneath:
