When he was engaged on his just-released debut solo LP, J, NCT member Jaehyun was striving for a “traditional” vibe with the hope that “as time passes by, you could possibly nonetheless take heed to the [whole] album,” the 27-year-old singer instructed The Hollywood Reporter.
The eight-track assortment obtainable now on all streaming platforms contains the slinky R&B single “Smoke,” together with the beforehand launched songs “Dandelion” and “Roses” and one which Jaehyun mentioned related him with one in every of his musical heroes. “Can’t Get You” was composed and written by R&B powerhouse Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, whose participation was a excessive level for the Ok-pop star.
“I used to take heed to his songs,” mentioned Jaehyun. “[From] the outdated albums to the current one the place he had all the feminine vocalists with him,” he added in reference to Babyface’s 2022 LP Women Night time Out, which featured collaborations with Angie Martinez, Ari Lennox, Kehlani, Ella Mai, Muni Lengthy, Doechii and extra. “Taking part in his track, and having a monitor [on] my album of his track, it was large for me.”
Earlier this week, the singer from SM Leisure’s 26 member supergroup — which is damaged into six sub-NCT items, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, NCT U, NCT DoJaeJung and WayV — launched the dramatic video for “Smoke,” by which he battles an unseen enemy. Jaehyun instructed THR that “Smoke” is his favourite monitor proper now, however that his pick-to-click “modifications each 10 minutes.”
Excited and in addition understandably nervous about going it alone, the singer mentioned his conflicted emotions whereas making J may be skilled within the lately launched 21-minute mini doc The Journey of ‘J’. “[It’s] undoubtedly a motivator as a result of yesterday the album launched,” he mentioned of his followers’ rabid anticipation for the LP. “All of the love and all of the feedback from my followers… I really feel grateful to see them loving the album and feeling the identical manner as I do, or vibing with the songs that they like.”
