Yoo Chae Hoon - IMPASTO [Mini Album Vol. 2]
Yoo Chae Hoon Mini Album Review
Proactive healing that adds my color
Yoo Chae Hoon's second solo mini album
Impasto: [Painting] An oil painting technique of thickly applying paint in various ways
Yoo Chae Hoon reduced the color of classical music and added delicate emotions in his first album . The first album delivered unfamiliar emotions with calm and pure emotions without passion. However, the second album needed a change. In order to show the tenor Yoo Chae Hoon that many people had been waiting for, the method of change he chose after much deliberation was 'paint over'. Instead of throwing away or erasing, he thickly adds color to the existing painting. That's why the title of this album is .
This album was completed by thickly adding Yoo Chae Hoon's unique musical color and values on top of the delicate emotions shown in the previous album . He created his own complete music by boldly adding his own color without being swayed by the concept. The overall sound is led by clear and lyrical piano, but the development of the song is clearly different from the previous album, bold and progressive. If the previous album conveyed healing with tranquility, this album breaks the tranquility and moves forward, providing proactive healing. The dynamism full of hope pleasantly lifts the sinking emotions.
The five-track starts with the instrumental song ‘Intro : Soleil de minuit’. The intro song, which means ‘midnight sun’, expresses the difficult times that were beautiful to him. The moments that shone brightly may have been dark nights.
The intro song naturally leads to ‘White Desert’. The beginning of the song contains Yoo Chae Hoon's artistic temperament, just like the intro song. Traces of agony can be seen in the lyrics, ‘The world is like a desert asleep in white sand.’ But soon, deep agony begins to move forward with hope. The lyrics, ‘I want to take my first steps and walk, containing our story that several seasons have told me,’ tell us that this album will be drawn in an extension of . The lyrics about embarking on a long journey following a faint light in the dark dawn are meaningful. Of course, the oasis he is looking for is still just his own mirage.
However, by the third song, ‘Going Together,’ the message of hope and positivity contained in the song becomes clear. It is a song of gratitude and comfort to fans and those close to him, containing the meaning of walking together with fans. The classical melody flowing over the band sound is outstanding, and the comfortable chorus that you can sing along to is a characteristic. The bass sound that drives the comfortable sound doubles the joyful feeling.
The fourth song ‘Pieces’ and the last song ‘Il Fuggitivo’ chose foreign language lyrics instead of Korean to capture the identity of crossover. ‘Pieces’ sings of hope in a lost life. Yoo Chae Hoon's ability to digest various songs stands out, and the song's development, which expands into gospel with the addition of a chorus to the pop sound, is impressive.
‘Il Fuggitivo’ is a purely original Korean song created in Italian. It was completed through Yoo Chae Hoon's new challenge, including studying nuances that are not conveyed in Korean, including pronunciation. As you can feel from the title, which means ‘fugitive’, the song is drawn with self-deprecation and agony. The question he asks himself, ‘Can I, standing on the edge of a cliff, overcome it?’ I am curious to know what conclusion he came to through the passion he pours out as if in anger.
It is difficult to go a new path. This is especially true for those with delicate emotions. I am immersed in thought once again through Yoo Chae Hoon's 'paint over'. You may get lost if you erase 'me'.
[Album Specifications]
- Cover Sleeve
- Photobook: 72p
