Soyou hopes to top SISTAR act with second solo album
The South Korean’s uptempo ‘Part 2 RE:FRESH’ – a follow-up to December’s ballad-filled ‘Part 1 RE:FRESH’ – includes the single ‘All Night’ and is out today
Soyou, a former member of the disbanded K-pop band, Sistar, is continuing with her hopes of becoming a star in her own right with today’s release of her second solo album, “Part 2 RE:FRESH”.
The sultry singer’s new collection of uptempo dance tracks includes the first single, All Night.
The move comes 10 months after Soyou, 26 – whose real name is Kang Ji-hyun – released her debut solo album, “Part 1 RE:BORN”, which was full of emotional, mellow ballads,
Sistar, a four-member girl group, was formed in 2010 and released its first album in 2011, but disbanded in May 2017.
The new album’s single, All Night – a Latin-themed dance song has been produced by GroovyRoom and features rapper Sik-K.
Soyou said the fast-paced choreography she performs in the video for the single is the most difficult dancing she has ever done.
“The dance moves for All Night are so difficult that even my dance crew calls it a ‘breathless dance’,” she said.
“We literally can’t breathe while we are dancing because it’s so demanding.”
She said “If my first solo album was about proving that I can successfully stand on my own, the [new] album is about widening my musical spectrum, incorporating different genres of music such as soul and jazz.”