Kim Pil - 2nd Studio Album [JOURNEY] 180g

- Singer-songwriter Kim Pil returns with his second full-length album [JOURNEY] after approximately 7 years. While his first full-length album [yours, sincerely] was a time of fiercely offering comfort to the world, this second full-length album [JOURNEY] begins from the process of finally confronting and understanding himself within those 7 years. There were still unfamiliar and confusing moments in between, but he decided to fully accept himself as he is now, rather than chasing a predetermined answer. Like music that remains unchanged in the heart for a long time, reminding one of their original intent amidst rapidly passing trends, he organically melted his deepened breath into a total of 9 tracks, conveying a temperature with long vitality. The thoughts that filled him during the work were concerns about music and life, and the various relationships that passed by. Amidst unexpected distance and loss experienced between people, he looked into himself carefully and was finally able to find the center of his heart. The fierce time of acknowledging and accepting himself as he is, rather than forcibly covering up wounds, gathered to become the solid backbone of the work. The nine stories flow clearly along the axis of emotional time. Starting with '5am,' which opens the door to the journey by confronting the loneliness and stray thoughts of dawn when all noise has subsided; 'a sign,' containing a prayer and helplessness longing for a single signpost in the thick fog; and 'Mirror,' depicting inner wandering by shaking off inner thirst over a sensual and rhythmic sound, declaring he would rather erase it if it is an unbreakable mirror. Then, passing through 'Cheok (Pretend),' which throws sharp questions at the world's gaze and pretense, exploding honest longing with dynamic energy, we arrive at the album's title track 'Life Is Life.' The title track 'Life Is Life' sings of a solid journey that does not stop walking, unbound by a set frame, with an honest and witty perspective that 'life is just life' amidst the chaos of life with no answers. This inner vortex expands into increasingly bright and solid energy, passing through 'Circle,' a brilliant sense of liberation affirming the whole self by stepping on the repeating cycle within life's round circulation, and 'Want to Be Free,' which unburdens the heart's weight atop a warm, lyrical folk melody to finally face complete freedom. Following 'Disappearing (Feat. Park Ji-yoon),' which embraces the lingering afterglow of the dazzling moment of falling in love with the two artists' unique breathing, and finally 'Old Friends,' which puts a warm period on the long monologue journey with affectionate warmth toward the colleagues and fans who have stayed by his side for a long time. After the times endured alone, it is eventually filled with the warmth shared together. We hope these stories, honestly capturing the emotional journey faced over the past time, will quietly stay by the side of everyone who is silently enduring today on their own paths.