Brilliant Time where you can see the confidence of Kim Jong-hyun, who has returned to his more mature inner self!
A positive message from artist Kim Jong-hyun, who shows his MOTTO!
Sparkle now! Gold age will never come again!
Kim Jong-hyun spent the year 2023 more intense than anyone else's as he stepped up as a solo artist and showed his individuality in both acting and music. And 2023 ended with a fan concert with &U, who became Kim Jong-hyun's strong support. In [Brilliant Seasons], which opens the beginning of 2024, Kim Jong-hyun honestly expressed his feelings over the past year and his aspirations for the future. Following the last album [MERIDIEM], the all-rounder can be seen in this [Brilliant Seasons] by actively participating in lyrics, composition, and choreography.
In this album, Kim Jong-hyun compares life to seasons. Like the four seasons, life does not always have clear and warm weather. Even if there is rain, wind, and thunder, we want to convey the message that ‘everything ultimately makes life brilliant,’ just as we find a rainbow at the end.
The intro song contains the narration of ‘Every moment is my brilliant season, &U, &Me, Sparkle’, a phrase related to the values that Kim Jong-hyun considers important in life. The album opens by expressing that they met each other through the concept of time, and that that time was each other's Brilliant seasons. Kim Jong-hyun's values shown in the intro are expanded and shown in the title song. Over the cheerful Jersey Club beat, it delivers a positive message to enjoy every moment of each day.
From this point on, the mood of the album develops into an honest inner story. Kim Jong-hyun participated in writing and composing the lyrics and contains the message that I will be reborn as an independent self, rather than acting only based on other people's standards, and delivers a message of support that the independent you and I will strongly believe in whatever we do.
is a song that expresses the appearance of the other person who shines so beautifully, unlike the dark self, and expresses a moment of complex emotions through sad lyrics that contrast with the bright rock sound. The last track was a surprise song released for ‘&U’ at the first solo fan concert [Fantasia], and was included as the last track to express gratitude for waiting for over a year.