Soloist ZIA releases ‘ANEMONE’ mini-album MV for “One Year” featuring Bang Yong Guk and Baro
Afterhandwriting fans an announcement letterand releasing astunning MV teaser, soloistZIA, aka ‘Queen of Ballads’, has released her new mini-album, ‘ANEMONE‘.
Zia’s new album features some of the nation’s most well-known lyricists and producers such asJung Suk Won,Jun Hae Sung,Duble Sidekick,Kz, andD’Day. The album title ‘Anemone’ refers to the flower, meaning “the pain of love” and refers to the idea that anybody can be in pain over love and breaking up, representing the theme of the emotional songs in the album.
The new title song ‘One Year‘ was composed by none other than015b‘s Jung Suk Won, who recently worked withLena Park(Park Jung Hyun),Yoon Jong Shin, andIU, and was written by lyricistChoi Kap Won. ’1 Year’ is a ballad piece featuring an emotional melody consisting of piano and acoustic guitar; the song is about waiting for one’s lover, and the feelings they experience throughout the year after their break up. Zia’s voice expresses the pain and suffering that these lovers go through perfectly.
The first track on the new album, ‘Locking the Door‘ is about a woman who has been hurt by a break-up and is hiding in her room to protect herself, locking her door, as well as locking her heart. The piece was composed byLoen Entertainment‘sKzand written by lyricistD’Day. ‘Even If You Forget Me‘ was composed byJun Hae Sung, who wroteBaek Ji Young‘s ‘That Woman‘ andLee Seung Chul‘s ‘Long Day‘ and is about a person’s honest feelings to their ex-lover, expressing the pain that comes with separation.
Solo artistHuh Gakis featured in ‘I Need You‘ andBlock B‘sKyungis featured as a rapper in ‘Falling Teardrops‘.
Recall that ZIA released featuredZE:A‘sSiwanin her music video for the pre-release track ‘Tears Fall‘ last month, and for the mini-album’s title track, “Only You“, the music video features idolsB.A.P‘sBang Yong GukandB1A4‘sBaro.
With this album, ZIA hopes to “bring joy to the ears of listeners with plenty of high quality ballad songs.”
Check out the marvelous tracks from the album and the music video for “One Year” below, which song moved your heart the most?
1. Locking the Door
2. One Year
3. Falling Teardrops (feat. Block B’s Kyung)
4. Even If You Forget Me
5. I Need You (feat. Huh Gak)