Three popular young Korean solo artists have kept fans dangling for a while, but now they're back.
Seo In Guk, Lee Hi, and Eric Nam each are making it in a big way this March. Earlier this week, Lee Hi released her first album since her debut in 2013 and Seo In Guk released his first Korean single since 2014. Eric Nam will follow later this month, with his first album since 2013.
All three have remained active in the world of Korean entertainment industry in a variety of ways, but fans have anticipated their releases for several years.
On Monday, Seo In Guk released the single "Seasons of Heart," his first official Korean single since 2014's "Bombtanaba." As a singer-turned-actor, Seo has released multiple Japanese songs and original soundtrack tracks (OSTs) since "Bombtanaba," but his return to the Korean music scene has been long anticipated due to his rise to fame in 2009 after winning the first season of "Superstar K."
The next day, Lee Hi released the first half of her album "Seoulite." The album, produced by YG Entertainment subduable HIGHGRND, is her first since Lee Hi's debut album "First Love" in 2013. Since then, she's been a part of two YG Entertainment subunits, BH with 2NE1's Park Bom and Hi Suhyun with AKMU's Lee Suhyun.
Like Seo In Guk, Lee Hi made her name known after finishing as the runner-up in the first season of the competition show "K-Pop Star" and many people were anxious to see what sort of music she'd follow up with after several years after her debut.
Eric Nam, who appeared on another talent search show "Birth of a Great Star 2," debuted officially in 2013 with the EP "Cloud 9." Since then, he's become a popular variety show guest and released a variety of collaborative tracks and singles, but Eric is planning on releasing his first album in three years, "INTERVIEW" on March 24.
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Tamar Herman is a multi-media journalist and the co-founder of KultScene. She is a freelance writer and copy editor, and has written for MTV Iggy, Noisey and Paste Magazine.
