In a recent episode of Lee Young Ji's "My Alcohol Diary," Crush confessed that he didn't want to perform a certain OST sung by him on stage even if many people love that song. Continue reading to know what track it is.
"My Alcohol Diary": Crush Reveals He Used to Hate Performing THIS OST That People Love
On Sept. 23, Crush guested on the latest episode of Lee Young Ji's "My Alcohol Diary" series (also known as "No Prepare"). At some points, the conversations got serious as the R&B singer gave advice to Lee about music and shared a story about the time he was at his lowest.
Lee Young Ji debuted as a rapper and initially wanted to focus on producing music centered on rap. But now, she wonders if she should also include singing or dancing into her performances.
Regarding this, she asked Crush on how to search for her musical direction. The male artist responded that she should treat creating music like writing a diary.
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The male idol also confessed that he himself struggled in his musical direction, particularly the time when he was at one of the most successful points in his career- which is when he released the hit OST "Beautiful."
To recall, Crush's "Beautiful" served as an OST for the popular tvN drama "Goblin." The song quickly reached No. 1 on domestic music charts such as MelOn, Mnet, Bugs, Olleh Music, Genie, Monkey3, and Naver Music shortly after its release on Dec. 31, 2016.
Going back to the latest episode of Lee Young Ji's "My Alcohol Diary," Crush said:
"The time I was suffering the most from a slump was when I released 'Beautiful' five years ago. That song received much love from people. I was very grateful for it but on one side I felt empty."
The R&B singer continued that he was thankful that the people liked the song and that he was invited many times to sing it at weddings. However, he revealed that he actually didn't want to perform that OST on stage.
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Crush explained to Lee Young Ji, "Because that song was a bit different from the song that I have been pursuing so far."
The "Rush Hour" singer used to work with those of the Hongdae underground, like Beenzino, Zion.T, Swings, and Giri Boy, and that hip-hop/R&B direction was the only genre he wanted to pursue back then. However, "Beautiful" was a ballad.
At that point, he was puzzled musically that he ended up having panic attacks, making it hard for him to sing the OST on stage. In fact, there was a time when he was unable to breathe.
But Crush also clarified that it was back then and now he can sing "Beautiful" ten times in a row if asked to.
Do you think Crush should release more ballads in the future?
Crush's "Rush Hour" Featuring J-Hope Dominates iTunes Charts Across the Globe
In other news, Crush made his first comeback since his military discharge last August on Sept. 22. The R&B singer dropped his new digital single "Rush Hour" featuring BTS J-Hope.
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By the morning of the 23rd, "Rush Hour" hit first place on iTunes Song charts in at least 41 different countries, including Chile, Mexico, Brazil, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
The digital single even landed in the top 10 of 68 other regions, including the United States (where it took No. 2), Japan (No. 3), and the United Kingdom (No. 4).
Check out Crush's "Rush Hour" music video featuring J-Hope below:
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Written by Maria Scott
