Singer-songwriter Jang Ki Ha was recently asked by the media whether the decision for his band to go with its first love-themed album release was influenced by his relationship with songstress IU.
Jang Ki Ha and his band, known as Kiha and the Faces, held their showcase on the 15th as they celebrated the release of their fourth studio album. As the frontman is also known to be currently in a relationship with female singer IU, he was asked whether their decision to release a love-themed album was due to her.
In response, Jang Ki Ha revealed that while some of the lyrics written were somewhat influenced by his personal experiences, he emphasizes that the lyrics of all ten tracks are fictional as he attempted to portray a universal and basic feelings of love.
He then adds, “In the past, we thought love songs were too cheesy, but now we felt ready to do love songs written in our own way. We challenged ourselves and made it into an album.”
Kiha and the Faces new album was released on June 16th.
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Jang Ki Ha and his band, known as Kiha and the Faces, held their showcase on the 15th as they celebrated the release of their fourth studio album. As the frontman is also known to be currently in a relationship with female singer IU, he was asked whether their decision to release a love-themed album was due to her.
In response, Jang Ki Ha revealed that while some of the lyrics written were somewhat influenced by his personal experiences, he emphasizes that the lyrics of all ten tracks are fictional as he attempted to portray a universal and basic feelings of love.
He then adds, “In the past, we thought love songs were too cheesy, but now we felt ready to do love songs written in our own way. We challenged ourselves and made it into an album.”
Kiha and the Faces new album was released on June 16th.
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On this day, Jang Kiha was of coursed asked about his girlfriend. Yoo Hee Yeol first talked about their interesting hairstyles, then asked, "What did she [IU] think of it?" Jang Kiha replied, "She said it was cute," evoking envy in every male audience member there.
He also said, "I wrote a lot of love songs all this time, but people didn't seem aware. Now I think it might be possible for us to do a love song blatantly." When asked, "Don't you feel burdened about writing a love story?" Jang Kiha replied, "I worry that the other person might get hurt more than me. I told her about it, but she actually said, 'A piece of work is merely a piece of work, so it doesn't matter to me.'"
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IU is renowned for not only her beautiful voice but her skill as a song writer as well. She has written and produced multiple of her hit songs and this time she impressed fans and her best friend Yoo In Na with a song made just for her.
Yoo In Na and IU are famous for their amazing friendship despite a large gap in their age. Check out IU freestyling a song for Yoo In Na on “Yoo In Na’s Raise Your Volume”!
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Yoo Jae Hwan, whose ideal type is known by everyone to be IU, including IU herself, was asked by the MC to choose between IU and his 'We Kid' co-star Park Bo Young. Yoo Jae Hwan joked, "IU is still my ideal type. With Park Bo Young, she'll be like a mother and I'll be the father. I'm not saying that we got married, but that on 'We Kid,' we take care of children."
No doubt that Park Bo Young and Yoo Jae Hwan will make great 'parents' to the children on 'We Kid'! You can catch the two when 'We Kid' starts airing on February 18 at 9:30 p.m. KST.
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