Singer Song Ga-in hastily volunteered for Interview ahead of the face-to-face Concert he was dreaming of. When the performance world, which had been slowing down by meeting the reef called Covid19, stretches again, it is because of the desire to meet more fans. His warm heart was filled with this Concert that he would return the love he had received.
Song Ga-in met with reporters at the Pocket Stone Studio building in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. He mentioned the solo Concert '2022 Song Ga-in National Tour' in about three years, saying, "I do not want to worry about the fact that many people are hesitant to come to Concert because of Covid."
“I was sold out in a few seconds when I was playing solo Concerts before, but this time it’s not that much. I’m sorry it’s because of Covid. I don’t think many people know, but if the article goes out this time, I think many people will know.” (Laughs)
In the last two years when Covid was on the rise, he had to meet fans with Non-Contact. It was a tough time to think that breathing directly with the audience on stage was a great strength. It literally did not taste to sing. It was hard to be alone without the applause, cheers, and cheers of the audience.
“I just waited for the day to meet and perform like this one day, and it’s really nice to have a Concert, but I’m sorry I still have to wear a mask indoors. It's frustrating to see the audience on stage. I still think it would be hard to say that sometimes I can not cheer, but I think it would be nice if you applaud me a lot. "
This Concert is much more colorful than Li Dian, who is trying to make full use of what he has been doing for a long time Chrysanthemc before starting Trot. The set list was set with Pansori and folk songs, and the set of the band is also mixed with the Chrysanthemc team and the Western instrument team, which include the brother-in-law, the player of the band.
“I’m going to show you one plus one Feelings, and I’m going to show you all the new songs because I don’t see them in the new ones. I'm going to show you the stage that I showed you on Li Dian. Feelings like IU. I have a guitar next to me and I am preparing a stage for all of us to enjoy together with the sessions. "
The online performance, which was conducted through Naver Now, is like a taste of this Concert. At that time, I prepared it for free on Mother's Day. I was sorry for Non-Contact, but I wanted to try free Concert once in a while.
“It was a free show that came to me thinking about what I could do as a child of my parents. I sent you a quick flower basket service, I sent you autographs, and I thought I’d replaced the hearts of my children, and your fans liked it.”
Last month, he released his first full-length album, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (), in a year and four months. It is a darker colored album that only Song Ga-in can have than Li Dian. The title song Raining Mount Kumgang, an authentic Trot, is an unpublished song by the late Baek Young-ho, a composer of Camellia Girls, called the national song, and contains the affection of displaced people living with the pain of the division of the two Koreas. Song Ga-in's melancholy voice and deep sensitivity are well buried in the song.
“I did a semi-Trot on my second album, but this time I thought I had to show you what I can do well, something a little thick. So I was surprised that this song was left in this era after I got it, and Honor was what I could do.”
“I think the displaced people who are alive are the last generation, but I think it’s for them. The chairman, who knows, said that his sister is in North Korea and that 'Cain is tearful when she hears a song.' I'm not sure if this song will be a hit either. But I don’t really want to be a hit, and I don’t think I’ve done what I can, and it’s for them.”
There were episodes that could not be laughed at when he released his new song: the video was not released due to the accident of deleting the Music Video file about two hours before the release of the album. When asked about the fact that the production company had deleted all of the shooting files in the process of copying the Music Video file, Song Ga-in was openly distracted.
“They said this was the first time they’d ever heard of it, and I was embarrassed that I hadn’t heard of it. If it’s been deleted, you can’t blame anyone. I thought, "There are signs of a big hit." Things that don't happen to anyone happen to me, they re-shooted as soon as they could and the fans liked it. The old fans said, ‘Why did you do it again when it was hard, but you didn’t have to do it again?’ I thought it was a reward.’ (Laughing.