{"id":605032,"date":"2026-08-26T09:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/605032\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T09:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:44:11","slug":"soyeon-looks-back-on-her-20s-with-first-full-length-solo-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/605032\/","title":{"rendered":"Soyeon looks back on her 20s with first full-length solo album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7dff147f-4b0a-4fcf-9d92-533e512801ca.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1200 \/ 1348; width: 100%\" alt=\"Soyeon appears in an intro film for her first full-length solo album, \u201cThe Awesome Life\u201d \/ Courtesy of Cube Entertainment  \" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Soyeon appears in an intro film for her first full-length solo album, \u201cThe Awesome Life\u201d \/ Courtesy of Cube Entertainment  <\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Soyeon, the leader and producer of K-pop group i-dle, is returning to the solo stage with her first full-length album, \u201cThe Awesome Life,\u201d five years after her last solo release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Cube Entertainment said Wednesday that it released an intro film for the album on i-dle\u2019s official social media channels at midnight, coinciding with Soyeon\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The film follows Soyeon as she looks back on her life on her final birthday in her 20s, beginning with her first birthday party and moving through her trainee years, appearance on Mnet\u2019s \u201cProduce 101,\u201d i-dle\u2019s debut and her work as a producer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The video then turns to her present as she prepares her first full-length solo album, with phrases including \u201cI always wanted to be new\u201d and \u201cI wanted to do better\u201d appearing throughout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Soyeon said she had put off making a full-length solo album for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">\u201cIf I look back on this album when I\u2019m a grandmother, I think I\u2019ll say, \u2018Ah, it was really romantic,\u2019\u201d she said, asking fans to look forward to \u201cThe Awesome Life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The film ends by revealing the album\u2019s title and its release date of Sept. 7 at 6 p.m., setting the stage for her solo comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Soyeon had already offered a preview of the new album during her performance at Waterbomb Sokcho 2026, where she performed two unreleased songs, \u201cSTAR\u201d and \u201cI Hate Vegetables Song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">\u201cSTAR\u201d features an intense electronic dance music sound and direct lyrics, while \u201cI Hate Vegetables Song\u201d centers on a catchy melody with a playful tone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">She later released the music video for \u201cI Hate Vegetables Song\u201d through her YouTube channel, \u201cSoyeon\u2019s Girlhood Encyclopedia,\u201d and unexpectedly unveiled the \u201cSTAR\u201d video through i-dle\u2019s official social media channels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Soyeon appears in an intro film for her first full-length solo album, \u201cThe Awesome Life\u201d \/ Courtesy 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