This are IU's liner notes and explanation for her album "PIECES" I thought you'd appreciate her thoughts on these collection of sings that were previously unreleased. DRAMA Song introduction: 1. Drama I wrote this song when I was 20. I made it because I wanted to make my friend, who had been very pessimistic about love for a few days after breaking up, laugh for a while. Although it was not released, I have a great affection for this song as I sang it every year during the concert encore. I often tried to write songs with similar emotions, but I quit because I thought I was only imitating a chapter that had already passed by me. When I sang it at the concert hall, I felt like I sang it easily and cheerfully because I felt a sense of realism, but I felt new while recording this song that recording is also a different area. It is the song that I had the hardest time to find the character during this recording. In order to maximize the feeling of the concert hall, there was no separate arrangement. I sincerely thank my fans for not forgetting the existence of the song "Drama" and firmly requesting an official release for 10 years. Song introduction: 2. Next Station I began to write this song at 25, and it was completed at 26. There are songs that come to mind at the same time, both the lyrics and melody, as if they were originally born together, and this song was like that for me after a long time. Such songs are inevitably favored. There is no elaborate composition or characteristic codework, but as soon as I wrote the first verse, I loved this song so much. But then I forgot. Hahaha Then, a year later, I met a character named Jian in My Mister, and I was able to naturally get into her character and finish the second verse. There was no definite plan for when, but it was a song that I really wanted to release someday. This song was the only song that mixed the guide version of the vocal. It contains the voice of three years ago and the voice of today. I was calm back then, but now I seems to be more appeal when dealing with this song. Is it because it's already past story now? There is a "station" between Jieun and Jian. There were two streets as far as one station. 3. Winter Sleep The song was completed only at the age of twenty-nine, when I started sketching at the age of twenty-seven. It was when I had a lot of thoughts about the death of one life and what was left in such a world, and experienced several more big breaks. It tells the story of the first year when you first leave your beloved family, friends, or pets and greet them alone. The plot to be written in the order of spring, summer, fall, and winter was clear, so it was not difficult to write, but it took quite a long time to complete. This is because I didn't want to use too direct expressions, nor did I want to contain only too superficial emotions. It was the song with the longest recording time. I usually try to express myself as concise as possible in recording, but this song did not necessarily control my emotions. Rather, it makes a bold (?) arrangement of its own prelude to middle interlude , not in the second half of the song, hoping to maximize it's longing feeling Unlike other songs, this is why it is a piano-based song. Despite the great loss in my world, flowers bloom without delay outside, stars rise, and cities are born. Among the repeated seasons, there is 'winter sleep'. While singing this song, I don't really collapse anymore. They'll know it's not a lie, right? 4. You At the age of 24, I couldn't even go home and filmed a drama in the mountain for a few days, and I wrote it down because I missed my friend living upstairs so much. I remember writing the lyrics affectionately one by one with the setting of immersing myself in the historical drama that I was filming at the time and sending a Yeonseo to a distant person who I didn't know if it would reach or not. I thought about whether to include this song or not for a long time. Years ago, I told my fans that I had no intention of releasing this song, so it was already closed in my head. Then, one day, while wandering around UA-cam, I listened to this song again after a long time, and when I saw the comments on the post, I found out that there were more fans waiting for this song than I thought. In addition, the lyrics in the song still touched my heart, perhaps because it was a song that I wrote with my one sincere heart. I sang this song again in the recording studio for the first time in more than five years without confidence in the, and strangely, it stuck from the first verse. It is the only song that was played to fans in the year when I took a break from music activities in my 14 years as a singer. There is "you" who wants to flow slowly and quietly between "Chatshire" and "Palette." It is probably the song with the fewest syllables I have ever worker on. 5. Love letter Sketched at 26, completed as much as I can at 28, and gave it to another artist. It was the first time that another artist had sung my song since I started composing. Last year, I appeared on KBS Sketchbook and sang this song, so I worked with Jung Seung-hwan, an artist I like very much At the time of work, I briefly explained to Antenna and Seunghwan in advance and consent was obtained to release this song. I wrote the lyrics with the setting of the last love letter left to the other side, where one of the elderly couples dies first. If Jung Seung-hwan's version was calm and sophisticated, I wanted to release my version of Love Letter in a more standard way. The arrangement is fairy tale-like and cute, but the song itself was recorded relatively easily. In addition, I tried to act slightly differently for each part of the lyrics for "다오" (Dao) which is repeated the most. In the last paragraph, the lyric "I'm staying in you more than anywhere else." is sentences that served as the seed of the last track "Epilogue" of my fifth full-length album "LILAC". It's also something I want to say to my fans that I'm grateful for, who have known me for a long time, know me now, and will know me more. Between the novel and the letter, it is a "love letter" written with a compressed heart that I want to convey to those who love me, and closes this sketchbook.
this song ... has a connection to her character in My Mister (Jian) Between Jieun and Jian is a ‘station’. The two are connected by the distance of a station. :')
Next stop and love letters are two hidden gem in this album pieces. It's really very meaningful album... It's sad that it's not popular like other albums of IU. But if you have a favourite song from this album then congrats you are a true Uaena.
I woke up to IU, my sprite. For real, every time she changes it up I think she can’t look better. And then she does! We are in for a auditory AND visual treat with the comeback!!!! Already her on that H.E.R cover photo in blond too 😍
Omg, this is the first time I have been put in the video kekw. I hope you enjoy and love the song. Next Stop (English) but Bus Stop (Korean) is one of my healing songs with love poems. This song also reminds me of one of the Studio Ghibli movies which is Totoro. Totoro is always at the bus stop waiting. I always feel like crying when I hear this song so I'm pretty sure I'm gonna cry with you while watching the video. It makes me feel relief that deserve to mourn and cry when I need to so I love IU for that. I hope you can feel comfort from her although the song makes you cry.
This are IU's liner notes and explanation for her album "PIECES" I thought you'd appreciate her thoughts on these collection of sings that were previously unreleased.
DRAMA
Song introduction:
1. Drama
I wrote this song when I was 20. I made it because I wanted to make my friend, who had been very pessimistic about love for a few days after breaking up, laugh for a while.
Although it was not released, I have a great affection for this song as I sang it every year during the concert encore.
I often tried to write songs with similar emotions, but I quit because I thought I was only imitating a chapter that had already passed by me.
When I sang it at the concert hall, I felt like I sang it easily and cheerfully because I felt a sense of realism, but I felt new while recording this song that recording is also a different area.
It is the song that I had the hardest time to find the character during this recording.
In order to maximize the feeling of the concert hall, there was no separate arrangement.
I sincerely thank my fans for not forgetting the existence of the song "Drama" and firmly requesting an official release for 10 years.
Song introduction:
2. Next Station
I began to write this song at 25, and it was completed at 26.
There are songs that come to mind at the same time, both the lyrics and melody, as if they were originally born together, and this song was like that for me after a long time.
Such songs are inevitably favored.
There is no elaborate composition or characteristic codework, but as soon as I wrote the first verse, I loved this song so much.
But then I forgot. Hahaha
Then, a year later, I met a character named Jian in My Mister, and I was able to naturally get into her character and finish the second verse.
There was no definite plan for when, but it was a song that I really wanted to release someday.
This song was the only song that mixed the guide version of the vocal. It contains the voice of three years ago and the voice of today. I was calm back then, but now I seems to be more appeal when dealing with this song. Is it because it's already past story now?
There is a "station" between Jieun and Jian.
There were two streets as far as one station.
3. Winter Sleep
The song was completed only at the age of twenty-nine, when I started sketching at the age of twenty-seven. It was when I had a lot of thoughts about the death of one life and what was left in such a world, and experienced several more big breaks.
It tells the story of the first year when you first leave your beloved family, friends, or pets and greet them alone. The plot to be written in the order of spring, summer, fall, and winter was clear, so it was not difficult to write, but it took quite a long time to complete.
This is because I didn't want to use too direct expressions, nor did I want to contain only too superficial emotions.
It was the song with the longest recording time.
I usually try to express myself as concise as possible in recording, but this song did not necessarily control my emotions.
Rather, it makes a bold (?) arrangement of its own prelude to middle interlude , not in the second half of the song, hoping to maximize it's longing feeling Unlike other songs, this is why it is a piano-based song.
Despite the great loss in my world, flowers bloom without delay outside, stars rise, and cities are born. Among the repeated seasons, there is 'winter sleep'.
While singing this song, I don't really collapse anymore. They'll know it's not a lie, right?
4. You
At the age of 24, I couldn't even go home and filmed a drama in the mountain for a few days, and I wrote it down because I missed my friend living upstairs so much.
I remember writing the lyrics affectionately one by one with the setting of immersing myself in the historical drama that I was filming at the time and sending a Yeonseo to a distant person who I didn't know if it would reach or not.
I thought about whether to include this song or not for a long time.
Years ago, I told my fans that I had no intention of releasing this song, so it was already closed in my head.
Then, one day, while wandering around UA-cam, I listened to this song again after a long time, and when I saw the comments on the post, I found out that there were more fans waiting for this song than I thought.
In addition, the lyrics in the song still touched my heart, perhaps because it was a song that I wrote with my one sincere heart.
I sang this song again in the recording studio for the first time in more than five years without confidence in the, and strangely, it stuck from the first verse.
It is the only song that was played to fans in the year when I took a break from music activities in my 14 years as a singer.
There is "you" who wants to flow slowly and quietly between "Chatshire" and "Palette."
It is probably the song with the fewest syllables I have ever worker on.
5. Love letter
Sketched at 26, completed as much as I can at 28, and gave it to another artist. It was the first time that another artist had sung my song since I started composing.
Last year, I appeared on KBS Sketchbook and sang this song, so I worked with Jung Seung-hwan, an artist I like very much
At the time of work, I briefly explained to Antenna and Seunghwan in advance and consent was obtained to release this song.
I wrote the lyrics with the setting of the last love letter left to the other side, where one of the elderly couples dies first.
If Jung Seung-hwan's version was calm and sophisticated, I wanted to release my version of Love Letter in a more standard way.
The arrangement is fairy tale-like and cute, but the song itself was recorded relatively easily. In addition, I tried to act slightly differently for each part of the lyrics for "다오" (Dao) which is repeated the most.
In the last paragraph, the lyric "I'm staying in you more than anywhere else." is sentences that served as the seed of the last track "Epilogue" of my fifth full-length album "LILAC".
It's also something I want to say to my fans that I'm grateful for, who have known me for a long time, know me now, and will know me more.
Between the novel and the letter, it is a "love letter" written with a compressed heart that I want to convey to those who love me, and closes this sketchbook.
Thank you! I know intro/liner notes are usually personal but love how intimate and conversational hers are 💜
The boundary between life and death. And first, the longing for the deceased acquaintance.
this song ... has a connection to her character in My Mister (Jian)
Between Jieun and Jian is a ‘station’.
The two are connected by the distance of a station.
:')
I still have to get to My Mister. Now I have another reason. love this fact, friend! 🙏🏾💜
Hi
She actually took a bus ride to with no destination in mind. And then wrote this song. 😊❤ she mentioned this in her documentary
Us aimless bus riders 🥹💜
Next stop and love letters are two hidden gem in this album pieces. It's really very meaningful album... It's sad that it's not popular like other albums of IU. But if you have a favourite song from this album then congrats you are a true Uaena.
💜
IU comeback is coming 🎉
Have you seen her new hair cut and hair color absolute fire. She can pull off anything, damn !
And now we have a song title, poster, intro, album name and tour dates!!!!!!! So excited 💜
Yay, thank you for another amazing IU reaction !
Have you seen her new hair cut and hair cully absolute fire. She can pullmoff anything, damn
I woke up to IU, my sprite. For real, every time she changes it up I think she can’t look better. And then she does! We are in for a auditory AND visual treat with the comeback!!!! Already her on that H.E.R cover photo in blond too 😍
Omg, this is the first time I have been put in the video kekw. I hope you enjoy and love the song. Next Stop (English) but Bus Stop (Korean) is one of my healing songs with love poems. This song also reminds me of one of the Studio Ghibli movies which is Totoro. Totoro is always at the bus stop waiting. I always feel like crying when I hear this song so I'm pretty sure I'm gonna cry with you while watching the video. It makes me feel relief that deserve to mourn and cry when I need to so I love IU for that. I hope you can feel comfort from her although the song makes you cry.
How fast I think Pieces has now become one of my favorite albums of hers! Appreciate you getting me on the fast track to listening to this one 💜
IU my all time favourite❤❤❤
I really love your iu reaction
One of my favorite song of my Queen!