She visits a school and paces down flower-strewed streets, sings of her hometown as the site of the brightest star in the sky, and sits down at a time-worn upright piano to play her song. We learn that this world is one populated by Eunji’s childhood memories and that she is slowly revisiting her favourite places as she strolls alongside a little girl (who is most likely a manifestation of her younger self) playing alone on the sidewalk. The particularly acoustic harmonica and guitar instrumentals followed by her soft harmonization plunge us into a world scented in reminiscence. The MV blossoms dreamily through a pastel lens with intricate attention to its surroundings we see cherry blossoms gently billowing in the wind and a soft-hued station in Eunji’s picturesque Busan neighbourhood.

With its poignant plot, olden-hued cinematography, and lasting message, “Hopefully Sky” proclaims Eunji’s true exceptionalism as a solo artist. Meanwhile, what really drew me to Eunji’s capability as a solo vocalist was her cover of famous trot singer Yoo Ji Na’s song “Red Pepper” in KBS2’s 2014 drama Trot Lovers. Through “Red Pepper” Eunji exhibits a raw and dramatically ecliptic attention to the traditional trot her versatile vocals present a fusion of pop sensibilities and acquired folk flavour, resulting in a remarkably authentic and adventurous sound that ensures a universal enjoyment.įast forward to present time, and “Hopefully Sky” maintains those very elements of folk-inspired nostalgia Eunji so beautifully makes hers. In her romantic repertoire of musicality, Eunji has collaborations with fellow artists for OSTs and promotional songs such as the nascent and charming “Love Day” in 2012 with Beast’s Yang Yoseob and the harmonious chart-topping duet “All For You”with Seo In-Guk for the sound track of their drama Reply 1997. On April 18 th, one ephemeral night before her group’s fifth debut anniversary, A Pink’s mesmerizing main vocalist Jung Eunji made her official solo debut with the release of her mini-album Dream and an MV for its poignant title track “Hopefully Sky.”

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