[Epoch Times News on July 27, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Zeng Weixin compiles and reports) Korean popular boy group EXO member DO (Do Kyung-soo) released their first solo album “공감 (Empathy)” yesterday (26th). Resonance / Empathy)-The 1st Mini Album” won the single-day album charts of Hanteo Chart, New Nora and Hottracks in Korea.
Not only that, the album is also available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Australia, Brazil, Spain, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Indonesia , India, Thailand, Macau, Malaysia, Vietnam and other 59 countries and regions on the iTunes album chart won the championship.
DO’s first solo album was named by DO himself. He hopes that the album will bring positive energy to the audience like the huge energy he feels from the word “공감 (meaning resonance)”. DO focused the album on the music he wanted to make and wanted to try. Because he liked the sound of acoustic guitar and felt comfortable listening, he chose songs with acoustic guitar elements when recording songs.
Following “That’s okay”, DO also personally wrote the lyrics for the title song “Rose” and participated in the composition of the included song “I’m Fine”. Speaking of the title song “Rose”, DO introduced that this song is the first acoustic folk style song that highlights the brisk guitar rhythm, and it has the characteristic that anyone can easily sing along.
In addition, the English version of the title song “Rose” and the Spanish version of the included song “It’s Love” are included in the album because the demo of the song is in English and Spanish respectively. When DO hears it, it feels the lyrics and the song The atmosphere is very good. He wanted to show it to the public before deciding to include it in the album.
After the release of DO’s album, his friend Jin Yubin in his circle uploaded a certified photo of listening to the title song “Rose” on his official IG for a limited time, and wrote “Long live Du Jingxiu” to cheer for DO, and uploaded photos of listening to the album. And wrote “When you exercise, you must listen to Du Jingxiu’s song.”
Actor Zhao Yincheng also praised DO during an interview recently, saying, “DO has done a good job, successfully completed his military service, released an album, and felt more comfortable. The music and acting skills are well done, and it will be even more exciting in the future. “.
In addition to the title song “Rose”, DO’s first solo album also includes “I’m Fine” with the participation of DO in writing lyrics, “I’m Gonna Love You (Feat. Wonstein)” with Wonstein’s co-song, and There are “It’s Love”, “My Love”, and the lyrical song “My Father (Dad)” expressing feelings for my father, and the English version of the title song “Rose (English Ver.)” and ” Once again, the Spanish version of “It’s Love” “Si Fueras Mía”, a total of eight songs.
DO’s first solo album “공감 (Empathy) – The 1st Mini Album” was released digitally in Taiwan on July 26th simultaneously with South Korea.
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