In this exclusive interview to Entretetizei, the South Korean singer talked a bit more about his creation and production processes
Kim Yun-ho, better known as SHAUN, is a South Korean singer, producer, and DJ, who became globally known for his single Way Back Home, released in 2018, which topped the South Korean charts at the time. Also, years later, the hit went viral on TikTok. In this exclusive interview with Entretê, the artist told us a little more about the production process of his songs, talked about partnerships, and his ongoing North American tour, named ON THE ROAD.
Besides his work as a songwriter and DJ, SHAUN is known for producing songs in a unique way, and shared his process with us: “[…] I add a melody.Then I proceed with the arrangement. For the box repair, I create the melody and the chords at the same time, and then I take it back from there.There are many different ways to do that. And the starting point for composing melodies can be a guitar, or it can be a piano. I tend to start with what I have on hand at the moment, I think it starts with ‘How can I use this to express what I’m doing now?’ Sometimes that’s the case…”.
Way Back Home was undoubtedly the kickstart to SHAUN‘s successful career, crossing the K-pop barrier and reaching playlists around the world. “[…] It’s something that I’m really excited for and thankful for, and it’s something that has allowed me to bring my music to a lot of people, and allowed me to have a lot more opportunities. There are those who got it through my music, and there are those who took the time to hear it, and a lot of memories were created with that music.That’s why. I think it was a great opportunity to share.”
With the song making its way around the world, SHAUN began to receive affection and gain fanclubs around the world. This month, the singer embarked on his first North American tour. In the March interview, he shared his expectations and preparations for the ON THE ROAD TOUR:
First, I’m trying to prepare for the most basic elements of the show. Because it’s important for me to have the most basic, most fundamental things being executed well. The first one is the music. How are we going to do the introduction, what songs are we going to play, and how are we going to do it. I thought about this a lot while writing the script. At the moment, I am in the middle of it, so… Although this is the first time I am doing this, I am not planning to do any fancy production. I can’t show you now, but as we build, we will show you. I would like to show my face more often, so I will put together a show with the basics.
During the interview, SHAUN commented on his new song Steal The Show, released with Thai actor and singer Jeff Satur:
The first time I heard about Jeff Satur, I did some research. What kind of music he plays, what he looks like, what he has done. I thought his sweet image would go well with the song I was preparing. My concern was not about the tone of his voice, as I thought it went very well with the song and his voice, as I think it works very well with the song. I think it worked. When I got the vocals, I did the polishing. The song was so well put together, and it worked so well, and you could tell that he liked the song too, so I was really excited to work with him on it. It was a very smooth transition, and it was like we were working together.
For the full interview with SHAUN talking on career, music production, and more, check out the video below:
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