Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Park Hyo-shin to release new song 'HERO' after 5 years
Park Hyo-shin / Courtesy of Herbigharo
By Lee Gyu-lee
Singer Park Hyo-shin will release his new song “HERO” this month to deliver a message of hope.
The singer announced the upcoming release, slated for next Monday, on social media, sharing a teaser video of the new single.
“Under the theme of ‘Heroes in Everyday Life,’ the video visualizes the messages of sacrifice, love and hope that the song ‘HERO’ holds through the relationship between a father and his daughter,” the singer’s agency Herbigharo said in the release.
The two-minute video begins with a child lost in thought and drawing something before waiting by the window for her father. After coming home late at night to see his daughter asleep, he goes back to work in the early morning. As he puts on earphones, Park’s voice along with the melody for “HERO” briefly plays for an emotional touch, showing the daughter’s drawing that writes “My dad is a hero.”
The singer took part in composing and writing the lyrics for the song, which was used on the soundtrack for the newly released movie “The Firefighters."
“We had postponed the originally planned release date (of the song) several times to observe the current situation with a heavy heart. However, we felt that if this song could bring even a small sense of comfort and hope to people’s hearts, it would be better not to delay it any further, which led us to release it now,” the agency said.
This will be his first solo release in five years since the 2019 song “Lover.” The singer recently released a duet song “Winter Ahead” with BTS’ V on Nov. 29.