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INTERVIEWK-pop fan turned songwriter shares how she wrote ITZY, NMIXX's hits
작곡가가 된 K팝 팬, ITZY와 NMIXX의 히트곡 어떻게 썼는지 전해
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Songwriter Charlotte Wilson / Courtesy of Charlotte Wilson작곡가 샬롯 윌슨
Songwriter Charlotte Wilson / Courtesy of Charlotte Wilson
작곡가 샬롯 윌슨

UK-born Charlotte Wilson talks about her life as K-pop songwriter
영국 출신 샬롯 윌슨, K팝 작곡가로서의 삶에 관해 이야기해


By Dong Sun-hwa

On Sept. 19, songwriter Charlotte Wilson shed tears as she watched the performance of "DICE" by rookie K-pop girl group NMIXX at YES24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul. Seeing the septet take the stage with the new song that she composed made her feel extremely emotional, although it was not the first time that a popular K-pop act performed her song.
9월 19일 작곡가 샬롯 윌슨은 서울 동부에 위치한 예스24 라이브홀에서 케이팝 걸그룹 신예 엔믹스(NMIXX)가 선보인 ‘DICE' 무대를 보고 눈물을 보였다. 유명 K팝 그룹이 그녀의 곡으로 무대에 서는 것이 처음이 아님에도 불구하고 자신이 작곡한 신곡으로 공연하는 7인조의 모습은 샬롯에게 큰 감동이었다.


"NMIXX members are like my little sisters, and it was a dream-come-true for me to see them perform my song," Wilson told The Korea Times at the newspaper's office in central Seoul, Sept. 20. "Many people think I am really tough, but I am actually very emotional."
9월 20일 서울 중심부에 위치한 코리아타임스 본사에서 윌슨은 "엔믹스 멤버들은 내 여동생 같고 이들이 내 곡으로 공연하는 것을 본 건 꿈이 현실이 되는 순간이었다"고 전했다. "많은 이들은 내가 매우 강인하다고 생각하지만 사실 나는 매우 감성적이다."


For Wilson who began composing her own songs at the age of 12, becoming a K-pop songwriter was her lifelong dream. She fell under the spell of Korean music when she was 16, after watching by chance the "I'm Coming" (2006) music video by Korean singer-actor Rain, who is best known for his mega-hits like "Rainism" (2008).
12살 때부터 작곡을 시작한 윌슨에게 K팝 작곡가가 되는 것은 평생소원이었다. ‘레이니즘'(2008)과 같은 대히트 곡으로 유명한 한국의 가수 겸 배우 비의 ‘I'm coming'(2006) 무대를 본 후 16살이었던 윌슨은 한국 음악에 매혹되었다.


"Although I could not understand what he was singing about, I still loved the sound of his music," Wilson recalled. "He was handsome and danced very well too. So I wanted to make songs for artists like him and began listening to more K-pop tracks sung by groups like Super Junior and Miss A."
윌슨은 "비가 무엇에 대해 노래하는지 몰랐지만 난 그 노래의 음이 좋았다"고 회상했다. "비는 잘생겼고 춤도 정말 잘 췄다. 그래서 비와 같은 아티스트들을 위한 곡을 쓰고 싶었고 슈퍼주니어와 미쓰에이 같은 가수들이 부른 K팝 곡들을 듣기 시작했다."


The 32-year-old, who grew up listening to the music of Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, found K-pop compelling because it had a different feel.
백스트리트 보이즈와 브리트니 스피어스의 노래를 듣고 자란 이 32세의 작곡가는 K팝이 색다른 느낌을 주기 때문에 눈을 뗄 수 없다고 전했다.


"K-pop tunes were never boring," she stressed. "They were so random and exciting. I was also mesmerized by the visual aspects of music videos and fashion styles of K-pop singers. Even back then, I felt that K-pop was going to be a huge thing and that the whole world will love it, although I did not know why I felt like that."
윌슨은 "K팝 선율은 절대 지루하지 않았다"고 강조했다. "K팝 곡들은 아주 무작위적이고 흥미진진하다. 뮤직비디오의 시각적인 측면과 K팝 가수들의 패션 스타일에 매혹되기도 했다. 그 당시에도 왠지 모르게 나는 K팝이 크게 될 것이고 전 세계가 (K팝을) 사랑하게 될 것이라고 믿었다."


However, the path to the K-pop universe was bumpier than she had expected.
그러나 K팝 세계로 가는 길은 윌슨의 예상보다 평탄치 않았다.


Two decades ago, when K-pop was not as hot as it is today, a young girl from the U.K. could hardly get any information about the industry on the opposite side of the planet. Frustrated by the reality she faced, Wilson ended up ditching her dream and went to university to study music and entertainment industry management.
K팝이 지금과 같이 인기 있지 않았던 20년 전, 영국에서 온 소녀는 지구 반대편에 있는 (K팝) 산업에 대해 어떠한 정보도 얻을 수 없었다. 자신이 마주한 현실에 좌절한 나머지 윌슨은 결국 꿈을 접고 음악 및 엔터테인먼트 산업 경영을 배우기 위해 대학에 진학했다.


But her passion for K-pop continued. After graduating from school, Wilson decided to throw her hat in the ring again and started to find more publishers to pitch as many songs as possible. She also did not stop training to improve her songwriting and recording skills.
그러나 K팝을 향한 그녀의 열정은 계속되었다. 윌슨은 대학 졸업 후 재도전하기로 결심했고 최대한 많은 곡을 홍보하기 위해 여러 음반 출판사를 찾아보기 시작했다. 또 작곡과 녹음 기술을 향상하기 위한 노력도 멈추지 않았다.


After several years of hard work, she finally made a breakthrough in her career in 2019. Her tune, "Not Shy" (2020), was picked as the lead single for the third mini-album of ITZY, a popular girl group formed by K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment. "Not Shy" ― a tune fusing the elements of pop rock and hip-hop, which was co-written by JYP's founder Park Jin-young among others ― created a splash on numerous music streaming charts in Korea and beyond, with its music video garnering more than 190 million views on YouTube.
수 년간의 노력 끝에 윌슨은 마침내 2019년 자신의 커리어에 돌파구를 만들어냈다. 그녀가 작곡한 ‘Not Shy'(2020)는 유명 K팝 기업 JYP엔터테인먼트의 인기 걸그룹 잇지(ITZY)의 세 번째 미니 앨범 리드 싱글로 선정되었다. 박진영 JYP엔터테인먼트 대표가 공동으로 작곡한 한편 팝 록과 힙합의 요소를 가미한 ‘Not Shy' 뮤직비디오는 유튜브에서 1억 9천만 회 이상의 조회수를 기록하며 국내외 많은 음원 스트리밍 차트에서 돌풍을 일으켰다.


KEY WORDS
■ shed tear 눈물을 흘리다
■ septet 7인조
■ compose 작곡하다
■ recall 기억해 내다, 상기하다
■ stress 강조하다
■ mesmerize 최면을 걸듯 마음을 사로잡다
■ bumpy 평탄치 않은
■ frustrate 좌절감을 주다
■ ditch (더 이상 원치 않거나 불필요한 것을) 버리다
■ throw your hat into the ring (선거, 경기 등에) 출사표를 던지다
■ make a breakthrough 돌파구를 마련하다
■ fuse 융합[결합]되다[시키다]
■ splash 대서특필(된 기사)
■ garner 얻다, 모으다

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