i-dle’s Soyeon looks back on her life on her 20s’ final birthday and prepares her first solo full album after 5 years and 2 months.
August/27/2026 15:50
i-dle’s Soyeon is looking back on the past on her last birthday in her 20s and is preparing for a solo comeback for the first time in 5 years and 2 months. In the intro film for Soyeon’s first full album, “The Best Life,” released on the 26th through i-dle’s official SNS channels by CUBE Entertainment, Soyeon, who迎えた her last birthday in her 20s, is shown looking back on her life so far. In this video, which was released on Soyeon’s birthday and added special meaning, Soyeon started the video by saying, “You can say it was the best,” while looking back on her life. After that, it showed her from her first birthday party, through her trainee days, her appearance on Mnet’s “Produce 101,” her idol debut and producing, and up to the present, when she is preparing her first solo full album. In particular, phrases such as “I always wanted to be fresh” and “I wanted to do better” briefly appeared in the video, expressing Soyeon’s mindset of growing every time and challenging new music. After talking about her first solo full album, saying, “I think I actually put it off for quite a long time,” Soyeon said, “The one thing I can say is that when I become a grandmother and look back on this album, I will think, ‘Ah, it was really romantic.’ I hope you look forward to ‘The Best Life.’” Soyeon, who has created the group’s mega-hit songs such as “TOMBOY,” “Nxde,” and “Queencard,” has risen to full membership in the Korea Music Copyright Association and, after collaborations with global musicians such as Anderson .Paak, is showing her presence as a skilled producer. Regarding one month’s copyright royalties, she once drew attention by revealing on a YouTube variety show that they were 100 million won (about 11 million yen).
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