Welcome back, #SoundLovers! We want to introduce you to a group whose goal is to be a safe space for their listeners.
"M1-KEY! "Deeper" feels somewhat new, right? We made a comeback so soon because we always miss you :) We hope you have a great time with H1-KEY~"
-- RIINA, member of H1-KEY
We had the pleasure of speaking with Grandline Group (GLG) Entertainment's four-member girl group, H1-KEY (하이키). The group -- consisting of Seoi, Riina, Hwiseo, and Yel -- made their debut on January 5, 2022, with their single album Athletic Girl. Since their debut, H1-KEY have been striking all the notes and making their way into the hearts of listeners as they ranked 3rd after NewJeans and BLACKPINK for Girl Group Band Reputation. The girls continued to release songs that showcase their various talents with their 2023 album Rose Blossom, and the digital singles of their H1-KEYnote Project -- "Thinkin' About You," and "Deeper."
H1-KEY introduced their H1-KEYnote project as the project that aims to share H1-KEY's various untold stories and messages with their fans, M1-KEY, as the group hopes to send comfort and sentiment to everyone through the power of their music with no restrictions to their expressions.
The first song of the project, "Thinkin' About You," is a pop track with a warm tone. It expresses the mature and realistic longing for a lover after breaking up by portraying a strong and independent person who is sad about it yet never gives in to shedding a tear. the track was written and composed by many well-known singers-songwriters and producers including Ryan Jhun, Martin Stilling (known for writing and producing songs for artists such as Leon, Charli XCX, and Zedd), Moa Pettersson Hammar, and KIDDO. The second song, "Deeper," is a pop track mixed with modern rock sounds. With this song, the group aims to describe a self-healing journey of never losing hope during difficult time. Young K of DAY6 and Hong Ji Sang have once again joined forces to work with H1-KEY again in the song's overall production.
Find out what these rising stars had to say about their H1-KEYnote project below!
SEOI: Le us introduce our group first. 2, 3!
H1-KEY: Go Run! Hi, this is H1-KEY!
K Fuse: What inspired the H1-KEYnote project?
SEOI: Rather than it being inspired by something, we started this project to showcase more of our own musicality and our voices. So far, two songs have been released as a part of this project, and though the details have not been planned yet, we will be releasing more songs in the future when we come across songs with the potentials to show our different charms.
K Fuse: You're stated, in a previous interview, that you desire to be "artists whom you can trust while listening." How will you know when you have reached this goal?
RIINA: I believe we'll know we've reached our goal when people begin to take notice of our song releases and five our music a listen. This marks our success as trusted singers, known for the quality of our songs.
Be sure to check out "Deeper" and "Thinkin' About You," as H1-KEY continues to show you that you can trust them to be your comfort and safe space.
STAY CONNECTED WITH H1-KEY
X (Twitter) | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube
K Fuse would like to thank the team at Helix Publicity, GLG, and the members of H1-KEY for allowing us the opportunity to provide coverage of H1-KEY's latest releases.