LeeHi once again melts our ears and hearts with back-to-back digital singles “Alley” and “My Beloved”, a cinematic offering signaling her comeback after an over 2-year hiatus. Starring actors Choi Hyun-Wook, Hong Suzu, and Yoo Sun, LeeHi tells a heart-breaking yet warming story of love through music videos in short film form.
Since the music video for the singer’s third full album outro, “ONLY”, LeeHi’s emotional tracks seem to follow the trend of having movie-like music videos. LeeHi does us a favor by providing a fulfilling cinematic experience with her releases.
Alley
Formally breaking LeeHi’s hiatus is “Alley”, a heartfelt duet with Sung Si-Kyung perfect for winter’s nostalgic cold air. “Alley” unfolds the memories of love and its dolefulness made and kept on a familiar alleyway. We see how these memories seep through the cracks of the longing heart, embracing it warmly.
My Beloved
The emotion grows deeper as the clock ticks to the painful end of an old-fashioned romance in “My Beloved,” now giving us the memories in the flesh we got a glimpse of in “Alley”. The 4-minute short film music video perfectly encapsulates the anguish of a young, tragic love, leaving us in tears after the end credits roll like a true big-screen wonder.
This era of LeeHi embraces the solemnity thick in her voice, a fan-favorite genre established by her hit tracks “BREATHE” and “ONLY”. How LeeHi does ballads is a genre ⸺ The lullaby tune written in simple, everyday words laid over complex emotions completed the strong and dynamic storytelling her music is well praised for. Though her songs carry the heaviest emotions, LeeHi’s voice is a comfort to listen to, making her the sought-after vocalist of her generation for years to come.
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