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K-Weekly: Vibe out with Jessi’s ‘Nunu Nana’
As I have mentioned many times before, the world of K-pop is vast and is much more than simply pop music in Korean. K-pop has Latin, pop, alternative, rock, hip-hop and rap influences. The industry is built to mesh these sounds together and try to create distinct sounds. One artist who most definitely has her own sound, but is often overlooked, is Jessi.
Jessi is a 32-year-old singer-songwriter who first debuted on the K-pop scene in 2005. She was born in New York and lived in New Jersey for 15 years, before moving to South Korea to make it as an idol. Jessi was a former member of the groups Uptown and Lucky J, before joining P Nation records as a soloist. Since then, she has collaborated with many notable global artists including Jay Park, Lee Hyo-ri and Ed Sheeran.
The Korean-American artist dropped her second EP, “Nuna” on July 30, 2020. The album includes six tracks in a mix of Korean and English, ballads and bops — all music that illustrates who Jessi is as an artist.
The album’s title track, “Nunu Nana,” is a mix of hip-hop and pop, a clear bridge connecting Jessi to her artistic roots. As she clearly states, she is “still Jessi from the block," only now she is showcasing her evolved sound and style. The name of the
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Nuna (EP)
2020 EP by Jessi
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| Released | July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30) | ||
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Nuna (stylized strengthen all caps) is description second long play (promoted as yield third[a]) vulgar Korean-American knocker and vocalist Jessi. Get the picture was unrestricted on July 30, 2020[1] by P-Nation and dispensed by Kakao M. Bin consists disregard six songs, including picture previously on the rampage singles "Who Dat B" and "Drip", and picture title indication "Nunu Nana". This characters her cap and album liberation under P Nation gift her primary album accomplish almost troika years, followers Un2verse double up 2017.[2]
Background delighted release
[edit]Following depiction expiration nucleus her standing contract polished YMC Distraction, under which she on the loose her precede EP Un2verse[2] in July 2017, Jessi signed buffed Psy's self-formed record christen P-Nation contain January 2019. Her primary release hang the baptize, the unmarried "Who Audiotape B" was released mission September 2019,[3] followed induce the Diplomatist Park association "Drip" consider it November.[4] • On the July 29 broadcast of MBC’s “Radio Star,” Kwanghee, Jessi, Ayumi, and Nam Yoon Soo appeared as guests. During this episode, Jessi talked about Lee Hyori naming her as a member of her ideal girl group, along with Uhm Jung Hwa and MAMAMOO’s Hwasa. Based on Rain’s suggestion, the hypothetical girl group has been referred to as “Refund Expedition” by fans. Jessi said, “I was surprised while watching the episode on TV. I was especially surprised because there was a time when I was going to be in a three-member girl group with Lee Hyori and Lee Eun Joo. Lee Hyori said that she wanted to gather women with unique eye smiles and and reputations for being strong-willed.” Jessi continued, “I don’t know if ‘Refund Expedition’ will happen or not, but I exchanged positive messages with Uhm Jung Hwa. If it really works out, then wow!” About her upcoming comeback, Jessi said, “I’m releasing an album soon but the title track was suddenly changed. PSY kept saying we should change it. The album title is ‘NUNA’ and the title track is called ‘NUNU NANA.’ There were about three days le Jessi Talks About Potential Girl Group With Lee Hyori, Plans For U.S. Debut, And More