'Solo Debut' NCT Taeyong, Red Velvet Wendy received help... "I'm surprised by the power vocal"

NCT Taeyong revealed that Red Velvet's Wendy featured on his first solo album.

On the 24th, a showcase commemorating the release of NCT Taeyong's mini-album 'SHALALA' was held at SJ Kunsthalle in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

This album is Taeyong's first solo album since his debut.

The title song 'Shalala' is a hip-hop song that creates an exciting atmosphere by combining Taeyong's witty rap flow, addictive chorus, and free rhythmic bridge section. It contains the message that everyone can shine anywhere.

This album includes the title song 'Shalala', 'GWANDO', 'Move Mood Mode (Feat. Wendy)', 'Virtual Insanity', 'RUBY' , '404 File Not Found', and 'Back to the Past', including Taeyong's autobiographical story, as well as seven songs of various charms.

Regarding 'Move Mood Mode', Taeyong said, "It's the first song I wrote on the album. It is a song filled with emotions when pure and burning. I was walking on the sidewalk block on my way to work on a song in just this weather, and I saw people going on dates under the warm sunlight. I wrote it thinking that my heart was soft,” he explained. This song was featured by Red Velvet's Wendy. Taeyong said, "It's been about a year since Wendy noona recorded this song. I was surprised that it went well with this song. Isn’t Wendy noona in charge of power vocals in Red Velvet? It felt good to hear the soft vocals like this. The friends who worked on this song said, 'It's a hit,'” he told me about the behind-the-scenes work.

Taeyong's first mini-album 'Sharala' will be released on each music site at 6 pm on the same day. The music video for the title song 'Shalala' will also be released simultaneously on YouTube's SMTOWN channel.

Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr