From KENZIE to Yoo Hee Yeol: six KYUHYUN songs to hear before 'CONTINUE', by the names in the credits

KYUHYUN releases the EP 'CONTINUE' at 6 p.m. KST on Wednesday, November 11. The release time is written in the description of a video Antenna posted on November 3, and as of the evening of November 6 the tracklist and title track had not been made public. The Asia tour of the same name starts at Jangchung Arena in Seoul on December 18–20, then runs through Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei and Kobe to Kaohsiung in March next year.
Sources: Antenna official video · Slist

We picked six solo title tracks, from the first solo mini album in 2014 to 'The Classic' last year. Writing the names in each song's credits next to it, the list runs KENZIE, Yoon Jong Shin, 1601, KENZIE again, and then HUMBLER and Yoo Hee Yeol. For each song we pointed to a moment to hear and a scene to watch, and the times follow the official music videos. The title track of the second mini album in 2015, 'A Million Pieces' (밀리언조각), was covered in our September 29 list, so we left it out this time.

2014 · 'At Gwanghwamun' — KENZIE

'At Gwanghwamun' (광화문에서) is the title track of the first mini album. In Bugs' album description, lyrics, composition and arrangement are all credited to KENZIE. From the first lyric at 0:15 until 0:44 the song runs without drums or bass, and at 0:44 the drums, bass and voice come in one after another at 0.4-second intervals. Around 1:08, on '철없던 시절은 안녕' (goodbye to the naive days), '111314' written in lipstick on the floor comes into view. Apple Music

2016 · 'Blah Blah' — Yoon Jong Shin

'Blah Blah' (블라블라) is the title track of the third mini album, 'Waiting, Still' (너를 기다린다), and its Korean title carries the tag 'Prod.by Yoon Jong Shin'. The lyrics are by Yoon Jong Shin, and the music is by Yoon Jong Shin and Kang Hwa-seong (강화성). The drums don't come in strongly until 0:49, on '두근두근 토닥토닥' (thump-thump, pat-pat), and on screen a customer with a black cape around the neck appears together with the barber fastening that cape. At 0:16 the glass door of the barbershop reads 'Open am 10:00 / Close pm 09:00'. Bugs and Apple list it as February 2017, but the music video and the release articles say November 10, 2016. Apple Music

2020 · 'Daystar' — 1601

'Daystar' (내 마음을 누르는 일) is composed and arranged by 1601, with lyrics by Ji Eum Seo and 1601. After the sound fades around 1:34, the bass comes in first at 1:36, and the voice and drums return together at 1:39. At 0:28 a hand draws lines with a pen through the 27th and 28th on a calendar, and at 1:38 a text-message box typed up to '…해서 미안한' (sorry for…) appears. Apple Music

2022 · 'Love Story' — KENZIE again

'Love Story' (연애소설) is the title track of the fourth mini album, and KENZIE again handled the lyrics, composition and arrangement. Right after '벌써 마지막 장에' (already on the last page), from 3:27 the drums and bass stop for 6 seconds, and '끄적이는 그 이름' (that name, scribbled down) falls inside that gap. At 3:01 someone is seen sitting in front of a book open on a table. Apple Music

2024 · 'The Story Behind' — HUMBLER, Yoo Hee Yeol

'The Story Behind' (그렇지 않아) is the title track of the EP 'Restart', composed by HUMBLER, with lyrics by HUMBLER and Yoo Hee Yeol. The drums are laid down first, from 0:09, and the first lyric comes at 0:22. At 3:06, on '그러지 말아' (don't do that), the backing almost entirely drops out for 1.7 seconds and only the voice remains. On screen at that moment, two people are seen from behind, walking through a dark alley in falling snow. The photo at the very top is 0:25 of this music video. Apple Music

2025 · 'Like Our First Snow' — HUMBLER, Yoo Hee Yeol, Lee Seung-ho (이승호)

'Like Our First Snow' (첫눈처럼) is the title track of the EP 'The Classic', released last year on November 20. From the first lyric at 0:21 until 0:55 it goes without drums or bass, and at 0:55, on the title line '첫눈처럼 내려와서' (came down like the first snow), the bass comes in and the drums follow soon after. At 0:08 the embroidered letters of the title appear one character at a time, and at 0:37 a locker name tag with KYUHYUN's real name, Cho Kyuhyun, passes by. Apple Music

If you'd like to follow the names in the credits further, KENZIE also shows up in the October 24 list that counted the writers behind 100 chart songs. The other acts coming back the same week are in our November 6 comeback schedule guide.