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'Hungry', made up on the spot in a restaurant line: four songs CHANON sang with a keyboard at a Myeonmok-dong playground

A playground live by CHANON, "slowly, wholly." '배고파' (Hungry), first heard that day, came out as a single 688 days later, and '쉿' (Quiet), about CHANON's teenage years, became 'NONOL VOL 24' 182 days later.

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'Hungry', made up on the spot in a restaurant line: four songs CHANON sang with a keyboard at a Myeonmok-dong playground
Photo: still from NONOL LIVE 'CHANON'

In the first greeting, CHANON gave the name as '찬찬히, 온전히 찬온' ("slowly, wholly, CHANON"). The description says CHANON came up to Seoul alone in 2023 with a big dream, and the summer before, watching a 10CM concert, made a promise: 'someday I'll make people happy with my own songs, just like 10CM.' As the 28th musician on NONOL LIVE, CHANON stood at the playground of Yongma Falls Park in Myeonmok-dong, with forsythia in bloom. Yu-rim played keyboard, and all four songs were filled with just keyboard, guitar and voice, no drums or bass. Times follow the full version of the video on the NONOL channel.

0:12 배고파 (Hungry)

A song made up on the spot while waiting in line at a restaurant and getting hungry. The description adds that it was also a time of a one-sided crush. That's why lines like '단 10프로의 가능성도 없는 거야?' ("isn't there even a 10 percent chance?") at 2:09 and '너 때문에 안 먹던 초코우유를 다 사고' ("because of you, I even buy the chocolate milk I never drink") at 2:19 turn up. CHANON sang it with an acoustic guitar slung on, and after the song said it was still unreleased: '발매가 되면 좋은 곳에서 노래하겠습니다' ("once it's released, I'll sing it somewhere good"). The song came out as a single 688 days later, on March 14, 2025, and it's listed on Apple Music under the English title 'Hungry'. Apple Music

4:28 서랍 (Drawer)

A song 10CM sang for the soundtrack of the drama 'Our Beloved Summer'. In the description, CHANON wrote that quietly listening to it brings back some scene of youth for no clear reason, and asked where CHANON's own youth might be right now. From this song on, CHANON put the guitar down and held only the microphone.

8:56 쉿 (Quiet)

Singing was CHANON's dream from childhood, but for reasons of circumstance it stayed hidden for a long time, and only in CHANON's twenties did the music truly begin. CHANON introduced '쉿' (Quiet) as a song about teenage years when nothing at all could be done. The keyboard opens alone for 33 seconds before the singing starts at 9:30. It came out 182 days later, on October 25, 2023, as 'NONOL VOL 24', and it's listed on Apple Music under the English title 'Quiet'. The same single also includes the playground recording from that day. The lyrics and music are by CHANON, and the arrangement by Eun Yu-rim (Bugs). Apple Music

14:52 피날레 (Finale)

A song written while picturing the most ideal finale with someone you like. The description calls it the brightest of CHANON's own songs, and the one that feels best to sing. CHANON slung the acoustic guitar back on for it. Before the last song, CHANON said that whenever it might be, it would be nice to perform on NONOL again.

Of the four musicians who sang at Yongma Falls Park, CHANON was the third. The stages before were summer and Yoo Jiwoo, and the last was Kim Sun ha.

찬온CHANON노놀 라이브놀이터용마폭포공원배고파쉿노놀 VOL

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  1. 1.[노래하는 놀이터 : 노놀 NONOL] [SUB] 찬온 Full ver(설명란·화면 자막) ↗
  2. 2.[Apple Music] NONOL VOL 24. CHANON 'Quiet'(2023.10.25) ↗
  3. 3.[벅스] 노놀 VOL 24. 찬온 '쉿' 앨범 정보·크레디트 ↗
  4. 4.[벅스] 찬온 '배고파' 싱글(2025.03.14) ↗
  5. 5.[Apple Music] CHANON 'Hungry'(2025.03.14) ↗
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