“Girlfriend” alum Yerin releases new EP “REACH YOU” for solo comeback

A new milestone launched into the night sky, Yerin’s fourth emergency broadcast

Singer “Yerin” will release her fourth mini-album “REACH YOU” at 6 p.m. on the 9th, directly unveiling the album that runs through her musical narrative. This marks a decisive moment that proves the solid footing she has built as a solo artist—going well beyond the simple release of a new record.

Comfort from the boundary between dreams and reality, the title track “JAKKAKBYEOL”

The album “REACH YOU”, which her agency AceSide Company presents with ambition, weaves an unknown journey unfolding from the instant she wakes from a dream with tight, delicate wording. Leading with the key title track “JAKKAKBYEOL”, the set features five tracks—“Polaris”, “CHUNG GONG”, and “Orbit”, among them—each colored differently, combining seamlessly to showcase overwhelming musical completeness.

In particular, “JAKKAKBYEOL” captures the moment modern people, buried in a sterile daily life, meet the night sky and pick up the fragments of dreams they had forgotten. Over a band sound that is heavy yet stirs the emotions, Yerin’s signature clear, understated vocals create waves of deep empathy and comfort within listeners’ inner selves.

From “GFRIEND” to an irreplaceable solo artist, a spectrum in evolution

Having debuted in 2015 as the group “GFRIEND” and left a substantial mark on the K-pop scene, she achieved a complete success in establishing herself as a solo act starting with her first mini-album in 2022, “ARIA”. With this new release reflecting even more matured musical capabilities and a firmly defined identity, attention is focused on the new paradigm that Yerin will put forward from both critics and the general public.