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수많은 드라마 OST곡으로 대중에게 사랑 받는 가수 ‘신재’가 첫 정규앨범을 발매했다.
고등학교 시절 신재는 태권도부에 들어가 태권도 사범이 되고 싶어했으나 고2 때 학교 축제에서 윤도현의 ‘잊을게’를 부르면서부터 가수의 꿈을 키우기 시작했다.
신재는 “처음 무대에 섰을 때 그 느낌을 아직도 잊을 수 없다.”고 밝혔다. 무대에 대한 질문이 이어지자 그는 “무대에 오른 순간부터 가수가 되고 싶었고, 가수의 꿈을 키울 수 있었다”고 전했다.
고등학교 졸업 후 신재는 가수의 길을 걷기 위해 중앙대학교 연희예술학부 음악극과에 입학, 무대에 오르기 위해 필살적인 연습과 인내를 거듭했다.
2009년 그는 본격적으로 가수 데뷔를 해 첫 싱글 “가슴이 아파요”를 발표했다. 이어 2010년 SBS드라마 ‘웃어요 엄마’ OST곡을 시작으로 ‘49일,’’로맨스가 필요해2’등 많은 드라마 OST에 참여해 발라드 가수로서의 인지도를 쌓았다.
신재는 음악을 만들 때, 가장 먼저 고려하는 것이 드라마 주인공들의 감정이라고 밝혔다. 자신의 음악에 대한 질문이 이어지자 그는 “내가 하고 있는 음악은 사랑과 이별을 다루고 있다. 가사를 읽을 때 가사 속 주인공 입장이 되어 가사를 읽으려고 노력한다. 당시에 가장 슬펐을 때를 상상하면 몰입이 잘된다.”고 밝혔다.
지난 22일 신재는 지난 1년간 사랑 받은 OST곡과 신곡을 묶어 정규앨범 ‘LOVE’를 발매했다.
그는 다른 가수들과 다른 점이 있냐는 질문에 “사람들을 편안하게 해주고 가슴을 따뜻하게 해주는 점에서 다르다.”고 설명했다. 이어 그는 “사람들이 노래를 듣고 감동을 받았으면 좋겠다.”고 말한 데 이어 “담백하게 노래하는 것을 좋아한다. 오히려 담담하게 부른 것이 더 많은 공감을 이끌어낸다.”고 말했다.
한편 신재는 30일 수요일 홍대 V홀에서 앨범발매기념 공연을 성공적으로 마쳤다. 그는 오는 3월 오사카에서 프로모션을 진행할 예정이다.
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Ballad singer Shin Jae talks about ‘Love’
By Julie Jackson
As a high school student, singer Shin Jae was interested in becoming a taekwondo athlete. However, in his senior year he decided that he would participate in his high school festival by getting up on stage in front of his classmates and singing. Yoon Do-hyun’s “I’ll Get Over You” is the rock ballad song that Shin Jae decided to perform on stage. That was the moment that changed his life.
"I will never forget how I felt being up on stage and singing,” said Shin Jae. “I knew at that moment that I wanted to pursue a career as a singer.”
After graduating, he decided to set aside his pursuit of taekwondo as his future endeavor and attended Chung-Ang University as a music major and jumped at every opportunity to be on the stage again.
In 2009, when he was 22, he released his first single titled “The Edge of Heartbeat,” which later became one of the theme songs of the 2010 SBS drama “Smile, Mom.” The ballad vocalist soon became the voice behind numerous other soundtracks for Korean dramas including “49 days” and “I Need Romance 2012.”
“When it comes to soundtracks, one of the key factors is being able to express the emotions of the people in the drama,” he said. “My songs are mostly about love and heartbreak. When I am reading the lyrics to a song, I really try to put myself in a similar position, remembering what I was feeling through some of my saddest moments.”
This year, Shin Jae released his first full-length solo album on Jan. 22 titled “Love.” The 13-track album is a compilation of his past drama soundtrack releases as well as his new ballads.
“What makes me different from other singers is that my music is about healing and comfort,” he said. “I think that people can be touched by my songs. I leave out a lot of vibrato and I think this allows people to be able to listen to my songs over a long period of time without getting bored.”
Shin Jae held his first showcase in Korea at V-Hall in Hongdae on Wednesday night, where he serenaded the audience with his passionate vocals. The singer will soon be heading off to Osaka, Japan, in March to continue promotion of his latest album.
“I want to share my voice with people,” he said. “In the future I hope to continue to do ballad-style music because I think it is the best way that I can express myself to my listeners.”
“Some of the most memorable moments of my life are being in the studio sound booth, making music. I hope that when people listen to my songs, they not only get a sense of comfort, but a sense that they can cope with and overcome their struggles through my music.”
(juliejackson@heraldcorp.com)
