A Room Of One's Own (자기만의 방) is the first studio album by Lucia (루시아, aka Sim Gyu-seon (심규선)). It is a collaborative work with Epitone Project. It was released on September 7, 2011, with "Any Days, Any Words" ("어떤 날도, 어떤 말도") serving as the album's title track.
Background[]
Album intro[1][]
Everyone has their own special place they go to that is theirs alone, like a secret room. This album by Lucia and the Epitone Project is full of songs about how people spend their time in these secret rooms, whether it is to be happy by themselves or to be alone when they are feeling sad.
The title song of the album as well as the album itself is taken from a fascination with the work of Virginia Woolf and her collected essays “A Room of One’s Own”. Trying to change the way we think, and the notion that you can overcome past hurts without having to specifically focus on them. This album is really an extension of Lucia’s first digital single and her interpretation of the themes in Virginia Woolf’s work.
Songs intro[1][]
The songs [부디] “Please”, [고양이왈츠] “Cat Waltz” were already released on the first digital single and were well received by Lucia’s fans, so for this debut album they were re-recorded and updated.
The song [안녕, 안녕] “Goodbye, Goodbye” is about how when we’re young we feel very fragile when we experience hardships.
The song [어떤 날도, 어떤 말도] “Any Day, Any Words” is the title song of the album and it is a response to people who may feel connected with “Goodbye, Goodbye”. It’s a song about these same people and their memories, but also about how they’re sticking their hands out to a future.
Also the song [웃음] “Laughter” is a song that came out after working with the Epitone Project on this Album. For every youth who is trapped in a room of one’s own, this song is a support of them.
[꽃처럼 한 철만 사랑해 줄 건가요] “Are you going to love me for just one season like a flower?” (also called "Sakura Moment", is a song resembling how a cherry blossom flourishes underneath the moonlight. Pair that with the very dramatic and musical like song of [버라이어티] “Variety” which Lucia recorded in one take and wrote when she was only 20 years old.
The song “Sue” was inspired by Lucia watching the series “Fingersmith” which is a story about a trio of pickpockets in Victorian England.
Track list[]
- "The First Room (첫 번째, 방)" - 0:24
- "Sakura Moment (꽃 처럼 한 철만 사랑해 줄 건가요 / Are you going to love me for just one season like a flower?)" - 3:44
- "Please (부디 (Album Ver.))" - 4:43
- "Cat Waltz (고양이왈츠 (박카스 광고 삽입곡))" - 4:02
- "Hello, Hello (안녕, 안녕)" - 4:23
- "Sue (Inspired by ‘Fingersmith’)" - 4:27
- "The Second Room (두 번째, 방)" - 2:14
- "Any Days, Any Words (어떤 날도, 어떤 말도)" - 3:55
- "Variety (버라이어티)" - 4:40
- "Cat Waltz (고양이왈츠 (Acoustic))" - 3:59
- "Recipe For Becoming An Adult (어른이 되는 레시피)" - 3:18
- "웃음 (Duet with Epitone Project)" - 4:29
- "A Room Of One's Own (자기만의 방)" - 7:12
Video links[]
- "부디" (Please) music video
- "부디" (Please) music video (Bugs!)
- "꽃 처럼 한 철만 사랑해 줄 건가요" (Sakura Moment) music video
- "안녕, 안녕" (Hello, Hello) music video
- "안녕, 안녕" (Hello, Hello) music video (Bugs!)
- "어떤 날도, 어떤 말도" (Any days, any words) music video
- "어떤 날도, 어떤 말도" (Any days, any words) music video (Bugs!)
Live
- "어떤 날도, 어떤 말도" (Any days, any words) (Acoustic) live
- "꽃 처럼 한 철만 사랑해 줄 건가요" (Sakura Moment)"- "KBS Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook" live
- "꽃 처럼 한 철만 사랑해 줄 건가요" (Sakura Moment)" - "ONSTAGE" live
- "꽃 처럼 한 철만 사랑해 줄 건가요" (Sakura Moment)" - "NANJANG MBC 문화콘서트 난장 Vol. 393" live
- "꽃 처럼 한 철만 사랑해 줄 건가요" (Sakura Moment)" - "SBS Radio" live
- "부디" (Please) - "NANJANG MBC 문화콘서트 난장 Vol. 336" live
- "부디" (Please) - "NANJANG MBC 문화콘서트 난장 Vol. 336" live (alt link)
- "부디" (Please) - "KBS Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook" live
- "부디" (Please) - "ONSTAGE" live
- "어른이 되는 레시피" - "ONSTAGE" live
- "고양이왈츠" (Cat Waltz) - "All That Music" live