Former Wanna One member Hwang Min-hyun debuts as soloist

• Published date: 28 February 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

Hwang Min-hyun, a member of now-disbanded project boy groups Wanna One and NU'EST, made his debut as a solo artist Monday, 11 years after he began his musical career.

In "Truth or Lie," his first EP and first release as a soloist, the singer exposes his various sides that have not been shown to anyone before and asks a question: What do you think is my true self?

He then answers, "You can believe what you want," because there is no clear answer to the question, and this is the message that penetrates the album.

"Since this is my first solo album, I wanted to tell about myself," Hwang said during a media showcase to promote the EP at a music hall in eastern Seoul. "I have so many different sides, but people don't seem to know them yet. I also wanted to show those sides through an album."

The EP has a total of six tracks ? the main single "Hidden Side," "Honest," "Crossword," "Perfect Type," "Smile" and "Cube."

"Hidden Side" is an up-tempo pop-genre song with an impressive bass sound, which best represents the album's theme.

Questioned why the song was chosen as the main track, Hwang said many people may have expected him to make a solo debut with a comfortable song but he was eager to dance on stage, most of all.

"First, I had a thirst for performing on stage. Second, since I think there are many who became my fans after seeing me performing on stage as a member of an idol group, I wanted to show what they remember about me."

Hwang debuted in 2021 as a vocalist of the K-pop boy group NU'EST. In 2017, he participated in the second season of the survival audition show "Produce...