"Prince of Ballads," Sung SiKyung Comes Back With 8th Full-Length Album, "ㅅ(Siot)" After 10 Years

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Korean ballad singer, Sung SiKyung, also often referred to as “Prince of Ballads,” has returned with his 8th full-length album “ㅅ (Siot)after 10 years and to celebrate his comeback, he held an online showcase a day before his official comeback on May 20th(KST).

With his 20 years of career in the industry and his uniquely calming voice, Sung SiKyung hosted the online showcase himself and introduced his album to the press for the first time.

"Prince of Ballads," Sung SiKyung Comes Back With 8th Full-Length Album, "ㅅ(Siot)" After 10 Years

SK JAEWON

The album consists of a total of 14 tracks including, ‘And we go,’ ‘방랑자(Wanderer),’ a collaboration track with IU called, ‘첫 겨울이니까(First winter)’ and the title track, ‘I Love U.’ Moreover, Sung SiKyung composed some of the songs from the album including, ‘우리 한 때 사랑한건(What we once loved),’ ‘이음새(Joints),’ and ‘마음을 담아(With our heart),’ enhancing perfection to the album.

The story behind how the album title, “ㅅ(Siot),” got its title, Sung SiKyung said, “It doesn’t really have a deep meaning to it. The word ‘Love,’ ‘Wound,’ ‘Ordeal,’ ‘Time,’ Purity,’ ‘Sadness,’ all starts with the Korean consonant, ‘ㅅ(Siot)’ [in Ko