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Korean star Solar has developed fluent Mandarin and recently collaborated with Accusefive on a new song. She joked, “Accusefive are very strict,” but also praised their music for its healing quality, hoping to share that feeling with all fans through their collaboration. She said that like everyone else, she works under high pressure and experiences anxiety, and her most relaxing time is eating snacks, "Eating while watching TV, it's so blissful."

he debuted in Taiwan last year with a Mandarin single. Her new song, "There's Always a Planet That Belongs to You (Your Own Star)," is a collaboration with Accusefive, and she also tried her hand at songwriting. “At first, I recorded in Korea, but Accusefive said my pronunciation sounded strange.” Since both sides valued this first collaboration, she decided to fly to Taiwan to record in person. For some lyrics, Accusefive coached her word by word.

Afterwards, she said that singing in Mandarin is harder than speaking it, but she will continue to persevere. After returning to Korea, Solar admitted that since no one around her speaks Mandarin, her skills have slightly regressed.

Another issue is that everyone's pronunciation differs, so sometimes she can’t understand. Even so, she still really likes Mandarin and is happy to gain a deeper understanding of the local culture.

As for what she’s not used to, she mentioned the hot and humid weather, but said she really likes spring “The weather right now is really great.” In the past, Solar was widely recognized for her singing and dancing skills in MAMAMOO.

Has she considered releasing a Mandarin dance track? She said she once tried rapping in Mandarin for a commercial and found it very difficult, worrying that her ability might not match the pronunciation

In addition, she previously injured her lower back from dancing. She said playfully, “I used to like dancing, but as I get older, I prefer ballads.” However, if fans keep wishing for it, she laughed and said, “If fans like it, then I’m OK with it,” and she will do her best to meet their expectations.