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K-pop star Kang Daniel talks about 'difficult' phase in new album

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/04/15/20210415-kang-daniel.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Promotional photo for Kang Daniel&#x27;s fourth extended play &#x27;Yellow,&#x27; released last April 13, 2021. <em>Twitter: @konnect_danielk</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Kang Daniel has released a 5-track record that talks about &quot;a difficult period&quot; in the South Korean singer&#x27;s career.</p><p>The extended play (EP) &quot;Yellow,&quot; which dropped on Tuesday alongside the music video for the single &quot;Antidote,&quot; is the third and final installment to Kang&#x27;s &quot;Color&quot; series, his agency Konnect Entertainment said.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yellow&#x27; is expected to pick up from where &#x27;Paranoia&#x27; left off, exploring a more serious, introspective side of the artist,&quot; Konnect Entertainment said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;The EP release will continue to touch on a difficult period in the young artist’s career and his process to find resolution in his darkest moments, discovering the silver lining between conflict and pain,&quot; it added.</p><p>The song &quot;Paranoia&quot; was pre-released on February 16. In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Kang said the song was about &quot;darkest part of my inner self that was hidden.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/21/k-pop-star-kang-daniel-bares-dark-side-in-new-song-paranoia">K-pop star Kang Daniel bares dark side in new song ‘Paranoia’</a></li></ul><p>In the alternative R&amp;B track &quot;Antidote,&quot; Kang lyrically expresses his desire to escape from darkness.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sfdJRW5NGyA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The song&#x27;s music video has racked up over 20.5 million views on YouTube in just 2 days.</p><p>In December 2019, Kang took a hiatus from the entertainment industry after revealing that he had been dealing with anxiety and depression.</p><p>He returned on March 2020 with &quot;Cyan,&quot; the first installment to his &quot;Color&quot; series. The second EP, &quot;Magenta,&quot; was released in August of the same year.</p><p>Kang rose to fame after finishing first on the second season of K-pop competition &quot;Produce 101&quot; in 2017, leading to his inclusion in the temporary boy group Wanna One.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/17/21/kang-daniel-wants-to-collaborate-with-these-filipino-artists">Kang Daniel wants to collaborate with these Filipino artists</a></li></ul><p>Following the group&#x27;s disbandment in 2019, Kang set up his own talent agency and pursued a solo career.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1622412" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Kang Daniel has released a 5-track record that talks about 'a difficult period' in the South Korean singer's career.</p>

Kang Daniel has released a 5-track record that talks about 'a difficult period' in the South Korean singer's career.

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K-pop star Kang Daniel talks about 'difficult' phase in new album

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 15, 2021 01:39 PM PHT

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Paranoia

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