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K-pop singer Irene of Red Velvet in a teaser photo for her solo extended play 'Like A Flower.' Photo from Red Velvet's X account

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Red Velvet's Irene tackles courage in debut EP 'Like A Flower'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732610632580IRENE2.jfif" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="K-pop singer Irene of Red Velvet in a teaser photo for her solo extended play &#x27;Like A Flower.&#x27; Photo from Red Velvet&#x27;s X account"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-pop singer Irene of Red Velvet in a teaser photo for her solo extended play &#x27;Like A Flower.&#x27; <em>Photo from Red Velvet&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span>Irene, a member of the popular K-pop girl group Red Velvet, kicked off her solo music career on Tuesday with the release of her extended play (EP) &quot;Like A Flower.&quot;</div><p>In a YouTube livestream held an hour before the EP&#x27;s release, the 33-year-old idol shared that the record revolves around the theme of courage.</p><p>&quot;I promoted with my members and now I am promoting solo, so that needed a lot of courage. I had to choose everything on my own, too,&quot; Irene, whose real name is Bae Joo-hyun, said in the subtitled livestream.</p><p>&quot;When we adapt to new environments or when we think about trying new things, we need courage... So my album is about how we all need courage and how I hope we all feel at ease with courage,&quot; she said.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KdOF5-h4qpw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>&quot;Like A Flower&quot; includes eight tracks, with the song of the same title serving as the lead single.</p><p>&quot;Just like a flower with vitality, the song is about gaining courage and facing my life to bloom beautifully,&quot; Irene said of the single.</p><p>Irene debuted in 2014 as the leader of Red Velvet, known for songs such as &quot;Red Flavor,&quot; &quot;Psycho&quot; and most recently, &quot;Cosmic.&quot;</p><p>In August, the group performed at the Mall of Asia Arena for their &quot;Happiness: My Dear, ReVe1uv&quot; fan concert tour, which celebrates their 10th debut anniversary.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/16/red-velvet-celebrates-10th-year-with-best-manila-crowd-1505"><strong>READ: Red Velvet celebrates 10th year with ‘best’ Manila crowd</strong></a></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HSMS67JYjA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>K-pop singer Irene of Red Velvet dropped her solo debut EP 'Like A Flower,' which revolves around the theme of courage.</p>

K-pop singer Irene of Red Velvet dropped her solo debut EP 'Like A Flower,' which revolves around the theme of courage.