The clearest window into LEE CHAEYEON’s Till I Die is the honesty. Across five tracks, she uses her fourth mini album to dismantle assumptions and sit with feelings she hasn't always had the space to voice.

"Know About Me" sets the terms early. Built on a chorus that hits like a correction, it arrives from a specific frustration. "People don't fully know who I am," she says. "It's a song that expresses how one single word could never fully define me." Recording it, she says, felt like telling her own story directly.

"No Tears On The Dancefloor" operates in a different register but carries the same resolve. "There are moments when I want to cry too, but on stage, I want to turn those emotions into energy," she explains. "This song reflects that side of me completely." From the first listen, she says, she could already picture herself performing it. The stage, for LEE CHAEYEON, has always been where feeling becomes form.

"I'm Waiting" pulls back – a song she describes as a message of encouragement to herself. "Waiting can sometimes feel difficult, but I wanted to believe that there will definitely be good moments waiting at the end of it." "BAD" – an EP highlight – recalibrates again. "It has a completely different charm from the image I've shown previously." The closer, "How Are You," brings everything down to something almost conversational – it’s a question aimed at the listener, and at herself.

“Know About Me” started from the thought that people don’t fully know who I am. The version of me you see on stage is still me, but it’s not everything. Through this song, I wanted to show more of the different sides and emotions I have in a more honest way. While recording it, I remember feeling even more immersed because it felt like I was directly telling my own story. It’s a song that expresses how one single word could never fully define me.

“No Tears On The Dancefloor” is a song about continuing to move forward no matter how difficult things get. From the very first time I heard it, I could naturally picture myself on stage performing it. I think the energy of the song really comes alive through the performance. There are moments when I want to cry too, but on stage, I want to turn those emotions into energy, and this song reflects that side of me completely.

“I’m Waiting” is a more emotional track. The lyric “It feels like something good is coming” especially stayed with me because it felt like a message of encouragement to myself. While recording it, I tried my best to pour as much emotion into it as possible, hoping listeners could also find comfort through the song. Waiting can sometimes feel difficult, but I wanted to believe that there will definitely be good moments waiting at the end of it.

I chose “BAD” because I wanted to show a bolder and more honest side of myself than before. It has a completely different charm from the image I’ve shown previously, so it also felt like a challenge for me personally. While recording it, I paid close attention to every little expression and detail, and I think it’s a song I can enjoy more freely on stage. It became an opportunity for me to reveal a new side of myself.

“How Are You” is the final track on the album, and I wanted to end it with a warmer emotion. It feels like a greeting to someone, but at the same time, it also feels like a question I’m asking myself. In the middle of busy everyday life, I wanted the song to feel like a brief moment where we pause and ask each other how we’re doing. I hope listeners can find comfort in their own way while listening to this song.