Kesuksesan KPop Demon Hunters bikin karier Ejae meroket. Bukan hanya mulai dikenal berkat lagu "Golden" dan HUNTR/X, EJAE kini mulai membuka pintu kariernya sebagai penyanyi solo.
Pada Jumat (24/10/2025), mantan trainee SM Entertainment tersebut merilis single debutnya berjudul "In Another World." Dengan nuansa pop ballad yang kuat, lagu ini menceritakan tentang perjuangan melewati masa sulit. Simak lirik dan maknanya, yuk!
I was thinking 'bout space and not the one between us
Where we can take a dozen worries and leave 'em there
Nothing falls, nothing fades, nothing withers away
Mm, I was thinking 'bout space and not the one between us
Baby, in another world
Where I own that I'm jealous and I did some damage to us
Maybe we will never know
'Cause the truth is on silent, but our egos are talking loud
You hit where it hurts 'cause I gave you the bullets, mm
Maybe in another world
Swear there's a world, you're done with your things, I'm done with my things
Know there's a place, when we're offbeat, we're finally in sync
Where I feel okay and I feel no pain and all my resentment got nothing to say
Before everything changed
Maybe in another world
Where I own that I'm jealous and I did some damage to us
Maybe we will never know
'Cause the truth is on silent, but our egos are talking loud
You hit where it hurts 'cause I gave you the bullets, mm
Maybe in another world
Maybe in another world
Where I own that I'm jealous and I did some damage to us
Maybe we will never know
'Cause the truth is on silent, but our egos are talking loud
You hit where it hurts 'cause I gave you the bullets, oh
Maybe in another world
Maybe in another world
I was thinking 'bout space and not the one between us
Lagu "In Another World" memiliki pesan yang emosional dan mendalam. EJAE curhat mengenai masa sulit dan penyesalan. Lagu ini juga bersifat introspektif, di mana EJAE sadar bahwa luka yang muncul sebagian besar berasal dari diri sendiri.
Ia kemudian membayangkan adanya dunia lain, di mana ia bisa lebih jujur, bisa menyingkirkan ego, dan memperbaiki semuanya tanpa pengorbanan ataupun rasa sakit. Namun, kenyataan tentu saja tidak bisa diulang, yang tersisa hanya harapan bahwa versi lain dari dirinya mungkin bisa bahagia di dunia yang lain.
Tak bisa dimungkiri, film animasi KPop Demon Hunters berperan besar melambungkan nama EJAE di industri musik. Setelah gagal debut sebagai idol, EJAE punya reputasi yang cukup bagus di industri KPop sebagai penulis dan produser lagu. Single "In Another World" ini merupakan sebuah langkah yang membawanya keluar dari label artis di balik layar.
Selamat atas single debutnya!