It took a long time to get there, but After School's Kahi has finally achieved her life-long dream of releasing a solo album under own name. She's already had her skills acknowledged many times over, and was even chosen as the most anticipated female soloist. "I feel like I'm riding on a plane," she expressed. "I prepared a lot, but took a long time in releasing it because I couldn't find a track I was satisfied with.�The minute I listened to my title track, I knew this was it. I felt it."

The singer replied, "The After School members both gave me their support, as well as their anticipation, so naturally, I felt a lot of pressure.�As After School's leader, I also didn't want to disappoint the expectations of my agency. Still, it was a lot of fun. These were all emotions that I felt for the first time, but instead of feeling nervous on my first stage, I sought to enjoy it. I felt more nervous waiting for the stage than actually performing on it." Regarding the stereotype that people had of her as a dancer, she explained, "I'm not bad at singing, but it is true that there's a barrier there.�I wanted to get rid of the tags that labeled me as 'the dancer' or 'former dancer', and just fly.�Since people already know that I'm a dancer, I wanted to present something more perfect with the combination of singing. I actually don't dance when I sing, maybe just make a few gestures regarding the song here and there." Kahi concluded, "Because my dream is so big, I still have so much left to run for. If After School was my first step towards realizing that dream, I've now boarded the plane." Source: OSEN via Nate