Korean artist-producer Su Lee has shared a quirky new video for her recently released single “Super Happy“, taken from her forthcoming debut album due later this year.
On the message of the video, Su Lee explains, “We’re all trying to chase certain feelings, but at the end of the day the best thing we can do is let go. Embrace the surreality of the mundane and define your own happiness. Above all else, stay weird.”
“It was quite literally very very very messy. I rolled, ran, sweat screamed, and danced around all crazy in public. I also ate a bunch of dirt rolling down a hill. Ooh ooh, I also found a bunch of random grass pieces and sand up my butt after the beach scene shoot :)”
Su Lee began her music journey in a humble 10’ x 10’ box room in Seoul where she wrote and produced all her own content before international recognition propelled her to Los Angeles. Her box room was where she ate, slept, and created, and it’s from there that her newly released single “Super Happy” was born.
On the inspiration behind “Super Happy”, Su explains, “I was at a place where I was doing quite well mentally when I wrote ‘Super Happy’, and having been drowning in depression and loneliness for so long, it was so refreshing to feel happy for once. But even in the midst of feeling great, there was always that mean, bitchy voice in my head telling me, ‘It’s only a matter of time before you get all depressed and sad again gah hah hah!’ I wanted to make a song that represents this uneasy clashing of two very different emotions.”
Together with “Jump” released as a B-side with the single, “Super Happy” marks a step forward for the Seoul-native as she explores new sonic territory and moves from her self-produced roots into more collaboration. Su Lee worked with Colombian born and LA based producer and artist Ariza to produce the two trilingual bops which feature a unique blend of Korean, Spanish, and English.