{"id":2811,"date":"2026-08-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=2811"},"modified":"2026-07-20T08:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:04:27","slug":"what-defines-a-first-love-ender-and-soyeons-%ec%b2%ab%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91%ec%9d%98-%ea%b8%b0%ec%a4%80%ec%9d%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-defines-a-first-love-ender-and-soyeons-%ec%b2%ab%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91%ec%9d%98-%ea%b8%b0%ec%a4%80%ec%9d%80\/","title":{"rendered":"What Defines a First Love: Ender and Soyeon\u2019s \u2018\uccab\uc0ac\ub791\uc758 \uae30\uc900\uc740!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a particular ache in measuring a love against the first one. \u2018\uccab\uc0ac\ub791\uc758 \uae30\uc900\uc740!\u2019\u2014\u201cWhat Defines First Love!\u201d\u2014is the second collaboration between Korean R&amp;B\/Soul artists Ender and Soyeon, a slow-tempo ballad that sits with that feeling rather than resolving it. Over an unhurried arrangement, Soyeon\u2019s voice traces the quiet work of looking back on a first love and wondering what it set the bar for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song keeps its touch light. Built on keys from pianists Jun-hee Lee and aroa, it leaves room for the vocal to breathe, every phrase carrying the weight of memory without ever raising its voice. This is R&amp;B as reflection\u2014warm, patient, and unafraid of a little melancholy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slow-tempo soul ballad for anyone still measuring love against the very first one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pairing has history. 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