bleeding in sunset blvd.
John’s album [ bleeding in sunset blvd. ]
invites listeners to share in the last two years of
his intimate journey.
Having spent most of his early adulthood in Seoul,
John sought inspiration and headed back home to
Los Angeles to work on his next studio album.
[ bleeding in sunset blvd. ] does not fall under any one
specific category but instead is a composition
focused on command over variety.
As a listener, John’s personal playlist spans many genres
ranging from Hip Hop to Classics to Rock to Jazz.
As a performer, he asks the listener to join in on a private
walk alongside him as he shares how he spent his time,
bleeding in sunset blvd.
01 FRIDAY NIGHTS
(w/ bottle gods)
Call me old, call me crazy. But man, am I sick of friday nights. True, I used to love heading out for a long night that I’m only going to remember bits and pieces of - but now it’s become a rare occurrence. Meet me at the bar on Friday and I’ll tell you all about it.
Bass Joe Oh
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee, Rhuffles
Keys John OFA Rhee
Synth John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
02 DAYDREAM
As cliche as it might sound, I promise myself everytime that I will no longer write songs about you. But how is it that you always find your way around; you find your way into my day, my thoughts, and eventually into my songs. Enough is enough. Please, stay the hell out of my songs. K thanks.
Bass John OFA Rhee
Drums LambC
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee
Keys Jinsung Kang
Synth John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
03 STAY
Just telllll meeeee how you feeeeeeeeel. Just one conversation could fix everything, but nope. She never wants to stay.
Bass Nayeon
Drums LambC
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee
Synth John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
04 NO THING
What could compare to love?
Acoustic GTR John OFA Rhee
Bass Joe Oh, John OFA Rhee
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Nylon GTR John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
05 SHOULD I
This is a special one.I wrote this tune back in high school. Being a huge jazz head - I wanted to write a song that sounded like a standard. After 10 whole years, I finally decided to put it out in the world. Though it sounds different, with a different tempo, a new verse - it’s still me. I’m glad I got to collaborate with the highschooler me.
Ps. I did.
Bass Young “Soul” Bass
Drums LambC
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee
Piano Jamie Song
Vocals John OFA Rhee
06 CRAZY (Studio Live Ver.)
Hey, it’s nice to meet you. I love you. Crazy, right?
Acoustic GTR John OFA Rhee
Bass Nayeon
Drums LambC
Electric GTR WONJUN
Piano Jamie Song
Vocals John OFA Rhee
07 BETTER THAN HE CAN
I don’t want to complicate things, I really don’t. Buuuuuuutttt….
Bass John OFA Rhee
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee
Nylon GTR John OFA Rhee
Synth Sungkyung, John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
08 BABY BABY
You know how/when you’re not sober and your emotions come pouring out of every emotional outlet you have within you? This song was basically it. I hardly even remember writing it - and to be honest it might be a song I wanted to hide between the pages of my diary. But I’m learning to love even the cringiest part of me, so.. Here it is.
Bass John OFA Rhee
Drums LambC
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee
Synth John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
09 GONE BY THE MORNING
It’s like falling in love with a familiar stranger. It’s her voice, her smile, and her touch that takes me back into old memories. But that’s OK, cause you’ll be gone by the morning.
Acoustic GTR John OFA Rhee
Bass John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee
Nylon GTR John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
10 BLAME
Though I wake up to a brand new day, I wake up to the same old me. Who’s to blame?
Acoustic GTR John OFA Rhee
Bass John OFA Rhee
Drums John OFA Rhee
Drum programming John OFA Rhee
Electric GTR John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
11 WAITING
I spent the majority of my life waiting passively. See, when you’re in a position to actively wait - you feel every second, you can touch every minute and even see every hour that passes by. As the wait gets longer and longer, the genuineness grows bigger and bigger. And sometimes you just have to face your problems. And if waiting is what it takes, then I’d wait another day.
Bass Nayeon
Drums LambC
Electric GTR WONJUN, John Eun, John OFA Rhee
Vocals John OFA Rhee
12 SLUMBER
Back in November of 2020, I was fortunate enough to spend 10 whole days in a studio outside of Seoul. While the plan was to “finish” the album, this song ruined me. As I walked into the studio for the first time, I was welcomed by a beautiful grand piano. Naturally, as any musical geek would do, I decided to say hello. SLUMBER is the conversation we had. Cheers to that grand piano.
Piano John OFA Rhee
Sax Jean Chirac
Vocals John OFA Rhee
[ bleeding in sunset blvd. ]
01 FRIDAY NIGHTS (w/ bottle gods)
02 DAYDREAM
03 STAY
04 NO THING
05 SHOULD I
06 CRAZY (Studio Live Ver.)
07 BETTER THAN HE CAN
08 BABY BABY
09 GONE BY THE MORNING
10 BLAME
11 WAITING
12 SLUMBER
Credits
bleeding in sunset blvd.
All tracks produced by
John OFA Rhee
All tracks written by
John OFA Rhee
except FRIDAY NIGHTS written by
bottle gods
Recording Engineers
John OFA Rhee, Taehwan Park at THE PARK, Done Lee at SSMD
Mixing Engineer
John OFA Rhee, Done Lee at SSMD
Mastering Engineer
Oli Morgan at ABBEY ROAD
Design
Sooyoung Jung
Photograph
John OFA Rhee, Kyoung-oh You
Music Video Production
CAKEWALK (NO THING), CREATIVE M (GONE BY THE MORNING), Josh Du & Jane Kang (FRIDAY NIGHTS), THIRD EYE VIDEO (BLAME), and XUCK LEE (SHOULD I)
La Bosé
A&R
Jamie Jeon, Julie Choi, Channing Sohn
Executive Producer
La Bosé
