Soar is the second studio album by South Korean singer Doyoung. It was released on June 9, 2025 by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment, and featured ten tracks, included the lead single "Memory".
Background and release Doyoung debuted as a member of NCT since 2016, where he participated three of its sub-unit; NCT U, NCT 127, and NCT DoJaeJung. On May 19, 2025, news report that Doyoung will return as a solo artist in April. Later, on June 9, SM announced that Doyoung will make his official return as a solo artist with his second studio album, Soar, which will contain 10 tracks.
Conception According to the album announcement, SM revealed that Soar is an album that contains various emotions (foam) that arise in the "waves of youth", with the story of the precious moments that allowed one to sing most honestly as a youth was told without any embellishment through Doyoung's voice.
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Studio
SM Starlight Studio – recording , digital editing, engineered for mix , mixing Prelude Studio – drums recording , bass recording , strings recording SmileDong Studio – guitar recording SM Droplet Studio – recording SM Big Shot Studio – bass recording , mixing SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, engineered for mix , digital editing SM Aube Studio – recording , engineered for mix Dream Factory Studio – recording, piano recording, digital editing SM Wavelet Studio – recording, digital editing , engineered for mix Seoul Studio – drums recording, bass recording, guitar recording SM LVYIN Studio – recording MonoTree Studio – Pro Tools operating , digital editing Doobdoob Studio – digital editing SM Azure Studio – digital editing GCA Studio – engineered for mix SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing Koko Sound – mixing SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing KLANG Studio – mixing 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel
Doyoung – vocals , background vocals Eldon – vocal directing , background vocals Jae Do-gi – vocal directing, background vocals MooF (MonoTree) – drums, piano, synthesizer , bass Seo Dong-hwan – vocal directing, piano, synthesizer, MIDI programming, guitar recording INFX – vocal directing, piano, strings arrangement Lee Joo-hyung (MonoTree) – background vocals, piano, MIDI programming, digital editing , vocal directing, Pro Tools operating Kim Yuna – vocal directing Yoon Do-hyun – vocal directing Yoo Tae-young – piano, strings conducting, strings arrangement Kim Jun-seo – background vocals, piano, synthesizer, MIDI programming Kim Jong-wan – vocal directing, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer, MIDI programming, digital editing Ko Tae-young – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Hyun – vocal directing Kang Tae-woo Soulman – background vocals Lee Jin-won – guitar Kim Kyung-seop – bass Kang Butter (Studio Button) – background vocals , electric guitar, synthesizer, MIDI programming Shin Seung-kyu – drums Cha I-hwan – bass Song Hyun-jong – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Naive – synthesizer Shin Jae-won – guitar Yang Ja-in – strings conducting, strings arrangement On The String – strings Choi Ji-hoon – piano Park In-young – strings conducting, strings arrangement Im Sung-hwan – drums Choi In-sung – bass Kim Dong-min – guitar Jung Seok-hoon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, MIDI programming Lee Tae-young – electric guitar Jeong Yoo-ra – recording , digital editing, engineered for mix , mixing Lee Chang-sun – drums recording , bass recording , strings recording Choi Eun-mi – recording assistant Kim Joo-hyun – recording Lee Min-kyu – bass recording , mixing Noh Min-ji – recording, engineered for mix , digital editing Kim Hyo-joon – recording , engineered for mix Kim Jun-sang – recording, piano recording, digital editing Kang Eun-ji – recording, digital editing , engineered for mix Jeong Ki-hong – drums recording, bass recording, guitar recording Choi Da-in – drums recording, bass recording, guitar recording Lee Ji-hong – recording Kim Sun-ah – digital editing Eugene Kwon – digital editing Kim Jae-yeon – digital editing Oh Dan-young – digital editing Eom Se-hyun – engineered for mix Kim Cheol-sun – mixing Nam Koong-jin – mixing Ko Hyun-jung – mixing Jung Eui-seok – mixing Koo Jong-pil – mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Release history +Release history and formats for Soar Region Date Format Label Various June 9, 2025
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