가희 drops CCM single; 이미쉘 releases debut full-length album 'bliss' 12 years in

가희 released 시편 24편 King of Glory on December 1, a bright, upbeat dance track distributed by CCM label Infiniss (인피니스).

The single belongs to the Psalm 150 Project, a long-form initiative reinterpreting all 150 psalms as contemporary praise songs. K-pop composer and producer Nam Hyung-gwan and singer-songwriter ZHMI co-wrote the track. Speaking to 복음의전함, the nonprofit mission organization behind the project, 가희 said it's "a song that expresses Psalm 24's message that God controls everything in the world through dance and song." She hopes it becomes "a medium of evangelism that people who don't know God and young people can naturally enjoy."

Nine days later, 이미쉘 (Lee Michelle) released bliss, her first full-length album 12 years after debut. The 9-track record leans heavily Christian. Hallelujah, 어여쁜 자야 (which draws repeatedly from Song of Songs Chapter 2), and 하나님이 기뻐하시는 일 (which includes the lyric "My small life is led by His hand, drawing near to Him") all appear on the tracklist. Lovers, written about believers who supported her through hard times, carries the line: "Your patience in kneeling silently for me saved me and made me turn to look to the Lord again."

이미쉘 handled lyrics, composition, and arrangement herself across the album. Since debut she's worked across broadcasting, singles, musicals, and theater. Infiniss described bliss as capturing "how love that began from God holds a person's life and makes them rise again."

(Two very different artists, one distributor, one December — CCM is having a moment.)