Building a Place to Return to: The House of Hanro

This album, 《House》, is not a celebration of a comfortable place. Starting from the comfort of returning home and the strangeness that accompanies it, it re-evaluates familiar spaces through the expanded letters of the title '집' (house) and broadens the perspective to include relationships and survival issues beyond the home. The playground reveals that memories are not always warm, overlaying the bright scenery of childhood with present wounds.

The latter half looks at all that remains after things have burned down, while the survival methods seek ways to pass through the next day from that very place. Renovation is the conclusion that transforms the broken into a space that can be lived in again, rather than erasing damaged areas. The seven songs trace the imagery of homecoming, rooms, playgrounds, and renovation, exploring how the concept of 'home' evolves from a place to a state of memory and emotion.

If homecoming and '집' (house) create boundaries between inside and outside, the food chain shows that external rules can also invade spaces that seemed safe. The playground and ashes are different expressions of looking back at the past, and survival methods and renovation suggest actions after wounds. The album is less about promising perfect recovery and more about the process of creating a place to linger, even while damaged.

Initially, listen to the entire official video or live sessions in order, then try writing down objects and sounds that feel like home to you. The same words can resonate with comfort or frustration, and the meaning can change daily. Instead of concluding from just one line of lyrics, listening to the gentle introduction and how the band changes the feeling of space in the latter half will clarify the album's structure.