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Born-to-be Diva A-Lin  2022 New Original Album "LINK"
 

"No matter how the world changes, music is the best connection."
Explore a four-and-a-half-year soul journey and enjoy the confident beauty of being 38
The pandemic changed the way people connect 
A-Lin uses her creations, growth, memories, and the world to LINK
Top-tier Golden Melody award-winning production teams including Ai-Yin Liang, Jay Chou, Chang Chen-yue, David Chang, Chang Chien-wei, Chang Te-ming, and Gondo Jie
Officially released on 04/08

It has been four and a half years since her self-titled album "A-LIN" was released. Amidst the urging and anticipation of her fans and record label, born-to-be diva A-Lin has finally completed her new album "LINK". On her previous self-titled album, she took on the heavy responsibility of album producer for the first time. She never expected to serve as music director again, but it took four and a half years to prepare—longer than preparing for the Olympics. For this new album, she invited musical partners Fergus Chow and Derrick Sep-nio to serve as music directors and album producers together. Now 38, she is very satisfied with herself at this age, so many of the creative inspirations for this album come from her feelings and observations as a 38-year-old woman. At the same time, the global pandemic not only changed everyone's lifestyle but also altered many people's connections. During this period of isolation and even lockdowns, many people were unable to contact the outside world, and some even had to stop working. In such unprecedented circumstances, besides maintaining a safe distance, how can people maintain a spiritual connection? In such a difficult environment, music is the best LINK. Although singers cannot hold concerts to meet their fans, everyone can still stay connected and interact through the cloud and the internet. Family members who were previously busy with work now have more time to spend together. This unique background also brought A-Lin more distinctive creative inspiration, all of which are written in the new album to share with her fans!

Producer A-Lin says: "This will be the album that comes closest to singer A-Lin's soul in history." And singer A-Lin says: "The concept of the album LINK is the connection between this world and my life at 38, which naturally includes the most important element of my growth: music."
This new album contains a total of 15 tracks, from the overture to nine new songs, and the musical design connecting the songs to the outro, all of which are the result of the meticulous creation of the three producers. Most of the lyrics and music in the album also come from the discussions and results of the three music directors. At the same time, she invited many excellent musicians to contribute songs, including top-tier Golden Melody award-winning production teams such as Ai-Yin Liang, Jay Chou, Chang Chen-yue, David Chang, Chang Chien-wei, Chang Te-ming, and Gondo Jie. Through her LINK with these creators, she added even richer content to the new album!

A bold return with a brand-new look
It has to be sexy—A-Lin's sexiest look since her debut 
To leave the most beautiful memory of the confident beauty of being 38

This time, in line with the album title "LINK", the concept of the cover shoot is "A Link With Universe". The creative inspiration comes from the Renaissance masterpiece "The Creation of Adam", but it was adapted to change the original protagonist Adam into a female character, "Eve". This is mainly because this album is based on the perspective of a 38-year-old woman, and many of the songs in the album are also filled with female consciousness and characteristics. The original hand of God on the cover was changed to a human hand and a mechanical arm, symbolizing the LINK from the past to the future. No matter how the world changes, music is the best connection! This look is also a very fresh attempt for A-LIN. For the first time in an album, she appears with a retro gold short hairstyle, and for the first time, she wears a haute couture outfit from the Dutch designer duo VIKTOR & ROLF. The styling inside the album even breaks A-Lin's sexiest boundaries since her debut, because at 38, her idea for the planning and styling team was simple: "It has to be beautiful, it has to be sexy!" With over seven sets of fashionable couture, she wants to leave the most beautiful memory at an age when she feels most free and comfortable. All these new visual photos will be included in the physical album and designed by the team of Wu Chien-lung and Hitsu Pi, who have been nominated multiple times for Best Art Direction at the Golden Melody Awards!

Singing and writing are A-Lin's new original album, using music to LINK life
A soul journey using music to connect with growth, memories, and the world
The new album's music videos showcase a diverse image unlike before. The born-to-be diva bravely challenges the all-round diva

A-Lin's latest album "LINK" uses the original single "Turn" as the opening song of the new album, which naturally carries a special meaning. The creative inspiration for this new song is the LINK between mother and daughter. The music video for "Turn" also features Golden Melody Best Actress Chu Chih-ying in a crossover performance, with Golden Melody Best Director Chang Shih-lin behind the camera, meticulously crafted with a "Triple Golden" standard, connecting the 182838 cross-generational female perspective on love! The second single of the new album, "ROMADIW", is the LINK between A-Lin and her people. Not only was the single cover created by the famous New York artist Jeremyville, but it also features a cross-over collaboration with the Los Angeles creative dance group Twisted Oak Creative. Through music, people can "sing together" regardless of race and distance, using music to LINK with the world and letting the whole world hear the passion of the Amis people! 

The third single of the album, "Blame", is A-Lin's first collaboration with the Golden Melody and Golden Horse award-winning female creator Ai-Yin Liang. A-Lin exclaimed: "It's so hard, you need eight lungs to sing this song! This song represents the LINK with social phenomena in the album, and she invited the blockbuster film director Yin Chen-hao to create the female-empowerment spirit of "The Divorce Club". Golden Horse Award nominee for Best Actress Chen Ting-ni gives a powerful performance as a cool female assassin, while the double Golden Melody award-winning actors Chen Chia-kuei and Wu Yi-jung make special appearances. It encourages more women who are unhappy in marriage to listen to their inner voices, not to remain silent and inactive because of fear of losing face, and to fall into a swamp of mutual blame and unhappiness! And A-Lin makes her first appearance as the aloof club owner with a powerful aura. This music video takes "women empowering themselves" as its spirit, encouraging women to become self-aware! 

Tracklist:
1.    Sololen Kako Ina [Pretty Please]
2.    ROMADIW
3.    Vacation Sisters
4.    Beauty And Confidence
5.    Flower
6.    Paris Nights
7.    Conversation
8.    Link Radio
9.    Best Friend
10.    Love Logic
11.    Michael Go
12.    Talking To Myself
13.    Blame
14.    Turn
15.    For The Future