{"product_id":"el-capitxn-who-killed-el","title":"EL CAPITXN - WHO KILLED EL?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the heights of global pop production to a deeply personal reckoning, world-renowned artist and producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEL CAPITXN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e announces his debut full-length album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHO KILLED EL?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, arriving November 6th. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecognized as the visionary sonic architect behind historic hits for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSUGA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJung Kook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, EL CAPITXN now steps out from behind the soundboard to lay bare his own transformative story. Born \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJang Yi-jeong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he first captured public attention on MBC’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStar Audition: The Great Birth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before debuting as the lead vocalist of the K-pop group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHISTORY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 2013. When he tragically lost his singing voice, he was forced to step away from the spotlight. Undeterred, he rechanneled his creative energy into songwriting and production, founding Vendors Production and building an impressive catalog of over 100 tracks. As a mastermind producer, he crafted massive global anthems—including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgust D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaechwita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” BTS’ “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTelepathy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” IU’s “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” featuring SUGA, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePSY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat That\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”—while thrilling crowds as a performer at major electronic music festivals like UMF Korea and Waterbomb Seoul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHO KILLED EL?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e confronts the grief of that lost voice and celebrates the rebirth that followed. Across a dramatic, cinematic narrative spanning rock, orchestral, gospel, classical, and pop music, EL CAPITXN bridges his past as a performer with his present as a prolific producer. As EL CAPITXN reflects, bringing together his journey from starting out as a singer, to losing his voice, to building a life as a producer holds both his longing for what was lost and his desire to keep taking the stage with his own music. The album's story is spearheaded by the single “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon’t Say Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” a fiery, rock-fueled collaboration with Los Angeles rock band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The track captures the raw frustration of wanting to express love and sing in one's own voice when rendered unable to, alongside the unyielding desire that remains. Its accompanying visuals, directed by Carnivald, unfold like a gothic fever dream shot in stark black and white, blending theatrical imagery to create a world suspended between the sacred and the sinister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing his preliminary solo release “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreaking Through\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”—which featured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTOMORROW X TOGETHER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaehyun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeremy Zucker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—and a whirlwind global tour spanning cities like New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHO KILLED EL?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks a definitive turning point in EL CAPITXN’s career. 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