Singer Baek Ye-rin is set to contribute to a TV drama soundtrack for the first time since her debut.





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CJ E&M said Friday that Baek will release a new song titled “Very Old Memory” (unofficial translation) for tvN’s ongoing drama “Chicago Typewriter.”It is the first time the singer worked on the soundtrack for a drama since she started her music career in 2012 in the duo 15& and debuted solo in 2015 with the album “FRANK.”“Her unique and emotional tone will go well with the drama’s sophisticated love story,” said CJ E&M.The melodrama starring Yoo Ah-in and Lim Soo-jung centers on a mysterious antique typewriter which transports the characters 70 years back in time to the 1930s. The series that premiered on April 7 has a viewership rate of below 3 percent, lower than expected from the show with a stellar casting.Baek recently contributed to Dean’s newly released song “Come Over.” She was also rumored to be dating Cloud, a singer and producer who worked with Baek on her previous albums. Baek’s agency JYP Entertainment, however, denied the rumor.The new drama soundtrack will be released at noon on Saturday.By Hong Dam-young (lotus@heraldcorp.com)