A Review of Sonnet’s ‘Wishing For Rain’: A stirring piano ballad steeped in the ache of memory and the quiet courage of healing
- I'm Not From London
- 7 days ago
- 1 min read
What lingers isn’t the sadness but the serenity that follows — that fragile, fleeting sense that maybe, just maybe, the storm has already started to pass…
Written, composed, and produced by Son herself, the song reveals a multi-layered artist who channels emotional turbulence into something cleansing. Built on delicate piano phrasing and a vocal performance that swells from restraint to release, the track’s emotional weight feels both intimate and cinematic.
The story behind the song adds another dimension — a fleeting comment from her mother on a damp afternoon sparked the idea: that longing for the rain to “wash everything away.” That line becomes a metaphor not for escape, but renewal. Sonnet transforms a small domestic moment into a universal expression of heartbreak and resilience.
Her voice is striking in its balance of control and vulnerability. Every phrase feels deliberate, yet spontaneous — a conversation between grief and hope. The production remains uncluttered, allowing her vocal tone to resonate naturally against sparse piano and subtle reverb. When the melody finally blooms in the chorus, there’s an almost physical sense of release, as if exhaling after holding your breath for too long.
Sonnet’s songwriting embodies the emotional literacy that defines the new wave of Korean pop-soul artists, yet her delivery feels timeless. Fans who know her from The Voice Korea and The Masked Singer will recognise her signature depth, but ‘Wishing For Rain’ pushes further inward. It’s not a power ballad in the traditional sense — it’s a slow, deliberate act of self-forgiveness.
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