Jake says producing sparked a new creative drive
In an interview published by The Hollywood Reporter on February 9, 2026, Jake from ENHYPEN shared how producing music changed the way he sees his career. The 23-year-old Korean-Australian singer spoke ahead of the release of the group’s new project, “THE SIN : VANISH.” He revealed that at the start of 2025, he set a personal goal to improve his production skills and create at least two songs during the year. Those two tracks were later included on ENHYPEN’s mini-album. Jake produced both a narration track and a full song, titled “Sleep Tight,” marking his first official production credits with his group.
“Right at the start of 2025, my personal goal was to be more active or work on my producing skills. My goal was to put out or make two or more songs this year — that was kind of my personal goal for 2025. I’m so happy that the two songs that I made got to be on this album.”
The demands of the KPop idol life
Jake explained that being a KPop idol often means following a strict schedule from morning to night. He shared that, while he used to enjoy the structure, it can become tiring and repetitive over time. In that same line, producing music gave him a different kind of energy, which he described as feeling a unique adrenaline in the studio and said it allowed him to think in a more creative way. For him, working on music offered something new beyond scheduled rehearsals and group activities.
“I’m a person that really likes that because I’m just wired that way. I don’t know. But sometimes, without even me knowing, that gets very tiring, but producing and making music makes you think different and makes you think creatively.”
Jake encourages young artists to learn early
The ENHYPEN member also reflected on his trainee years and said he did not have much time to practice producing because he was focused on learning about singing and dancing. However, he believes young trainees should start learning about production as early as possible. Even observing sessions in the studio can be helpful to that objective. Meanwhile, Jake plans to continue producing in the future and sees it as an important part of his growth as an artist.
“Start as young as possible, just interact with as much music as possible. Even if you’re not doing the actual production, I feel like it’s a good learning step to just be in the room and just see what people are doing. I think that’s how I started.”