Your light is dazzling enough

There is one small light.
The light I thought was a star was actually a firefly, but that's okay.
Because it's still shining.
The song “I am a Firefly” lit a fire in the center of our hearts.
This song, first released by indie musician Jung Jung-sik in 2020, has been widely loved for its delicate and literary lyrics.
Then, in the fall of 2024, the song began to take a completely different path when it encountered the voice of singer Hwang Ga-ram.
With a husky yet warm voice and a sincere interpretation, the song created an explosive response.
Not only has it maintained its position at the top of various music charts for a long time, it has also established itself as a song enjoyed by people of all ages and genders.
It wasn't just a passing fad; the comfort and empathy contained in the song resonated deeply.

The lyrics, “I thought I was a shining star, but I was actually a firefly, and that’s okay,” comfort the hearts of those of us who have considered ourselves small and insignificant.
It tells us that even a small light is beautiful enough and can shine even brighter.
As I listened to the song, countless people recalled their own stories.
In moments when we wanted to collapse under the weight of life, in days when we desperately needed someone's comfort, this song quietly embraced everyone's heart.
In an interview, Jeong Jung-sik said, “I was a bit disappointed by the popularity of Hwang Ga-ram’s version, but I am grateful that the song reached so many people.”
The original singer's sincerity and the remake singer's voice come together to reaffirm the message, "It's okay to be small, but you still shine."

The warm emotion of “I am a Firefly” comes to you as a picture book.
Author Haerang Hye-ran, who has touched the hearts of readers with delicate and beautiful illustrations in works such as “I Am I Am” and “What the Seasons Say,” has reinterpreted the story contained in “I Am a Firefly” in a new visual language.
The screen is filled with paintings that are not difficult to understand but have a modern sensibility, and above all, paintings that keep the eyes glued to them.
The moment the reader opens the picture book, he or she becomes deeply immersed in the story, following the light of the fireflies.

The picture book "I am a Firefly" begins with the story of a man.
A man practicing guitar alone.
Even after a minor accident where he broke his fingernail, he continued practicing and eventually met his friends and played their instruments together to complete an ensemble.
When a solo song becomes an ensemble with many people, a small light lights up a bigger stage.
The original song fully captures the comforting heart of me and our small, affectionate stories of daily life.
After reading the book, the message, “We become a greater light when we are together,” seems to resonate deeply in my heart.

Artist Haerang Hye-ran's signature soft lines and warm colors meticulously capture the small wounds and wavering hearts of fireflies.
As the painting sparkles with the sound of friends, it also lights a soft light in the hearts of those who see it.
The reader recalls his own wounds in that scene and finds comfort in the fact that small beginnings can eventually lead to beautiful encounters.
To children, it offers encouragement, saying, "Your light is dazzling enough," and to adults, it offers a gentle touch, saying, "Even a small light has the power to brighten the darkness."
For parents reading with their children, it will be a special experience, sharing the moment the song first came into the world and its resonance today.

The song "I am a Firefly" is a song that comforts our wounded and withdrawn hearts and gives us the courage to live without losing our own light.
Now, the song meets the artist Haerang Hye-ran's paintings and approaches readers like a poem, like another comfort.
The path that the little firefly illuminates is also the path for all of us.
"I am a Firefly" contains the courage to believe in yourself and walk even in the dark of the night, the hope that each person's light will come together to create a greater light, and all of it.
Jeong Jung-sik, who composed the original song, singer Hwang Ga-ram, who sang the song again, and artist Hae-rang Hye-ran, who breathed emotion into the painting.
《I am a Firefly》, created by a group of diverse artists, is an event that combines music, literature, and art.
As the small light from song to book illuminates our hearts once again, we will once again confirm that we are all dazzling lights.

* “Everyone’s Picture Book” is an inclusive picture book production project in which anyone from 0 to 100 years old can participate.
Picture books are an art genre that is easily accessible to everyone. We aim to have various people, including those from underprivileged backgrounds, express their stories in picture books together with professional picture book writers, publish them commercially, and even submit them to international picture book competitions.
“Everyone’s Picture Book Blue” is a picture book series that realizes new values ​​through interaction with other genres such as music and literature.