Hyolyn channels Y2K nostalgia on ‘OriginaLyn’

Sixteen years after debuting as Sistar’s powerhouse vocalist, Hyolyn says she no longer feels the need to reinvent herself.

Instead, with her fourth EP, “OriginaLyn,” the singer chose to strip away the layers she had built over the years and return to the artist she was before the arrival of concepts, expectations and labels.

The seven-track album, her first physical release in four years since 2022’s “Ice,” revisits the music that first inspired her while embracing the confidence she has gained ...