Orchestral components in the introduction develop an elegant ambiance, while a jazzy trumpet solo in the break lightens the mood of the song. “So Beautiful” depicts Mito in his darkest form as a misconceived monster much like Frankenstein, inspired by the idea that something so “dark and sinister is actually something that’s … the most misunderstood.” It’s about inviting one to find beauty in the imperfect human condition and embrace their inner demons: “Let’s take a trip down a dark place, baby / Look for me now I’m not that (crazy).” Whispered chants in between layered vocals create a glorious, otherworldly battle cry: “I’m just tryin’ to stay alive / Keep the fire down / Don’t want to be alone.”
A haunting and somber anthem, the eerie sound draws the listener into Mito’s realm.
“MITO” is the title track and opening song that introduces the birth of Mito as a character. Through the depiction of the various highs and lows in a manic-depressive cycle, the EP unveils the different facets of Mito and his extreme range of emotions. “I had to live alongside these two opposite worlds I was constantly battling.” To me, middle ground was as high as it got and as low as it got,” +IAN said in an Instagram live. “I couldn’t figure out what middle ground was. Mito as a character is largely based on +IAN’s personal experience in struggling with the emotional extremes of bipolar disorder. “MITO” may end in “this order” in the EP’s official acronym, but +IAN confirmed that the play on words in its phonetic similarity to “disorder,” as in mental disorder, was intentional. “My whole life, I battled with this other individual until I finally decided to make him come to life.” “For the longest time, I felt like I had someone else inside me,” +IAN said in “Memories in Disorder,” a documentary chronicling the making of his EP. Mito, the eponymous namesake of the album and the Italian word for “myth,” is a fictional character through which +IAN expresses a darker side to his psyche. “MITO” is an eight-song EP with two pre-released singles - “So Beautiful” and “No Blueberries” - and six new songs.
“MITO” marks his first venture as a solo artist since founding Dream Perfect Regime (DPR), a multi-genre music and video group whose focus is to “engage all audiences by actualizing a distinct audiovisual experience.” +IAN was the former leader of K-pop boy group C-CLOWN, who debuted in 2012 and disbanded in 2015. Korean-Australian singer-songwriter Christian Yu, known as DPR +IAN, released his debut EP, “Moodswings in This Order” (MITO), on March 12.
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