At his debut showcase with the press on July 25, Kang Daniel talked about the process of making color on me. “I wanted to meet the fans as soon as possible. That’s why I decided to make an EP instead of a full-length album that would have taken much longer. So I would be satisfied if fans just listen and enjoy my music.” He continued, “The album’s concept was inspired by the second track ‘Color’ a lot. I thought it would be great if my unique color can captivate many people. I want to open up my infinite potential and show my diversity.”

Regarding his contribution as a lyricist, Daniel said, “I always thought writing lyrics was difficult. I received lot of inspiration from watching films and reading my fans’ words. I received lots of support in the fancafe through fans’ comments and letters. The product of this is the fifth track ‘I Hope’, which talks about what I hope. I want to tell the fans not to worry.” He finished the Q&A saying, “Ultimately as an artist, I want to become a person who gives hope. Through my songs and performances, I want people to receive hope.”^[s]

In an interview with Star Maker from July 31, Devine Channel’s CEO and producer Kei Lim (Im Kwangwook) shared what it was like to work with Kang Daniel for his solo debut album. The producer and Daniel met for the first time during the show Produce 101 Season 2, when Lim produced the concept evaluation track “Open Up”. Lim said, “Kang Daniel was really passionate about making his own music. It wasn’t a smooth process to create music with him because he’s very ambitious and has his own opinions. Ever since we started working on the album, we saw each other almost everyday. We talked about music, recorded it, and kept fixing it. [He] was able to complete the album within such a short time because he focused solely on producing the album and didn’t allow himself any personal time. It was seriously no joke. His passion is at the level of TVXQ’s Yunho’s.”^[s]

When talking about his contribution and Kang Daniel’s creative control, Lim said, “As it is Kang Daniel’s own album, the extent of support I provided was mostly with the technical side of creating the album, but as a whole the artist controlled its direction and message. Of course we talked about music genres, but he put in the story of what he wanted to convey to his fans through this album. He also wrote me long messages with lyrics via messenger. While talking a lot with him and the album’s direction, his own colors were added in.”^[s]

Lastly, he shared that as a person, Kang Daniel is straight-forward and genuine. “You can tell that he wants to show his sincerity to others. It’s quite manly. He has that manliness of a Gyeongsangdo man. He makes you comfortable just after seeing him once or twice. Even as a guy, I can see the charm he has. He’s also really easy-going.”^{[s] [s]}

On January 10, 2020 in the behind the story show One Music One Story hosted by Park Geun-tae, producer Kei Lim further shared, “When Kang Daniel first came to the studio, due to lack of time we selected some good songs from Devine Channel’s library, then arranged and put the melody in. It was really done in a short of time, but as Daniel was so passionate, three songs were completed in a week and a half, then recorded right after.”^{[s] [s]}