New music from JJ Lin is on the way.

The Singaporean singer-songwriter has announced his forthcoming album Happily, Painfully After, slated for release on 21 April at 12 AM.

Happy to announce that my 20th Anniversary album “Happily, Painfully After” will be released on April 21st at midnight.

To celebrate this special album,I’ve teamed up with acclaimed artist @JamesJeanArt to create this cover artwork.#林俊傑重拾_快樂#HappilyPainfullyAfter pic.twitter.com/tFBGWNmWou

— JJ Lin (@JJ_Lin) April 10, 2023

The milestone album comes as a celebration of 20 years since the '謝幕 Hero' hitmaker made his musical debut with 樂行者 on 1 April 2003.

Further adding to the significance of the forthcoming album, the Mandopop star has enlisted the help of renowned Taiwanese-American visual artist James Jean for the album's cover artwork, creating an immersive blend of the artists' individual visual and musical expertise.

Taking inspiration from the paintings of German Romantic landscape painter Casper David Friedrich, the artwork is said to be a reflective, visual representation of JJ's musical and life journey thus far.

On the concept of the album artwork, JJ shared: "The two figures on the album cover are the same person, connected by a möbius strip. One character represents his own perception of his past self, and the other his perception of future self. The two are linked - the future self is reaching for the sky but is limited by the memories of the past. The past is searching for resolution, being guided and pulled by the ambition of the future self."

James' notable works include working on the official poster for the highly acclaimed comedy-drama film Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, as well as collaborating with BTS for their SEVEN PHASES exhibition held at the HYBE INSIGHT museum in 2021.

⚡️James Jean x BTS Seven Phases Limited Edition Print Set drawing now open for 24hrs only 👉 enter for a chance to purchase here: https://t.co/TERICdb0Eh pic.twitter.com/qpPiPRLJGz

— James Jean (@JamesJeanArt) November 11, 2021

Recently on 7 April, JJ dropped 'In The Joy', the theme song for the upcoming documentary The Bridge, which was done in collaboration with GRAMMY-winning and American singer-songwriter Anderson .Paak. A Mandarin version of the track is expected to be included in Happily, Painfully After.

Listen to JJ Lin feat. Anderson .Paak's 'In The Joy' here: