Album Review : One Way's Rainy Days

I had so many in my mind that I simply can't make up my mind of what should I write next. I wanted to do Homin's new album but well, I'm not inspired to do so. I've been listening to One Way's Rainy Days album for about two weeks and heck, why not?!

01 The Forecast (feat One Sound Choir)



As the introduction song for the album, this is very impressive and best describe of what to expect of the rest of the album. I love the beautifully compose instrumental in the background against the smooth raps. One Sound Choir adds in more drama to the song with impressive tone that sound like a rainstorm. I usually skip introduction song but this is high quality music.


02 Rainy Days (feat Junsu of 2PM)



Junsu had a similar tone voice with One Way's vocalist (I'm sorry that I failed to memorize their name yet but I will) but after countless replay of this song in other 2 version, I can tell them apart. JunSu doesn't play a huge role in this song but it's interesting anyway to hear his ad-libs on this song. It gives more depth on the song.

03 New Drag



I love the hilarious intro and ending! I kinda understand what they were talking in the beginning. "Hajima" part was funny, it mean's "don't do it". I love the playfulness with the song and I'm imagining what's going on with the studio.

04 Bba Jyeo



"Bba Jyeo" according to Google Translate is "Out". It has the addicting feel and I randomly hum it everyday! What I love about One Way's music is each part sounds excellent and the guitar solo at the end was awesome!

05 Forever (Chance's Solo)



A light-hearted music, I love it was place in the middle of the hip hop album to give listener a break to listen a beautiful acoustic rhythm. This song shows One Way's versatility in music. A relaxing music to sooth your soul.

06 Flight 101 (feat As One)



I'm actually surprise on how much I love this single. It's not the regular song I always love, it's like 180 degree transformation from the usual beats/rhythm/music I always liked. I love the quirky Captain Pilot imitation in the beginning, As One vocal is so soothing that it contrast well in this song. This song is upbeat and gets me grooving to the song.

07 Can't Stop



Probably my least favorite because compare on what I've heard earlier tracks, this sound a little boring. Nevertheless, I still enjoy listening to it occasionally before moving on to replay Flight 101.

08 Coffee (feat J.ae)



I always skip this song. I don't like the intro and it's about coffee(?) which I'm not fond of. I can't reviewed this because I can make myself to listen to this.

09 Rainy Days (Acoustic/Unplugged English Version)



This is the first single I listen and right away I got to listen to the whole album! I love the strip down Rainy Days and it's in ENGLISH! I do love Korean but sometime it makes no sense for me to sing Korean..This song I can proudly sing anytime without anyone turning their heads! This song definitely gave a great impact on me wanting to purchase this album.

10 A Thousand Words



Another English track, at first I wasn't really loving the song because it sound so sad and I'm already feeling down. I was so wrong, I LOVED IT! The lyrics is too beautiful to describe, I just like how it feels like he's speaking with someone. The harmonization was on the spot. Dang, I feel the emotion on the part "I love you, you know I love you right? Can you hear me? Are you There? ..." I answered all the question while listening to this song. LOL

11 Coffee (Trumpet Version)
12 Forever (Harmonica Version
13 A Thousand Version (Harmonica Version)
14 Rainy Days (Radio Edit Version)

The rest is the instrumental which are the least played. It's a nice touch on the album but I prefer the original version.

Would I purchase this album? Definitely. I haven't listen to much album this year but this for me is the best. I wished they appeared more on TV in the future.

Contract Scandal

In case you haven't read about it, 4 members of Kara (SeungYeon, JiYoung, Nicole, Hara) has terminate the contract with DSP. For me, it was shocking because I never see this coming. As an experienced fan, this time I choose not to be emotional about it.

After DBSK and SuJu, I don't care anymore about which sides are telling the truth. I guess there's truth in all their statements but it's very contradicting and it's confusing of which side to choose. I still keep update with the issue as it's interesting how the deal when through but I'm not going to say I wish Kara win or whatever..

Just an opinion, it's way too early for Kara to be in this battle. They're young and it's the best time to solidify their position in the industry. This battle isn't a day or two, it can take a long time and it's going to be draggy. Kara shouldn't have this legal issue going on at the time like this when every opportunity is precious. The contract is not simple with only Kara and the company involve, it's includes outside party as well.

Kara parents should have learn from JYJ that it's not easy. JYJ has slightly more advantage because of their solid fanbase. JYJ had to debut on US because they had complication with Korean AND Japanese contract.

DSP is definitely not going to let go off Kara that easily. Kara is their biggest stars and I expect a long tiring battle ahead. Good Luck to both of them.

Album Review : JYJ The Beginning

A new special post! I'm not really good at reviewing but I just want to some part as a fan to promote album sales. For album review, I will keep it simple and direct without being biased. It's going to be tough so let's see how I faired as a reviewer!

01 Intro



After "Peace and Harmony" there wasn't any lyrics and just rhythm. An intro should prepare you to know what's there to offer and based to that definition...it seem mysterious. I don't know how involve were the member in creating less than a minute intro. I'm not convince that the "Peace and Harmony" was the member voice at all.

02 Ayy Girl (feat Kanye West and Malik Yusef)



The intro made by Malik Yusef was weird "tattooed your name..." I was picturing Jae's tattoo. I like the 1 minute long intro made by the guest Malik Yusef and Kanye West but I prefer it be shorter. I'm immune with Engrish, so I wasn't looking for that. As much I love Micky YooChun, the part where he sang "So cold in the rain Gave my heart in vain" made me cringe. Stop doing that Chunnie! I think Jae did the best in this song. The way he sing is just perfect for this song.

03 Empty



I think this one is my favorite. The composition made perfect for their voices, Junsu sound a little out of place for "Ayy Girl" but he sound good in this. I hate auto-tune but I don't to seem to mind in this song. The part "Let it go" was so spell-blinding and addicting. Overall I like this song a lot.

04 Be My Girl



Yawnn..This song isn't bad just a little boring. The song is nice and has a good feel however it's flat in the emotion part. You want a girl to be yours so you should have some passion in this but it felt like they're just singing it prettily without adding their little touch. I think this song would sound better live. I want the song to feel like they really want the girl, not like feeling emo because they can't have the girl.

05 Still in Love



It started great with the rain sound effect, the almost traditional rhythm and then when Jae part came, still fine but then Jae sing almost murmuring, it was just deepening my spirit because the rhythm was so theatrical but I can't understand what were Jae's singing. I don't think I'll listen this again.

06 I Can Soar



I want this song to be rerecorded. This song, I can understand what Junsu's singing however the vocal should be louder. I was right, as soon I listen the song..I knew there would be back up vocals but it's not strong enough. It's an uplifting song so the vocal should be louder, it could be started with low notes but it has to be gradually louder so you can really soar!

07 I love you (feat Flowsik)


Is it possible to cringe while I like this song. Some parts it was just too much "greasy"! Flowsik's part was awesome, it made the song felt rich with his awesome voice. Take out the excessive "grease", YooChun sounds so sexy and sensual. I love the intro a lot, the rain backdrop with the girl talking. Nice!

08 Be The One



As the end of the album, it's not the best ending. It's kind of forgettable rhythm that doesn't caught my attention. It did leave me a good impression of what to expect on their next album and I hope it will be better.

My overall opinion is that as a fan, I would put this on my list to buy but it's not like on Top 5 must buy. It's a good album but not impressive enough for me to spend my money on. The best song for me is "Empty" and worst is "Still in Love". I'm actually very disappointed with "Still In Love" because it's a great composition but the way Jae sang was simply terrible.

Piggy Dolls Trend

It was surprising that Piggy Dolls was on Twitter Trending after their debut on Music Bank but I guess it's because of the title "Trend" ehehe. I watched their performance live and tweeted right away saying "Piggy Dolls have to be the worst name ever to name a group". It's no brainier that it was a group of overweight member. Buuuttt HAM was skinny! I felt like the name "Piggy Dolls" is an insult..



With the title "Trend", they should toss out those ugly black outfit away! What's with the black sunglasses? Yes, black is slimming but this is black outfit done wrong. This group can still be improve without going to the ballad direction. I dislike the fact that overweight singer always meant they have great vocals which is true but they need song that fits them.

Do I like them? Not much, it's rather pity the way they are marketed. A music style that they could use is similar to Davichi. Davichi music is a ballad with a touch of pop. Piggy Dolls shouldn't be marketed as the next Big Mama.

MPV Review : Secret Shy Boy

Yes, I know I'm really behind in reviewing and I shall be on track because I'm on a holiday for 5 months! ahaha..but I'm trying to keep myself busy soon so this isn't a promise okay? I choose to do this review because I know Secret had a hard time doing this song but I think they pulled it of well. I got to applaud at their determination!

Music


After the do bop do bop part of the intro.. I hate the high pitch part. If it wasn't Secret, I probably stop playing. Thank goodness it was short and Ji Eun voice comes in. Just from the vocals alone I can't tell who's who.. which is why I don't like high pitch voices. I'm glad they didn't use auto-tune for this. I totally didn't expect a rap part but it was nicely done without being awkward in such a lovely bright song.

Level of Likeness : 8/10

Performance


Without looking at the video, I could know who sings. I prefer this a lot more than the recorded version. I don't like the intro much but the guy part was a nice touch to it. I enjoyed this performance thanks to the loud fan-chants! OMG, all the fanboy was awesome! I wished I was there. The choreography is fun and bright, love it!

Level of Likeness : 10/10

Video



Perfect for their theme, the colors were beautiful and lovely. It's a vast difference from the previous single, it good to see variety from them. I wished the storyline was stronger because it seems like it emphasize more on disliking bad boys rather than chasing for shy boy. I want a shy boy to be the main character. The dresses in this video is pretty and lively so this concept is really great for this song.

Level of Likeness : 8/10

Overall success : A

Credits to : TS Entertainment
Reviewed By : HallyuSurfer

Double the Untouchable

I'm all about the idols but there's so many idols to chose from I can't make up my mind. I decided to blog about Untouchable because I'm so excited that their new single "Only One" was No.1 on the charts! I meant to blog about "To Make a Fuss" earlier on as well so why not? Here's my thoughts on them.

"To Make a Fuss"



I'm not sure if The Action has recovered from the accident but I was mad that the anti accused him of doing that to gain popularity..seriously that's low! I saw him on the stage with Sleepy and though he was at the sides, He's freaking cool! This song is slightly comedic but I like it. I haven't heard it enough to love it but I will eventually because it's Untouchable! What I do love is the dance, it's so fun and I like following to their choreography plus the short "Sorry Sorry" parody was a nice touch! This guys knows how to have fun! :D

"Only One"



I have heard of Mellow before, it's on my playlist but I have no idea she was that pretty! She should be famous! ehehe Back to my favorite rapping style, this song is an instant love! The MV is too simple but hey simple is good. I can't wait to see them perform this and I would love to see them perform with Hyosung this time because Hyosung has a nice vocal too! Untouchable should do a song with Zinger too..or did they? I need to see the album list now!

I'm back!!...Maybe?

My project ended on December 21st but after that I couldn't access internet so which explain why I only posted today. I might go crazy today with reading articles and downloads..Probably I might post a lot of blog post.

I maybe 9 days late but Happy New Year!!

How cruel is it that I'm suffering writer's block now that I have internet access? I got to blog as much I could because this internet access is still has some glitch. Which explain the title.:P