Kpop music reviews

January 20, 2008

…and going solo

Lee Min Woo – “The M Style”
이민우 (M)
Track 2 / Vol. 3 “Explore M” / Released 10 Jul 2007

Showcase for M’s 3rd album on Mnet

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Shin Hye Sung – “Erasing, Throwing away, Forgetting”
신혜성 – 지우고, 버리고, 잊어도…
Track 1 / Vol. 2 “The Beginning, New Days:Special Edition” / Released 22 Oct 2007

Live on KBS2 Music Bank (2 Nov 2007)

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Jun Jin – “Love won’t come back”
전진 -사랑이 오지 않아요 (Sa lang i o ji anha yo)
Track 1 / Single “사랑이 오지 않아요” / Released 15 Nov 2006

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Kim Dong Wan – “My Love”
김동완
Track 7 / Vol. 1 “Kim Dong Wan is” / Released 21 Jun 2007

Fanmade video

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Andy – “Extraordinary Imagination” (feat. Wonder Girls’ Yoo Bin)
앤디 – 엉뚱한 상상 (Feat. 원더걸스 유빈)
Track 10 / Vol. 1 “Andy The First Dream” / Released 17 Jan 2008

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January 19, 2008

Getting together…

Filed under: Game, Lyrics, Shinwa, Winter Story, 신화 — kw02 @ 1:33 am

Shinwa – “Game”
신화
Track 1 / Album “Shinwa Winter Story 2007″ / Released 6 Dec 2007
Audio sample

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LYRICS

G a m e  The Game
You know I got game
Yeah Let’s do it

Verse
세상이 춤추는 그 방식 대로
Se sang i chum chu neun keu bang shig dae lo
사람은 끌려가듯 살아가지
Sa lameun ggeul lyeo ga deud sala ga ji
자존심 따위는 접어서 구긴 채
Ja jon shim dda wi neun jeobeo seo gu gin chae
냉정함을 배워가면서
Naeng jeong hameul pae wo ka myeon seo

Pre-chorus 1
의미없는 존재는 끝내 잊혀져
Ui mi eobd neun chon jae neun ggeut nae ijhyeo jyeo

Everybody forget it you know that
어차피 너도 잘 알잖아 이 세계
Eo cha pi neo do chalal janha i se gye

가식적인 시선에 찔려 결국 무대 뒤로 사라져도
Ka shig jeogin shi seone jjil lyeo kyeol gug mu dae dwi lo sa la chyeo to

Chorus
*Don’t forget my name
세상이 날 외면해
Se sang i nal woe myeon hae
잠시 떠나도 잊혀지지않게
Jam shi ddeo na do ijhyeo ji ji anh ke
Don’t forget my name
차갑던 쓴웃음 짓밟아줄
Cha gab deon sseun useum chid balba chul
Oh 더 큰 내가 되겠어
Oh deo keun nae ga doe gesseo

Rap
Yo Listen!
세상이 모두 나를 외면해도
Se sang i mo du na leul woe myeon hae do
또 다시 넘어져 나 부딪혀도
Ddo da shi neomeo jyeo na bu dijhyeo do
Don’t forget my name keep my everything
날 지켜준 널 위해 일어서겠어
Nal ji kyeo jun neol wi hae ileo seo gesseo

You know my name
네 거친 한마디에 패인상처를 지울 때까지
Ne geo chin han ma di e pae in sang cheo leul ji ul ddae gga ji
끝나지 않을 Game
Ggeut na ji anheul  game
Just Look at me
나를 봐 끝까지
Na leul bwa ggeut gga ji
내 이름 두글자 Remember this
Nae i leum du geul ja remember this

Verse
있을 땐 잘하고 없으면 욕해
Isseul ddaen jalha go eobseu myeon yokhae
상대를 깎아 내려 올라서지
Sang dae leul ggagga nae lyeo ol la seo ji
잔머린 빠르고 욕심만 지독해
Chan meo lin bba leu go yog shim man ji dokhae
살고죽는 경쟁 뿐인가
Sal go jug neun kyeong jaeng bbunin ka

Pre-chorus 1
버려지면 누구도 관심 없는걸
Beo lyeo ji myeon nu gu do kwan shim eobd neun geol

Nobody want this you know that
벗어나고 싶은 거잖아 대답해
Beoseo na go shipeun geo janha dae daphae

외면받는 차가운 삶에 갇힌 내 자신이 미워져도
Woe myeon bad neun cha ga un salme gathin nae ja shini mi wo jyeo to

Chorus
**Don’t forget my name
나 역시 널 기억해
Na yeog shi neol gi eokhae
지칠 때 마다 일어 설 수 있게
Ji chil ddae ma da ileo seol su idd ge
Don’t forget my name
비겁한 네 모습 길들여 줄
Bi geobhan ne mo seub kil deul yeo chul
Oh 멋진 내가 되겠어
Oh, meod jin nae ga doe gesseo

Rap
선택의 기로 My Face on a mirror
Yeah, Seon taegui gi lo my face on a mirror
머리 속에 미로 걱정은 뒤로 미뤄
Meo li soge mi lo keog jeong eun dwi lo mi lwo
답이 없담 Start From a zero
Dabi eobd dam start from a zero
You know the drills man
Hands up 위로 나는 백점 만점에 백점만
Hands up wi lo na neun baeg jeom man jeome baeg jeom man
주워 담을 수 없으니까 내뱉은 말 ha
Ju wo dameul su eobseu ni gga nae baeteun mal, ha
I’m a man of a world
If you can’t take it, just leave it

Bridge
잔인함에 조금씩 익숙해져 가지만
Chan in hame jo geum sshig ig sukhae jyeo ga ji man
깊이 간직했던 깨지지 않는 꿈을
Gipi kan jighaedd deon ggae ji ji anh neun ggumeul
두 손 가득 꺼내 이젠
Tu son ga deug ggeo nae i jen

Pre-chorus 2
백만볼트같은 자존심을 다시 세워봐
Baeg man bol teu gateun ja jon shimeul da shi se wo bwa
그게 진정 너였지
Keu ge jin jeong neo yeodd ji
세상 민감하게 받들지 마 As time goes by
Se sang min gamha ge bad deul ji ma as time goes by
인정하게 되겠지
In jeong ha ge doe gedd ji

* Repeat

** Repeat

Hangul taken from http://music.mnet.com/Lyrics/LyricsView.asp?SongID=1616661sssss
Romanization by kw02@wordpress.com

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Translation
Translated by angelix @ http://shinhwa.biz/forums

(Eric) G.A.M.E
You know I got game
Ready? Yeah. Let’s do it

(Minwoo) People live like they are dragged into it, the way the world dances
(Dongwan) Folding and crumpling their pride and learning coldness
(Minwoo) Beings with no purpose are forgotten in the end

(Andy) Everybody forget you know that
You know very well too, this world

(Hyesung) Even if, stabbed by the pretentious looks, I disappear behind stage

(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name. The world turns its back on me
(Dongwan) So that I won’t be forgotten even if I leave for a while
(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name. So that I can stomp on the cold bitter smiles
(Hyesung) Oh! I will become a bigger me

(Junjin) Yo! Listen! Even if all the world turns its back on me
Even if I fall again and crash, don’t forget my name
Keep my everything. I’ll stand for you, who’s protected everything

(Andy) You know my name. At my rough word, Pain
Until we erase our wounds, the unending Game
Just look at me look at me till the end
My name, two letters, Remember This!

(Dongwan) When you’re there, they’re good. When you’re not, they curse
They rise to cut down others
(Minwoo) They have quick wit and only great greed
Is it only competition where you live or die?
(Dongwan) No one cares when you’ve been thrown away

(JunJin) Nobody want this, you know that
You want to get out of this. Answer me

(Hyesung) Even if I hate myself for being locked in this cold, back-turned life

(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name. I remember you also
(Minwoo) So that I can stand up whenever I’m weary
(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name. To tame your cowardly ways
(Hyesung) Oh! I will become a cooler me

(Eric) Yeah! A road of choice. My face on a mirror
Maze in my mind. Push your worries away
If there is no answer, start from a zero. You know the drills man, hands up, upwards
You can’t only have 100 out of 100 every time, that’s why I say it. Ha!
I’m a man of a world. If you can’t take it, just leave it

(Minwoo) I become familiar with the beat
(Hyesung) My unbreakable dream, which I have kept deep inside, I take out full in my two hands

(Shinhwa) Again put up your pride which is like 100 thousand volts that was the real you
(Hyesung) That was the real you
(Shinhwa) The world changes sensitively but as time goes by, I will have to give in
(Dongwan) I will have to give in

(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name, the world turns its back on me, so that I won’t be forgotten even if I leave for a while
(Minwoo) Turns its back on me, me, so that I won’t be forgotten
(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name, so that I can stomp on the cold bitter smiles
(Minwoo) Oh! I will become a bigger me

(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name. I remember you also, so that I can stand up whenever I’m weary
(Hyesung) My name, remember you
(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name. To tame your cowardly ways
(Hyesung) My name. To tame your cowardly ways. I will become a cooler me
(Shinhwa) Don’t forget my name.

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January 17, 2008

Sung Si Kyung & Lee So Ra – “Don’t Forget It”

성시경 & 이소라 – 잊지 말기로 해
Sung Si Kyung & Lee So Ra – “Don’t Forget It”
Live on Yoon Do Hyun’s Love Letter (Dec 14, 2007)

Lee So Ra was such a calming presence on stage =)  She had total control of her voice – beautiful, warm tones of the mid-range, and delicate, slightly airy high notes which complemented Sung Si Kyung’s singing perfectly. It’s quite an accomplishment for any singer in her late 30s to retain such a pretty singing voice. I like especially how she harmonized softly during the chorus towards the end to allow for SSK’s main melody to stand out, but without having to hold the microphone further away nor worrying about holding the high notes properly with the reduction in volume. Her final long note was almost angelic. The applause came too soon ^^

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January 7, 2008

Sung Si Kyung – The Christmas Song

Filed under: Kpop, Live, Sung Si Kyung, The Christmas Song — kw02 @ 12:56 pm

Live on MBC – Christmas Special – 25 Dec 2007
Pianist: Yuhki Kuramoto 倉本裕基

Beautiful performance. Sung Si Kyung’s soothing voice and airy falsetto is perfect for the rendition of “The Christmas Song”with piano accompaniment. The piano part is carefully constructed and meticulously played. The piano sounds like it was moved after tuning… notes at the extreme ends sound so loose… ><”

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Thanks to tumbles@youtube for uploading this video clip! It surely is one of my best Christmas presents =)

Live on Mnet – 25 Dec 2001

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January 3, 2008

Shibuya-kei…

Filed under: Kpop, My Time, Shibuya-kei, Tensi Love — kw02 @ 11:32 pm

Tensi Love – My Time
Track 2 (Title track) / Single “My Time” / Released 28 Apr 2006

Come across this music video by chance. Thought this song might fall into the non-mainstream category for Korean pop, but then it also sounds too pleasant and pop-like to be classified as such ^^” The song is put under the category Shibuya-kei 涉谷系 according to the album information found online. Hmm… what’s that?

According to wikipedia, Shibuya-kei is a sub-genre of Japanese pop originating in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. In short, it is a combination of jazz, pop and electropop. It is also influenced by lounge and bossa nova.

Another song released recently and also labelled as Shibuya-kei is Big Bang’s ” 바보 ” off their new mini album “Hot Issue”. What stands out from both songs is rhythmically driven energy and happy, relaxed feeling, which is almost dreamy. Both songs feature the prominent hit-hat cymbal, which gives the jazzy sound. While “My Time” employs heavy synthetic bass sounds, ” 바보 ” uses regular drum beats to give the song a rhythmic drive. Unique sounds and echo effects are used to good effect in both songs to create a dreamy feeling. This is also achieved by the underlying harmony of both songs. In “My Time”, the flattened notes blurred the tonality of the song – this makes you wander between major and minor keys. For ” 바보 “, the whole song is built on 7th chords, which lack direction in nature as they do not require harmonic resolution (IVmaj7 – V7 – iii min7 – I).

There must be lots of interesting Shibuya-kei Japanese pop songs since this musical style originated in Japan. Gotta find out more.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya-kei
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang_(group)

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January 2, 2008

Younha – Comet

Filed under: Comet, Jpop, Kpop, Live, Younha, ほうき星, ユンナ, 윤하, 혜성 — kw02 @ 3:00 pm

ユンナ – ほうき星
Younha – Comet (Original Japanese version)

Live on NHK (?Apr 2007)

윤하 – 혜성
Younha – Hye Seong (Korean version)

Live on MBC Music Core (27 Oct 2007)

The song sounds better to me in Japanese. Of course the grand piano sounds much better, but it’s quite disappointing that the electronic piano used in Music Core pretty much sank into the background with the loud electric guitars… Great singing from Younha as usual. Wonder if she will release more original Korean songs ^^”

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