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just bought rain's cd to reward myself. its been a tough week and i pulled through! i've passed everything as of now, although its a lousy ABDD, then again, they're all passes. the week's been simply crazy. i never did manage to get home before 7, together with teaching... madness.
listened to his cd a grand total of 2 times, and i think i'm going to listen to it a third time later if i finish some of my homework. his actual korean name is Bi, which means rain in korean. now for some analysis.
rain doesn't exactly have the kind of voice i usually go for. his voice is kind of gruff and macho, and it reminds me of park yong ha. i'd call his voice an aquired taste, you have to accustom yourself to the sound. his album has this constant strong rythmn, and there were a couple of tracks that made me cry the first time round. like I(nan) and but i love you, but even those had a very strong rythmn that you can't help but to move to. don't ask me how i can cry when the lyrics are in korean and i've heard the song only once. i can pick out a scattering of phrases and the song was nice. :)
the whole point is that he goes for this R&B+hiphop+groovy genre that i don't really listen to much. his album has a very strong beat, even for his slow songs and there's much emphasis on percussion. its a good one to move and dance to, sort of a dancefloor album. the second time i got to listening it, the more i liked his songs. "Slick, pulsating and infectious to a fault" is the most apt description i've heard so far. i really recommend it.
began reviewing all my cds. of course, the albums i like best are Wheesung and seven's. R&B galore, but a bit milder. wheesung has this mature sound that really appeals to me because its so close to my personality, and i'm dying to order his 1st and 3rd albums through the net end of this year. he's great when i have to do some serious thinking(yea homework too), reflection or just to chill. seven sounds like a clearer, younger, funkier version of wheesung, and i blast him to feel happier and to do work. they do quite a lot of collaborating, i realised. wahaha.
when i'm in the mainstream mood, i spin BoA. for something more alternative, i suggest you go for lena park. if all these are alien and driving you to sleep, i would play park yong ha, his album is slow, sad and a bit sleep inducing by the time you get to his 8th track. but the song he did for All In was really good. maybe i'd play sung si kyung if you're just feelin' lazy on a nice sleepy afternoon.
now? i'm rain-ing.
posted by sarangaia || 3:11 AM Sunday, July 24, 2005
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