It's Monday all over again, which means I'll be counting down to Friday again.
I had a lot of fun exploring new music the last two weeks!
Apart from BTS I Need U, I have switched my playlist to include some more... sentimental notes.
First up, INFINITE's leader Kim Sung Kyu is back with his second mini album! Featuring a total of seven songs, including the intro, three of these tracks manage to make it into my playlist.
One of his two title songs is this emotional ballad with some pretty heavy tones titled Kontrol. (Love the play on spelling here, by the way.)
I feel the immense desperation of clinging onto a love that is no longer. I also feel the courage of holding on, waiting and inviting back a love that has gone.
This is one of the songs I could listen to all night because it successfully puts me in a state of deep thought. It separates me from the real world and lets me momentarily immerse in a separate time, a time where I can safely and slowly reflect on everything - my past, my present and most definitely my future. It's the kind of song that gets you thinking.
The next song I really like is a slightly lower tune with less heavy bass drops - The Answer.
"Cause I belong to you, and I wish you belonged to me." - Kim Sung Kyu.
Probably one of the saddest lines in this song.
Unlike Kontrol, this is one calming, soothing but equally heartbreaking. Against what sounds like a violin and cymbals crashing, I love how his voice just completes the song so effortlessly. How can anyone sing of desperation so beautifully?
The most classic kind of arrangement is the combination of the piano and a stunning voice that brings across a powerful message about being unable to do anything about a lost love.
It's strange but maybe because I partly understand the lyrics, I can feel the struggle and the heartbreak. You know, that stagnant feeling you get when you're at a lost at what to do because what filled you up suddenly disappears all at once? Yeah, been there before... so maybe that explains why this song keeps stinging but I can't stop listening to it.
I hear the desperation in all his songs and I think it's the theme but what I like is how similar yet different they all are.
Apart from Sung Kyu's comeback, I paid attention to MONSTA X's debut and while the title song did not earn many points in my books, I made an effort to explore the remaining of the album and gladly, discovered one to my liking - One Love.
I happen to like the rap in this song. While Kihyun does a great job spicing up the song with his soulful vocal, I was more drawn to Jooheon's and I.M's parts because it seemed to give song more colour.
It's one of the more sensual-sounding songs that would sound exceptionally sexy and romantic on a Saturday night (provided you're with the right date).
Throwback to when Taetiseo (TTS) was promoting Holler, I recently chanced upon Only U and you can be sure I was addicted.
I exceptionally appreciate Tiffany's voice although all three of them make a very unique and gentle blend.
It's an, of course, emotional song but I don't feel so heavy-hearted listening to it. In fact, it sounds a little more upbeat, hopeful.
Apart from K-pop, here's one non-Kpop that's got me rapping the replay button.
Been a long time since I listened to English music but this one, especially the chorus, has got be singing in the shower.
Or maybe I just sound less awkward singing along to an English song.
I had a lot of fun exploring new music the last two weeks!
Apart from BTS I Need U, I have switched my playlist to include some more... sentimental notes.
First up, INFINITE's leader Kim Sung Kyu is back with his second mini album! Featuring a total of seven songs, including the intro, three of these tracks manage to make it into my playlist.
One of his two title songs is this emotional ballad with some pretty heavy tones titled Kontrol. (Love the play on spelling here, by the way.)
I feel the immense desperation of clinging onto a love that is no longer. I also feel the courage of holding on, waiting and inviting back a love that has gone.
This is one of the songs I could listen to all night because it successfully puts me in a state of deep thought. It separates me from the real world and lets me momentarily immerse in a separate time, a time where I can safely and slowly reflect on everything - my past, my present and most definitely my future. It's the kind of song that gets you thinking.
The next song I really like is a slightly lower tune with less heavy bass drops - The Answer.
"Cause I belong to you, and I wish you belonged to me." - Kim Sung Kyu.
Probably one of the saddest lines in this song.
Unlike Kontrol, this is one calming, soothing but equally heartbreaking. Against what sounds like a violin and cymbals crashing, I love how his voice just completes the song so effortlessly. How can anyone sing of desperation so beautifully?
A little less... popular is Alive, which is actually pretty high up on my playlist.
The most classic kind of arrangement is the combination of the piano and a stunning voice that brings across a powerful message about being unable to do anything about a lost love.
It's strange but maybe because I partly understand the lyrics, I can feel the struggle and the heartbreak. You know, that stagnant feeling you get when you're at a lost at what to do because what filled you up suddenly disappears all at once? Yeah, been there before... so maybe that explains why this song keeps stinging but I can't stop listening to it.
I hear the desperation in all his songs and I think it's the theme but what I like is how similar yet different they all are.
Apart from Sung Kyu's comeback, I paid attention to MONSTA X's debut and while the title song did not earn many points in my books, I made an effort to explore the remaining of the album and gladly, discovered one to my liking - One Love.
I happen to like the rap in this song. While Kihyun does a great job spicing up the song with his soulful vocal, I was more drawn to Jooheon's and I.M's parts because it seemed to give song more colour.
It's one of the more sensual-sounding songs that would sound exceptionally sexy and romantic on a Saturday night (provided you're with the right date).
Throwback to when Taetiseo (TTS) was promoting Holler, I recently chanced upon Only U and you can be sure I was addicted.
I exceptionally appreciate Tiffany's voice although all three of them make a very unique and gentle blend.
It's an, of course, emotional song but I don't feel so heavy-hearted listening to it. In fact, it sounds a little more upbeat, hopeful.
Apart from K-pop, here's one non-Kpop that's got me rapping the replay button.
Been a long time since I listened to English music but this one, especially the chorus, has got be singing in the shower.
Or maybe I just sound less awkward singing along to an English song.
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Going ahead with my Monday now!
Here's wishing y'all an awesome week ahead!
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