Comments on: LKL Critics’ Choice 2007: Jenny Wu

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:14 +0000

@ Simon: regarding FTTS, that would be true if you only gave the singles (or the songs that were promoted) a listen. There are a few songs in the album that aren’t your typical Korean ballad: the bluesy #5 Miwohaejwo and the nice acoustic track #3 Gieokhanjum. But then again, I’ve been a fan of theirs since I started listening to kpop, so I’m bit biased when it comes to them.

And… I have to agree with Philip on Clazziquai’s 3rd. There are like only 3 good songs on that album. Completely disappointing.

By: Philip Gowman

Philip Gowman — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:14:51 +0000

If you’d really wanted, Anna, I would have bent the rules for you

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:29:31 +0000

I had missed the Que Sera Sera OST completely! Thanks Jenny for bringing it to my attention

Simon, though I haven’t had the time to listen through it more than once, I’d say that Lee Sang Eun’s 13th is probably as good as her 12th. Unfortunately it was released a couple of days too late to be included in the choice of this year’s albums.

By: Philip Gowman

Philip Gowman — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:26:23 +0000

Stay posted for more recommendations on 10th December from Anna. She casts her net widely, but steers clear of pop. Someone who I think is probably more in the mainstream is putting the finishing touches to third set of recommendations, and if all goes according to plan those will be posted on the 15th. Iâ€™m looking forward to those. Thereâ€™s maybe a fourth article coming, but Iâ€™m not counting my chickens.

Iâ€™m not a huge FTTS fan myself, but theyâ€™re certainly more substantial than many of the acts around. As for Clazziquai I was disappointed by their 2007 release.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:33:07 +0000

Thanks for the reviews, doesn’t sound like I’ve missed much decent music this year (left Korea at the start of 2007). I don’t know how many of the more credible pop artists have put albums out this year - Clazziquai, Lee Sang Eun, any others??
I have to add that I completely disagree with you on Fly to the Sky - they started off with a couple of decent albums of American-style R&B but have since been moulded into pure K-pop cheesiness - the big ballads, ‘cute’ TV ads for lemonade, and appearances on those silly celebrity panel games. Yuck!