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Chosun Ilbo’s top K-pop of the year

23-Dec-06
Here's their list: Best Album Best Song 1 Vibe: Re-feel Vibe: He & She (equal with Lee Sung-chul) 2 Lee Sung-chul: Reflections of Sound Lee Sung-chul: Shout it out (equal with Vibe) 3 SG Wannabe: 3rd Masterpiece Baek Ji-young: I won't fall in love again 4 Nell: Healing Process Eru: Black Glasses 5 Sung Si-kyung: The Ballads Sung Si-kyung: On the street 6 Jaurim: Ashes to Ashes SG Wannabe: Partner for Life Ha Dong-gyun: Please, Love Her What are YOUR albums of the year, in any genre (the more indie the better)? I really want to know what's good out there. My buying is a bit random at the moment, and focused mainly on back catalogue when I can get it. Of the limited number of 2006 albums I've listened to (see the hyperlinks above), Vibe (바이브 - right) is certainly the best. ...
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Vibe 3rd album: Re-feel

03-May-06
(Doremi media, March 2006) Stern(8,g) I think I've been overdosing on Korean R&B and ballads recently. Included in my recent YesAsia delivery was Vibe's third album - another speculative purchase because I was under the mistaken impression that they were going to be playing in London so I thought I would see what I would be letting myself in for. Vibe were a pleasant surprise. I think fundamentally I'm not a Korean R&B person which is maybe why I was lukewarm to SG Wannabe's third, but this album is very listenable to. There's nothing too overblown, there's good use of instruments (the harmonica is particularly appealing, but also there's a good guitar player, and the strings never take over too much. On ...
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