Artist of the Week | 4Men

I am a huge fan of R&B! And K-R&B/Soul was literally probably one of the best things to ever happen to music… In my humble opinion.

Introducing 4Men.

4Men debuted in 1998 with four members. Over time, this dynamic changed and the group of Four has become Three, Kim Young Jae, Shin Yong Jae, and Kim Won Joo. They’ve released plenty of songs for OST’s like “I Remember You”, “Secret Garden”, and “Gu Family Book”.

I love their sound and I think they are absolutely incredible! Check out some of their songs in the featured playlist below!

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브라운 아이드 소울 (Brown Eyed Soul) [Artist of the Week] (Playlist)

브라운 아이드 소울 (Brown Eyed Soul) [Artist of the Week]

Last week, you may have noticed that there wasn’t an Artist of the Week. My whole week was thrown off and I just completely forgot. However, it’s back and to start it off right, I picked a group that I completely love! If you’re into real soul and R&B music, this is a group you should get to know. They kinda remind me of late 90’s – early 2000’s American soul music.

브라운 아이드 소울 (Brown Eyed Soul) is an R&B/Soul 4 member male group. They debuted back in 2003 with the album Soul Free. Since then, they have gone on to release 3 additional albums and 4 mini-albums. Besides working as a group, they have each done their own solo work as well. Still staying within the realms of R&B. I love this group for not only their unique sound but also for their amazing harmonies! They are just absolutely amazing and I’m a huge fan!

Don’t forget to check out the Artist of the Week playlist featuring more of their music.

Artist of the Week:: Park Ji-min

I’ve kinda been following 15& just a bit. They’re still kinda new in my book. The officially debuted in 2012 so that makes them 3 years old. I’m sure by now you’ll probably heard of them though. Although the duo is not the Artist of the Week this week, one half of the duo is and that’s Park Ji-min.

Park Ji-min is an all around talent and is currently in the midst of her solo debut. She began as the first winner of K-pop Star and initially was given the option to sign with YG, SM, or JYP. She chose JYP, did a bit of solo music before being paired with Baek Yerin for the group 15&. Since then, they’ve done collectively (and solo) what I like to call “Pop-R&B”. It kinda teeters between the two sounds. And for a young duo, it’s a good place for them. But aside from singing, Park Ji-min has also done a bit of acting. She’s been in Dream Knight and MC’d for the After School Club.

Don’t forget to check out the featured Artist of the Week playlist!

Artist Spotlight| CHAI (이수정)

Back at it again with more new music!!

CHAI or 이수정 is a Korean-American singer who signed with Antenna Music in 2017. And if you watch reality competition shows, you might already be familiar with her. Back in 2016 she won SBS’s K-pop Star 5.

This is one of the few times when YouTube recommendations get it right. I’m always looking for new music to add to my playlists and to share with you all and I knew when I heard this EP I couldn’t pass this up!

If you haven’t heard it yet, check it out below!

New Music Alert! [Videos]

I haven’t done this in a while but sometimes while I’m just kinda relaxing on a lazy Saturday, I’ll just click on the recommended videos on YouTube and I’m always happy to hear the new music. Sometimes I get to hear new artists that I’ve never heard of before and sometimes it’s familiar faces with a creative visual for new music.

Album Spotlight | DAY6 “The Book of Us: Gravity”

I don’t know if I ever mentioned this before but I am a huge fan of DAY6 so I’m super excited about the release of their new album, “The Book of Us: Gravity”. I just had to share this as soon as I saw this video on YouTube!

Check out the album spotlight below!

Days of the Week in Korean | [Musical Video]

Okay, so sometimes we need a refresher! It’s been a while since I talked about the days of the week of numbers for that matter so I thought I would make a quick post to refresh your memory.

If you’re anything like me you more than likely forget how to say things sometimes if you don’t use them frequently. I have the most difficult time remembering how the days of the week and Native Korean numbers. Those two things are sadly my kryptonite so of course you may have guessed that I shy away from asking someone the time and I sometimes will respond by saying, “Eleven시 삼십분” (sigh… don’t be like me)

However, things like the video below really are super helpful when you’re learning a new language! Below is a cute short song to help you remember the days of the week. When I find more of these that I think are helpful I’ll post them here!