Friday, May 4, 2007

Review: Smile Again


Category: Music
Genre: Pop
Artist: Baek Ji young

Baek Ji Young-Smile Again
You won't knows who she is unless u are very busybody or a very muck a korean pop follower. She is nothing special, but a a overnight diva, she step into the scene with a huge bang with her latin influcenced dance beats debut single, "choice". After releasing 2 successful albums, her career take a bigger turn that no one could imagine. A porn tape, between her and her former manager, is leaked out, cuasing her career on the end of cliff. She stood proudly in the music industry waiting for the big break to arrive to her. This album "Simle Again" release in March of 2006, made her No 1, in charts.

The first single, "사랑 안해" (I Won't Love), the first single released, a ballad, which lift her to the top once again, to reclaim the dance diva throne. Very appealing track, I was bewitched by this opening track the moment i listen to it. Sad, sorrow ballads, always have a room in my heart.

The follow up track, "Ez Do Dance", also the second single plugged, a sexy latin track is what she did best. The rest are an usual numbers of korean pop. RnB swings, Latin, ballads, are the main components. It's been a long time I had come across a forgien record like this one. This album also won her the best performcance ballad singer of 2006.