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Monday, September 11, 2017

KPOP Charts 2017, 8th Edition: My Top 10

Hello fellow kpop lovers!! It's time for another Top 10!!


  •  "All Night" by Girls' Generation


It's the 10th Anniversary of the "Ultimate Girl Group", Girls' Generation. It has been 1o years since their great debut single "Into The New World", and the album "Holiday Night", marks their comeback since 2015. This new album has 10 songs, that include the two promotion tracks "Holiday" and "All Night". The song "Holiday" it is more like their usually bubbly tracks, as for "All Night" you can hear the presence of each member on a EDM kind of song, and it's more like a party track.

  • "Summer Storm" by Jessica Jung


The former Girls' Generation is celebrating her 10th Anniversary since her debut with the release of the track "Summer Storm". This song is part of her mini album "My Decade", which has six tracks where she collaborated on the lyrics for five of them. This project is her third mini album as a soloist and was released on August 9.

  •  "Island" by WINNER


After the success of their latest album, "Fate Number Four" and that album's single, "Really Really", boy group WINNER had made their comeback early this month. With the release of their project, "Our Twenty Four", the group shows us their playful selves with the two MV that accompany the tracks "Island" and "Love Me Love Me". The song "Island" has more of a dance beat and addictive melody, similar to their last project title song "Really Really". Meanwhile, the track "Love Me Love Me" has more of a disco vibe.

  •  "Tomorrow, Today" by JJ Project


The JYP Entertainment duo and members of GOT7,JB and JiYoung, had made their comeback as JJ Project. For this comeback they are releasing a more mature and reflecting sound, very different to their debut from five years back, "Bounce". "Verse 2" is the title of their album, which contains six tracks with mellow/pop-rock/alternative and laid-back style. "Tomorrow, Today" is their title track, which is a more personal song full of the concerns of young adults confronting the real world. This album has made it to the "Billboard's World's Albums", on the top 10 spots. 

  •  "The Eve" by EXO


Even though this track is part of the group's stage performance for their comeback album "The War", it wasn't till the beginning of this month that they released a choreography MV while rehearsing the track "The Eve". The incredibly sexy moves can make any fan go crazy for the boys, and also want to dance along with them.

  •  "Wake Me Up" by Taeyang


Big Bang's main vocalist has made his solo comeback after his international success three years ago with "Eyes, Nose, Lips". "White Night" is the artist third solo album, and it seems that it's going to be a success too. For this project the single tracks is "Darling", which it's a breakup song, and the other song for promotions is "Wake Me Up". The second track talks about true love, the one that he don't want to wake up from. A lot of rumors regarding his relationship with actress Min Hyo Ri surfaced because of the song "Darling", but on an interview he stated that "I love her a lot, and is inevitable to be influenced by her, she is my biggest muse", whit this the rumors of their breakup shut down. Don't you think he is so romantic?

  •  "Rebirth" by Red Velvet


The SM girl group, Red Velvet has released the single "Rebirth", under the company's project Station 2. This song is a remake of an original from singer/songwriter and founder of Mystic Entertainment, Yoon Jong Shin. "Rebirth" is also part of "Snowball Project", a partnership between the two companies on a variety show with Jong Shin and Super Junior's, Henry.  

  •  "Gashina" by Sunmi


After the disbandment of Wonder Girl's on January of this year, followed by her signing with another label (MakeUs Entertainment) on the end of February, Sunmi has made her comeback as a solo artist. "Gashina" is not the first solo project from her, when she was under JYP Entertainment she made her solo debut with the single "24 Hours", which ranked number 1 on digital media on August of 2013. Now, Sunmi has make her comeback with a new label and it's all in for a new quirky but sensual image. On the MV for "Gashina", you can see her dancing around discovering herself and making her way into this new phase.     

  •  "BABE" by Hyuna


After the disbandment of 4Minute, back on June of 2016, and Hyuna being the only member to renew contract with Cube Entertainment, it was obvious that the agency would continue with her as a solo artist. Hyuna rose to fame as a solo artist with her project "Bubble Pop!", back on 2011, followed by other successful project and as part of the girl group 4Minute since 2009. Her sensuality is one of the characteristics that the audience love, and has been one of her strong points since the beginning. Now she has made her comeback with the 6th mini album, "Following", which has a series of songs that she co-wrote. The single for this project is "BABE".

  •  "Memory Clock" by YoungJi


The former KARA member has made her solo debut with the composition "Memory Clock". After being selected as the winner of the reality/survival show "KARA Project" on 2014 and then forming part of the girl group KARA, it was a little ambiguous which entertainment path the artists would take. She had a great presence on variety shows, made her acting breakthrough with a supporting role on the tvN Drama "Another Oh Hae Young", and was the first hidden member of the same label group KARD. Finally, this month she has made her debut with the self-composed song "Memory Clock", a warm track to lift up those who are a little tired of everyday life.




Well, that is all for now. Hope you guys like the post and check this artist out. Keep on popping!