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ay_link October 22nd, 2008

He’s finally back!! ^_^ with 14 tracks for his 5th album. Solid~
Love the MV’s concept, and the message behind it is so sweeeeeet.

And every time Kim Jong Kook is mentioned, my mind wonders around to Yoon Eun Hye (I loved Chaegyung in Goong. The unforgettable Korean Cinderella-fairy-tale character, lol) and of course, X-MAN was so much fun with Kim Jong Kook and Yoon Eun Hye around. They were such a legendary X-Man couple, lol. And though I was never a fan of KJK personally (just because I don’t know him and his music that well), but today, after listening to his 5th album, I feel the urge to listen to his previous albums. He has such a unique voice like none other, and his music has a different ballad/pop/dance feel to it. Quite nice actually~ (well, to me it’s better than Rainism as a whole package. Though that high-pitch of his, something that I need to get used to. ㅋㅋㅋ)

김종국 5집 - Here I Am
Kim Jong Kook 5th album “Here I am”
Release Date: 2008/10/22
Record Label: 엠넷미디어
Genre: 발라드(국내)
Distribution : 엠넷미디어(주)

TRACK LIST

01. 고맙다 Thank You
02. 그리운 날들 Days I Missed
03. 오래 오래(feat. 마이키) Very Very Long
04. 어제보다 오늘 더 Yesterday More Than Today
05. Forever(feat. 마이티마우스Mighty Mouth)
06. 이보다 더 좋을 순 없다(feat. 시진) Nothing is better than this
07. 그 집앞(序曲) / In front of that house (Prelude)
08. 그 집앞 In front of that house
09. 사랑에 취해(feat. 주석)
10. 이별의 정석 The meaning of parting
11. 이제는 안녕 Now Goodbye
12. 사랑해 널 사랑해(feat. 창따이(김창대) I love you I love you
13. 어떤 사람 어떤 사랑 The type of person The type of love
14. 우리 둘이서 듣기 Us

(Songlist reference credits to kpopsongs @ Blogspot)

After-thoughts:
Great MV concept all around. Love when all the people start coming down from the big buss with their instruments, and some of them are coupled up, even the lil kids are coupled hehe. And KJK’s “gf” in the vidz, she can definitely act man… keke… the throwing stuffs from the window is really cool hahaha. And I didn’t know his voice can reach that high, and the falsetto, ouch ouch ouch.
And… wow, the man is really BUFF. Not that he wasn’t, before the army. But now I like how he’s more noticeable, and that clean-cut suits him nicely. :)

About the album itself, as this is his 5th, I hold a quite high expectation for him. Happy to know he still hasn’t lost his touch at all. Love his voice color, and though I hardly fancy a high-tone male vocal, but Kim Jong Kook definitely knows his game well.

Personal favorites: Track 4 and 1

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PS:
Catch him on SBS “Family Outing” this Sunday (Bi will be there also) *wheeee…*
Looks like FO is really getting the spotlight nowadays. WGM PDs better do something to increase the ratings (which to me is quite ‘easy’. DON’T CUT AlShin’s parts! see what happened when they intentionally ‘decreased’ their screen-time? lol jk. No, wait, I’m not joking. *straight face*)

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