Another year. Another crop of extraordinary hip-hop and R&B albums from South Korea. To keep things simple (and as a challenge to myself), I decided to consolidate these lists into one ultimate list of Top 10 albums from the country. So without any more preamble, I give you my list!
Home Alone, Lights Out: pH-1 drops first full-length album, “HALO”
H1GHR MUSIC‘s pH-1 has released his first full-length album, “HALO,” and the music video of the title track “Like Me (Prod. Mokyo)” today.
Review of Joo Young’s ‘Fountain’ EP
After what seems a lifetime, R&B vocalist Joo Young returns with his latest EP. ‘Fountain‘ is a simple piece, unfettered with unnecessary flourishes or even over-the-top vocalization. With these six tracks, Joo Young establishes himself as a musical force, quietly slotting himself in (and at times above) his more widely recognized peers.
Joo Young releases mini album ‘Fountain’ and ‘Dive’ music video
Singer-songwriter Joo Young has released the mini album ‘Fountain‘ today along with the music video of the title track ‘Dive’. The featured artists are SOLE, G.Soul, and pH-1.
Joo Young made himself known amongst fans of Korean hiphop by countless featurings for artists like Dok2, Uptown, JP, or Eluphant. He debuted in 2010 under Ra.D‘s label RealCollabo. In 2014 he made his big breakthrough with ‘Erase’, a duet with Hyolyn. Up until early 2016, he was highly sought after and released single after single. After recently finishing his military service, Joo Young now returns to his roots as a singer-songwriter with rhis new mini album.
Naturally, Joo Young wrote and composed all songs, Diving deep into the bottomless Fountain of his musicality, pulling off a variety of genres in his very own style. The title track ‘Dive‘ perfectly demonstrates the dreamy atmosphere and gentle voice that are unique to Joo Young: Starting off with a jazzy piano melody that turns into PBR&B sounds in the hook, the singer shows off his wide spectrum.
Thanks to featurings by singer SOLE of Divine Channel and H1GHR MUSIC‘S G.Soul and pH-1, the album is even more enjoyable as their voices compliment Joo Young’s.
The EP is available on iTunes/Apple Music. You can find previews of each track on Joo Young’s Instagram.
Scroll down to watch the music video of the title track ‘Dive’!
‘Fountain’ Track List & Credits:
All written by JooYoung, youknowjuno, pH-1 (track 5)
Composed by JooYoung, Hae
Arranged by Hae (tracks 1-4, 6), JooYoung (track 5)
‘Dive’ MV Credits:
Directed by Pakbae
Produced by Heather Hyein Lee
Production Assistant: Ram Heo
Stylists: Juno and Chan Kim
Hair & Makeup: Jinny Kim
Models: Hermione Baulf (Elite London), Sam Lloyd-Roberts (AMCK Models)
‘Dive’ MV:
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Source: Mnet
G.Soul releases single ‘I’ll Be There’ as farewell gift
Today, G.Soul of H1GHR MUSIC has released the double single ‘I’ll Be There’. The singer is starting his mandatory military service tomorrow.
pH-1 releases first mini album ‘The Island Kid’
H1GHR MUSIC’s pH-1 has released his first mini album ‘The Island Kid’ with support from Thurxday, Jay Park, slom, Owen Ovadoz, G.Soul, and more.
pH-1 made his debut in 2016 with the single ‘Wavy’. After joining H1GHR MUSIC, he collaborated with Jay Park and Sik-K on the GroovyRoom-produced track ‘iffy‘.
This is the rapper’s first album. It contains six tracks, most of them were produced by Thurxday. The other producers are Yelowsmob’s Vangdale, Holocoin’s slom, and David Kim (note: not Dayday) who previously worked with Eric Nam. Track six features pH-1’s label mate G.Soul, and track five Owen Ovadoz with who pH-1 forms the duo Sous Chefs. The title track ‘Donut’ features Jay Park, watch its music video below!
‘The Island Kid’ Track List & Credits:
- Christ
Written by pH-1
Composed by pH-1, Thurxday
Arranged by Thurxday
Piano: Myunghwan Choi, Thurxday - Donut (feat. Jay Park) TITLE
Written by pH-1, Jay Park
Composed by pH-1, Jay Park, Thurxday
Arranged by Thurxday
Synthesizer: Myunghwan Choi, Thurxday
Chorus: Myunghwan Choi, Thurxday - Game Night
Written by pH-1
Composed by pH-1, Vangdale
Arranged by Vangdale
Guitar: Joonhwan Cha
Drums, Synthesizer, Bass: Jinwoo Bang - Cuckoo
Written by pH-1
Composed by pH-1, slom
Arranged by slom - Escobar (feat. Owen Ovadoz)
Written by pH-1, Owen Ovadoz
Composed and arranged by Thurxday
Chorus: Myunghwan Choi, Thurxday
Electric Guitar: Myunghwan Choi, Thurxday - ’15 (feat. G.Soul)
Written by pH-1
Composed by pH-1, DAVID KIM
Arranged by DAVID KIM
Executive Producer: Jay Park
Executive Director: Dukgon Yoo
Promotion & Artist Management: H1GHR MUSIC
A&R: H1GHR MUSIC
Art Direction & Design: Sohyun Lim, Jiyong Yoon
Photography: Jiyong Yoon
MV directed by Segaji Video
Mixed by Yongsik Shin, Cheongmoo Lee, Thurxday
Mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound Mastering
‘Donut’ MV:
Source: Mnet
Los releases single and MV ‘Bad (Feat. Jay Park, G.Soul)’
Rapper Los of Cycadelic Records has released his second single and music video ‘Bad (나쁜놈) (Feat. Jay Park, G.Soul)’ today.
Hanhae and jeebanoff feature on Muzie’s new single ‘Future Track’
Muzie is back as a solo artist and pre-releases two tracks off his upcoming LP ‘Future Track’. Support comes from Hanhae, jeebanoff, Randyachtz, and more.
Special compilation album of Show Me The Money 6 released
The SMTM6 Special compilation album is here with 26 tracks by over 50 artists.
G.Soul releases mini album ‘Circles’ and ‘Can’t’ MV
Enjoy G.Soul’s mesmerizing voice in his latest mini album ‘Circles‘!