Melody and vocal, will first get my attention. Then I will have the tendency to put the song(s) on Replay; then hum the music along the way; then start paying attention to the lyrics and the singer's emotions when he/she/they sing(s) the song. End result? The melody and lyrics will just ring in my head subsequently.
Kpop was not a "In" thing in the past. When we were younger, the first Jpop song my brother and I like was "Lion Heart" by Smap - thanks to the Japanese drama, "Food Fight". I seldom talk about K/Jpop openly with my friends and family. However, I started a broad discussion on this topic recently. We agreed that the Kpop industry is skilful in knowing what best suits their respective artistes and presenting them to the audience.
Till today, the Kpop music industry continues to expand and hence broadening the fan-base (ranging from youngsters to the 40s and 50s). When these Kpop artistes have gained a certain level of popularity in their home country, their company, being far-sighted enough, sees the golden opportunities on the international stage. Hence the artistes undergo training in foreign language(s), prepare for their comeback, so on and so forth..... Today, Kpop is not just a "In" thing in Asia, but also in the western countries. Besides their main language, these Korean stars have also produced albums in Japanese, English, Mandarin and etc. Some even participate in dramas, host a show, model for a brand..
Super Junior SHINee SNSD BoA 2NE1 B2ST 2AM 2PM Mblaq (and the list goes on)..
Gonna agree that Kpop has created an impression for the younger ones who have this thinking that being a singer is very much smooth sailing and life would be good.
Nevertheless, TVXQ was not on the Kpop trend. They come together as a 5ive male members group with different backgrounds. Back then when Kpop was not popular, they are the ones who had been through the most trying times and (including BoA) they are the pioneers who'd paved out the way for the Kpop industry to achieve today's result. Respectable and humble figures, if I'd to describe them in the music industry.
Here are the two latest albums produced in Korean and Japanese since their separation:
For JYJ's 「인 헤븐」 album, I like, not in any particular, Jae's vocal. I'm moved by the fact that he is able to express his emotions really well through singing the respective song from low to high note. In addition, HoMin expressed their gratitude towards Cassiopeia &/or Big East through the song lyrics in 東方神起's 「TONE」 album. The lyrics of each song blend well with the theme of the album. Leader Jung has also improved in his vocal this time round. This improvement can be heard through the smoothing songs in their latest album.
Footnote: TVXQ = 동방신기 (korean) = 東方神起 (Japanese)
This is, yet another post for my music recommendation.
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