Epik News

Tablo from the popular hip-hop group, Epik High, announced on March 22nd, that their 5th album will be released in mid-April. I can’t wait because I loved their last album, Remapping the Human Soul (Fan is my most played song on my iPod).

P.S. If you haven’t already, check out Tablo’s solo project with Pe2ny called, “Eternal Morning”. Love it.

P.S.S. Did you know that Tablo is a Korean-Canadian? (I might be wrong, I saw this floating around the internet somewhere)

Se7en in Toronto!

“Se7en held a White Day celebration and party at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City on March 14th for an event produced by Swerve Media and Base NYC. Three of his U.S. album tracks were played at this preview party. There will be a total of five album preview parties across the country (Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles) and in Toronto, Canada after wrapping up the finalization of a contract.”

This is from Wikipedia, so I wouldn’t count on its authenticity…

But wow, imagine Se7en in Toronto!

Dream of Asia

Jang Nara (장나라) released her 6th album on March 25th, 2008. I was surprised by this because she has been missing in action for a very long time, spending her time in China all the time. I used to hate Jang Nara, because she was a typical, boring looking celebrity. But when I found out that she was singing in 5 different languages in this new album, I thought I’d give it a try because I’m interested if she can actually speak those languages.

In this new album, she has 12 Korean, 9 Mandarin, 1 Cantonese, 3 Japanese, and 1 English songs divided into 2 CDs. I couldn’t tell if she was speaking in Chinese or English in the English song (Fairytale), because of her horrible pronunciation. I guess it can’t be helped, at least she can speak 4 others. I can’t tell if her Mandarin or Cantonese is good or not, opinions?

Younha’s First Japanese Compilation Album

Younha released a new Japanese compilation album, featuring the popular song, “Password 486″ (비밀번호 486) in Japanese. It also features the Korean version of the Japanese song, “Yubikiri” (ゆびきり). It was released on March 26th, 2008. She left Korea early January to release this album. There is to be one single from this album, called “Scratch On The Heart”, a typical Younha-style rock song.

Album rating: ★★★½ – Recommended for Younha fans.