FIRST WEEK
SECOND WEEK
THIRD WEEK
FOURTH WEEK
FIFTH WEEK

1st Week

Shin Hye Sung – That Man’s Story (released)

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1. That Man’s Story (He Said…)
2. Echo
3. It Was You
4. Wish
5. Greet (Hyesung’s Ver.)
6. Echo (Inst.)
7. It Was You (Inst.)

Lyn – That Woman’s Story (released)
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1. That Woman’s Story (She Said…)
2. My Man
3. It Was You
4. Even When It’s Erased
5. Already Know Everything (Lyn Ver.)
6. My Man (Inst.)
7. It Was You (Inst.)

Shin Hye Sung and Lyn – That Man And That Woman’s Story (released)

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1. It Was You (Shin Hye Sung, Lyn)
2. That Man’s Story (He Said…) (Shin Hye Sung)
3. Echo (Shin Hye Sung)
4. Than Woman’s Story (She Said…) (Lyn)
5. My Man (Lyn)
6. Wish (Shin Hye Sung)
7. Even When It’s Erased (Lyn)
8. Greet (Hye Sung’s Ver.) (Shin Hye Sung)
9. Already Know Everything (Lyn Ver.) (Lyn)
10. It Was You (Inst.)

- A man who treasured his love for a very long time… Shin Hye Sung
- A woman who cannot erase the memories of love… Lyn
- “That Man And Woman’s Story” released!!

February 28th, 2008…
Korea’s representatives for ballads, Shin Hye Sung and Lyn, have returned! Shin Hye Sung and Lyn received much love for their duet, “After…Love”, last year. They are back again with another song featuring a different love story. This is a special project album that consists of 3 CDs in one package. The songs are sung from a man and woman’s perspective on love. Most of the songs are traditional ballads and the main title song, “It Was You”, was rearranged so that both Shin Hye Sung and Lyn can showcase their own styles and moods for the song. Both of them also wrote the lyrics for the songs on this project album. They will express their honest opinions about love through their songs and each story will start off with their sad narrations.

Park Hye Kyung – Remake Album (March 3)

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1. Beautiful Separation
2. To You
3. The Relationship Between Love and Friendship
4. My Presence That Shine Upon My Heart
5. I Believe
6. That’s Probably…
7. Very Long Lovers
8. The Shadow Of Separation
9. Scented Memories
10. Reality

- This spring, Park Hye Kyung will talk about a love story of her own.
- Park Hye Kyung’s Special Remake: “When A Woman Falls In Love”

After a hiatus of two years, Park Hye Kyung has returned with her new special remake album ‘When A Woman Falls In Love’. This album consists of Latin-style songs that have an acoustic sound to them. Unlike most remake albums, "When A Woman Falls In Love" consists of many great hits sung by male artistes. The title song, “The Relationship Between Love And Friendship”, is a wonderful love song about the feelings between friends who turn into lovers. Pinocchio originally sang this song and Park Hye Kyung did a great remake by giving a different style and emotion to the song. Young actress Park Bo Young, who received great praise for her role in the SBS historical drama “The King And I”, will make an appearance in Park Hye Kyung’s music video. Aside from the title song, check out other remakes such as Kim Gun Mo’s “Wonderful Separation”, Shin Seung Hoon’s “I Believe”, Yoon Sang’s “The Shadow Of Separation”, Choi Yong Joon’s “That’s Probably…”, Yoo Jae Ha’s “My Presence That Shine Upon My Heart” and so on and so forth.

PDIS – PDIS (March 6)

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1. Intro (In To The Story 2008)
2. Drag (Feat. May Doni, Lee Han)
3. Pride (Feat. Tiger JK, May Doni)
4. I Love You (Feat. Joo Hyun Mi)
5. Queen Of Charisma (Feat. Um Jung Hwa)
6. You
7. Woman On The Beach (Feat. Lee Jae Hoon, Yuri, Kim Gun Mo, DK4RG)
8. Love For All (Feat. Jung Joon Ha)
9. Hold The Line 08’ Remix (Feat. Brown Eyed Girls)
10. Free Music (Feat. Brown Eyed Girls)
11. Sweet Potato
12. Outro (Hold The PDIS)
13. Drag (Bonus Track) (Original Mix)

- Korea’s representative of hip-hop music Jo PD and producer Yoon Il Sang’s “Project Album PDIS” release!

In the summer of 2006, Brown Eyed Girls received much love for their hit dance song “Hold The Line”, which was produced by Jo PD and producer Yoon Il Sang. The PDIS album has a crossover concept, with songs of a hip-hop style mixed with other genres. Many talented musicians such as Joo Hyun Mi, Tiger JK, Um Jung Hwa, Brown Eyed Girls, Jung Joon Ha, Lee Han and May Doni are featured in the tracks. The title song for this album is called “Drag”, which is of an electronic and house genre. It features Jo PD’s rap and May Doni’s powerful vocal skills. Another song that’s already receiving much attention is Yoon Il Sang’s song “I Love You”. It features Jo PD’s rap and Joo Hyun Mi’s great vocals. This song is very unique because it blends modern and traditional melodies into one song. This project album was completed with high expectations!

Byul & Na Yoon Kwon (single) – All Star Vol. 2 (released)

1. With The Window Open
2. With The Window Open (MR)

- Popular composer Jo Young Soo, Byul and Na Yoon Kwon’s second story…
- ALLSTAR Project, part two!

Byul, Na Yoon Kwon and composer Jo Young Soo meet again for another hit song! The duet for this single is called “With The Window Open”, which is a great ballad with a sad melody that is full of emotions. Byul and Na Yoon Kwon collaborated on the big hit "Peace" three years ago. The male group V.O.S sang the song for the first ALLSTAR single, “Young Day”, that featured their powerful vocals. “With The Window Open” is a song with a beautiful melody and showcases Byul and Na Yoon Kwon’s sorrowful voices. This song is expected to be a big hit this spring!

Other releases:

Urbanalog - Body and Soul (released)

Efreet Vol. 1 - God of Fire (released)

Bless One - B-gramatic (released)

Kim Kyung Ho (single) - Another Story (released)

The The Band - 2008 Bridge Album (released)

Naru Vol. 1 - 자가당착 (March 6)

Source: Hanteo, Kyobobook, Melon, Dosirak

2nd Week

Gummy – Vol. 4 Comfort (March 12)

01 Intro ? Work It Now (Feat. G-Dragon)
02 Clap Your Hands (Feat. T.O.P)
03 Sorry (Feat. T.O.P)
04 Don’t Love
05 After Looking Into the Mirror (Feat. Red Roc)
06 Let’s Get It Party (Feat. 45rpm)
07 Last Party
08 Sting
09 Hoping It’s Not a Breakup
10 I’M Gonna Miss U (W.Ji Eun)
11 Up to Here (Feat. Skull)
12Hallucination
13 Before the Music Ends
14 Sorry (Hare Trance Remix)

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Korea’s number one diva, Gummy, started differently from other rookie singers. Ever since her debut, her singing ability was already perfected and soon enough she was labeled the “Great female singer”. However she had a lot of passion as a musician and vocalist. In order to achieve more, she put much effort into her work and three years later, finally released her fourth studio album titled ‘Comfort’.

Through the fourth album, Gummy took on new challenges by trying out various genres. Gummy, who has previously had title tracks that were sad R&B ballads such as “When You Return” and “Amnesia”, has come back this time with an electronic dance track called ‘I’m Sorry’, which features T.O.P’s rapping.

In addition to the title track, ‘Let’s Get it Party’ has a Latin rhythm and hip-hop beat to it. The dance track, ‘Last Party’, was composed and written by Psy and Skull of Stony Skunk is featured in ‘Up to Here’, which has a reggae feel to it. Of course, Gummy’s specialties in ballads and R&B tracks aren’t neglected. Fans who have enjoyed Gummy’s past styles and fans who wanted a change in style will all enjoy ‘Comfort’.

Loveholic – Dramatic & Cinematic (March 11)

CD1
01 Echo (Snow Queen OST)
02 Because I Love You (Loveholic OST)
03 Flowerpot (Coffee Prince OST)
04 One Love (Spring Waltz OST)
05 Bless You (Queserasera OST)
06 Doll’s Dream (Good Person OST)
07 If I Only Had You (One Fine Day OST)
08 Sad Movie (Good Person OST)
09 Inseparable Breakup (My Name is Kim Sam Soon OST)
10 Though We Love Each Other (One Fine Day)
11 Two Hands (Queserasera OST)
12 Dream (Good Person OST)
13You Are (Great Inheritance OST)

CD2
01Park (August’s Christmas OST)
02 Sylvia (Magicians OST)
03 Mirage (Black Blood Brothers OST)
04 What You Hear (Hannah & Alice OST)
05 Bright Sunday (Birth of Family OST)
06 Super Star (200 Pound Beauty OST)
07 Rainy Day
08 You (Outing OST)
09 Outing (Outing OST)
10 Don’t Go Alone
11 Come Play (Singles OST)
12 Maria (200 Pound Beauty OST) (Live Ver.)

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Loveholic’s Dramatic and Cinematic album is a compilation of all their featured songs from various drama and movie soundtracks. The songs in the album range from the Singles OST to 2007’s most popular drama, Coffee Prince. These various songs express love and beauty for the ears. In addition, this album includes vocals from Ji Sun, who regretfully has left the group. This is the last chance for fans to purchase an album which includes her vocals.

Jang Ri In (single) – 星愿 (I Will) (March 12)

01 I Will
02 Lovers
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The title track ‘I Will’ is a remake of SES’s single released in 2000 and Jang Ri In has successfully remade the song while adding her own style to it. The song is about waiting for a loved one. One can hear the strings and pop guitar in the background along with Jang’s vocals. The music video for ‘I Will’ and as the B-side track ‘Lovers’ feature Super Junior members Han Kyung and Shi Won and actress Lee Yeon Hee, the same cast of Jang’s music videos from the Timeless single. ‘Lovers’ was also the theme song for the SBS drama, Lovers.

Ha Ha (single) – Yea, I Can’t Sing (released)

01 Yea, I Can’t Sing

Ha Ha, who gained much popularity with ‘Story of a Short Kid’ and later reached No 1 in music shows with the digital single ‘You Are My Destiny’, has come back with a digital single album, ‘Yea, I Can’t Sing’. Ha Ha actually sang part of this song on ‘Infinity Challenge’ and many people became curious about what he was singing. This song is of the blues genre from the 70s-80s and has the hip-hop beats of the 90s. Ha Ha himself wrote the lyrics, and the song is about his great love for music even though he can't sing well. This song was written to give strength to people.

Mose (single) – I Beg You, Heart (released)

01 I Beg You, Heart
02 Simply With a Thankful Heart

Mose, who released his third studio album [It is Love..Love], has come back a year later with a new single. The title track, ‘I Beg You, Heart’, is a remake of Shim Hyun Bo’s song and it has sweet lyrics which would move a fan's heart. Mose wanted to sing this song since a year ago and he was able to prepare for this single. The second track of the album, ‘Simply with a Thankful Heart’, is also Shim’s track and it’s about feeling thankful and uneasiness towards a loved one. Another special quality of the title track is that it can be a song dedicated for both parents and lovers.

Mighty Mouth (single) – I Love You (feat. Yoon Eun Hye) (released)

01 I Love You (feat. Yoon Eun Hye)
02 Movie Star
03I Love You (Radio Edit)
04 I Love You (Inst.)
05 Movie Star (Inst.)

Animation character ‘Mighty Mouse’ first appeared in the United States. Shorry J - who featured in many of Joosuc and Hyun Jin Young’s albums, worked as a VJ, and even modeled for Nike - and 237 aka Sang Choo, are two young, skilful rappers who came up with their group name, Mighty Mouth from the cartoon character. Their title track, ‘I Love You’ was produced by Joosuc and features Yoon Eun Hye, who gained much love from her drama, ‘Coffee Prince”. This hip-hop track includes Mighty Mouth’s great rapping skills, which blend well with Yoon’s pretty and sweet vocals. Their B-side track, ‘Movie Star’, was produced by Keep Roots, who also made Eun Ji Won’s Adios.

Other releases:

Kim Jong Wok Vol. 1 - For A Long Time (released)

Defconn (single) - Green Tour (released)

Tae Sa Bi Ae (single) - Top Voice Project One (released)

Do Won Kyung (single) - 돌아와요 (released)

Xeno (single) - Who Are You? Sexy My Boy (released)

Chung Geum - Chung Geum (March 10)

No Reply - 고백하는 날 (March 11)

Kangta - Eternity (March 12)

Green Tomato Fried - I am missing you (March 12)

Scoll Vol. 1 - Can You See? (March 12)

Sonick Vol. 1 - Parade (March 14)

Primary + Mild Beats - Back Again (March 14)

Sources: Hanteo, Kyobobook, YesAsia, Melon, Dosirak

3rd Week

SS501 (3rd single album) – Deja Vu (released)

1. Deja Vu
2. A Song Calling For You
3. Destiny

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SS501 held their fan meeting in Guam with their Japanese fans from March 6 to 9. They returned to Korea on the 9th and held their comeback performance for their 3rd single on M.NET M Countdown on March 13. SS501 have been busy doing promotional activities in Japan for a year. On March 4, they received the “Best 10 New Artist” award at the Japan Golden Disk Awards Ceremony.

The title song, “Deja Vu”, was composed by Kim Tae Hyun, who has composed hit songs for SS501 in the past such as “Unlock” and “Fighter”. This is a very strong track that has a great melody and lyrics. The members of SS501 will showcase their own individual and vocal styles. The 2nd track, “A Song Calling For You”, was composed by Han Sang Won and it is an upbeat dance song that showcases SS501’s cute choreography. They held a special stage singing this song at a Chinese concert last month. The 3rd track “Destiny” is a nice hip-hop dance track that has strong drum and guitar sounds. As this is their awaited comeback in Korea, they decided to pick 3 tracks from different genres. SS501 will appear on “MBC Show! Music Core” on March 15 and “SBS Inkigayo” the day after.

SNSD Vol. 1 (repack) – Baby Baby (released)

1 Girls’ Generation
2 Ooh La-La!
3 Baby Baby
4 Complete
5 Kissing You
6 Merry-Go-Round
7 Tears
8 Tinkerbell
9 7989 (Kangta & Taeyeon)
10 Honey
11 Into the New World
12 Kissing You (Skool Rock Remix)
13 Let’s Go SNSD! (Long Version)
14 Let’s Go SNSD! (Short Version)

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SNSD have released a repackaged version of their first studio album with a new title song, ‘Baby Baby’, which is about the girls’ shy love confessions. ‘Kissing You Skool Rock Remix’, which won first place among the netizens for the ‘SNSD Remix Contest’ held on www.rhythmer.net , is included in the album. This remix has a pop rock feel to it. In addition to this remix, a special medley of SNSD’s singles: Into the New World. SNSD, Ooh La-la, Baby Baby, Honey, and Kissing You, comes in two versions; nine-minute and six-minute respectively so that fans may listen to all the songs at once. This album also comes with a new jacket cover to fit the ‘Baby Baby’ concept. The girls are clothed and surrounded in baby pink, baby blue, and other pastel colors to show their soft and doll-like feel image again. (from motoway065)

Kangta – Eternity (released)

1 Eternity
2 Still With You
3 Reminiscence
4 Since You’ve Gone
5 7989 (Duet. SNSD Taeyeon)
6 Still My Heart
7 Eternity (Inst.)
8 Reminiscence (Inst.)

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It has been three years since Kangta’s last solo album and "Eternity" is his final present for fans throughout Asia before he leaves for the army. There are six ballad tracks and two instrumentals, making it a total of 8 tracks. The title track, Eternity, was composed and written by Kangta himself. A pop ballad, this song is about how one suddenly remembers one’s past love and wants to tell her a story. The second single of the track, Reminiscence, is a ballad only Kangta could master. It was composed by Ha Jung Ho and the lyrics were written by Yoon Sara. A duet track with SNSD’s Taeyeon, which was originally in SNSD’s debut album, is also included in Kangta’s. (from motoway065)

Moon Hee Jun Special Album (March 18)

1. Obsession
2. WISH
3. Soul
4. Git it up
5. G-shape Of The Aria
6. You In My Pocket
7. To Live is To Fight
8. Paper Airplane
9. A Small Village Called Memory
10. Take it…Fire!!

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Moon Hee Jun has finally returned after a long hiatus of two years due to serving his military service. He released his special album on March 13 and it has a total of ten tracks. The title track for this album is “Obsession”, which was introduced during his <Returns 1996> concert and there are six other live concert tracks in this album as well. As Moon Hee Jun sings about the dangers of love, we will be able to see changes in his musical style and feel a more delicate and modernized melody in his songs. The two tracks that received great response from the fans at his concert were “G-shape Of The Aria” and “A Small Village Called Memory”, which has been rearranged by Moon Hee Jun. Other tracks such as “Wish”, “Soul” and “Git It Up” were songs that Moon Hee Jun composed and wrote during his H.O.T days. They were all rearranged into rock versions from the originals. Just like his previous albums, Moon Hee Jun has once again taken control of producing his entire album, from composing and arranging to writing his own songs.

Hwa Yobi Vol. 6 – Sunshine (March 17)

1. Emergency (Intro)
2. I Love You…
3. Men Don’t Know
4. Dilemma
5. Quite Stupid
6. Even A Step
7. Fly Away
8. I was thankful
9. Flow And Stop (Feat. Untouchable)
10. Long Kiss Good Night (Feat. Suho)
11. Things I Want To Forget
12. I Don’t Want To Lie

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Hwa Yobi has finally returned with her awaited 6th album [Sunshine]. Many fans were worried when they heard that Hwa Yobi was suffering from vocal cord cyst, which led her to get vocal surgery last year. As this has been a long awaited comeback for Hwa Yobi, her 6th album is also highly anticipated by her fans that’ve been waiting to hear her singing voice. Love is the main theme for all the tracks in this album and she has beautifully expressed the scars and pains she had experienced as a singer and as an individual. The title track, “Men Don’t Know”, was written by Hwa Yobi and composed by Lee Sang Joon. This song has an addictive melody and meaningful lyrics that showcase Hwa Yobi’s vocal range.

8Eight Vol. 2 – Infinity (March 18)

1. Let Me Go (Feat. Jo PD)
2. I Love You
3. Somethin’ Somethin’
4. One Love
5. Going To Ask
6. In The Morning
7. She’s Here
8. Me, Joo Hee (Feat. Pdogg)
9. Another Footstep
10. Grab On To The Collar (Feat. Min Hae of Big Mama)

8Eight are a talented group that made their first appearance on television through a variety show called “Show Survival”. They were praised for their singing abilities on the show and quickly made their way to the entertainment industry, releasing their 1st album last year with the hit song "Forget Love and Sing", which received very good reviews.

8Eight have returned with their 2nd album [Infinity - if you turn "8" around 90 degrees, it becomes the infinity sign]. The title song, “Let Me Go”, features Jo PD, who has been composing many hit songs for talented musicians lately. It is an upbeat and funky track that fits the spring season perfectly.

Evan Vol. 2 – Pain Reliever (March 18)

1 It’s Okay If You Cry
2 Still Got the Blues
3 Now (Since 1992)
4 Kick Ass Song
5 Why?
6 Let It Rain
7 Reason My Finger Tips Hurt
8 Taxi Driver
9 I Still Cry
10 Love is Gone
11 Why? (Inst.) / Guitar Solo
12 Now (Inst.)

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Evan, who appeared on the music scene last year with the ballad track, ‘Sometimes Men Are Helpless Too’, and later with ‘Eternal Sunshine’, has come back this year with his second album. If one were to describe Evan’s second studio album, it would be ‘Music For the Growing Heart’. The second album, titled ‘Pain Reliever’, consists of more refined sounds, straightforward lyrics, and songs of various genres. From the beginning, the soothing sounds of the guitar in the the title track, ‘It’s Okay If You Cry’, set the mood. The song is bound to do well in the Korean music scene. Evan’s new album definitely had great preparation and lots of hard work were put in by composers, producers, staff, and the like. (from motoway065)

Movie "Fate" OST (released)

1. Half Love (Cho Kwan Woo)
2. Remember (Gavy NJ)
3. One Person Inside My Heart (See Ya)
4. Time Difference (See Ya, Davichi, Black Pearl)
5. Until Then (SG Wannabe)
6. 순애보 (See Ya)
7. Separation (Inst.)
8. Sigh (M to M)
9. Guiltiness (See Ya)
10. Emptiness (Inst.)
11. Lonely Dawn (Inst.)
12. Hurt (Inst.)

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- The OST for the anticipated movie starring Song Seung Hun and Kwon Sang Woo is going to be released!

This movie "Fate" is being highly anticipated, as it is Song Seung Hun’s first appearance after serving his military service, and Kwon Sang Woo’s first time playing an antagonist. This is an action-packed movie about two best friends who end up battling each other because of another friend who betrayed both of them.

Two talented musicians who took part in singing the songs for this OST are “Cho Kwan Woo” and female group “Gavy NJ”. The title song sung by Jo Kwan Woo is called “Half Love”, which was composed by hit maker Kim Do Hoon. It is a wonderful ballad that showcases Cho Kwan Woo’s unique vocal skills. Min Myung Ki composed Gavy NJ’s song “Remember”, which is a medium-tempo ballad. Through this song, we will also be able to hear the vocal skills of Gavy NJ’s new member.

Besides the above two songs, an all-star lineup is participating on this OST includes See Ya, SG Wannabe, Davichi, Black Pearl, and M to M. Track 4 "Time Difference" is a collaboration between See Ya, Davichi, and Black Pearl. This is definitely an OST that fans should not miss!

Xeno – Who Are You? Sexy My Boy! + Vol. 1 (March 17)

1 Who Are You? Sexy My Boy! (feat. MANIAC)
2 Who Are You? Sexy My Boy!
3 Who Are You? Sexy My Boy! (feat. MANIAC) (Inst.)

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XENO, the young talent who was known through the UCC site, debuted last year with her powerful vocals and dancing. She even took to the stage for the opening performance in Japan’s Hallyu Romantic Festival 2007. This year, she has returned with a remix single, ‘Who Are You? Sexy My Boy’. This single has a dance as well as a techno concept. Xeno’s producer, who went to France for vacation, happened to see a teenager dancing to Tecktonik music on the streets and found the style perfect for Xeno’s single. So Xeno is to come back in the Korea music scene with this ‘Tecktonik’ style. Last year, Korea was affected by the ‘Tell Me’ dance; this year it will be the ‘Who Are You? Sexy My Boy’ dance. (from motoway065)

SG Wannabe & Zi-A (single) – Like the First Time : All Star Vol. 2 Part 3 (released)

1 Like the First Time (SG Wannabe)
2 Like a Habit (feat. Mino) (Zia)
3 Like the First Time (Inst.) (SG Wannabe)
4 Like a Habit (Inst.) (Zia)

SG Wannabe, Zia, Freestyle, and their story about memories and separation. Composed by Jo Young Soo. All Star’s Project Part 3.

SG Wannabe who have many hit songs such as ‘Partner for Life’, ‘Arirang’, and ‘One Summer Night’s Dream’, have once again joined hands with popular composer, Jo Young Soo. In this medium-tempo single ‘Like the First Time’, one can hear Chae Dong Ha’s softness, Kim Yong Jun’s sweet vocals, and Kim Jin Ho’s powerful vocals. The song is about separated lovers thinking about their past memories. Rookie singer last year, Zia, who did well with ‘Absentmindedly’ and ‘Violin’, and Freestyle rapper Mino have also collaborated with Jo Young Soo in ‘Like a Habit’. This emotional song will wrench people’s hearts. (from motoway065)

Min Hyo Rin (single) – Touch Me (released)

1 Touch Me
2 Touch Me (Inst.)

Min Hyo Rin who showed her charms both vocally and visually with ‘Stars’, has come back this spring with a single, ‘Touch’. It is a bright song with a fresh tempo, written by Han Sang Won who has also made hit songs for Park Ji Hyeon (On the Days I Miss You) and VOS (Now). With cute, lovely lyrics such as ‘Touch me, feel me, the feeling of hugging, the feeling of our cheeks touching, the feeling of exchanging love’, it definitely brings out the spring mood. (from motoway065)

Sol Flower (single) – Even If You Hate, Even If You Hate Me (released)

1. Even If You Hate, Even If You Hate Me
2. Dating For Three Years
3. Even If You Hate, Even If You Hate Me (MR)
4. Dating For Three Years (MR)

Sol Flower has returned with a great R&B ballad track “Even If You Hate, Even If You Hate Me”. Sol Flower is known for her spectacular vocal skills. This is an artiste who can express the emotions through her voice flawlessly and is highly praised by many musicians for her singing, writing and producing abilities. There is no end to her musical talent. The title track for this single is also the main theme song for the upcoming movie “Humming”, starring Han Ji Hye and Lee Chun Hee.

Other releases:

Green Tomato Fried - I am missing you (released)

Island City - Chili Sauce (released)

YC - The For Chance (released)

Venny (from Sang Sang Band) single (released)

Sunstroke - When the sun strokes you (March 17)

Xing - My Girl (repack) (March 17)

3rd Coast Vol. 1 - First Collection (March 18)

Deegie - Insane Deegie 2 (March 18)

Deb Vol. 1 - Parallel Moons (March 18)

The Ratios - Burning Telepathy (March 19)

KBS2TV미녀들의 수다 OST (March 19)

Kim Sane Vol. 8 - 물수건 (March 20)

Best Drama Hits Vol. 2 (March 21)

Sources: Hanteo, Kyobobook, YesAsia, Melon, Dosirak, Naver

4th Week

Jang Nara Vol. 6 – Dream of Asia (March 25)

CD1
01 [Vol. 6 Dream of Asia] Mirage
02 Jump!!Jump!!
03 Scar
04 Stupidity What is Stupidity
05 Thinkin’ of You
06 Liar
07 Long Good-Bye
08 Evening Primrose
09 Snow Child
10 I Want to Marry
11 Shining Day
12 Fairytale
13 Mirage [Japanese]
14 Jump Jump [Japanese]
15 We [Japanese]
CD2
01 Our Dream
02 Celibacy
03 Mirage
04 Jump Jump
05 All That’s Left is Memories
06 Follow Me
07 Bad Personality
08 Halted Love
09 Little Bit
10 The Moonlight Instead of My Heart [Cantonese]
11 The Moonlight Instead of My Heart [Chinese]
CD3
01 Music Video VCD
02껀워죠우바
03 Mirage
04 Jump Jump
05 Mirage_3d
06 Jump Jumo_3d

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Jang Nara has come back with her sixth Korean album, which is meant to unify Asia. Jang has been going back and forth doing activities in both Korea and China, but this time she has set her goals to encompass all of Asia. Therefore, she is to promote in a number of places: Korea, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan. There are 12 tracks sung in Korean, nine in Chinese, one in Cantonese, three in Japanese, and one in English, making it a total of 24 different tracks. In addition, there is a VCD of the music videos. This album is special as Jang Nara has produced it herself and written all the lyrics for the 12 Korean songs.

Lee Seung Ki – When a Man Loves a Woman Remake Vol. 2 (March 24)

01 Give My All
02 Breakup’s Shadow
03 Stupid Love
04 To the People that Make Me Sad
05 Yearning
06 You In My Memories
07 Farewell
08 One’s Love
09 Long Day
10 Behind You
11 Amyun
12 To Your Side

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‘Lee Seung Ki has already started loving you’

Lee Seung Ki has previously released an album where he remade sad songs sung by female artistes. This spring, he has come back with another remake album. This time, the love songs were originally sung by Korea’s male artistes. A total of 12 tracks, these include songs originally sung by Jo Kyu Man, Park Hyo Shin, Yoon Sang, JK Kim Song Yook and Park Jin Young (JYP). The title track of the album is Give My All, which was sung and arranged by Jo Kyu Man.

Nell Vol. 4 - Separation Anxiety (released)

01 Separation Anxiety
02 Moonlight Punch Romance
03 Time of Collecting My Memories
04 Drifting Apart
05 Promise Me
06 1:03
07 Fisheye Lens
08 Afterglow
09 Tokyo
10 12 Seconds
11 _

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Nell have finally returned with a fourth album titled ‘Separation Anxiety’ this March, 1.5 years since their last album. The album consists of 11 tracks. The title track, ‘Time of Collecting My Memories’, is a song only Nell could master. It is about the psychological state one is in after reminiscing the events spent with a loved one. Kim Jong Wan’s vocals and the emotions he brings into the song express the lyrics well. In addition to the title song, there is a single named after the album title, ‘Separation Anxiety’. It has great beats and musical backgrounds, which flow well into listeners’ ears. The track, ‘Drifting Apart’, has an acoustic feel to it and is about how as time goes by, one just drifts more and more apart from one’s loved one. The drums and the piano help set this mood.

Lexy Vol. 4 - The Lexy (March 25)

01 (Intro) I Told Ya
02 Ma People
03 Don’t Lie
04 Let Me Dance 2 (feat. VOS Hyun Joon)
05 Immature Girl (feat. Crown J)
06 Tonight (House Rulez)
07 Erase the Number
08 Selfish Love
09 Two People
10 I’m a Girl
11 Don’t Lie (Remix)

Charismatic Lexy, known for her skilful rapping and powerful vocals, has already released many hit songs throughout the years [Vol. 1 – Novice, Let Me Dance, Girls; Vol. 2 – Wipe My Tears, Put on Makeup; Vol. 3 – To the Sky, Rush], and has come back again with her fourth album. In this album, there are R&B ballads which Lexy has never tried out before, changing her image of solely being a rapper. Let Me Dance 2, which features Choi Hyun Joon from group VOS, was composed and written by Lexy herself. This track is full of fun rhythms which will have listeners move their shoulders to the beat. Fans will be able to see a more mature side of Lexy through her R&B track, Two People, which was written by hitmaker Kang Ji Won. This soothing track will flow in the listeners’ ears.

Cho Young Soo – All Star Vol. 2 (March 27)

01 Come Back – Jo Young Soo
02 Hana’s Flower
03 Like Love – Baek Ji Young
04 Like the First Time – SG Wannabe
05 Stupid - Seeya
06 Like a Habit – Zia (feat.Mino in Freestyle)
07 I Just Need You - KCM
08 My Love Bear – Lee Ji Hye
09 Honey – M to M
10 Love Rides the Rain – Lee Seung Woo in Soul Star
11Coffin Lid’s Loneliness - Davinchi
12 Open the Window – Na Yoon Kwon & Byul
13 Young Day – VOS

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Cho Young Soo who has composed many hit songs for famous artistes such as SG Wannabe’s ‘Partner for Life’, ‘Arirang’, and ‘One Summer Night’s Dream’, Seeya’s ‘A Woman’s Scent’, I Hate You’, ‘Crazy Love Song’, Lee Ki Chan’s ‘Beautiful Woman’, and much more, has come back with his second All Star album. This album includes thirteen tracks from various artistes including Baek Ji Young, SG Wannabe, Seeya, KCM, VOS, Zia, Freestyle (mino), Lee Ji Hae, Byul, Na Yoon Kwon, SoulStar (Lee Seung Woo), M to M, and DaVinchi. The first title track of this album is ‘Like Love’ sung by Baek Ji Young and it’s about the extent to which a person despises the man she once loved, but in a small corner of her heart, she yearns for his return. The second title track is Hana’s Flower and it’s sung by the previous artistes of the first All Star album. It’s about their gratitude towards the fans. This album consists of R&B, dance, and other genres.

Cho Young Soo All Star Vol. 2 Part 4 (Fool) - See Ya + Lee Ji Hye (released)

1. Fool
2. My Love, Bear
3. Fool (MR)
4. My Love, Bear (MR)

Note: This is the 4th digital single of the All Star Vol. 2 album which is scheduled to release next week.

- All Star, fourth story! Featuring Seeya and Lee Ji Hye
- It’s time for the female singers to show their power!

This is the fourth installment of the All Star project album series. For this single, composer Jo Young Soo has worked with Seeya and Lee Ji Hye. Female group Seeya are known for singing sad ballads, but they took this opportunity to sing a fun house dance song. The song is called “Fool” and it’s about a foolish woman who wishes for her ex-boyfriend to come back to her whenever she looks at her current boyfriend’s face, which resembles her ex-boyfriend's. Lee Ji Hye sings track two and the song is about a woman who has a boyfriend that lacks the looks, but is very caring and protective of her, just like a big bear. Lee Ji Hye was the main vocalist of the disbanded group “S#arp”. After the group broke up, she released her own solo album. (from purpletiger86)

Other releases:

2NB (single) - 사랑했던 날 (released)

Peppertones Vol. 2 - New Standard (March 25)

Oh Hyun Ran - She's Story: Special Album (March 25)

Riaa - Bridge: Music 2.0 Special Editon (March 26)

Sources: Hanteo, Kyobobook, YesAsia, Melon, Dosirak

5th Week

Ahn Jae Wook: Mini Album - For Her (April 1)

1. Whether It Is Break Up (Radio Version)
2. Goodbye
3. She is…
4. Whether It Is Break Up (Original Version)
5. Goodbye (MR)

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- A story I want to tell to the woman I broke up with. Ahn Jae Wook’s single “For Her…”

With his friendly image and warm vocals, Ahn Jae Wook is back with his new mini album after a long hiatus of two years. Ahn Jae Wook worked on this album with talented singer and songwriter Lim Hyun Jung, who composed songs such as “First Love” and “Love Is Like The Spring Rain and Break Up Is Like The Winter Rain”. For this mini album, Lim Hyun Jung composed and wrote all three tracks and also produced this album. Ahn Jae Wook had been singing songs that were popular and familiar to Korean listeners for several years, but for this mini album, he will be showing a new side of him by expressing deep sorrow and a variety of emotions as he sings songs about break-ups. The title track “Whether It Is Break Up” is a medium-tempo ballad that talks about the three stages of breaking up: the beginning of a break-up, during a break-up and after a break-up. The string orchestra does a good job of putting all the sad emotions and feelings into the song.

# Track 1-Whether It Is Break Up (Radio version)
Lyrics. Music. Lim Hyun Jung
Drum. Jang Hyeok
Bass. Min Jae Hyun
Guitar .Yum Joo Hyun
Piano. Park Man Hee
Chorus. Lim Hyun Jung
String. K-String (3 besides Shim Sang won)
Arrangement. Lim Hyun Jung. Min Jae Hyun. Park Man Hee

# Track 2-Goodbye
Lyrics. Music. Lim Hyun Jung
Drum. Jang Hyeok
Bass. Min Jae Hyun
Guitar. Lee Seong Ryeol
Piano. Park Man Hee
Chorus. Shin Ji Ah
String. K-String (11 besides Shim Sang won)
Arrangement. Lim Hyun Jung. Min Jae Hyun, Park Man Hee

# Track 3-She Is…
Lyrics. Music. Lim Hyun Jung
Drum. Jang Hyeok
Bass. Min Jae Hyun
Guitar. Lee Seong Ryeol
Piano. Park Man Hee
Chorus. Shin Ji Ah
String. K-String (11 besides Shim Sang won)
Arrangement. Lim Hyun Jung. Min Jae Hyun. Park Man Hee

Yuri Vol. 2 – The Ring of Diamond (April 3)

1. Oh Heart, Please…
2. What Am I To Do Now?
3. Come Slowly
4. Blissful Woman
5. Man
6. Gift Of God
7. Why Is My Cell Phone Shutting Off?
8. Sexy Night
9. Mine
10. Wet Butterfly
11. Foxy
12. Antonym
13. Fly High
14. Oh Heart, Please… (Instrumental Version)

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Yuri was first introduced into the music industry in 2001 as a talented singer and songwriter. She has finally returned with her second album after a long hiatus of seven years. Famous composers such as Shin In Soo, Kim Gun Woo and Yoon Il Sang contributed to this album. There are songs that Yuri personally composed and wrote, and this album consists of songs that have wonderful melodies and rhythm. Yuri put all her effort and confidence into this album while working on it for several years. The title track, “Oh Heart, Please…”, is a sad song with a deep and trendy melody. The song is about a woman who broke up with her boyfriend, but in her heart, she wishes for him to come back to her. The piano and orchestra sounds blend well with Yuri’s voice. This is also a very special album for Yuri because her close colleagues (Lee Soo Young, Wheesung and Lee Ji Hoon) contributed to this album as well. This album is expected to be very highly anticipated as it is a long-awaited album that was worked on by very talented musicians.

Lug – The second single (April 2)

1. Today, She…
2. Delete
3. Request

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Group “Lug” is a male duo and they have released their second single that consists of three tracks. The title track for their second single, “Today, She…”, is about a man who suffers in pain after his break-up with his girlfriend and the only thing he can do is look after her from faraway. This track is a nice rock ballad that brings out strong guitar and drum sounds. Two famous composers, Kim Do Hoon and Kim Sae Jin, composed the songs in this single.

The Nuts Vol. 3 – Could’ve Been (released)

1. Once Or Twice
2. Look At Me
3. Broken Love
4. Dot Dot Dot (Pop Version)
5. Long Stone Wall
6. Blissful Tears
7. I’m Alone
8. We Again
9. I Love You
10. Dot Dot Dot (Rock Version)
11. Broken Love (Instrumental)
12. Dot Dot Dot (Pop Version Instrumental)
13. Blissful Tears (Instrumental)

- The Nuts' 3rd album <Could’ve Been> release!!!

The Nuts have returned with their 3rd album after a hiatus of one year. The main theme of this album is love. All the tracks in this album are about people’s experiences on love and breaking up. Many talented composers such as Lee Tae Yoon, Shin Dong Woo, Han Sung Ho and Kohmi Hirose contributed to this album. The track “Once Or Twice” is about a man who promises himself by saying that he will never love again after his break-up with his girlfriend that he loved dearly. This track has nice drum and piano sounds. Japanese singer and songwriter, Kohmi Kirose, composed another track called “Dot Dot Dot”. This song is about a man who wants to express his feelings to the woman that he loves, but does not have the confidence to do so. Although many of the tracks in this album are about love and breaking up, it sends a deep message to people that someday true love with happen to everyone.

Shinhwa (single) – One More Time (released)

1. One More Time

- Never stopping “Shinhwa”!!!
- March 24th, 2008...The start of another story!

Celebrating their tenth anniversary since their debut, “Shinhwa” are back with their new single “One More Time”, a special surprise for their fans before releasing their official 9th album. It is a ballad track with a very nice chorus. As always, we will be able to hear Shin Hye Sung, Lee Min Woo, Kim Dong Wan and Jun Jin’s lovely vocals and Eric and Andy’s smooth and strong rap. Following this single will be the release of their 9th special limited edition album (April 3) and their official 9th album (April 10).

ERU (single) – Last Concert (released)

1. Last Concert (Feat. MC Mong, Brian, Mithra Jin)
2. To Be Single

- Eru’s digital single album <Last Concert>

Eru wrapped up his promotional activities for his third album this year and also held his first concert. Eru is back with his first digital single album, his title track being “Last Concert”. This is a remake song that was originally sung by talented singer Lee Seung Chul. With permission, Eru was able to remake this song and three of his close friends are featured in this album: MC Mong, Brian Joo from Fly To The Sky and Mithra Jin from Epik High. This is a wonderful ballad that was rearranged with Eru’s gentle voice and it also includes a rap part done by MC Mong, Brian and Mithra.

Other releases:

Turtles Vol.5 repackaged version (released)

Lyrical D - Lyrical Harmonics (March 31)

Kim Kwang Jin Vol. 5 - Last Decade (April 1)

Lee Hyun - The One (April 1)

Vidulgi Ooyoo - Aero (April 1)

Ibadi Vol. 1 - Story Of Us (April 3)

Jung Jae Hyung Vol. 3 - For Jacqueline (April 3)

Kim Dong Wook Vol. 1 - Kim Dong Wook (April 3)

Sources: Hanteo, Kyobobook, YesAsia, Melon, Dosirak

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