[My Top] Monochrome

Hello! Monochrome was finally released and even I haven't got my copy yet, I was able to listen to the songs. Have you listened the album? 

I have to say that this album is stunning! Each song has its charms! <3 And his voice sounds so young and refreshing! I like that voice style!

I still can't understand all the lyrics, so this top is only about the melody and the first impression. Just as I said with the top for Driving to the highway:

WARNING: I definitely loved all the songs, it was really hard for me to make this Top T__T. Anyway, please be sure to read until the number 1 ;) 

Let's begin!

12. 一つ傘の下 -  I like particularly the verse, and his voice! OMG! I like it since the preview ^^

11. 風 - I also like the verse in this one, maybe because you can really enjoy JKS's deep voice. The chorus is so good, makes me want to sing along with him, though the feeling is sad T_T

10. ひだまり - Did you already watch the MV, right? Also wanna sing it, sweet melody. Definitely this boy choose a song anybody would like to sing with him.

9. 空と君と - This song sounds gentle, I wonder if the lyrics are sad too. It comes only in the regular version of the album, which is not the one I ordered XD

8. 夜明け前 - This kind of songs are more my style... how come this song is in this place? The chorus is very catchy to me. And once again, the voice! Ah, needless to say that I love to hear the electric guitar. 

7. 春になれば - This is JKS's favorite song from this album. When I listened the chorus in the preview I liked it *thumbs up*

6. 鳴らない目覚まし時計 - I also was very impressed with the preview of this song, and I really enjoyed it when I could listen to it full! Even the lyrics are sad... again. 

5. 陽の射す方へ - I find the melody kinda cheerful, after some calm songs this makes me dance a little. Also is catchy, isn't?

4. 家に帰ろう - The first time I heard it I wasn't very convinced BUT man! Was the only chorus I was singing after! Somehow the chorus got completely stuck in my mind. After listening full I fell in love ^^

3. ロードレース - The music is really good! *dances*  This song is also my style hehe And his scratchy voice when he says "彷徨ってるライダー"... like!

2. 淡い雪のように - I liked it since the beginning! What else can I say? The melody catched me right away!

If you know the album, you may notice that actually there are only 11 songs. So why the Top has 12 places? Here comes the Number 1!!

1. All of the above!!  - I can't choose a favorite one, at least not yet! It hurts to put "last" some songs because I don't think they deserve that place. 

Anyway, I'm sure all eels are enjoying this album a lot! Great job oppa! Congrats!

By the way, the CRI SHOW III begins in March! I can't wait to see this songs being performed plus the previous songs. It'll be an amazing show for sure!

ZIKZIN!

Monochrome & Hidamari

Es un disco completamente diferente a los dos anteriores. Realmente puedes notar un crecimiento; no me refiero al nivel musical, sino al del artista, Jang Keun Suk.
It's an album completely different from the last two. You can really feel a growth; not about musical level, but about the artist, Jang Keun Suk.

Quieren escuchar un poquito de cada canción? Aquí lo tienen!
Wanna listen a little bit of each song? Here you are!

Cuando se anunció el tercer álbum, llegué a preguntarme, ¿Qué color será esta vez? La respuesta está en el mismo nombre, Monocromático. Cuando vi el título, me hizo pensar que todo va sobre lo mismo. Después de todo, la palabra la pienso como diseñadora jeje. Cuando salió la fotografía en gris + título, tuve un sentimiento de madurez.
When the third album was announced, I asked myself, which color will be this time? The answer is in the name, Monochrome. When I saw the title, I thought that it would be pretty much the same. After all, I think in the word as a designer hehe. When we saw the picture in gray color + title, I had the feeling of maturity.

Sin embargo, ahora que pudimos saborear un poquito de cada canción, creo que Monochrome es lo más acertado. Buscando definiciones me encontré con esto: "La utilización de un único color hace que la resultante cromática sea armónica." Y es que es eso! Las canciones que por si solas pudieran sonar "sin color", en conjunto crean esa armonía. 
However, now that we could taste a little bit of every song, I think that Monochrome is the most accurate. Looking for definitions I found this: "The use of a single color, makes harmonious the chromatic result." And that's it! The songs by themselves might sound colorless, but together create that harmony.

Un disco que muestra realmente que nuestro chico está madurando. Y que puedes disfrutar en la manera que mejor te apetezca relajarte. 
An album that shows that our boy is really maturing. And that you can enjoy in the way you prefer to get relax.

Por cierto me llama la atención la voz, como mencioné cuando hablé de Awai yuki no you ni, suena muy juvenil y gentil, definitivamente con la imagen que tiene últimamente.
By the way, the voice gets a lot my attention, as I said with Awai yuki no you ni, sounds very young and gentle, definitely matching with his latest image.


Qué más puedo decir? Esperaré hasta poder escuchar las canciones completas para dar el review completo, pero por ahora, estoy ansiosa! Me ha encantado! 
What else can I say? I'll wait to listen the full songs to give a review, but by now, I'm anxious! I loved it!
También les dejo el mv de "Hidamari", que me pareció un video de una calidad muy buena! Chequenlo!!
I also post the mv of "Hidamari", that I think is a music video with a very good quality! Check it out!!

Awai yuki no you ni 「淡い雪のように」

Hey!! Hoy en la mañana (madrugada en Japón) en el programa de Yamada Hisashi pudimos escuchar la primera canción de "Monochrome".
Hey! This morning (very early morning in Japan) on the Yamada Hisashi's radio show we could listen the first song from "Monochrome".

Oh, no les he contado de Monochrome. Es el tercer álbum de JKS! Estará a la venta el 25 de febrero y viene en dos ediciones:Normal y Limitada. 
(También está la versión para el fanclub ;D )
Oh, I haven't tell you about Monochrome. It's the third album of JKS! It will be released on february 25 and comes in two editions: Normal and Limited. (There's also the fanclub version ;D )

Y regresando al primer tema, la canción que hasta conocemos de éste álbum se titula "Awai yuki no you ni" que Google lo traduce como "Pálido como la nieve" :P
And coming back to the first topic, the song that we know from this album is titled "Awai yuki no you ni", that Google translates it as "Pale as snow" :P

Horas antes nos dejaron leer la letra y la gran mayoría de las personas creímos (me incluyo un poco, ahora verán porque) que sería una balada. Anoche cuando leí la letra y vi el título hice mis primeras impresiones.
Some hours before they let us know the lyrics and majority thought that it would be a ballad (I include myself a little bit, you'll see why). Last night when I read the lyrics and saw the title I had my first impressions.

° Balada? Creo que ninguna canción que saca primero de tus álbumes son tranquilas, ni siquiera Let me cry... 
°Ballad? I think any first released songs from his albums are calm, not even Let me cry...

° Rock? Viendo la forma de la letra, pienso en Poison...
° Rock? Seeing the lyrics, I think in Poison...


° Sorpresa? Que no me sorprendería tanto... así me pasó con Nature boy jejeje 
° Surprise? That wouldn't surprise me that much... that happened with Nature boy hehehe


Después de escucharla, ésto es lo que pensé:
After listening, this is what I thought:

¡¿Por qué tiene que hacer cosas que me gusten tanto?!
¡¿Why he has to do things that I like so much?!

Lo primero que pensé cuando lo escuché fue en un OST. Como esas canciones de final de drama japonés jejeje
The first thing I thought was as OST. Like those ending songs from japanese dramas hehehe

Da muy buena sensación, es realmente agradable al oído (al menos al mío XD). Su voz suena gentil y juvenil, además me encanta la guitarra! 
It gives a good feeling, is really nice to the ear (at least to mine XD). His voice sounds gentle and young, also I love the guitar!

Creo que este álbum será muy interesante; la primera canción de Monochrome suena muy diferente a las de Nature Boy y Just Crazy. Sin embargo podemos seguir sintiendo el toque que Choi Chul Ho y Seo Hyun Il han puesto en las canciones de Jang Keun Suk, con algunos acordes que me recuerdan especialmente al primer álbum.
I think that this album will be very interesting; the first song from Monochrome sounds very different to the ones from Nature Boy and Just Crazy. However, you still can feel the touch of Choi Chul Ho and Seo Hyun Il in Jang Keun Suk's songs, with some chords that remind me specially to the first album.


Creo que a las fans que hemos preordenado el cd nos ha dejado bastante satisfechas esta primera saboreada de Monochrome!
I think that fans who have had preordered the cd are very satisfied with this first taste of Monochrome!


Y para quien aún no la ha escuchado... aquí se las dejo!!
And for those who haven't listened to it, here it is!!






Traté de romanizar la letra, espero que esté bien jiji
I tried to romanize the lyrics, I hope it's ok hihi

furi hajimeta yuki ga
kimi no hoho de toketa

sono shizuku ha maru de
namida mitai ni mieta

kitto kimochi wo tsutaetara
sotto kowaresou na ki ga shiteta

kono mama de ii futari no kyori
sou omotteta

samugari na kimi no te wo toreba
osaeteta kimochi ga afureteku
sono kajikamu yubi ni netsu ga nagareteku

furete shimaeba tokesou datta
kimi no kata wo fui ni dakiyoseta
mou tomerarenai omoi ha
awai yuki no you ni

furitsumoru negai ha
dokomademo shiroku

furikaeru futari no
ashiato wo keshita

ima kanjiru nukumori ga
honnowazu kana aida demo

kimi mo onaji kimochi de iru
nee, sou darou?

samugari na kimi wo dakishimete
shiroi iki wo kasane kisu wo shita
sono nureta kuchibiru netsu wo obiteyuku

otomonaku tokeru yuki no you ni
kiete shimawanaide to negatte ha
ima mitsumeaeba futari ha
awai yuki no you de

furete shimaeba tokesou datta
tsutaetara kowareru to omotteta
ima futari no netsu ga kako wo tokashiteku

tsugi no kisetsu ga otozuretemo
douka kawaranaide soba ni ite
mada furiyamanai omoi ha

awai yuki no you ni

Les gustó? ^^
Did you like it? ^^