With over 4,000 songs on my iPhone’s “Okay-Pop Singles” playlist, I assumed it will be enjoyable so as to add a little bit of unpredictability to my music overview posts. So consequently, we have now the “Random Shuffle Overview” function.

The principles are easy. I hearth up my playlist, press “shuffle,” and no matter music performs first will get the complete Bias Listing therapy!

12 months Launched: 2011

When Park Jung Min’s Not Alone got here up on shuffle, I assumed this might make a really attention-grabbing weblog publish. Initially, I doubt many more moderen Okay-pop followers have even heard it. You’d actually should be ensconced within the business’s second-gen panorama to be acquainted. Secondly, Not Alone is a product of a bygone period. I can’t think about it being launched right this moment. It will stick out like a sore thumb amidst the musical tendencies which were widespread over the past 5 years or so.

However, that doesn’t imply we must always neglect about Not Alone. Sure, its sound is nostalgic. And sure, it’d come throughout as a bit tacky by right this moment’s requirements. However, I’ve big appreciation for this fashion. The monitor opens with its strings part, which options prominently all through. The vocals don’t even seem till thirty seconds in. This symphonic intro hints on the drama to return, as Not Alone unveils an ever-growing collection of melodies that crest in a two-part refrain with loads of room to breathe. Its refrains are targeted and inter-connected, leading to a satisfying construction that builds upon itself. Actually, right this moment’s producers might study rather a lot from this method. (For these holding monitor, this was composed by the legendary Shinsadong Tiger).

And in the event you take pleasure in Not Alone, I’ve excellent news for you! When selling in Japan, Park Jung Min glided by the moniker Romeo and launched an important album of rock-tinged pop. Give Me Your Coronary heart is considered one of my all-time favorites.

Grade: B+