Namu

I have been listening to Tei's "Namu" all day today.. His soulful voice and the lovely lyrics really suited today's gloomy, rainy weather. And the slow ballad fit in with my mood. I think I've listened to it enough times that I've memorised the lyrics already. But it's so lovely! I just love Tei's voice, so soothing.

Tei in colour

Black and white

I likes Tei. Can you tell?

Another song that has grown on me is "Promise You" by Anyband. Well, it's not really a band called Anyband, can you imagine if it was, gosh that would have to be one of the worst names in the world.. then again you think of Finkl (Fine Killing Liberty- what does that even mean??), SuShi (Su Nyeo Shi Dae) and Wonder Girls and then you realise, maybe it's not THAT bad after all. I seriously wonder why the Korean music scene is littered with all these really badly named groups..

Anyband's promo poster

Anyways, back to Anyband. It's a project group comprising of BoA (this really IS her name.. I know.. it really reminds me of those not so friendly creatures living in the Amazon, but never mind..), Xiah Junsu from Dong Bang Shin Ki, Tablo from Epik High (another group that I really like!) as well as jazz pianist Jin Bora. They are the new faces of Anycall's latest commercial, which you can probably watch on Youtube or Veoh. I liked their previous three ads as well, the ones with Lee Hyori in it (also available on Youtube). Oh! And you should listen to "Anymotion"! Another really addictive song!

But I digress again...

Anyways, the thing I like about "Promise You" is Tablo's rapping with Jin Bora's playing in the background. It's my favourite part of the song- a perfect combination, really. I like the lyrics too, very catchy and has a very feel good flavour to it. But most of all, I like the way they complement each other in this song, despite belonging to rather different genres. Ok, BoA and Junsu both belong to mainstream Kpop whereas Epik High is more out there, more raw. The three together with Jin Bora, who would have thought that they could actually become such a great project group?

L-R: Tablo, BoA, Jin Bora, Xiah Junsu

I didn't. And I must say, I am pleasantly surprised.

But today's mood is still "Namu". Maybe I'll feel more like "Promise You" tomorrow.

I'll tell you all tomorrow.