karened | Come Back To Me (Reply)

Work has started, and now I can finally empathise with how my fanfriends who had embarked on their career earlier felt regarding catching up with Arashi. It was something like a few years back (2008 period) where Arashi was moving too fast for me to catch up. Anyhow, I'm going out to get some work shoes that will not kill my feet and some work clothes that don't need dry cleaning. A quick post here.

I downloaded the new album....and had put it on random play mode. The first song (and the song that prompted this post, even without having listened to every song) that played was Jun's solo, Come Back to Me. The song itself is catchy, and a very different style from previous songs/solos. Jun sang pretty well there too. But one thing was out of place.

Within 10 secs of the song, something hit me.

The melody, the beats, the tempo....

Reminded me of a kpop dance track. You know, the kind that has been taking over the cd charts in Korea in recent years? Yes, a dance track. Something not frequently seen in Jpop. Especially in a JE group (or rather, those JE groups I listen to).

Before I put a final verdict on the album, I'll proceed with the other songs first....

And for now, shopping first. =X MP3!