This is going to be Jung Dong Ha's album No.3. I suppose albums No.3 are not supposed to be very crucial for singers. It shouldn't make or break their singing career. I heard that all songs on this album are written by Dongha himself, and since he is not a very experienced song writer, it appears that this album is a sort of an experiment for him. He probably decided he can afford to take a risk, by trying his writing/composing ability. He has gained enough popularity through his TV singing appearances, like Immortal Song2 and King of Masked Singer, so an album like that should not harm his career at all. Personally I am not very worried, because regardless whether the album
is a commercial success or not, Jung Dong Ha will continue to sing. He will continue testing new waters like he always does. That's why being his fan is so exciting.
The album is titled "LIFE". My friend Fatma made a very astute observation abut it. She pointed out that his album titles somehow are like continuation. I haven't noticed it, but I think she is right. She wrote: At first I thought the title is too general, then I noticed that all his album
titles may be related .
The first is BEGIN, it's like when u begin your life, then you have DREAM for the future, then comes LIFE, like when someone gets
hit by the reality, that's why there are songs titled "Alarm" and " Black Hole"
in this album. I think this must be really true, there is a certain concept or idea behind these albums, since the time he started going as a solo artist.
So then, if this album really reflects a feeling of being hit by the real life, I can understand all the pictures coming with it, that we've seen so far. In all of them Dongha is either pensive or just very serious. Hmmm, but actually all three albums have these kind of pictures. 😊 The professional photographers like to portray Dongha as this mysterious man, deeply lost in his own thought. In reality Dongha is like a gentle sunshine, and not aloof at all. He smiles very readily, and is fun to be around (I think).😊 I have an impression that he is an exceptionally empathic person.
Clarification: I named my blog after the song "Met You By Chance" JDH performed in May 2014. I never really met the guy. I "met him by chance" on Youtube. Now, October 2014 I'm starting to write these ramblings because I want to sort out my thoughts and feelings about 정동하 - Jung Dong Ha, a South Korean singer who won me by storm sometime in February 2014. I will be musing about him, make remarks about his voice, his talent as a performer, his looks, and basically everything. I'm a FAN again!
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Great photos....can't wait for the album to be released.
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