Taeyang – Solar

Release date: July 1, 2010
Label: YG Entertainment

Tracklist

  1. SOLAR (Intro)
  2. Superstar
  3. I need a girl featuring G-dragon
  4. Just a feeling
  5. You’re my
  6. Move featuring Teddy
  7. Break down
  8. 니가 잠든 후에 (After You Fall Asleep) featuring Swings
  9. .Where u at
  10. Wedding dress
  11. Take it slow

Now the spotlight lies on YG’s Taeyang, his anticipated first solo abum is an r&b production with the sound Taeyang is very much known for… a sound that has gotten a little bit boring, if you ask me.

This album is so mainstream r&b that it becomes a bit boring. There is no denying that Taeyang is a great performer, but to us nothing will ever beat his first single Just Look at Me.

Solar is a fine album. It has the beats and the melodies that are easy to listen to, but at the end of the day I am a bit tired of the same Taeyang with the same haircut, same moves and same songs. Sure, there are not many artists like him on the Korean music scene, and he is the only one so far that has shown that he can do good r&b in Korean. Yet, it is time to show something new, Youngbae!

Rating: ★★★☆☆ 

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Julyssa

Music is all I do: I work in music, I write about music, I listen to music.

5 Responses

  1. amy says:

    I still can’t believe the freaking ice cream song was nominated for R&B song. xD

  2. Jenna says:

    D: The only one that can do good in R&B in Korean???!!! GUUURL you need to be schooled by your unnie.

    • julili says:

      @Jenna, this was written before I got to know more rnb Korean artists.
      Taeyang does good commercial rnb but now he has competition everywhere!

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