I Love Natural

I know I don't own this CD yet but I know I soon will (I already might when you're reading this (now I do)) and I just want to review this, if for nothing else, as a reparation for the rude treatment her first album got in my hands.

#1 Tansimka

Nice ethnic vibes in this intro relatively comparable to that of Let's Go to My Star's.

#2 Tara Tara 10

Already this first real track shows LJH has quite gone into the Kim Hyun Jung direction. Most of the tracks on this album could've been recorded by that certain compatriotess of hers.

#3 Q 8½

The artist with the shortest possible surname ("I" in Korean) produces a song with one of the shortest titles possible. More like her earlier work, less melodic.

#4 Tell Me 9

I like the way the lyrics sound, especially "A, a, a, arato".

#5 Time Machine 7½

Songs called Time Machine usually have something in common with each other... But wait, do I actually know any others than this? Hmm, I'm not sure. Well, then at least the theory must be correct. Or then I'm thinking of ATC's Mind Machine.

#6 Kohjanke Pom

Someone wondered if it's the artist herself who sings on this but I don't think so. Although her voice does sound immature at times, she's not like three years old, right?

#7 Brighter Than Sunshine 6½

I'm glad there aren't any other tracks like this on the album. Boring r'n'b.

#8 Rhythm Nature

The third non-real track already.

#9 Ari Ari 10

One of her all-time best efforts, not too far behind even Pa Kkwo. Contains some funnily fitting English lines, like "I want to hey-hey" and "Shaky shaky shaky baby"

#10 Mwôl Tô Parê? 8½

I always seem to forget the existence of this track, waiting for Miwojo and Believe. Quite basic LJH material.

#11 Miwojo 7

As close to Zulê as you can get. Quite loyal to the tradition of weirdness.

#12 Nal Pwa 8½

Another forgotten one. The chorus is very resemblant of Laura Voutilainen's first hit, was it called Kerran? The Finnish hit tendencies are only beginning here, more is to come... Though I'd quite like to hear some Finnish schlager star rapping in the middle of her humppa song...

#13 Believe 8½

You just can't get more Finnish than this! Let Katri-Helena sing this and it'll be the sure winner of the next Syksyn sävel. But oh, that contest doesn't exist anymore... Too bad.

#14 Sun Flower 7½

One thing I've noticed while listening to this CD is that one many occasions my ears have registered the use of verb endings that I though was not the custom in Korean pop music. Many a time have I heard for example "ôpsôjo" instead of the mere "ôpsô" that KHJ so frequently uses. A half-boring half-ballad.

#15 To Be Continued

There are a total of four tracks that aren't actual songs, which leaves us with only 11 songs.