Koyote [코요태]

A true fan has to have all of his favourite bands' albums, even the first ones, even though they're usually rather centered around the first hit, just look at this one or KHJ's and Turbo's first works. This, however, might be the best of the bunch.

#1 Prologue

Funkytown samples and some rap.

#2 Sunzông 9½

I hear this was some kind of a football hit back in its day. I've actually even seen some live footage of a huge crowd chanting this. I must've underrated this for a long time, probably because it so dominates this album.

#3 Kymzitwën Sarang 9½

I've marked this as the highlight track. Can that be? Let's see. Not quite? Sunzông seems a bit better now.

#4 Mannam 9½

This must mean 'meeting'. In Korean, making nouns from verbs is so practical. Just take the stem and add "m". For example here, mannata 'to meet' => manna+ta => manna+m. But uhm, back to the song itself. Which is very good, by the way. Begins with the wonderful question "Do you wanna bum?". It's certainly not the easiest of tasks to decide which of these three gets to be the highlight track.

#5 Jaksok 7

I've said it before and I say it again: no good songs called Jaksok have been made. This, however, is above average in that respect.

#6 Phjônzi 8½

On the other hand, there are many good songs called Phjônzi. This isn't one of the best, though.

#7 Kyrê 9

Funky & show. This album is a lot better than I remebered.

#8 Kiôkhêzwo 6½

Oh my boyband. Again, though, not as bad as it could be.

#9 Nê Sarang Zônhal Su Isstamjôn 7½

Great title. 'If my love could communicate', if I get it right. I must've grown soft in the head as this time even the ballads sound good.

#10 Sunzông (Remix-Miami Version) 8½

I get it, Sunzông is a hit, but three versions within 11 tracks? This version somehow makes me think of a Chinese restaurant.

#11 Sunzông (Instrumental)

Of the original, naturally.