[Article + Vid] Kim Hyun Joong Reveals that He was in a Relationship for 3 Years

On July 26th, SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong guested on KBS Joy’s ‘Lee Sora’s Second Proposal‘ and revealed that he was in a relationship for three years.

Kim Hyun Joong began, “I’m a human being as well, so I did have quite a few people that I liked. The longest relationship I was in lasted three to four years. We’ve broken up, though.”


He went on to reveal that he was bad at expressing his emotions. “I don’t greet her if I like her a lot. I feel like it’ll be obvious that I like her if I say anything, so I purposely avoid it. Still, I make sure to sing a special song for her when we go for get-togethers at a karaoke. …But it’s always at the end of the day, so she’s asleep.”

                                           Kim Hyun Joong with Lee Sora

He continued, “I don’t want to lose her, so I’ll be more enthusiastic with my actions. I’ll try to come up with a coincidental meeting and naturally fit myself in. When I confess, I ask questions like, ‘Do you want to see a movie with me or do you want to just end it here today?’ If she says yes to the movie date, then it means we’re dating.”

Kim Hyun Joong had also previously revealed that his last relationship was five months ago.


Fans commented, “Then did he date the girlfriend he broke up with five months ago for three years?”, “Seeing him talk about get-togethers, maybe she was a labelmate?”, and “I didn’t think we’d hear about this on TV.”

Hyun Joong & Lee Sora at Interview portion

Kim Hyun Joong singing LOVE 

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[Photo / Scan] Kim Hyun Joong on Yes Magazine June 2011 Issue

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[News] Heo Young Saeng releases Rainy Heart music video!

Having concluded his “Let It Go” promotions last week, Heo Young Saeng has now released a MV for his ballad track “Rainy Heart” on June 23rd.

“Rainy Heart” is a medium-tempo ballad which emphasizes a calm melody and a melodious guitar, along with lyrics that express Heo’s vocal talents and features the rap of SS501 member Kim Kyu Jong.

Check out the music video below

“Rainy Heart” MV which also stars actress Park Chae Kyung!

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[News] Heo Young Saeng discusses his Solo Debut and SS501’s future

Heo Young Saeng has been one of the most anticipated solo debuts out of his fellow SS501members, and he’s definitely lived up to the expectations so far.

As the lead vocalist of SS501, many thought he’d be going with a traditional ballad, but he turned the table by coming out with a medium tempo dance track that’s ranking in on the charts. The song was even nominated for the “Music Bank” ‘K-Chart’ on the 20th.

The singer recently sat down for an interview with Kuki News to discuss both his solo debut and SS501. He began, “My goal was to get my name out there. They recognize me as an SS501 member, but they don’t really know who Heo Young Saeng is. I let go of all of my greed and released my album for that sole purpose, so it feels both surreal and joyful to be receiving such an unexpected amount of love. When I heard that I was nominated for first place, I was personally very surprised.”

When asked why he opted to go for a dance track as opposed to a ballad, he explained, “When I was wondering what image to make my debut as a solo singer with, I encountered ‘Let It Go‘. I, too, thought that a ballad would fit me better, but the moment I heard the song, I didn’t think it’d be so bad to show something unexpected instead. I worked hard to able to hear from people, ‘Heo Young Saeng matches this type of songs too.’”

At the mention of his fellow SS501 solo debuts, he said, “It’s not a competition against the other SS501 members, but rather a fight against myself. I never thought of competing against them because it was more important for me to put out an album that satisfied me. I did work hard for this, but there’s still a lot of disappointment left, as if I could’ve done better. I’m really thankful for my SS501 members for visiting my debut stage and sending text messages of support.”

The members may be in separate companies now, but he assured fans that they were all waiting for the day that the five of them would be back together. In order to prepare for that day, they never use the term ‘disbandment’.

He revealed, “A lot of people say that it was because one member brought about discord or so and so betrayed so and so, but it’s all different from the truth. It’s not like we can clarify every single rumor that comes about… It’s really frustrating and disappointing, but I’m just waiting for the day where all five of us come together again and put those rumors to rest. In order to prepare for that day, we never let the word ‘disbandment’ come out of our mouths. We all have our own situations, so we can’t put out an album or open a concert immediately – however, we do promise to become an SS501 that will continue to do our best in the positions we’re in and provide entertainment for our fans.”



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[Translation / Romanization] Kim Hyun Joong Yes I Will Lyrics

HANGUL

Hey 거기 멋지게 잘 빠진 baby 나를 봐

예쁜 벌룬펌에 little pinky 웨지힐에 lady heat

혹시 내가 좀 끌린다면 worthy girl

솔직히 얘기 해 봐 긴장하지 말고

이미 네 맘은 벌써 나를 따라가고 싶겠지 melty

널 빠져들게 할 내 party

*Yes, I will love you, baby, I love you, baby, run

내 손을 잡아 baby, I love you, baby, run

Yes, I will love, love, love

Oh, yes, I will love, love, love

Oh, yes, I will love, love, love

Baby, I’m In love, love, love

Yes, I’m in love

다른 누구보다 want you

지금 무엇보다 need you

누가 뭐라 해도 want you

Shawty 나는 너만 need you

내 맘을 가득 채워 버렸어

너를 처음 본 순간

비틀대는 사람들 흥에 겨운 사람들

심장 터지도록 음악 volume 더 키워

If you wanna, 모두 다 소리치며 즐겨, oh, yeah

*

Oh, yeah 상상도 할 수 없어 in this club

모두 다 버리고 빠져들어 봐

I love you, baby, I’ll love you, you know I’ll love you

Love, love you, love, love, love

다른 건 잊어, baby, I love you, baby, run

누가 뭐래도, baby, I love you, baby, run

*

Yes, I’m in love

ROMANIZATION

Hey guh gi mut ji ge jal bba jin baby na reul bwa

Ye bbeun balloon perm eh little pinky wedge heel eh lady heat

Hok shi ne ga jom ggeul lin da myun worthy girl

Sol jik hee ye gi hae bwa gin jang ha ji mal go

Ee mi ni mam eun bul ssuh na reul dda ra ga go ship get ji melty

Nul bba juh deul ge hal ne party

*Yes, I will love you, baby, I love you, baby, run

Ne sohn eul ja ba baby, I love you, baby, run

Yes, I will love, love, love

Oh, yes, I will love, love, love

Oh, yes, I will love, love, love

Baby, I’m In love, love, love

Yes, I’m in love

Da reun nu gu bo da want you

Ji geum mu ut bo da need you

Nu ga mwuh ra hae doh want you

Shawty na neun nuh mahn need you

Ne mam eul ga deuk che wuh buh ryuh ssuh

Nuh reul chuh eum bon soon gan

Bi teul de neun sa ram deul heung eh gyuh oon sa ram deul

Shim jang tuh ji doh rok eum ak volume duh ki wuh

If you wanna, mo du da so ri chi myuh jeul gyuh, oh, yeah

*

Oh, yeah sang sang doh hal su up suh in this club

Mo du da buh ri go bba juh deul uh bwa

I love you, baby, I’ll love you, you know I’ll love you

Love, love you, love, love, love

Da reun gun ee juh, baby, I love you, baby, run

Nu ga mwuh re doh, baby, I love you, baby, run

*

Yes, I’m in love

ENGLISH

Hey, fine baby, look at me

Little pinky with a pretty balloon perm and wedge heels, lady heat

If you find me the least bit attractive, you’re a worthy girl

Be honest, don’t be nervous

You’re heart probably wants to follow me already, melty

My party will pull you in

*Yes, I will love you, baby, I love you, baby, run

Take my hand, baby, I love you, baby, run

Yes, I will love, love, love

Oh, yes, I will love, love, love

Oh, yes, I will love, love, love

Baby, I’m In love, love, love

Yes, I’m in love

I want you more than anyone else

I need you more than anything else

No matter what anyone says, I want you

Shawty, I only need you

You’ve completely filled up my heart

The moment I first met you

Staggering people, excited people

Raise the volume so our hearts explode

If you wanna, shout out and have fun, oh, yeah

*

Oh, yeah, can’t even imagine it in this club

Let everything go and fall in

I love you, baby, I’ll love you, you know I’ll love you

Love, love you, love, love, love

Forget everything else, baby, I love you, baby, run

No matter what anyone says, baby, I love you, baby, run

*

Yes, I’m in love

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[Translation / Romanization] Kim Hyun Joong Kiss Kiss Lyrics

HANGUL

Yeah, kiss kiss

긴 꿈처럼, like a star, 너만 기다렸던 거야

이 세상 그 어떤 누구도 nothing’s better

커피 한잔의 여유도

널 보러가는 발걸음도

어느새 익숙해진 기쁨인 걸

이런 내가 아닌데

이런 적이 없는데

너라서 그래

Oh, I won’t stop

I’m loving you

색이 바라지 않는 꿈을 그릴 수 있게

To love with you

오직 너만이 줄 수 있는 하나의 magic for us

Kiss kiss

I want your kiss kiss

달콤한 kiss kiss

Oh, baby, baby

I wanna kiss kiss

I need your kiss kiss

둘만의 kiss kiss

Oh, baby, baby

TV처럼, like a dream, 주인공이 된 것 같아

이 세상이란 무대 위에 선 너와 나

좋은 영화가 나올 때

새로운 음악이 나올 때면

제일 먼저 생각나는 게 너인 걸

이런 남잔 아닌데

이런적은 처음인데

너니까 그래

ROMANIZATION

Yeah, kiss kiss

Gin ggoom chuh rum, like a star, nuh mahn gi da ryut dun guh ya

Ee se sang geuh uh ddun nu gu doh nothing’s better

Coffee han jan eh yuh yu doh

Nul bo ruh ga neun bal guh reum doh

Uh neuh se ik sook hae jin gi bbeum in gul

Ee run ne ga ah nin de

Ee run juk ee up neun de

Nuh ra suh geuh re

Oh, I won’t stop

I’m loving you

Sek ee ba ra ji ahn neun ggoom eul geuh ril su it ge

To love with you

Oh jik nuh mahn ee jool su it neun ha na eh magic for us

Kiss kiss

I want your kiss kiss

Dal kom han kiss kiss

Oh, baby, baby

I wanna kiss kiss

I need your kiss kiss

Dool mahn eh kiss kiss

Oh, baby, baby

TV chuh rum, like a dream, ju in gong ee dwen gut ga ta

Ee se sang ee ran mu de wi eh sun nuh wa na

Jo eun young hwa ga na ohl dde

Se ro oon eum ak ee na ohl dde myun

Je il mun juh seng gak na neun ge nuh in gul

Ee run nam jan ah nin de

Ee run juk eun chuh eum in de

Nuh ni gga geuh re

ENGLISH

Yeah, kiss kiss

Like a long dream, like a star, I waited for you

No one else in this world, nothing’s better

The leisure of a cup of coffee

The steps leading me towards you

Are all joys I’ve become familiar with

This isn’t me

I’ve never been this way before

It’s because it’s you

Oh, I won’t stop

I’m loving you

So we can draw a dream of lasting color

To love with you

Only you can provide this magic for us

Kiss kiss

I want your kiss kiss

Sweet kiss kiss

Oh, baby, baby

I wanna kiss kiss

I need your kiss kiss

Just the two of us, kiss kiss

Oh, baby, baby

Like TV, like a dream, I feel like I’m the star

The world is our stage and we are on it

Whenever a good movie premieres

Whenever new music comes out

You’re the first person I think of

I’m not this kind of guy

I’ve never been this way before

It’s because it’s you

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[Translation / Romanization] Kim Hyun Joong Break Down Lyrics

HANGUL

Uh, SL once again (that’s right)

You know what it is (uh huh)

Artmatic (yes)

Let’s do this

Shawty, yeah, show me what you got, yeah, oh

후회할 것 같으면 믿지마

또 주저하고 있다면 오지마

Baby, I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

원래 난 가로 세로 자를 재는 그런 사랑은 안 해 I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

*Baby 너를 내게 맡겨봐

You make it 좀 더 깊이 느껴봐

Can you take it, can you take it?

Feel it 빠져드는 리듬에

So crazy 터져버린 순간에

Just break it, break it, break it down, down, down

타오르는 fantasy 그 떨리는 그 몸짓들

No, no, I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

환상 속을 헤매 돌다 더 이상 난 참지 못 할 끝을 느꼈어 I, I love, baby

내 모든 걸 가져 가 oh, baby

*

내게 너를 맡겨봐 baby, baby, come on now

번지점프처럼 날 향해 네 몸을 던져봐

이 순간을 가져봐

너의 모든 걸 걸어봐

네 심장을 열어 그 안에 내 이름을 적어봐

I know you want it, girl

I’ma give it to you, girl

날 통해 깨어날 수 없는 깊은 꿈을 꿔

널 데려가줄게 새로운 세계로 매일밤

망설이지 말고 내게로 와 let’s break it down

*

Baby 내 이름을 불러봐 break it down

Can you take it 이젠 나를 느껴 봐 yeah, break it down

Feel it 끝이 없는 리듬에

So crazy 녹아드는 순간에

Just break it, break it, break it down, down, down

ROMANIZATION

Uh, SL once again (that’s right)

You know what it is (uh huh)

Artmatic (yes)

Let’s do this

Shawty, yeah, show me what you got, yeah, oh

Hu hwe hal gut ga teuh myun mit ji ma ddoh ju juh ha go it da myun oh ji ma

Baby, I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

Wul le nan ga ro se ro ja reul je neun geuh run sarang eun ahn hae I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

*Baby nuh reul ne ge mat gyuh bwa

You make it jom duh gi pi neuh ggyuh bwa

Can you take it, can you take it?

Feel it bba juh deuh neun rhythm eh

So crazy tuh juh buh rin soon gan eh

Just break it, break it, break it down, down, down

Ta oh reuh neun fantasy geuh ddul li neun geuh mohm jit deul

No, no, I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

Hwan sang sok eul hae meh dol da duh ee sang nan cham ji moht hal ggeut cheul neuh ggyuh ssuh I, I love, baby

Ne mo deun gul ga juh ga oh, baby

*

Ne ge nuh reul mat gyuh bwa baby, baby, come on now

Bungee jump chuh rum nal hyang hae ni mohm eul dun juh bwa

Ee soon gan eul ga juh bwa

Nuh eh mo deun gul gul uh bwa

Ni shim jang eul yul uh geuh ahn eh ne ee reum eul juh guh bwa

I know you want it, girl

I’ma give it to you, girl

Nal tong hae gge uh nal su up neun gi peun ggoom eul ggwuh

Nul de ryuh ga jool ge se ro oon se ge ro meh il bam

Mang sul ee ji mal go ne ge ro wa let’s break it down

*

Baby ne ee reum eul bool luh bwa break it down

Can you take it ee jen na reul neuh ggyuh bwa yeah, break it down

Feel it ggeut chi up neun rhythm eh

So crazy no ga deuh neun soon gan eh

Just break it, break it, break it down, down, down

ENGLISH

Uh, SL once again (that’s right)

You know what it is (uh huh)

Artmatic (yes)

Let’s do this

Shawty, yeah, show me what you got, yeah, oh

If you think you’re going to regret it, don’t believe me

If you’re hesitating again, don’t come

Baby, I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

I’m not into the type of strict love that you measure from every angle, I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

*Baby, leave yourself to me

You make it, feel a little deeper

Can you take it, can you take it?

Feel it, falling into the rhythm

So crazy, the moment it blows up

Just break it, break it, break it down, down, down

Burning fantasy, your trembling body movement

No, no, I, I love it, baby, I, I love it

I’ve been wandering around a fantasy, but I can’t take it anymore, I’ve reached my end, I, I love, baby

Take all of me, oh, baby

*

Leave yourself to me, baby, baby, come on now

Throw yourself at me like you’re bungee jumping

Take this moment

Put everything on the line

Open your heart and write my name in it

I know you want it, girl

I’ma give it to you, girl

Fall into a dream you can’t wake up from through me

I’ll take you to a new world every night

Don’t hesitate, come to me, let’s break it down

*

Baby, say my name, break it down

Can you take it? Feel me now, yeah, break it down

Feel it, endless rhythm

So crazy, melt into the moment

Just break it, break it, break it down, down, down

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[Translation / Romanization] Kim Hyun Joong Please Lyrics

HANGUL

Hey Yeah

술에 취해서 I cried

너의 집 앞에서 너를 기다려

불이 꺼진 집으로 들어가는

그와 너를 보고 숨이 막혔어

눈을 맞추고 입을 맞추고

그를 안고 잠이 들

네가 너무 미워서

입술 깨물고 눈물 삼키고

정신 나간 사람처럼 서 있어

난 오직 너라고

영원히 너라고

터져버린 눈물에 주저앉아 불러

널 불러

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why don’t you get it, get it,

제발 너 그 사람 보며 웃지 마

제발 너 그 사람 입 맞추지 마

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

눈을 감으면 Baby

아직도 네가 곁에 있는 것 같아

네 숨결이 네 사랑이 내 안에서

도망가지 못하게 붙잡고 있을래

비가 내려서 모두 씻겨서 이별한

그 기억들을 사라지게 하고 싶어

어둠 속으로 더 먼 곳으로

내 아픈 눈물들을 데려가 줘

난 오직 너라고

영원히 너라고

터져버린 눈물에

주저앉아 불러

널 불러

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why don’t you get it, get it,

제발 너 그 사람 보며 웃지 마

제발 너 그 사람 입 맞추지 마

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

퍼지는 담배 연기 사이로

너를 흩어지게 해도

하얗게 네가 더욱 깊게 새겨져

너를 못 잊어

Oh Girl

다시 내게로 와

미칠 듯 소리쳐 너만을 사랑해

너를 보낸 잘못에

후회하며 빌어

난 빌어

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why can’t you get it, get it,

제발 너 그 사람 품에 안지 마

제발 너 그 사람 사랑하지 마

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

Oh Baby, I need you

You took my love

and killed it girl

You took my love

You took my love

and killed it girl

You took my love

and killed it girl

이러지마

You took my love

and killed it girl

Why my heart cries

Oh Girl, (It’s) like you killed me

You took my love

and killed it girl

Baby you killed it

제발 날 떠나가지 마

ROMANIZATON

Hey Yeah

Sule chwihaeseo I cried

Neoui jib apeseo neoreul gidaryeo

Buli ggeojin jibeuro deuleokaneun

Geuwa neoreul bogo sumi makhyeosseo

Nuneul matchugo ipeul matchugo

Geureul ango jamideul

Nega neomu miweoseo

Ipsul ggaemulgo nunmul samkigo

Jangshin nagan saramcheoreom seo isseo

Nan ojik neorago

Yeongweonhi neorago

Teojyeobeorin nunmure jujeoanja bulreo

Neol bulreo

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why don’t you get it, get it,

Jebal neo geu saram bomyeo utjima

Jebal neo geu saram ip matchujima

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

nuneul kameumyeon Baby

ajikdo nega gyeote ittneun geot gata

ne sumkyeori ne sarangi nae aneseo

domangjaji mothage butjabgo isseulrae

biga naeryeoseo modu ssitgyeoseo ibyeolhan

geu giokdeureul sarajige hago shipeo

eodum sokeuro deo meon goseuro

nae apeun nunmuldeureul deryeoga jweo

Nan ojik neorago

Yeongweonhi neorago

Teojyeobeorin nunmure

jujeoanja bulreo

Neol bulreo

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why don’t you get it, get it,

Jebal neo geu saram bomyeo utjima

Jebal neo geu saram ip matchujima

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

peojineun dambae yeongin sairo

neoreul heuteojige haedo

hayahge nega deo-uk gipge saegyeojyeo

neoreul mot ijeo

Oh Girl

Dashi naegero wa

Michil deut sorichyeo neomaneul saranghae

Neoreul bonaen jalmote

Huhwihamyeo bireo

Nan bireo

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why can’t you get it, get it,

Jebal neo geu saram pume anjima

Jebal neo geu saram saranghajima

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

Oh Baby, I need you

You took my love

and killed it girl

You took my love

You took my love

and killed it girl

You took my love

and killed it girl

ireojima

You took my love

and killed it girl

Why my heart cries

Oh Girl, (It’s) like you killed me

You took my love

and killed it girl

Baby you killed it

Jebal nal ddeonakajima

ENGLISH

Hey Yeah

I was intoxicated so I cried

I waited for you in front of your house

With the light off, I entered the house

I saw you and him and I choked on my breath

Eyes were fixed and you kissed

You embraced him and fell asleep

I really hate you

I bite my lips and swallow my tears

I stood there like a crazy person

To me, it’s still only you

Forever, it’s you

With bursting tears as I collapse, I call out,

I call out for you

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why don’t you get it, get it,

Please, if you look at him, don’t smile

Please don’t kiss him

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

When I close my eyes, Baby

I think I’m still at your side

Your breath, your love are inside me

I tightly hold you so you can’t escape

Because it rains, the separation is all washed away

I want those memories to disappear

Into the darkness, into a further place,

Please take away my painful tears

To me, it’s still only you

Forever, it’s you

With bursting tears,

As I collapse, I call out,

I call out for you

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why don’t you get it, get it,

Please, if you look at him, don’t smile

Please don’t kiss him

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

Between the spreading tobacco smoke

You disperse

You become more deeply etched in white

I can’t forget you

Oh Girl

Come back to me

Shouting like crazy, I love only you

It was wrong to let go of you

Regretfully, I beg

I beg

I just don’t get it, get it,

Why can’t you get it, get it,

Please, don’t embrace in his arms

Please don’t love him

Cuz you’re the cheater, a liar,

and a killer

Oh Baby, I need you

You took my love

and killed it girl

You took my love

You took my love

and killed it girl

You took my love

and killed it girl

Don’t do it this way

You took my love

and killed it girl

Why my heart cries

Oh Girl, (It’s) like you killed me

You took my love

and killed it girl

Baby you killed it

Please don’t leave me

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[News]Kim Hyun Joong Break Down Album Review

Kim Hyun Joong’s mini-album “Break Down” bumped its way into K-pop last week, marking this the fourth solo release from a SS501 member this year. Recognized for his position as the leader of SS501 and for his acting gig in the little-known drama (sarcasm tag), “Boys Over Flowers“, Kim Hyun Joong is drawing more attention for his solo endeavors recently.

Now that promotions are underway, has the hype and anticipation been justified?

Let’s break this thing down and find out!

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Track List:

01 Intro (Let Me Go)
02 Break Down (feat. Double K)
03 제발 (Please)
04 Kiss Kiss
05 Yes I Will
06 제발 (Please) (Inst.)

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“Break Down” opens with “Let Me Go“, an anthem-like introductory track filled to the brim with bells, pedal tones, and broad melodies. It’s quick to say this early on in the listening process, but this track could have been the one breakout song off the entire mini album had it been extended to full length. It features Kim Hyun Joong’s voice in the cleanest treatment; one that works in his favor given that his vocals are one of the most limited of the bunch. The song is thick and hefty, and it works here (Let Me Go).

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Unfortunately, some of that cohesion in the intro song is lost within the title track, “Break Down“; while the first track could stand on its own, “Break Down” doesn’t hold itself as upright, audibly, as Kim would like us to believe.

“Break Down” carries a lot of weight on its shoulders, and after a few listens, it becomes crystal clear that this song was designed to be a visual experience, structured to feature large chunks of ‘nothing’ for the sole purpose of tossing in dance breaks. It explains the poor vocal performance and nonsensical echoes sprinkled throughout the verses.

There are awesome dance tracks out there that have a life of their own with the capability of sufficing without having any visual accompaniment, but “Break Down” isn’t one of them. You have to be watching Kim Hyun Joong for this song to be remotely enjoyable, or else it breaks down (no pun intended). We are given a sick rap line, a commercial beat, but the song as an entity is lacking. The decent and indecent balance of the vocal processing doesn’t help.

Unless you’re watching Hyun Joong’s live performances, man cleavage and all, “Break Down” is nothing more than average, especially coming from a K-pop veteran.

'Break Down' MV

Following the title track is the slower R&B-pop track, “Please“. Kim Hyun Joong doesn’t sound as beat up in this song, and with nice melodies, the whole thing comes off much cleaner than the previous single.

As mentioned earlier, Hyun Joong lacks a truly potent voice. But what K-pop idols are skilled at is working with what they’ve got. Idols are considered idols for their versatility, which includes their singing, and more often than not, if it isn’t a fantastic production that is making them sound good, its the way they handle their vocals that hides any crutch they may have.

In “Please”, Kim Hyun Joong is given very rudimentary lines and he manages to deliver them to the best of his ability. The outcome: a well-versed, well-sung little number.

It’s a pain to hear K-pop idols fail to sell relatively simple songs, but the advantage Hyun Joong has is the experience of working with his limited singing voice. The man sounds good, even if the song is nothing fresh to the ears.

Then we have “Kiss Kiss“, a song that is ‘pop’ down to the very core. This is the kind of music that blends well with Kim Hyun Joong’s voice, since he’s quite nasally. “Kiss Kiss” is bright, carefree, and is better suited for Hyun Joong than the try-hard “Break Down.” Again, there’s very little innovation happening here, but as a piece of this mini album, it’s a refreshing song to hear. It has traces of Chris Brown, albeit very obscure ones.

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The final track, “Yes I Will“, closes on a very different note than the first few tracks. The EP starts off very grungy, urban, and heavy, but this song and “Kiss Kiss” end things on a dance-pop vibe that is inconsistent within the album, but far more believable as music under Kim Hyun Joong’s belt.

The auto-tune isn’t overwhelming nor befitting in “Yes I Will.” The song adds to the diversity of what an EP aims for, and makes it clear that it isn’t Kim Hyun Joong who is responsible for this not bad-but not amazing solo debut; it’s the song choices (Yes I Will).

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Clocking in at six songs (including the instrumental) and under twenty minutes, “Break Down” travels slower than expected for the amount of tracks it contains. A majority of what anchors this mini album down is the average songs, but part of the blame has to fall on Kim Hyun Joong’s own vocal delivery.

It’s difficult to argue in favor of Hyun Joong’s skills as a singer, because they’re as plain and uninspiring as they come. In these cases, it’s up to the strengths of a song and the flexibility of such an artist to make it work – something K-pop idols are notoriously phenomenal in doing.

“Break Down” captures a few of these moments, but in the larger scope of things, this mini album unwinds to become just another K-pop release with minimal innovation and not enough of a musical departure by Kim Hyun Joong as an individual artist. “Break Down” is average at best, coming in at a distant fourth in the line-up of impressive SS501 solo releases this year (Heo Young Saeng (3.6), Park Jung Min (4.1), Kim Hyung Jun (5.0), Kim Hyung Jun (4.0)).



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[Article + Vids] Kim Hyun Joong breaks down in tears while reading his letter, “I’ve only been able to watch fans fight”

Kim Hyun Joong has returned as a solo artist and gave a word of thanks to his fans with tears pouring from his eyes.

On June 7th, after his mini-album “Break Down” release showcase was over, he read a letter that he wrote from his heart to his fans.

He pulled out a letter and revealed his heartfelt feelings, “I’ve always been able to show my outer-self on stage, but I’ve never been able to show my heart to them. But I’ve finally gained enough courage to write this letter to share my feelings with my fans”.

Kim Hyun Joong read, “It’s already been 6 years since I’ve met every one. I thank you for believing in me and cheering for me all this time and never changing,” and he confessed, “I started looking back while I was working on the album. I realized how important the meaning of ‘together’ is”.

He continued, “I started feeling pressure and fear as I was trying to do this alone. It was hard to defeat this… I looked back over the past year, fans fighting and misunderstandings, only being able to watch over the situation made me think to myself, ‘I guess I have limits, too,” as his eyes started tearing.

He ended by saying, “I worked hard on the album by imagining how happy the fans would be looking at it. I hope that you will all be smiling and be even happier in the future.”

He added, “This album is not mine, but belongs to everyone. I’m very thankful to everyone that showed up here, and I want to tell everyone with my heart that I love you”.

Earlier on this day, Kim Hyun Joong performed his first solo title song “Break Down” at a showcase in front of 4,000 people.

Reading his Letter to fans

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[Vid + Translation] Kim Hyun Joong Break Down Showcase ; Reading Letter to his Fans

Okay I'm going to start reading it

I have known everyone for 6 years already

During this extremely long period of time

As always, believing and supporting Kim Hyun Joong, a person like this

Really very thankful

Actually, during the time when preparing this album

Although the time was not considered long

But it has allowed me to look back at the path that I have taken

I realized being together is so important

In addition, protecting me every moment

Now I am to handle all this by myself

In my heart, it is hard to avoid feeling worried and fearful

To overcome all this is so difficult

Over the past 1 year, seeing so many fans

Quarrelling among yourselves, suspecting one another

But I could only... quietly look upon all this

This has made me feel that I am so small, useless

But once I think about fans' excited faces after listening to my album

I start to feel energized once again, encouraged once more

From today onwards, hope to see everyone always smiling, being more blessed

This is not my album, but everyone's album

Sincerely thank everyone of you here

I wish to say "I love all of you"

Thank you, I love all of you

2011.05.10 or 2011.06.07

Kim Hyun Joong

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korean to chinese: Chinese Mother Fans
Chinese to English: yulinged @ lovekimhyunjoong.com
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