This is the finale rotation to the recurring “Top 10” rotations - we’ve gone through ballads, pop songs, and rock songs, so this last rotation is just to finish things off. The main feature would be best album, and there are also a few individual categories: Best theme song, best single, and best current song. Again: these are based only off of my own opinions.

Also, we have a new layout! Featuring JJ Lin, since the album I chose was, you guessed it:

JJ Lin - Sixology



Tracklist & Downloads:
01. Sixology
02. 不潮不用花錢 (Without Trends, No Need to Spend)
03. 小酒窩 (feat. 蔡卓妍) (Small Dimples, ft. Charlene Choi)
04. 黑武士 (Black Warrior)
05. 醉赤壁 (Drunk Red Cliff)
06. 由你選擇 (feat. 農夫FAMA) (Your Choice)
07. Always Online
08. 街道 (The Streets)
09. 主角 (feat. MACHI) (Protagonist)
10. 我還想她 (I Want Her Too)
11. 點一把火炬 (Lighting a Torch)
12. 期待你的愛 (feat. 金莎) (Waiting For Your Love, ft. Kim Jin Sha)
13. Cries In A Distance
14. 愛與希望 Love and Hope
>>batch download [.rar]

Review:
From the simple, ethereal intro that shares the albums title to the final chords of ballad “Love and Hope”, JJ Lin does not disappoint. What really impressed me about this album was its consistent quality and its variety. You have your upbeat, poppy tracks: “Without Trends, No Need to Spend”, with a bit of a dark tone and lots of synths, “Your Choice”, a fun light-hearted track with R&B roots, “The Streets”, a grittier and more aggressive number, and “Protagonist”, taking the same route as “The Streets” with driven hip-hop sounds. You have your ballads, but even there the moods range widely - the sweet, poppy sincerity of “Small Dimples” featuring Charlene Choi, the yearning and conflict in midtempo “Black Warrior”, “Drunk Red Cliff”’s calming purity and tenderness, the sorrowful and emotional “I Want Her Too”, piano-based, hopeful “Lighting a Torch”, the familiar “Waiting For Your Love” which is sweet and poppy yet still has emotional value, and the final track of the album: “Love and Hope”, a gorgeous piano ballad. I read that this song was written for the Sichaun earthquake by JJ, which only adds to its rich expressiveness. JJ Lin’s creamy, rounded voice brings all these songs to their highest potential and adapts well to all the different tempos and moods set. But there are still two more songs that I’ve yet to comment on: “Always Online” and “Cries in a Distance”, which are based off the same instrumentaI. I would even say that “Cries in a Distance” was only intended as an English version of “Always Online”, but the songs do have different moods. “Always Online” is a heartfelt, memorable, midtempo R&B ballad. However, it’s a love song, whereas “Cries in a Distance” speaks of violence in the world. JJ Lin’s English is flawless and he seems to have no difficulty singing in the language, his voice smooth and filled with emotion. An incredibly moving and sad song. Overall, a great album that I enjoyed every track of.

RUNNERSup
Orange Moon - Khalil Fong
abingdon boys school - abingdon boys school
Separation Anxiety - Nell
Circle - My Aunt Mary

bestTHEMEsong


Byul - Kim Ah Joong
I don’t really know if this is considered the “theme song” of the movie 200 Pound Beauty (which is a great movie, btw), but I love it and couldn’t think of an OST song that means more to me. It’s a simple but absolutely beautiful ballad that has so much emotion in it. Especially in the context of the movie, it’s incredibly genuine and heartfelt.

bestCURRENTsong


Dynamite - A'ST1
A’ST1 is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Yes, they’re a sugary, poppy boyband. But for some reason, I really like them and have been waiting intently since the release of their first mini-album, “1.2.3.4. Back”, for their next release. Finally, they’ve released a new mini-album - and it was worth the wait. “Dynamite” is an upbeat, synthy, very catchy track - a light-hearted, enjoyable listen. This song definitely suits its title.

bestSINGLE


NewS - weeeek [Limited Edition]
01. weeeek
02. With Me
03. Rainbow
04. Why
You have your typical fun, sweet pop songs - “weeeek” and “Rainbow”, the uplifting ballad “With Me”, and the real gem of this single, “Why”, only found in this version of the single. This is my favourite News song, and the song that made this my favourite single. Although the other tracks are all well-executed and a pleasure to listen to, “Why” is just amazing. A dark, serious pop track with gorgeous lyrics - “Why don’t you love me only? Kimatte gomakasu kedo/Why don’t you tell me good bye? Mou taerarenai yo/Bottom of my heart/Still I can’t give up you, so loving you.|Why don’t you say goodbye?” Vocally they sound great - lovely harmonies, every note yearning and emotional. A fantastic single.

Labels: A'ST1, JJ Lin, Kim Ah Joong, NewS

This is the finale rotation to the recurring “Top 10” rotations - we’ve gone through ballads, pop songs, and rock songs, so this last rotation is just to finish things off. The main feature would be best album, and there are also a few individual categories: Best theme song, best single, and best current song. Again: these are based only off of my own opinions.

Also, we have a new layout! Featuring JJ Lin, since the album I chose was, you guessed it:

JJ Lin - Sixology



Tracklist & Downloads:
01. Sixology
02. 不潮不用花錢 (Without Trends, No Need to Spend)
03. 小酒窩 (feat. 蔡卓妍) (Small Dimples, ft. Charlene Choi)
04. 黑武士 (Black Warrior)
05. 醉赤壁 (Drunk Red Cliff)
06. 由你選擇 (feat. 農夫FAMA) (Your Choice)
07. Always Online
08. 街道 (The Streets)
09. 主角 (feat. MACHI) (Protagonist)
10. 我還想她 (I Want Her Too)
11. 點一把火炬 (Lighting a Torch)
12. 期待你的愛 (feat. 金莎) (Waiting For Your Love, ft. Kim Jin Sha)
13. Cries In A Distance
14. 愛與希望 Love and Hope
>>batch download [.rar]

Review:
From the simple, ethereal intro that shares the albums title to the final chords of ballad “Love and Hope”, JJ Lin does not disappoint. What really impressed me about this album was its consistent quality and its variety. You have your upbeat, poppy tracks: “Without Trends, No Need to Spend”, with a bit of a dark tone and lots of synths, “Your Choice”, a fun light-hearted track with R&B roots, “The Streets”, a grittier and more aggressive number, and “Protagonist”, taking the same route as “The Streets” with driven hip-hop sounds. You have your ballads, but even there the moods range widely - the sweet, poppy sincerity of “Small Dimples” featuring Charlene Choi, the yearning and conflict in midtempo “Black Warrior”, “Drunk Red Cliff”’s calming purity and tenderness, the sorrowful and emotional “I Want Her Too”, piano-based, hopeful “Lighting a Torch”, the familiar “Waiting For Your Love” which is sweet and poppy yet still has emotional value, and the final track of the album: “Love and Hope”, a gorgeous piano ballad. I read that this song was written for the Sichaun earthquake by JJ, which only adds to its rich expressiveness. JJ Lin’s creamy, rounded voice brings all these songs to their highest potential and adapts well to all the different tempos and moods set. But there are still two more songs that I’ve yet to comment on: “Always Online” and “Cries in a Distance”, which are based off the same instrumentaI. I would even say that “Cries in a Distance” was only intended as an English version of “Always Online”, but the songs do have different moods. “Always Online” is a heartfelt, memorable, midtempo R&B ballad. However, it’s a love song, whereas “Cries in a Distance” speaks of violence in the world. JJ Lin’s English is flawless and he seems to have no difficulty singing in the language, his voice smooth and filled with emotion. An incredibly moving and sad song. Overall, a great album that I enjoyed every track of.

RUNNERSup
Orange Moon - Khalil Fong
abingdon boys school - abingdon boys school
Separation Anxiety - Nell
Circle - My Aunt Mary

bestTHEMEsong


Byul - Kim Ah Joong
I don’t really know if this is considered the “theme song” of the movie 200 Pound Beauty (which is a great movie, btw), but I love it and couldn’t think of an OST song that means more to me. It’s a simple but absolutely beautiful ballad that has so much emotion in it. Especially in the context of the movie, it’s incredibly genuine and heartfelt.

bestCURRENTsong


Dynamite - A'ST1
A’ST1 is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Yes, they’re a sugary, poppy boyband. But for some reason, I really like them and have been waiting intently since the release of their first mini-album, “1.2.3.4. Back”, for their next release. Finally, they’ve released a new mini-album - and it was worth the wait. “Dynamite” is an upbeat, synthy, very catchy track - a light-hearted, enjoyable listen. This song definitely suits its title.

bestSINGLE


NewS - weeeek [Limited Edition]
01. weeeek
02. With Me
03. Rainbow
04. Why
You have your typical fun, sweet pop songs - “weeeek” and “Rainbow”, the uplifting ballad “With Me”, and the real gem of this single, “Why”, only found in this version of the single. This is my favourite News song, and the song that made this my favourite single. Although the other tracks are all well-executed and a pleasure to listen to, “Why” is just amazing. A dark, serious pop track with gorgeous lyrics - “Why don’t you love me only? Kimatte gomakasu kedo/Why don’t you tell me good bye? Mou taerarenai yo/Bottom of my heart/Still I can’t give up you, so loving you.|Why don’t you say goodbye?” Vocally they sound great - lovely harmonies, every note yearning and emotional. A fantastic single.

Labels: A'ST1, JJ Lin, Kim Ah Joong, NewS

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