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On the 8th of January 2015, the Ticket Open: Hologram Musical "School OZ" Trailer 30 Sec Ver. was released.

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On the 19th of January 2015, the School OZ Highlight Medley was released.

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On the 6th of February 2015, the One Day Once Chance (Original Ver.) M/V was released.

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School OZ Hologram Musical OST is set out in a hardback book style case and comes with the Cd and photo book.

Track List:

One Day One Chance - Original Ver.

One Fine Day

MAMA

소원을 말해봐 (Genie)

Intro - Destination

아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess)

Pretty Girl

Evil

Mr. Simple/I Got A Boy

Twinkle

Evil (Reprise)

셜록 (Sherlock (Clue + Note))

One Day One Chance - Original Soundtrack Ver.

One Dream

One Day One Chance (Reprise)

빛 (Hope)

으르렁 (Growl)/주문 (Mirotic)

I remember this musical being advertised and I wish I'd have been able to head off to South Korea to see it live, but I also hoped it took off so that it could head over to the UK, but I'm just glad they released an OST for it.

I love that the OST is mainly other SM artists songs as it was nice to hear them sung at times by the opposite sex.

I absolutely love One Day One Chance - Original Ver. This is one of my favourite songs from this OST, I've been in love with it since it's release. I love the melody and Changmin's vocals are stunning. Also the whole cast harmonising towards the end is perfect. I still think even 9 years later this song still sounds fresh and new.

One Day One Chance - Original Ver.

One Fine Day is a song that showcases each of the cast. It's a song that catches you off guard as it starts out as a ballad and speeds up at the chorus which I love.

One Fine Day

As an EXO-L, I was already familiar with MAMA. But adding these cast members to this track took it to another level.

MAMA

As a SONE, I absolutely loved 소원을 말해봐 (Genie). They all fit this song perfectly, it's definitely another of my favourite tracks that I listen to a lot from this OST. I never felt that the male voices shouldn't be there and I loved that they kept the original lyrics even for the guys.

소원을 말해봐 (Genie)

I feel I'll keep repeating myself with a lot of these songs but as SHAWOL, I was already familiar with Intro - Destination. I love the build-up to the track and it still sounds so good sung by the cast.

Intro - Destination

While I'm not as a familiar with BoA's song's I knew 아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess) was one of hers. I feel that this track was perfect for Seulgi. It really allowed her to shine, especially as a rookie idol. At the time Red Velvet had only released digital singles, so I think it was perfect to bring Seulgi into this musical.

아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess)

I wasn't as familiar with f(x)'s b-sides, but I knew Pretty Girl. I love the change up to the track and I love how Luna and Seulgi compliment each other on this track.

Pretty Girl

Evil is another SHINee track and it's one of my favourites. I love this version too, it fits Seulgi perfectly.

Evil

I love the Mr. Simple/I Got A Boy mashup, that also had the appearance of both Leeteuk from Super Junior and Yoona from Girls' Generation. The mashup works so well together.

Mr. Simple/I Got A Boy

Originally sung by Girls' Generation sub-unit TTS, I love hearing Twinkle being sung by the opposite sex. It shows that it works well sung in a lower key. This song suits both Key and Changmin perfectly.

Twinkle

We get another snippet of Seulgi with Evil (Reprise).

Evil (Reprise)

I love this version of 셜록 (Sherlock (Clue + Note)). Having the whole cast sing it, like with MAMA, takes it to another level.

셜록 (Sherlock (Clue + Note))

I love listening to One Day One Chance - Original Soundtrack Ver. As is includes the original audio from the musical too. I actually can't listen to the Original version without hearing this version along with it.

One Day One Chance - Original Soundtrack Ver.

Another of my favourites on the OST is One Dream. I love the melody and I love the vocals.

One Dream

I think One Day One Chance (Reprise) really establishes how good the melody for this track is. I love that they each seem to get a line to sing before harmonising again. You can tell this was the closer for the main musical.

One Day One Chance (Reprise)

I think all SM/SM Town fans know 빛 (Hope) as it's a song that's used a lot to end SM Town concerts, where all the artists come on to perform together. I love this song, I personally think it's a song that lives up to it's name.

빛 (Hope)

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Concluding the album we have 으르렁 (Growl)/주문 (Mirotic), which at the time of the OST's release were probably 2 of the most iconic songs from SM. I have to say I love how they all harmonise singing these songs. They all fit the songs together perfectly.

으르렁 (Growl)/주문 (Mirotic)

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I love how it's not a typical soundtrack of just the songs, and includes dialogue from the actual musical. And I have say that credit needs to be given to Jo Eun as even though she wasn't promoted alongside the rest of the cast, she does sing on the OST and she sounds amazing.

It's odd to think that this musical is nearly 10 years old, I think if something was done like this now it would blow up and hit new heights.

What were your thoughts on School Oz Hologram Musical OST?

Do you have a physical copy?

Did you get the chance to go see the show in person?

What were your thoughts on One Day One Chance being the leading single?

Do you have a favourite track from the album?

Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!

안녕

(Annyeong)

さようなら

(Sayonara)

再见

(ZaiJian)

Bye

Wednesday, 11 January 2023

Favourite K-pop Debuts of 2022

Hello

안녕하세요

(Annyeonghaseyo)

こんにちは

(Konnichiwa)

你好

(Ni Hao)

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Normally I would mention my favourite rookies in my Top Albums post, but because 2022 had so many group and solo debut that I loved, I decided it was time to make it into a separate post, so today I have 6 solo debuts and 9 rookie groups to share with you that had me in love.

Groups

Kep1er

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I loved Kep1er's debut, I thought their title track was really catchy, and while I never watched Girls Planet 999 that created them, I'd watched Bahiyyih's cam's and I loved her voice. Their title tracks and mini albums are pretty good as well as catchy.

WA DA DA

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Kep1er

TEMPEST

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I loved TEMPEST's debut and I was really happy to see Hanbin debut, I thought he was adorable on I-LAND.

Their debut track Bad News was really catchy and I loved that they included their group name in the lyrics. Each of their albums and title tracks have been really good so far.

Bad News

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ILY:1

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I've really liked ILY:1 since their pre-debut performance of AZELEA on Simply K-pop, I'm not normally a big lover of girl groups, but these have had me hooked from since their pre-debut release. I've loved their 4 songs so far and I have my fingers crossed for their future.

AZELEA

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BLANK2Y

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BLANK2Y were another group I was excited to see debut because Youngbin from I-LAND would debuting as a member and I loved their debut song and album, and I loved that we also got an English version of their title track, Their debut album is so good and versatile.

Thumbs Up

Owned by Keystone Entertainment

BLANK2Y

VIVIZ

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For me VIVIZ had my favourite group debut of 2022, both their mini albums are really good and catchy and seeing them live really was the cherry on top. I was heartbroken to see GFriend disband in 2021 as I'd been following them since their debut. I can't wait for more releases from them.

Bop Bop

Owned by Big Planet Entertainment

BPM Entertainment

TRENDZ

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For me TRENDZ had such a good debut mini album, I was hooked from the first listen.

TNT (Truth&Trust)

Owned by Interpark Music Plus

TRENDZ(트렌드지)

LE SSERAFIM

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While I loved LE SSERAFIM's debut title track, it was their 2nd mini album that made me want to listen to them, their 2nd mini album is just full of bops.

Antifragile

Owned by Source Music

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NINE.i

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I've loved both of NINE.i's albums, their songs are really catchy and really made an impression.

Parallel Universe

Owned by FirstOne Entertainment

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&TEAM

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Even though this wasn't really a K-pop debut, I have to mention &TEAM because it saw the debut of I-LANDERS K, Nicholas, EJ and Taki.

Under the Skin

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HYBE LABELS

Lee Chaeyeon

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While I know that Chaeyeon was a member of IZ*One, I can't say I was an avid follower of the group, I liked some of their title tracks and new some of the members, but I never really payed attention to them. But I had to check out Chaeyeon's solo debut and I'm glad I did, her mini album for me sounds nostalgic and sounds like something I listened to when I was younger, her title track was really catchy too.

Hush Rush

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LEE CHAE YEON

Kihyun

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I loved Kihyun's debut single album, I absolutely love Kihyun's voice, so I was happy and excited to see him finally having his solo debut. Each of the tracks really showcase his voice, so much so that I didn't think I could fall in love with his voice all over again.

Voyager

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Yuju

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One of the main reasons why I loved Yuju's solo debut was that it was something new, being a Gfriend fan and already loving her voice (she was one of my biases), hearing her sing something that we wouldn't necessarily hear her sing in Gfriend, for me it definitely had a darker edge and the more I listen to this album, the more I think Source Music were holding back her vocal talents.

놀이 (Play)

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KONNECT Entertainment

Xiumin

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I think people often get how underrated Xiumin's vocals are, so him finally getting a solo album made me happy and I think his first album is perfect to what we see of him on stage.

Brand New

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Im Nayeon

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Nayeon's solo debut had to be mentioned because I love how catchy each of the tracks are on her mini album, I don't think there is a song on this album that I don't sing along to.

I definitely recommend checking out this album.

POP!

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JYP Entertainment

Seulgi

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I love Seulgi's voice and for me out of the members of Red Velvet, Seulgi has the most versatile voice. Her debut solo mini album is definitely one of my favourites for 2022, each track shows off her vocals perfectly and allows us to see a different side to her talents.

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