Brown Eyed Girls to release repackaged album

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

K-pop girl band Brown Eyed Girls are set to release a repackaged album later this month, according to their agency on Tuesday.

The album "Sound G: Repackage" will contain their title song "Sign", ballad "Drunk in Sleep" and a remix version of the group's recent chart topper "Abracadabra", said Nega-Network in a press release.

"Sign" was written by lyricist Kim Yi-na and songwriter Lee Min-soo, who also penned the group's hit song "Abracadabra" and "L.O.V.E."

"Sleep", a slow-tempo ballad written by Go Hyun-gi, also known as G.Gorilla, contains monologues by each of the members.

The remix track of "Abracadabra" will be sung in two different versions.

The four-member girl band are made up of leader Jea, rapper Miryo and vocals Narsha and Gain. They debuted in 2006 with album "Your Story".

Source: asiae.co.kr

TBH I wish Korea stopped with this repackage stuff and released new songs as new albums or as EPs or even as singles.

Comments

[joyjooong.livejournal.com]

does miryo have her hair down in that picture?

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Yes, she has.

[generalreku.livejournal.com]

TBH I wish Korea would stop with this repackage stuff and release new songs as new albums or as EPs or even as singles.

It's an easier way to make money sadly. You don't have to hire new songwriters, composers, or use any equipment. You just remix, reedited and ship it out to the fans who you know are going to buy it.

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

ia. and it's not only korea that does it.

[skylight03.livejournal.com]

But isn't it a more common practice in Korea? I haven't been following K-Pop that long but I've observed that most artists repackage their albums. Like Super Junior for example, their last 2 albums they've repackaged. Same with DBSK. SM artists usually do this except for mini-albums. Although Kara did repackage a mini-album this year.

In Japan they just release new singles which will be included on a future album. I've never seen a repackaged album there yet.

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

i wouldn't exactly say 'most artists'. that's defining and seeing korean's music industry in a wrong light.

while yes, artistes in mainstream korea pop music repackage their albums, if you actually follow different korean genres such as rock - whether indie rock or alternative rock, you'll find that artistes like seo taiji, nell, trax don't do stuff like that. artistes in the ballad genre, i.e., jo sungmo, don't do it too.

a few artistes in western countries repackage albums as well.

besides, releasing a new album would normally/most of the time mean a total change in style and concept. it'll actually be pretty dumb to do that just for like... one or two new songs, imho. artistes aren't superhumans.

plus i don't see what's the big deal about repackaged albums anyway. you either want to buy it or you don't, and most people just download it off the net anyway. the cost of the single would probably be really little. companies won't stand to gain from it at all, due to production and printing costs.

[skylight03.livejournal.com]

Probably shouldn't have said "most artists". It's just the ones that we keep hearing about (idol groups) are the ones who release repackaged albums. I think this tends to work on die hard fans who need to have every version of an album.

Sometimes I just feel it's a bit unfair to keep releasing repackaged albums. This is why, as a casual listener, I try to wait before buying an album of an artist who is prone to this practice.

[skylight03.livejournal.com]

I have high expectations for Sign.

It's a good thing I didn't buy this album yet. Now I can finally order!

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Lucky you. (I sadly bought it, which probably explains my bitterness)

[vanilla-09.livejournal.com]

I wish there was a decent Brown Eyed Girls fansite

[shin0hara.livejournal.com]

Have you checked begirls? There are some links to forums in their info page. There's one in Chinese, and they have TONS of pictures of the girls XD

[vanilla-09.livejournal.com]

Yeah I have but you're right about the Chinese page but unfortunately, you need an account and I don't know what it says lol but thanks anyways :)

[shin0hara.livejournal.com]

Haha I have one, though I don't speak or read a smidgen of Chinese. Yay google translate! :P

[vingtsecondes.livejournal.com]

Miryo looks good :>

[lovegraciie.livejournal.com]

O8
is still looking forwarddd

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

See, this is why I never buy first press/release stuff unless it comes with something super cool.

[missklutz16.livejournal.com]

exactly. although if an album is exceptionally good i'll buy every version of it rofl.

[dumortierite.livejournal.com]

miryo has her hair down! <3 <3 <3 her.

[nene718.livejournal.com]

I like them. Their first two albums are better than this one though.