Be Prepared to be Blessed: Kim Jaejoong's 2nd Studio Album NOX Listening Post

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

Kim Jaejoong has just released his 2nd full studio album, which was prepared before he went into the army in March of 2015. It's a great gift to all his fans, and his way of keeping Jae-rock alive while away.


Title: Run Away (Lyrics by Kim jaejoong)

Actually the last song on the album, but I had to put it first because it is sheer perfection


1. Title: Good Morning Night (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong)

2. Title: Drawer (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong)

3. Title: Love You More

4. Title: Love You to Death (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong)

5. Title: Good Luck (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong, composition by Kim Jaejoong)

6. Title: Resentments (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong, composition by Kim Jaejoong)

7. Title: Welcome To My Wild World

8. Title: Breathing (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong)

9. Title: All That Glitters (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong)

10. Title: Meeting, Even As We Meet Again (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong)

11. Title: You Know What? (Lyrics by Kim Jaejoong)

Not sure what the official english titles for those originally titled in Korean will be, I just translated them straight from the Korean. What are everyone's personal favorites? I am loving the diversity on this album so so much!

Sources: Kpopstash youtube; 1theK youtube; jenny12245 youtube

Comments

[aurellee.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT!


Good Luck needs a rap from either Tablo/Epik High/Gary/Tiger JK/ or Yankie.

Run Away needs to be heard from the fucking world. And omg, i was so shaky when listening to it because fucking Kim Jaejoong's old voice is back!


I'll be repeating Resentments for a while.

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the two songs Jae composed are so great and of course Run Away is a masterpiece~~

This album is so different from WWW but still just as great and I don't even see how he did it, but dear lord, he never lets us down or fails to surprise us.

[aurellee.livejournal.com]

And there I was thinking that he's going to half ass this shit due to time constraint based on just the preview. But when you're a fan for so long, you just get very critical of your bias.

[japataz.livejournal.com]

I've been waiting for this post - I love this album. Run Away is so good - he should sing like that more often. I also have a great amount of love for Good Luck - it's one of the songs he wrote and composed and I feel like it's a better version of what Luvholic should have been.

[aurellee.livejournal.com]

So Resentment is JJ giving us the new mature version of Tonight in his own way/version and high notes.

[xxhna.livejournal.com]

omg. ok. what a gift. jj is so talented. i really love you know what and resentments. but i like a lot of the others too. ugh. will meeting, even as we meet again is good too! it sounds similar to his older material. i love when we just hear his voice.

[doseh.livejournal.com]

+10000 to you OP for putting Run Away on top!

Jaejoong really did save the best for last!

Overall, I loved the album. I am so happy that Jae spoils us so much.

But, with this album, I miss him more.

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

Run Away is a treasure!!!

I love the other songs and want to listen to them more but I can't stop repeating Run Away right now T__T

[aurellee.livejournal.com]

So I learn today that Kim Jaejoong dissed better than some of the Kpop hep hap kids.

[Lyrics TRANS] Good Luck #김재중 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/%EA%B9%80%EC%9E%AC%EC%A4%91?src=hash) #NOX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NOX?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/RgoXgme6nS (https://t.co/RgoXgme6nS)

— Crystal Moon (@crystalmoon64) February 12, 2016 (https://twitter.com/crystalmoon64/status/697968282918256641)

I feel like he should really download control and re ignite that half-ass hip hop war in khip hop past few years ago.

[aneeleniffum.livejournal.com]

My feelings summarised in three points:

i) I can't be the only one who like this so much better than WWW. I mean, I like WWW but there are a few songs that I do skip lol. For NO. X, I actually enjoyed all of them! Even the slower singles. Love You To Death is one my absolute favs.

ii) The songs remind me of good American pop rock circa 2004-2005. You know, the ones they have on MTV TRL? Those catchy songs? Yup those.

iii) Err.... JaeGlish is actually not bad??!11! Only for Welcome To My Wild World, I heard it as my Wild Wall lol

Anyway, solid release! Definitely Jaejoong at his best :)

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

His english was so good in Run Away that I was almost shocked it was him!!

Also, I like this album about the same as WWW (which is...a lot) but I was so shocked by how it was just as good but it was also so different from WWW. Jae is crazy versatile!

[aneeleniffum.livejournal.com]

WWW made me feel happy and confused at the same time llol!

Anyway OP, I think Jaejoong didn't write Love You More though? I'm not too sure but I think it's not him lol

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

Yep, you're totally right! That's what I get trying to multitask while making a post :P
Changed it now, thanks so much for pointing it out!

[japataz.livejournal.com]

I was blown away when I first heard WWW because I wasn't expecting Jae to be so good at the pop rock genre but I really missed ballad Jae so I'm happy there's a good balance here

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

All That Glitters made me cry and I don't even know why.

[burningleaf.livejournal.com]

The previews told me i'm gonna love run away and all that glitters. I'm waiting to listen to the album in full and cry over the perfection. Ill be here again to gush soon i believe.

[hattukissa.livejournal.com]

I wasn't expecting much from this album given his super busy schedule before enlistment but I'm simply blown away! I loved WWW but I'm OBSESSED with this album! There isn't a single song I don't like. I love all the mid tempo tracks and the slightly European sound... I can't wait to listen to this album over and over again until I know it by heart haha.

[alleybetwixt.livejournal.com]

Wtf. How did he make another perfectly solid album under that time crunch... ffs.

I feel bewildered that I ADORE the whole damn thing. This was my response to WWW and HERE WE ARE AGAIN. WTF.

Damn, Jaejoong. Get it.

[blueglassbeads.livejournal.com]

it's nice to see op around!

i cannot wait to sit and listen to it, i think paradise is one of my favorite jj songs so i hope there's something like that on this album

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

haha I tried to leave but Jaejoong (the man, not me :P) sucks me right back in~

Let us know what you think once you listen to the album! If you liked Paradise, I think you'll really love Run Away

[goldenrosalie.livejournal.com]

this album really impressed me. i enjoyed all of his solo releases because of rock influences but they had just a few tracks that stood out and the rest was just.. there. but in case of no.x i loved every single track which i didn't expect. these days i rarely get to hear albums where out of all 12 tracks there isn't a single one i feel like skipping. also i was suprised that he managed to maintain variety within album but paid close attention to tracklist because everything flows so well together and every track placement makes sense. so often albums disappoint me in this aspect.
it will probably end up being one of my absolute favorite releases this year.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I get that Jae likes Rock but he's not very good at it
I mean it's decent and he's clearly enjoying himself but something is missing
I actually like his ballad/rock ballad the best but the pop rock side of his albums are usually lacking

I really like 'Run Away' and 'Drawer' though
And 'Resentments' is alright

[eliteja81.livejournal.com]

Love whole album! Especially All That Glitters ♥____♥

On repeat all day!!!!

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

Haven't listened to the whole album yet but I really like Run Away. It sounds so good. I didn't even recognize his voice at first. Love You More needs a stronger chorus. I will come back with more impressions after I listen to the rest of the songs.

[baboboy.livejournal.com]

I want to wait for my copy, so it'll be a good 2 months trying to avoid youtube links and fancams of his concert /:

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

good luck

[baboboy.livejournal.com]

I downloaded the album 10 minutes ago, I'm pathetic lol

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

XD
you did better than most of us

[sand-nicky.livejournal.com]

I hadn't even tried resisting.

I have two huge deadlines coming up, youtube and pretty much "internet" is out of question for a few weeks (I really hope it's not months), and I definitely couldn't wait for my album to be delievered. iTunes it was...

[kittyboo17.livejournal.com]

Run Away is just too beautiful, I wished the song was longer =/
I like Meeting, Even As We Meet Again too, reminds me of Insa (the song that trapped me into kpop). Resentments is so chill, the kind of song you naturally start bodyrolling to (or maybe that's just me). And of course Love You More is a master piece too.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Jason look fine in our icon OP

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

When does he not >__< My thirst for this man is almost embarrassing....

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna see this mess of a movie (read Batman vs Superman) for him
Aquaman better come faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

Same! I saw the trailer for it before Star Wars and just kind of curled up on myself, internally screaming 'why am I going to watch this????' It just looked so bad. But I feel like if I was able to watch the utter trainwreck that was the Conan reboot for him, I can watch anything :P

I never expected myself to be excited for an aquaman movie but here I am. Lol bless Jason and his choice of roles that usually don't require shirts~~

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

let's be real the man looks good in anything, shirt or no shirt, he's an actual god (I too watched the conan reboot for him)
I'm been head over heels for the guy sonce baywatch, I actually watch that mess for him (yes I'm old)

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

Haha so true! I first saw him in Game of Thrones and was just like...angry. He was so good looking that it made me actually angry, and I've been working my way through his filmography since. Which took me to some nice places like Stargate: Atlantis and some weird places like a werewolf b-movie.

I am going to go to watch Red Road next, and then probably make my way to Baywatch Hawaii, which I have been putting off lol
I am guessing it is just as campy as i imagine it to be...

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I've been a star wars nerd for so long I was beyond excited when he was cast as Ronon Dex

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

I came back to this thread specifically to tell you I watched this old show called "North Shore" this past weekend and it was a terrible terrible show but Jason looked so amazing that I watched the whole thing in two days.

No one else has appreciated this accomplishment, so I felt the need to share it with someone who might :)))

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

That show was a mess but he looked great
I mean:

[jaejoong.livejournal.com]

You are truly doing god's work spreading this picture around. Bless you and bless the man's parents for creating this once-in-a-lifetime beauty.

I have come to the realization that I would watch a movie that is nothing more than 3 hours of someone mowing a lawn, as long as that person was him.

[tjmok125.livejournal.com]

He sounds like MIKA in runaway to be. The voice and pitch changes the piano sounds like old mika anyway before he started doing strictly french pop music

[ms-minniemaus.livejournal.com]

Run Away is everything, I died the moment I pressed play. I didn't plan on listening to the album before I got my copy, but here I am. WWW shocked me more, but this album is pretty solid and I'm glad he combined ballads/slower titles with more upbeat ones. All in all, idk which one is my favorite :D

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

I could've done without Welcome to My Wild World. That song is so funny.
Loved Run Away. Wish it was longer.
Liked Love You More, Resentments and You Know What?
Loved the vocals in All That Glitters.
Good Luck reminded me of Luvholic.
And the rest are okay but forgettable.

[sand-nicky.livejournal.com]

I confess... I haven't been able to listen to more than 5 songs. I just downloaded it this morning and listen to those 5 on my way to work. Crazy weeks ahead, can't even spazz T____T

I love Run Away so much. My friend told me to listen to it first and so I did. I freaking L.O.V.E. it. So much. Miss him! My "100 Days of Memories" is on its way to me from Japan! HAPPY!!!

[ginaaajae.livejournal.com]

The perfect gift from the perfect guy.
JJ + rock = love