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Secret’s Ji-eun Going Crazy to the Top

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Written by On March 3, 2011

Secret‘s main vocalist Song Ji-eun is riding the wave of the group’s recent popularity with their song “Shy Boy” with her solo debut “Going Crazy”  featuring a rookie rapper from her company Bang Yong-gook. Her digital single was just released and has already reached the top of the charts.

Ji-eun must have wanted to really differentiate her solo work from that of Secret’s going with a little darker and harder hip-hop ballad vibe and blue hair (what’s up with the blue hair nowadays?).  Check out her MV for the song which was also released on the 3rd and stars actress Min Hyo-rin.

Hey Daum, thanks for the subtitles- finally Kpop companies are catching on to the popularity of Kpop abroad. I ‘m digging the song. Love the simple piano, solid bass lines and Ji-eun’s clear and emotive vocals. Yong-gook’s gravelly voice and powerful rap segments create a great counterbalance to Ji-eun’s smooth singing. The video will probably be banned with it’s portrayal of “crazy” love. I’m not sure if it’s about a failed love or psychotic stalkerazziness, something not unknown to Kpop (sasaeng fans, hello). Min Hyo-rin’s emotionless portrayal was kind of scary.

Ji-eun’s solo efforts are definitely off to a great start.  She’ll be having her debut solo performance on today’s Mnet M! Countdown, can’t wait to see if her solo performance is as good as her MV.

(SportsDonga, KoreaTimes)

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  • MisterBlister

    i like it

  • tank

    I think this R&B type of songs is more fitting with someone with a deeper tone like Gummy. Still a great song though, it’s along the lines of “Love The Way You Lie” by Eminem

  • Hazel

    The video is basically an extended copy of Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights”, especially with the ‘woman with fur coat stopping the car in a deserted, dusty area at night, opening trunk of car, stroking her bound captive’s cheek, kissing him, and then using gasoline to destroy the evidence’ stuff (she even mimics the tossing the lighter over her shoulder to set the gasoline aflame part). I guess repeatedly stabbing him with a shovel is too intense for a mainstream Korean MV, lol. I hope Ji-eun acknowledges the inspiration instead of passing it off as an original idea, but somehow with Kpop’s track record, I doubt it. Also, the song taps into the same formula/appeal as Eminem & Rihanna’s “Love The Way You Lie”, as the comment above me mentioned. However, overall it’s a nice change from all the electro/Auto-Tune and bland ballads clogging up the K-pop scene, and I enjoy the tone of the song as well as the MV. Love Min Hyo-rin.