2414DEAN – “130 Mood: TRBL”
Recommended songs: “Pour Up”, “I love it”
130 Mood: TRBL is the extended play of Dean’s debut, released on March 24, 2016, featuring various artists like Dok2, Jeff Bernat, ZICO, and more. This album purposely has its tracks put in reverse order, because Dean originally intended for the audience to listen to the tracks backward: his song “어때(And You?) (Outro)” is the first track on the album, but is actually the conclusion of the EP. The album has a alternative R&B vibe, and features singles that are considered some of Dean’s most notable songs.
offonoff – “boy.”
Recommended songs: “Photograph”, “boy”, “gold (feat. Dean)”
offonoff’s album boy. features a selection of artists like Tablo and MISO. The album sustains its calm, chill vibe throughout every track, allowing the listener to enjoy each track like flowing water. A bittersweet tale progresses through the lyrics, following the stories of a variety of characters and themes with every track while encapsulating the world of the offonoff duo.
ONE – “ONE DAY”
Recommended songs: “Gettin’ by”, “heyahe”
One Day is One’s debut single album and his only musical release under YG Entertainment. The album was released on July 11, 2017 and even though One went his separate way from YG Entertainment on July 7, 2019, his two soulful releases still resonate through the playlists of listeners worldwide.
BTS – “MAP OF THE SOUL: 7”
Recommended songs: “My Time”, “Make It Right”
BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 (MOTS 7) is their fourth studio album released on February 21, 2020. BTS’ story and the search for their “real selves” are shown through each track in the album. The tracks range from rap to R&B, and from R&B to synth-pop. MOTS 7 is a continuation of the Map of the Soul series, with this specific album reflecting on BTS’ 7-year journey of self-discovery and artistic experimentation since debut. Their honest and heartfelt voices can be heard moving the listener along.
YunB – “S.O.S.”
Recommended songs: “Yellow Cab”, “Money Lost”
S.O.S. is YunB’s first full-length album released on March 29, 2018. Like other artists, his album features other performers such as B-Free, Ami, Okasian, SUMIN, and more. All of the tracks in this album are self-composed and arranged by YunB, showing listeners the amount of time spent devoted to this release.
slchld – “my insecurities, not yours”
Recommended songs: “she likes spring, I prefer winter”, “my insecurities, not yours”
my insecurities, not yours is a four-track mini album released by slchld on March 1, 2019. slchld is an underrated artist who started releasing his tracks on Soundcloud and then expanded his releases to Apple Music and Spotify. He is a Korean-born Canadian, so his releases are in English rather than Korean most of the time. His tracks will definitely accompany the listener while studying.
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