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THE BALLADS.

šŸŽ¼THE BALLADS_Seong Si-kyung

The Sung Si-kyung shown on TV is becoming more and more out of my taste, but

His music is still, always, really good.

With a pitiful voice and delicate lyrics

The painful and beautiful emotions he calmly conveys

I don’t feel guilty even if I’m completely disorganized and can’t do anything all day.

Among his many albums, my first place is his 5th album .

Recently, I have been collecting LPs in a small way.

Suddenly, I decided to own one of my favorite albums.

Because I spent my school days in the cassette tape and CD generation,

Most of my masterpieces are focused on CDs.

I listen to it without fail when the season and my heart get cold.

When I searched for Seong Si-kyung’s 5th album, it was sold out.

Fortunately, there was a used one on Aladdin, so I quickly purchased it.

When I thought it was no longer being released, I became even more attached to it.

Because you can touch music that overwhelms your auditory sense with your hands.

It is a good idea to own tangible items such as CDs or LPs.

Be careful not to leave fingerprints on the round shape.

I like the experience of putting it in the player and turning on the music.

And the original composer and people involved put a lot of effort into creating it.

It is a good idea to look at the album jacket, which includes the cover, inside, and contents.

The album jacket of is different from the cover art.

I was surprised that the inside was more colorful than I expected.

Although all the songs included in this album are masterpieces,

If you could only listen to two of Sung Si-kyung’s songs in your lifetime,

I will choose track 5, <Wind, You> and track 10, .

(If I had to choose just one, it would definitely be .)

Poetry-like lyrics.

The words spoken above the melody are beautiful

It takes my breath away every time I hear it.

šŸ’æ 05 tracks

Wind, dear

Composed by Harim / Lyricist by Lee Mi-na / Arranged by Harim

The wind blew and I closed my eyes, and autumn came running towards me.

Where do you go with wet hair? The familiar scent of your hair touches the tip of my nose.

The warm temperature of your hands and your face

Autumn tangles me up again all at once

My heart lies next to you, gently tracing the memories

Was it spring or was it a dream?

That dazzling day when we met and laughed and whispered

You always looked for my hand, but now you are somewhere far away

The wind tangled me up in one fell swoop

I miss you so much that I realized it’s fall again, although I’m not crying

You messed up my barely calm self like this again

The seasons flow, they will come again, but they flow.

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When fall comes, a song that appears like an automatic search word to me.

Personally, I like verse 1 more,

The whole time I listen, I feel like I’m the main character with wet hair

My heart becomes tangled like fallen leaves on the floor.

šŸ’æ 10 tracks

New Habit

Composed by Kim Hyeong-seok / Lyricist by Yoon Sara / Arranged by Kim Hyeong-seok

Cover your lips when you smile

When you call me, you say it twice

I liked everything about you

I never said I love you, those words aren’t enough

Even though I was a fool who couldn’t express myself

I used to like cold days, every time I took a breath

They say you can see my breath

I was so happy to have you say that

how can i forget you

I keep looking around because everyone seems to be you.

I miss the past days when all I needed was you, la la la la

Put your ear to my chest and even hear the sound of my heart

They say you’re kind like me

I was so happy to have you who cared for me so much.

how can i forget you

I keep looking around because everyone seems to be you.

I miss the past days when all I needed was you, la la la la

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A song I really, really love.

Cover your lips when you smile, call your name twice,

People who like cold days because they can see their breath,

A person who puts his ear to his chest and says that even the sound of his heart is good.

The days after the person who was full of love left my side

Even without saying it hurts and is sad

A song that made me feel that my heart could be crushed so cruelly.

I especially like this song

Another reason why I never get tired of listening to it all day is:

I think it’s because of the bossa nova beat that I also love.

I discovered this while listening recently, with the beat of this song as the background.

You can sing a very slow one note samba!

Like the author’s foreword in a book

I like reading the Thanks to written on the CD.

The desire to keep showing off

Just like me, naturally, to my heart’s content

The conflict between them, I also hope to end up with the latter.