Kim Sejeong(세정) - Door문(門) Album Thoughts(K-ballad,pop,Etc)

 

    I wasn't very familiar with Kim Sejeong before she started promoting her album. She's an actress thats known for being in pretty popular Korean drama that i've never bothered to watch... I know of the School series but I didn't see the hype. Anyways, she was also a singer from one of those produce 101 seasons that caused her to jump from girl group to girl group. After having a mini album, Kim Sejeong finally releases her debut album titled Door. 

Track List

01. 항해
02. If We Do
03. 바라던 바다
04. 권태기의 노래
05. 모르고 그려도 서로를 그리다
06. Top or Cliff
07. Jenga
08. Indigo Promise
09. 편지를 보내요
10. 언젠가 무지개를 건너야 할 때
11. 빗소리가 들리면

    I gave this album a spin about two times now and each time I listened, the music brought me to the same conclusion...  Either there's a whole lot of ideas being tossed around in the studio or she just doesn't have a solid musical vision. The title track(Top or Cliff) that she's promoting currently got me to listen to her album. It's a mid tempo pop number that gives hints of salutary beats led by an acoustic guitar. This would lead you to think that Door would have the same feel. Nope. Instead we get an album that's a mix of sounds. On one track she wants to be an indie singer. Next it's a jazz singer. Then she pull out the pop rock style before settling on ballads for the rest of the album. She doesn't sound bad at all- don't get me wrong. It's just that the album doesn't flow whatsoever. Kim Sejeong would have been better off just releasing Top or Cliff as a digital single. 

    Kim's airy tone that comes out when she sings in a lower key. She sounds like every other Korean female singer any other time. She doesn't have a voice that I would be able to pick out if a bunch of Korean singers sang one after the other. Her charm comes out the most on simples tracks such as If We Do.    

    Kim Sejong won't be an artist that you will remember unless you willingly seek her music out. Especially if you listen to a shit ton of Korean artists like I do. She doesn't have a bad voice. It's just the good moments in the album are weighted down by so much baggage.