Chanyeol is a singer that is with the label SM Entertainment under the boy group Exo as well as their Chinese sub group. He's known as a singer, actor, and rapper. Finally, news of his solo career broke into the media. Not long after, he released his first EP titled Black Out.
💿Track List
01. Black Out *Title
02. Hasta La Vista
03. Ease Up
04. Back Again
05. I’m on your side too
06. Clover
One thing I can say is that I'm glad that SM allowed Chanyeol to have full creative control over the sound that he wanted to produce for this album. Black Out doesn't sound like music that you would get from a normal idol. Instead, you get music that leans more into the indie music scene. Chanyeol has stated in the past that he is a huge fan of pop punk rock music from bands such as Green Day and this defiantly can be heard in his debut. Black out as a title track is a mid tempo pop rock song that's mainstream feeling enough to appeal to the masses yet, underground enough to be artsy. He also adds his influence of rap into the track list, creating a pop rock hip hop hybrid that actually works in his favor musically. All of this man's love for the music that inspired him as an entertainer is here. I'm not mad at this album at all. I knew when I heard Black Out for the first time that his debut solo album would be something special.
Chanyeol might not be a singer that's been singing since birth however, I can hear that hard work that been out into his craft to keep up with the naturally gifted. His rapping is decent too. You know how Idol labels will make a singer a rapper if they feel like it fits that group's image? At least Chanyeol plays his role well.
Chanyeol and D.O.'s solo albums are some of my favorites from EXO's members. Kai isn't bad either. I just don't listen to him as much.
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