[ Information ] Artist : F.T Island 1st album : Cheerful sensibility Released on June 7, 2007 Publisher : Mnet Media [Buy this CD]

[ F.T Island - Vol.1 : Cheerful sensibility] Tracklist : 1. Saranghalhi 2. Haengbokhamnida 3. Cheondung 4. Hansaramman 5. Jipchak 6. Namja-ui cheotsarangeun mudeomkkaji ganda 7. Hajimallaeyo 8. F.T Island 9. Reo Reo 10. Primadonna 11. Majung 12. Saranghaneun beobeul mollaseo 13. Cheotkisseu   [ Review ] 1. Saranghalhi This first song starts with a beautiful violon melody and introduces one of the singer's voice. Then, it becomes a powerful pop song, with a great melody. It is really the kind of song you will often hear in Kpop, with a man's strong voice, calm verses and a powerful chorus. I really recommend this song to all those who like Kpop. 2. Haengbokhamnida This song is also very Kpop-like, except the fact that there is an harmonica in the music sometimes. The chorus is also very pleasant. What i like is the voice of the singers who don't seem to be newcomers at all. The original thing in this one is the rap done in the second verse, with the harmonica and violons in the background. 3. Cheondung "Cheondung" is a little more dynamic than the previous ones. In this one, the voice of the singer is soft at first and it increases until the end of the chorus. The genre is the same as the first two songs. 4. Hansaramman This song is a ballad which has the particularity to have flute in the beginning. Then it becomes acoustic in the verse with an acoustic guitar and then violons. The battery comes in the chorus in which the singer's voice is more powerful. 5. Jipchak This time, the song starts with accordion, and then a rap with a violon background ! Then it becomes very calm, just after this comes a very short rap and finally the chorus with the same instruments as before. The composition of the verses is the most original thing in this song, there are short different parts in those. 6. Namja-ui cheotsarangeun mudeomkkaji ganda The music of this song has a strong reggae influence, for the first time ! It is not very common in Kpop either. This music stays during the whole song, so it is very calm and also pleasant to hear, even if the melody is not that great. 7. Hajimallaeyo A ballad again with "Hajimallaeyo" ! I like the melody a lot, and this time there are many voices in the chorus, so it gives a different feeling from the previous songs. 8. F.T Island With this song, we enter in what we could call the "second part" of the album ! While the first part was mainly "Kpop-like", this song is a happy song, the kind of songs some Japanese boysband could easily sing (the "Johnny's"'s fans should appreciate it), with some lyrics said all together between the chorus in the next verse. But i think that it is not that good since it is a genre i already heard a lot before. 9. Reo Reo This time again, we have a dynamic and happy song here. But i really like this one since the chorus has a funny melody which distinguish the song from "F.T Island". With the voice of the singers, we can think that very young members are singing, or that they are doing it on purpose. In any case, it is absolutely not the same voices has the first songs. 10. Primadonna One more time in the dynamic style of F.T Island, but this time the song is more a pop/rock one, in which the fast and powerful chorus makes it very attractive, while the verses have nothing special, but only make us wait for the chorus. 11. Majung Another ballad to contrast with the previous songs ! The voice is not as strong as in the first songs, but very soft with the beautiful instruments in the background such as piano, violons and acoustic guitar. At first there is also a traditionnal music feeling. 12. Saranghaneun beobeul mollaseo This song is also a ballad but the rhythm is more noticeable here and the voice gets strong in the chorus. 13. Cheotkisseu The last song of the album has only an acoustic guitar and tomtom in the background music at first so it is restful. At the end, more instruments join them but it is still very calm and good for a last song. Conclusion I really think this album needs to be heard because there are different genres in it ! Those who like typical Kpop ballads, those who like dynamic and happy boysband's songs, those who like acoustic ballads will find something interesting in it. I really, really recommend the first song, "Saranghalhi", to ALL Kpop fans.