let's say, some Michelle Branch faves of mine. It always puts a smile to my face, and I love to listen to it inbetween. Speaking of the pace, "Milky Way", recently covered by Red Velvet, brings both the energy and serotonin back through its early 00s pop-rockish undertones. (Waiting)" did on NO.1, "Tree" is a little ballad ditty that slows down the pace and may halt the momentum earlier than expected, but it's so gorgeous to the ears that it doesn't bother me that much. Track 3 sees a familiar complaint rear its head again. Its impact can't be denied, as it seems to be the go to BoA song to cover, which I'll spend more time talking about once we get to eliminating it don't worry, it's not happening anytime soon x It's one of the best examples of bubblegum BoA, playing in the same soundscape as many teen pop artists of that era. "아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess)", the lead single, and probably one of her most popular songs, remains one that I cherish a lot. At this point, the production value is also firmly in place, and doesn't date the songs as much as earlier ones might have. Using sounds already explored in her past few releases, the difference is in the control shown by her over her vocals. Opening with the slightly on the nose "Time To Begin", BoA immediately takes us back to a safe territory. Not resting on the laurels of VALENTI, which marked a new record by going over the 1 million mark and thus further establishing her as a superstar in Japan, BoA was once again ready to do the same in her native country. Just writing this paragraph made my head hurts for her, she really didn't stop. The same year, it ended at #4 in the list of the best-selling albums in South Korea.īetween the releases of her second Japanese album VALENTI, her second Japanese remix album Next World, her third special album Shine We Are!, her first live tour Valenti 2003 tour, and the third Korean album in question Atlantis Princess, 2003 ended up being quite the busy year for BoA. Having these be available for streaming ONLY and only in 128kbps….a TRAJESTY." I had to google "trajesty", but yeah it fits!Ĭhart position: The album debuted at #1 in the Top 50 Korean Monthly Charts, with initial monthly sales of nearly 128,000 in from two days of shipments in May 2003.
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(9) wished this song hadn't been relegated to a treasure hunt " this BOP deserved to be on one of her albums proper over."Īnd (9,5) lamented " another track I wish was more widely available. Mixing the R&B undertones of her usual early sound, with chunky guitars in the chorus and even a solo later on, it's quite a strong song that deserved to be heard by more fans! It could have replaced one of the weaker NO.1 or Atlantis Princess cuts and I wouldn't have been mad, to be honest.Īnd these thoughts were echoed by (7) similarly said " A bit on the safer sound, but drawing inspiration from both of her R'n'B and rock beginnings. In the end, all that was worth it because this song, despite being only available in relatively low quality, can hold its own against its main album counterparts.
#Boa valenti opening code#
I mean, is it that different from getting a code to download the digital version of an album after buying it on CD or vinyl? With this particular song's example involving music streaming, it slightly feels ahead of its time. If I stop for one second to think, all of this makes me nostalgic for that era in the early 00s where CD-roms containing demos of videogames were hidden inside cereal boxes.
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Once you were logged in, you could in fact stream "혹시 (Maybe)" and other exclusive tracks from SM artists.
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Here's what it looked like:Īt the time of the compilation's release, the iLikepop website highlighted in the cover had just launched. To get access to the song, an insert to be put into a computer was included in both releases. Probably one of her rarest songs, considering you had to get either the compilation mentioned above or Shine We Are! in physical forms to be able to hear it.
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"혹시 (Maybe)" is a track from 2003 Summer Vacation In SMTown.Com, a compilation by released in 2003 by SMTOWN, a musical collective for recording artists under SM Entertainment.