21 Thursday Apr 2022
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Seoul is the sixth mini album by BOL4. It was released on April 20, 2022 with “Seoul” serving as the album’s title track.
Tracklist:
1.”Love story”
2.”Seoul”
3.”What make us beautiful (아름다운 건)”
4.”In the mirror”
5.”Star (별)”
OVERALL RATING: 4 stars
04 Wednesday Nov 2020
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BOL4’s release new single on November 5th 2020.
Tracklist:
1.빨간 립스틱 (Red Lipstick)
2.Dancing Cartoon
OVERALL RATING: 4 stars
10 Monday Aug 2020
“Our Beloved BoA #2” is the digital single by BOL4. Is the second release of STATION’s 20th anniversary project for BoA.
Release Date: 2020.08.07
Tracklist:
01. 아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess)
02. 아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess) (Inst.)
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
13 Wednesday May 2020
BOL4 has made a comeback with the new mini album “Puberty Book II Pum,”.
BOL4 talked about returning with her first comeback in eight months. “I’m nervous, and I worked hard on creating it, so please look forward to it,” she said.
Originally a duo, BOL4 has undergone a major change after the departure of member Woo Ji Yoon last month. BOL4 is continuing with Ahn Ji Young now promoting as a one-person act.
She said, “I feel pressure now that I’m doing this alone. When I was working on the songs too, I felt an emptiness and really noticed her absence. However, I want to do my best so that I can show the music that I can create.”
She shared, “I felt many different emotions while working on this album. One of the emotions that I sing about is the happiness I felt while meeting people I love like my friends and fans.”
“I worried a lot because of the change in members, but I wanted to repay my fans through music and I hope that you will really relate to it,” she said.
Ahead of the album release, the pre-release single “Leo” came out first, which features EXO’s Baekhyun.
“I sent an offer to Baekhyun to feature on the song, and he said the song was good and took part,” she explained. “He was a really good fit for the song and its sentiment. Since I was able to listen to a great voice while recording, I enjoyed working on the track.”
Release Date: 2020.05.13
Tracklist:
01. 빈칸을 채워주시오
02. 품 (Hug)
03. 나비와 고양이 (Leo) (feat.백현 (BAEKHYUN))
04. 카운슬링
05. 민들레
OVERALL RATING
4½ stars
07 Thursday May 2020
Bol4 released the new single “Leo,” featuring Baekhyun of EXO, on Thursday.
Released as one of two lead tracks from the one-man band’s upcoming “Youth Diary II” EP, “Leo” is a relaxing love song that fits this warm spring season. Balanced by jazz piano and string ensemble sounds, the mellifluous song teems with an array of instruments, adding layer to the lighthearted melody. Read as “Butterfly and Cat” by its Korean title, “Leo” kicks off with vocalist Ahn Ji-yeong’s airy vocals and leads into Baekhyun’s part, where he delivers his soft, sleek tone.
The duet had especially made headlines for featuring the EXO member, who is also known as an established vocalist himself. It marks the first time Bol4 has teamed up another artist for Bol4’s own album. The dulcet-toned pop sound from “Leo” also shows that Ahn has returned to her signature sonic style, as her previous anthem “Workaholic” had experimented with a more mature and groovy sound.
In an introductory note for the song, Ahn wrote, “What makes cats attractive is that they pay attention to precious little things in this world with curiosity, their large round eyes. They just stand by them, watch them.”
“In this song, cat Leo did the same to a butterfly. Just like the song’s lyric, ‘I’m fine just gazing at you./If you feel uncomfortable with me, you may hide from me,’ I think love resembles how cats view this world.”
The note also gave a scoop of what’s to come from her new album. Ahn explained that “Youth Diary II” would touch on emotions that come along with growing up, while her previous album talked about growing pains.
Also known as Bolbbalgan4, Bol4 originally consisted of Ahn and guitarist-vocalist Woo Ji-yoon, who rose to stardom in 2014 after appearing on “Superstar K6.” With their unique folk sounds and songwriting prowess, the duo went on to become regular chart-toppers in the scene, boasting numerous hits like “Galaxy,“ “Some,” “We Loved” and “Travel” under their belt. Woo, however, recently left the team, citing concerns over her future career, and Ahn decided to continue the band solo under the same group name.
Baekhyun, who debuted as a member of EXO in 2012, has become a budding solo star. Known for his lush vocals and established musicality, Baekhyun dropped his first solo album “City Lights,” featuring lead track “UN Village,” in July last year, which has seen huge success on the charts. The musician is set to release his second solo EP “Delight” on May 25.
“Youth Diary II” is set to drop on May 13. The five-track album will feature the other lead track “Hug” alongside “Blank” and “Counseling,” all of which have been written and composed by Ahn.
By Hong Dam-young (lotus@heraldcorp.com)
Tracklist:
1.Leo (나비와 고양이)
OVERALL RATING
4½ stars
30 Thursday Jan 2020
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“Love” (styilized as “LOVE”) is the first Japanese single album by BOL4. It was released on January 15, 2020 with “Love” serving as the title track.
The single includes Japanese versions of “Blue” from their second mini-album Red Diary Page.1.
Tracklist:
1.”Love”
2.”Blue”
3.”Love [Instrumental]”
4.”Blue [Instrumental]”
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
11 Wednesday Sep 2019
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Two Five is the fifth mini album by BOL4. It will be released on September 10, 2019 with “25” serving as the album’s title track.
Tracklist:
1.”Workaholic (워커홀릭)”
2.”25″
3.”XX”
4.”Taste”
5.”Day Off (낮)”
6.”XX (Acoustic Ver.)”
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
20 Thursday Jun 2019
Having just officially debuted in Japan, Bol4 has topped the K-pop Album Download chart of Japanese iTunes.
Release Date: 2019.06.05
Tracklist:
01. 宇宙をあげる
02. 好きだと言って
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
10 Wednesday Apr 2019
Puberty Book Ⅰ Bom is the fourth mini album by BOL4. It was released on April 2, 2019 with “Bom” serving as the album’s title track.
Tracklist:
“Picnic (나들이 갈까)”
“Bom (나만, 봄)”
“Stars Over Me (별 보러 갈래?)”
“Seattle Alone”
“Mermaid”
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
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