Jade’s first solo release in Korea takes what could only be deemed as the best tracks from her two Japanese albums (Out Of The Box & Bittersweet Symphony) and brings them together on one album.
The tracks almost flow beautifully, that is, the tracks from each album, however at the cross over point, it does seem a little disjointed but it can be allowed to slip unnoticed. Also for this release are the new version of Like A Bird, titled Like A Bird (Geo’s Mix) (which if you have enjoyed previous Geo mixes of Sweetbox tracks, you are likely to love this as it only adds depth to the lyrics of the original version) and the duet version of You Don’t Know Me with Kim Dong Wan.
Sadly, having listened to the album, I have to say that the duet is the one thing that pulls the album down. It’s production seems hurried, as if it’s been a last minute thought and would probably sound much better if it had some resemblance to the previous duet with Korean singer Baek Ji Young, that being a mix of Korean and English.
If we ignore the last track, then the album is flawless and what the Japanese album, Bittersweet Symphony should have been.
Rating: 4/5
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