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“Another Life” by Key, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 + K-pop in English Playlist

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  SHINee ’s Kim Ki Bum , or simply Key , released his second full album, Gasoline , in 2022. Like “ Helium ” on his EP Bad Love from 2021, Key features an English song: “ Another Life .” Key is not the only Korean idol artist who sings in English. Today, I thought I would start a collection of K-pop songs that are entirely in English. Key’s English tracks are album tracks, not promoted as main singles in Korea or abroad. Other artists on the list released these English tracks as singles in Korea and abroad. Still, others recorded an English version of a Korean single to promote the single to international audiences. Whatever the reason, we’re glad to hear more from our favorite K-pop stars. Enjoy the list. Read the lyrics on Genius.

“Killer” by Key, Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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  In high school I spent a good deal of my lawn mowing money on CDs, like many of kids of my generation and before. A brand new CD cost anywhere between $10 and $25, often depending on where you bought it, but also some retailers would sell lesser-known albums at a discount. On a few occasions, a band would issue a re-release and/or a repackaging of an album. This could happen for remastering with new technology not available when the record was first released, anniversary editions of popular records, or most frustrating were deluxe editions not available during the album's initial release. These deluxe editions held bonus tracks, often a new radio single that didn't make the original album. PROMISE YOU WON'T  REGRET . First, it is important to distinguish between bonus editions exclusive to a store. Artists have released exclusive b-sides on these annoying marketing gimmick, selling one edition at particular store, leaving devote fans to buy every edition of the record. Wh