Jang Geun-seok is one of those actors, like Lee Min-ki, who is better at acting than singing but seems to have a strong interest in pursuing music on the side. His latest recording is the digital single “Just Drag,” which was released online on September 10.
Jang actually has a good singing voice, which is why I’m disappointed at how electronic and altered he’s gone, not only in this track but also his last single, the “music drama” Toucholic. (Here’s an example of his voice without all that techno tweaking.) Jang recorded the single recently with producer Bang Shi-hyuk, and a music video featuring Jang will also be released.
He has earned favorable response playing a murder suspect in his current film, the thriller Itaewon Murder Case. His next drama is the idol-star-themed You’re Beautiful co-starring Park Shin-hye, which will air in October.
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Is this popular in Korea nowadays? Why make their voices electronic(or make it more techno) than use the real one? (reminded me of Lee Min Ho’s Cass Beer cf) He sounds like an alien actually. A human alien. (and I didn’t even finish the song. I couldn’t stand it.) Shame on JGS when he’s such a fine boy. Oh well. I guess I can just forget this talent of his. I just hope he really sings on his new drama.
the song would have sounded better with his natural voice…but then again, it’s been a trend in kpop these days to make everything sound digitized. love his hair in the pic!
uhg i hate how everything is digitalized now -_- the song is nice but just wish we could hear his REAL voice =<
Only listened to the beginning…the tune sounds a bit like Black eyed peas’ i’ve got a feeling
lee minki’s no kidding is pretty good though! nothing compared to this. though, i agree lee minki doesn’t have an ideal voice.
He’s a very good looking guy. A little too pretty, but still good looking.
Words cannot describe the feeling I get when the words “just drag it now” fill into my now bleeding ears. Did anyone brave it through the entire thing?
Who do I go blaming for randomly pulling the word drag out of the dictionary?
First thought, “Black Eyed Peas”. i’m not trying to start anything, just wanted to share first thought. I guess this kind of music is in lately. Can’t wait for another style of music b/c there’s alot of these already now.
I liked it. I thought it was cool in a Kanye “Heartbreak” kind of way. Not a great song, but entertaining. But I’m also very much into electronic music.
i’m starting not to like him. i liked him when he was younger, nowadays he’s just too contrived – his quirky fashion sense, his hair, now even his voice. will the real JGS step out please, i like that one better!
ummm….i like the electronic-y stuff when black-eyed peas do it, but he just sounds like a computer program voice. way too synthetic.
haha he looks soo jaunty in that picture!
He should lay off the singing and stick with his acting gig. PLEASE.
I am sure I’m not the ideal age market but I couldn’t make it past the annoying beginning. Whew! Life’s too short…
i the song and JGS .. lol .. lol..
That smile is disgusting. =/
The song is meh. G-Dragon did the same thing on his new album. Sounds cool at times I guess.
I kinda like the song. JGS has a good singing voice although I must agree with some of the comments here, this single is way too digitalized.
I hope JGS goes back to dressing normally. I love the guy- cute and acts really well- but his fashion sense is starting to turn me off. He looked so good in his movies and I think the type of clothes he wore in Beethoven Virus looked really good.
Oh well.
“I hope JGS goes back to dressing normally. I love the guy- cute and acts really well- but his fashion sense is starting to turn me off. He looked so good in his movies”
AGREE! i love JGS. everything about him but his styling makes him look bad lately
still, i love his acting and voice but i hate all this techno and electro shit ~-~
cant wait for the movie and drama!!
know why it’s titled “just drag” – just drag the disc on the floor, stomp on it with your feet, throw it in the trash, and forget you ever heard such trash…..
Come on guys! This song is just for YEPP , an MP3 CF commercial ad .
Thus it won’t ever make sense like a real song : Touch it, drag it , drop it
Everyone have an MP3 touch screen would like the more upgraded MP3s that can do so many thing … hehe . I’m using my new MP3 for taking over the old PDA right now: taking lecture notes, dictionary, encyclopedia etc , text messages, ..(:
So there is nothing to make a fuss about a commercialized song that just being used to promote a product .
@Teehee: calm down, I see more weird songs for American CF ads!
If he likes wearing such clothes, why some of you need to be against it? Yeah, you all have the right to criticize him but why some of you need to ask him to, more or less, change?
Everyone have the right to be themselves, right?
Well I’ve heard worse. My only question is what is he really saying? Just drag it out? on? down? It frustrates me when i hear random english in Korean songs that I can’t make out or that just don’t make sense. I recall such songs like 내 머리가 나빠서 by SS501. um..”missing for you?” Surely someone in the industry must speak english.
sorry end rant.
…but still i love jang geun suk
Way too much of this autotuning stuff.
Haha. I laughed when I read the name of the song. Was it on purpose, do you think? Like a commentary on his style?
Yeah, it’s such a shame that it’s all computerized/electronic-y. His song in Beethoven Virus was so nice, I couldn’t believe it was him when I first heard it.
@21 l.kwon
LOL Random English phrases that don’t make sense in songs make me laugh.
I was re-watching 9 End 2 Outs and one of the songs has the following phrase:
“I never don’t cry”. I think it’s actually kinda cute…like a foreigner who is trying so hard to speak your language:)
(And the title of the drama, 9 End 2 Outs, doesn’t even make sense…but I love it anyway!)
Also, this is totally random, but the correct word is “anyway”, NOT “anywayS”. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine.
@21 l.kwon
re: post 25, that last bit about my pet peeve was not meant to be directed at you.
i love jang geun seok so much
i saw all of his movies
i love him in his movie named “baby and i”
he was play the high school dad
i think he play perfect in that movie
if you didn’t watch that one
i think you should try
well…i think this song just turn out good…
anyway this is for YEPP and i think it’s to fit the image of the thing they’re selling…
and however..i LOOOVEE Jang Geun-suk… pretty boy…too adorable…and very cute…^^”
btw,at first i don’t want to read all that comments bcos seems like most of it says they didn’t like this and that of this song or jgs now… oh my…if u don’t like it please just don’t comment…
and…actually i didn’t think someone like JGS would have an antis… ;p
i just love the adorable boy… <33
It is over-digitalized, but I’m not surprised at that. Besides the fact that digitalizing voices is the new “thing” you also have to remember that this is a song made especially for an ad for a touchscreen mp3 player/cellphone thing (i’m not sure which) point is, it’s for an ad of a cool technological marvel. therefore, the people in charge of the ad would want the song to sound tech-y and “cool”, you know?
when I first heard the song I actually liked it, but listening to it again, i think that’s only because I had just finished watching the MV for “black engine” which i could not get through coz it was so awful. Compared to black engine, the “just drag” MV was WAY better.
I’m glad that he goes natural for all the songs in “You’re Beautiful” he’s such a great singer!!! or maybe i just think that coz I love his acting lol. anyway, I think that he shouldn’t put his singing career on hold because he can do the ballads really well. if he goes natural instead of techno-freaky i think his singing career would be a good complement to his acting career.
and i thought the MV for “Toucholic” was actually kind cute . . .
Love JGS in “You’re Beautiful” & I agree that he’s way cuter when he’s in not too flashy makeup or clothes..bec he becomes gay-ish like Adam Lambert..LOL
i dont think his voice is that good. i dont really like his singing in you’re beautiful but his acting is good though. i think he should just stick to acting
i love Gen suk.hahhaha
Jang geun seok is at his best when he is not over doing himself. he said in one of his interviews that his greatest strength was for not being able to conform and to think and act out of the box, he is definitely not boring. and people (i think!) is somewhat entertained and amazed by his antics (sometimes i don’t know why he has to do that! he is brilliant in acting, he is a good ballad singer and he’s beautiful! i also like his personality!) however, in my humble opinion, he can be out of the box without being way way out of the box that he seemed to be in air space/ outer space! ^_^
IM YOU FAN jANG GEUN SUK ILOVE YOU!!!!! ^_^ OLAH! PHILIPPINES!
i want to u 2 know that i love just drag by my favorite jang geun suk
Agreed with some comments eg this is a techno CF, thus the techno song..Anyway, the type of song for the CF may not be Keun Suk’s decision but the CF clients. I thought it was appropriate for this purpose and its catchy.