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How to Buy Korean Ballad Albums at Wholesale Prices
Korean music isn’t all about those upbeat energetic songs, in fact, for every banging track, there’s an equally awesome tune that happens to be a tear-inducing song.
Korean ballad, also known as K-ballad, is the favourite genre of many k-pop fans. Using emotion, singers or group try to convey the story through their vocal colours and techniques, which really help to draw the listener in.
Buying KBallad albums at wholesale prices is a great way to extend your Kpop store’s inventory, and potentially reach a new customer base within k-pop.
With so many different genres of music out there, sometimes it’s hard to narrow down our favourites, but listening to k-ballads can make you enjoy the sheer emotion that artists pour out into their songs, being able to express sadness, love or any other emotion to the public, even if they don’t speak the same language.
So, here are just a few of the many K-ballad albums that will help you relax in any situation.
1. Paul Kim – Rain
Paul Kim has become one of the most promising singer-songwriters in the industry, due to his strong vocals and lyrical meaning.
Having spent most of his youth overseas, attending high school in New Zealand and college in Japan, Paul returned to his native country of Korea to pursue his career as a k-pop singer.
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The album “Rain” is perfect for those who enjoy listening to calm and slow songs on rainy days.
It may sound gloomy and depressing at the beginning, however, the melodies get more beautiful due to their progressive chords in the refrain.
2. Yerin Baek – Every Letter I sent you
In 2012, Yerin Baek debuted as a member of the duo 15, & with Park Jimin under JYP Entertainment. However, in 2019 she left the agency to launch her new independent music label “Blue Vinyl”. She has one of the most unique and beautiful voices in the industry to date.
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“Every Letter I Sent You” is the first full-length album under her new label, it consists of 18 songs which include studio versions of her songs, which were exclusively released on SoundCloud.
The concept of this album has a lot of hipster vibes with a hint of western style, which is perfect for any international store looking to start selling Kballad albums.
3. GOT7 – & ME
The boy band GOT7 consists of the members JB, Jackson, Mark, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom. They debuted in January 2014, under JYP Entertainment and released their first EP “Got It?” the same year.
With members from Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan, it’s no surprise to see how overseas fans have fallen for them.
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Even though all the songs of “& ME” are not considered k-ballad per se, songs like Miracle, 1:31 AM (잘 지내야해), Think About It and From Now (이젠) are definitely under the category of calm, gloomy and emotional songs, that fans around the world love and which shows a different image of GOT7 instead of their usual hip-hop danceable tracks.
4. BOL4 – TWO FIVE
The duo BOLBBALGAN4 also known as BOL4 debuted under Shofar Music, members Jiiyoung and Jiyoon in 2016.
Their music often walks a fine line between k-ballad and indie/folk music.
The airy voice that the member’s project on most of their songs is distinct to their act and their sound is something you don’t hear all that often.
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The album “Two Five” has five tracks and an acoustic version of the previously released song “XX”.
With this work, the duo shares a more mature side of themselves, unlike the last album “Puberty Book”.
They’ve been really consistent at producing quality music and have been gaining a lot of fans in recent years.
5. DAY6 – The Book of Us: Entropy
Having debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2015, DAY6 is formed of members Sungjin, Young K, Dowoon, Jae and Wonpil.
They’re one of the few, if not only k-bands who are active in the international music scene.
They’re currently on their second world tour “The Gravity World Tour” which has the group performing in twenty-six cities around the world, finishing up in Madrid on January 31, 2020.
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The first six tracks of “The Book of Us: Entropy” are said to cover positive things, while the other tracks focus on colder emotions and feelings.
The word “Entropy” is a scientific concept which DAY6 used as a metaphor, referring to when someone falls in love and how their lives change in every way.
Summary
We hope you’ve enjoyed our list of Korean Ballad Albums.
What do you think? Could you add any of these albums to your retail store?
Here’s a quick recap of all the Korean Balled Artists and albums we’ve mentioned.
- Paul Kim – Rain
- Yerin Baek – Every Letter I sent You
- GOT7 – & ME
- BOL4 – TWO FIVE
- DAY6 – The book of Us: Entropy
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