Ironic Clown

 Tracklist:
1. Kissing Me
2. You’re The One
3. Lullaby For You -English Version-  
4. Kissing Me (Instrumental)
5. You’re the One (Instrumental)

Kissing Me is JYONGRI’s 4th single. It reached 11 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and sold over 11, 513 copies. It was released on the 30th of January, 2008.

Kissing Me is a fast paced dance ballad. It starts out with a fast piano line, and from then on I was hooked, it is insanely catchy. It has a happy yet mellow tune as JYONGRI asks someone (presumably a lover) to kiss her. JYONGRI’s vocals are top notch (as they always are) and she has complete control of her voice throughout the entire song. The song doesn’t seem like it’s dragging on because it has a mighty fine bridge about three quarters of the way through.

I love the way that JYONGRI peacefully says You’re The One at the beginning of the song, and I love the way that throughout the song all the backing vocals say are “you are the one.” The arrangement kept me interested throughout the entire song, even when JYONGRI isn’t singing – especially the plucking of the harp and the snare drums about two thirds of the way through, oh and I almost forgot the triangle! That adds a welcome addition to the song. The arrangement of the song is mystifying.

Lullaby For You –English Version- is just the same as the original in terms of arrangement, however as the name says the lyrics are in English. Unlike the English version of Possession the lyrics in Lullaby For You –English Version- are extremely smooth and more heartfelt, (but then again Lullaby For You is a ballad and Possession is a dance track). The arrangement starts off with just the piano and JYONGRI’s emotional vocals, however later and orchestra of strings are added and some synth beats to compliment it. The English version of Lullaby For You is just as good as the original.

 Kissing Me was sheer enjoyment, I enjoyed every part of it, and could not find any faults in it. JYONGRI continues to have simplistic, but at the same time catchy and lovable arrangements, and with a voice likes hers it’s hard not to love her!

Rating5 stars