"BLAQ Style"

The Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality – or – MBLAQ recently released their first full album, “BLAQ Style.”  It took the boys a while, but they’re finally here, ripped and ready for your enjoyment.

For what it is, “BLAQ Style” is MBLAQ’s cleanest work yet.  They debuted in 2009 with “Just BLAQ,” the mini-album chock-full of gimmicks, followed by a more diverse approach with “Y” in 2010.  “BLAQ Style” is like a sandwich of both EPs.

As a boy band in K-pop, MBLAQ has had a hard time standing out on their own, especially when they were introduced to us as the guys under the watchful eye of Rain.  Style-wise, MBLAQ possess a sound that can be appropriately characterized as Rain-esque, which is something that has worked both for them and against them as a unit in K-pop.

Rain’s firm emphasis on sexual appeal seems to radiate from MBLAQ.  Aesthetically, it’s a win, but up until this release, MBLAQ has been one of the weakest boy band vocalists in K-pop.  To put it another way, they haven’t really proven (through their promos) that they’re more than just sexy hunks in makeup.

The general idea is that it requires at least a genuine talent to make music, so does “BLAQ Style” finally provide us with a sufficient amount of content to prove that theory with MBLAQ?  Better yet, have they detached themselves from Rain’s grubby little fingers and found a sound of their own?

Well let’s find out, shall we?

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Through a series of electro-pop tunes and cheeky mid tempos, one could say they find themselves giving this album a good, “Oh, yeah.“  Listening to this album, there were times when I got into some of the songs, and completely snored through others.  It’s evident during those high moments though, that MBLAQ have really given enough of an effort to hold their own.

Tracklist:

1. Sad Memories
2. Stay
3. Cry
4. Darling
5.Throw Away
6. Rust
7. Tonight
8. Wish You Hadn’t
9. You’re My +
10. Rolling U
11. Oh Yeah (C-Luv & Blue Magic Remix)
12. Y (GR GROOVE Remix)
13. Different Beginning

You can find to songs on the "Videos" page...