Promo pics

Here are some promotional pictures I found online. They just came out but I don’t think they are current. Judging from their hairstyles, the pictures might have been taken last year when their 5th album was supposed to be released. Here are some pictures from last year where they had the same hairstyles as in the pictures below. I suspect we will see a different look from them when they finally come out to promote their album, but who knows, I could be wrong. They might have kept their hairstyles … stranger things have happened.

My thoughts on “5″

I have had “5″ on repeat for the last few days, and it still blows my mind. What a comeback! After such a long wait, I would have been happy had Big Mama released a mediocre album, but they came out – pardon my baseball metaphor – swinging for the fences. I feel like all our patience has been rewarded with this amazing album, and I’m inclined to agree with those who believe this might be their best one yet. In a way, it is a very Big Mama album, full of songs that showcase their powerful vocals and beautiful harmonies, but it also sets itself apart from their previous efforts with the amount of quality, variety and maturity in the music. The songs were well chosen to show off their musicality with a mix of music genres that include pop, R&B, jazz, and even some hip-hop and Latin beat! As usual, the members’ solos add something extra to the album with their individual flavours, but this time we also get two duets! It’s quite a treat for us Big Mama fans.

Personally, I love every minute of the album, so it’s hard for me to pick a favourite. I’ll say though that the first few tracks are mighty impressive. The great start sets the standard for the rest of the album. I know people might have different opinions as to what their favourite Big Mama album is, but I think most people would agree “5” is their most mature and complete album to date.

Welcome back, Big Mama!

5

It’s here!!

Tracks:

01 Fire
02 Beautiful Day *lyrics by Big Mama
03 기다리다 미쳐 [Go Crazy Waiting for You]
04 태우다 [Burn] *lyrics by SYA
05 소녀를 사랑한 소나무 [The Pine Tree that Loved a Girl] – Park Min Hye & Lee Young Hyun *lyrics by SYA
06 하루만 [Just One More Day]
07 좁은 하늘 [Narrow Sky] – Shin Yeon Ah *music/lyrics by SYA
08 오직 사랑 [Only Love] – Lee Ji Young *music/lyrics by LJY
09 Rainbow Dream (feat. MJ of Sunnyside)
10 Daylight
11 우리, 결혼해요 [We Are Getting Married] – Shin Yeon Ah, Lee Ji Young *lyrics by SYA
12 그날의 우린 [Us in Those Days ] – Lee Young Hyun *music/lyrics by LYH
13 The Way – Park Min Hye *music/lyrics by PMH
14 사랑 [Love] *music/lyrics by SYA
15 혼잣말 [Monologue] *accoustic ver., lyrics by SYA

+ DOWNLOAD

*English translations courtesy of Robert
**Music originally uploaded by K-Stalker.

기다리다 미쳐 (Going Crazy Waiting) Full MV

The full version is out!

It looks like a depressing video in the tradition of Big Mama music videos. I guess it suits the song, which sounds awesome. How I have missed them! I hope they’ll get to make another music video that is more light-hearted though (like my favourite video of theirs, “Never Mind”). The newly released video and Big Mama’s comeback are already getting a lot of buzz on the internet. It’s so nice to see that the fans still remember and like them after they have been gone for more than 2 years. It’s been too long indeed.

By the way, I didn’t realize Big Mama has been together for 7 years! That’s quite impressive in the Korean entertainment industry. When you think about how they got started and what they have been through all these years with different record labels, it makes their fifth album even more meaningful somehow. Can I just reiterate how happy I’m that they have decided to stick together? Big Mama wouldn’t have been the same without the 4 unique and talented individual members that make up the quartet. I feel so lucky that we get to enjoy them for longer … hopefully a lot longer!

Anxiously awaiting their new album … one more day!

New album info

OK I’m on a roll today. Weekend means catching up with Big Mama news!

Here’s the official CD cover and track list for the fifth album.

01.Fire (유지영 작사/심태현 작곡)
02.Beautiful Day (신연아,이영현,이지영,박민혜 작사/홍정수,박영민 작곡)
03.기다리다 미쳐 (류재현 작사/작곡)
04.태우다 (신연아 작사/이현정 작곡)
05.소녀를 사랑한 소나무 (신연아 작사/황현 작곡)
06.하루만 (서엘 작사/강화성 작곡)
07.좁은 하늘 (신연아 작사/작곡) – 신연아 Solo
08.오직 사랑 (이지영 작사/작곡) – 이지영 Solo
09.Rainbow Dream (메이비 작사/홍정수,박영민 작곡)
10.Daylight (김진환 작사/작곡)
11.우리, 결혼해요 (신연아 작사/박영민 작곡)
12.그날의 우린 (이영현 작사/작곡) – 이영현 Solo
13.The Way (박민혜 작사/작곡) – 박민혜 Solo
14.사랑 (신연아 작사/권석홍 작곡)
15.혼잣말 (신연아 작사/윤승환 작곡)

I bolded the tracks that have been released (or a snippet of it anyway). It looks like the tradition of Big Mama members writing their own solos continues for this album as well. I’m trying to see what other tracks have been written by Big Mama, but all the Korean characters are making my head hurt.

Anyone wants to try and translate the titles?

Big Mama MV Teaser

Alright, I just found the music video clip from some other source and uploaded it to YouTube.

Apparently their first single/title track will be “기다리다 미쳐”. Google translated it to “Wait crazy”, which doesn’t make much sense. From the little that I heard, I think it’s gonna be an epic song (just like all Big Mama songs, lol). What do you guys think?

Big Mama music video teaser

A teaser clip from their new music video is now online here: http://ch.gomtv.com/2774/26861/353187.

However, the website is in Korean and requires you to use EI browser and download some plugin in order to watch the video. I couldn’t make it work myself, but if you know Korean or are able to watch the video, post your thoughts!

Hopefully someone will upload the teaser to YouTube soon.

Lee Ji Young sining karaoke

Check out this rare clip of Lee Ji Young sining karaoke on YouTube. According to Robert, this video was taken during her trip to Turkey to film a documentary for the Korean TV station EBS. LJY and the tv crew went to a karaoke bar in between filming and she sang her favourite song “One Late Night in 1996″ by Jang Hye Jin.

Correction: The video was taken after the Turkey trip. LJY was celebrating with the tv crew after the filming. The song title is “One Late Night in 1994″.

Thanks to DGRLA for the find!

New album release postponed to March 23rd

I’m kind of busy with real life right now, so I’m just going to post this message from our Korean friend Robert in regard to the new album release being pushed back to the 23rd:

hello!
I know I told you bigmama was going to come back on the 5th of march,
but it turned out to be the 10th march,
and then again, they postponed it till the 23rd.
I think this time it’s for sure, because there was an article about why things were postponed. (they said it was because of the music video shoot, and delay in picking the title track)

anyway, the article also said the followings.

There are gonna be 15 tracks including the two songs that were pre-released.
Just like their previous albums, each 4 members will have their solo tracks (ones they wrote themselves).
There is going to be one pmh and lyh’s duet song, and one sya and ljy duet song.
Their old song 혼잣말 (monologue) will also be part of the album but it will be a remade version.
that leaves us 6 more new songs that they all sang together.
anyway, I’m so excited!!!

Thanks to Robert for the latest information! So it’s going to be a longer wait but I’m sure it’ll be worth it.

Just like Robert, I am also very excited!

March 10th!

Just a  small correction about Big Mama’s fifth album release date. The album will come out on March 10th instead of 5th as I posted below. So yeah, one more week!!

In the meantime, here are the download links for the two teaser tracks released digitally in February.

1. 하루만 [Only One Day]

2. Rainbow Dream

Seriously, I don’t even care how good the new album is. I just want them to come back! They’ve gotta come out and promot their album, right? Can’t wait to see them sing live again. Back togehter at last!

Picture Credit: YELLOWKOOKY (http://cafe.daum.net/mamadoongji)