Dalmation - State Of Emergency [Review]

Yesterday Dalmation (달마시안) released their new mini-album State of Emergency. Dalmation recently underwent a member change as Day Day had to leave the band for personal reasons and Dari is in the army but a new member,Simon, joined the group

We've been huge fans of Dalmation since their debut so we were patiently waiting for their comeback. As we heard the Double Side Kick team (One Way's Chance) were producing the album we knew it would be fantastic. And honestly this album blew us away! Here's a breakdown on what we think of each of the songs on the album:

Dalmation - E.R

The title song on the album is E.R. which is a a song the heartbreak they feel when the woman they loves leaves them. All of the members have such unique voices and gel together perfectly. Unlike other K-Pop groups, in Dalmation they are all amazing at either rapping or singing and they even write their own lyrics. In E.R, the members put so much emotion into their voices which immerses you into the song.

Now onto the video. This video is just wow. If you haven't watched it already, I recommend you do. It's not just because of their well sculpted bodies, well mainly because of their bodies but the members new looks just gives the group a whole different feel especially Jeesu and Yong Won.

Overall, I absolutely love this song. I've been hitting repeat since I first watched the video.

Dalmation - (차 안에서) Drive

This song has such an old school vibe to it which I love. Drama and Jeesu, the main vocalists in Dalmation, just make the song sound so soulful and soothing. Now that summer is around the corner, I'll definitely be playing it on a long drive.

Dalmation - Hurt Me

Another amazing song~. The guitar goes so well with the feel of the song and the members voice just make you melt.

Dalmation - Still By Ur Side

I really like this song, particularly the rap. The other songs kind of have a lack of rapping compared to Dalmation's previous songs which is probably because there are only 2 rappers in the group now instead of 3. But regardless of this, it's a great song.


Dalmation have done it again. Another fantastic album! I wasn't sure how the band would manage without Day Day and Dari but honestly Simon is so talented. His charisma and flow are just perfect Although it's a real shame Day Day and Dari aren't in this album, it is definitely a 10/10!

Dalmation are one of my favourite Korean groups. What I love about them is that they are not a typical K-Pop group. They have their own flavour and give the right balance of R&B and rapping. Now, I just can't wait to watch the live performances~! ^^

If you love what you hear (like us), purchase the album at:
YesAsia

Here's a special little treat for all the Dalmate's ~ ^^

K R&B [One Way]

We've been a fan of R&B music since we were young so we were excited to hear Korean R&B songs. One of our favourite K R&B groups has to be One Way. Although it's been almost 2 years since they've debuted, I still feel like they're underrated.
One Way (원웨이) consists of three members: Chance (leader & vocalist), Peter (vocalist) and Young Sky (rapper).

From left to right: Peter, Chance and Young Sky

Their debut song back in March 2010 was 'One Way' however, it was actually their song 'Magic' that made us love them. It has the perfect blend of soul and emotion. Seriously, we had it one repeat for months, even copying the choreography for the chorus (although we looked rather silly doing it). Check it out below:

Another song on their first album that caught our eye, or ear for that matter, was 'U Drag'. As all the members are fluent English speakers we have no trouble understanding them when they speak English. I find it hard to class this song in a particular genre, it's a bit of everything which is why we grew to love it.

They released their second album in January 2011 and it was just as amazing as the first.
My personal favourite on the album is the title song, 'Rainy Day's' which features JunSu from 2PM. I absolutely adore 2PM and JunSu is my favourite member so I was ecstatic that two of my favourite bands were collaboratining. (Yes, I am overusing the word 'favourite'. Lol. But honestly I love them both)

As well as Chance's solo track 'A Thousand Words'.

As well as the amazing songs that One Way make, which they actually compose and write themselves, they have been making many other songs for various KPop idols. Chance has composed a few songs for Super Junior, B1A4 and others. Recently, Peter and Sky actually wrote Super Junior's Donghae and Eunhyuks addictive song 떳다 오빠 (Oppa Has Risen). You can even see them at the start of the MV:

Keep your eye out for One Way in the near future guys~! ^^

If you like their songs, you can buy their album from YesAsia