C-Clown’s official fan club name revealed
Yedang Entertainment has revealed the official name for C-Clown‘s fans. Yedang’s rookie group C-Clown concluded its Solo promotions for its mini album, Not Alone, two weeks ago. On September 15, Yedang finally unveiled the official fan club name for C-Clown. Prior to that, a fan club name competition was held on the the members’ fan cafe, where fans could suggest any name for the fan club.
C-Clown’s fans is officially called Crown, which the second most popular one among all the choices like, Joker, Crown, The Royals, Princess, and Cygnus. Crown (크라운) means that the fans are the crown that adorns C-Clown.
C-Clown concludes ‘Solo’ promotions
C-Clown will be performing the final few stages for their debut track, Solo, before officially ending their current promotions.
Yedang Entertainment, home of other famous stars such as ALi, Im JaeBeom and Guckkasten, debuted their first boy group, C-Clown, with the mini album, Not Alone in July. The boys have been actively promoting their track, Solo, on various music programs and completed a number of fan meetings. They now say goodbye to the fans and have their last week of promotions on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.
Watch their performance below!
Music Bank
Music Core
Inkigayo
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Quick Reviews: C-Clown, Jang Jane and Eru
C-Clown – Not Alone
Release: July 19, 2012
Distributor: Loen Entertainment
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Yedang Entertainment‘s press release says SOLO is written the way it is to avoid idol-music clichés and introduce “analog sentiments”. That may be so, but Rado and the composers avoid triteness at the cost of also losing melodic appeal. It’s not as analog as one would expect, either, actually featuring conspicuous drum-machine beats and reverse strings and whatnot, but that’s a minor point. The C-Clown members attempt to put some flair into the limp chorus, but the track doesn’t truly engage.
Meanwhile, 차 안에서 (In The Car) offers a much more convincing attempt at freshness. It’s a pleasant acoustic drama that describes an awkward pre-breakup silence. The opening moments are reminiscent of Kwon Jung-yeol‘s lighter works, and the fact that rappers Rome and T.K worked on their own bars is encouraging. With this sample size, I’m not yet convinced that this rookie group’s strengths are geared toward easy-listening pop or anything else. But C-Clown appears to be competent at this genre, at least. There’s little shortage of talent among boy bands these days – whichever producer Yedang pairs with this group next will have to step it up for C-Clown to distinguish itself amongst this parity.
Tracklist (recommended tracks listed in bold)
1. I’m Not Alone
2. SOLO
3. 차 안에서 (In The Car)
4. 우연이야 (Destiny)
5. SOLO – Instrumental
6. 차 안에서 (In The Car) – Instrumental
Jang Jane – 여름밤 (Summer Night)
Release: August 1, 2012
Distributor: CJ&M
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Jang Jane‘s been flirting with straight ballads for a bit, but the former Superstar K2 contestant is back to her folk foundations. It’s predictably easy on the ears: lead single 여름밤 (Summer Night) and Rainy Day are lively ballads with faint hints of plugged sounds, while rhythmic STEP and down-tempo 굿바이 (Goodbye) go full acoustic. Don’t let the accessibility fool you, though. Jang’s writing prowess as well as her performance are as sharp as ever – the sensually flowing chorus of Rainy Day and Jang’s infectious falsetto-straddling in STEP are two effective exhibits. Almost every finalist of K2 has gone on to begin a music career, but with releases like this raising her ceiling every time, Jang remains one of the most intriguing members of that class.
Tracklist (recommended tracks listed in bold)
1. 여름밤 (Summer Night)
2. STEP
3. Rainy Day
4. 굿바이 (Goodbye)
5. Rainy Day – Small Room Version
Eru – Feel Brand New Part.2
Release: August 8, 2012
Distributor: Loen Entertainment
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The problem with Eru‘s lead single 미워요 (I Hate You) isn’t that it’s rehashing a medium-tempo genre at least four years removed from its prime. No, it’s more the overly complex and spazzy instrumentation, predictable pacing, and uninteresting melody. Banal lyrics don’t help with that, either. The rest of the album is fairly pedestrian – not as overtly poor as I Hate You, but not too impressive, either. Ailee provides some life in otherwise mechanical clubtune track 하이라이트 (Highlight), and Eru proves he’s still got the voice to make a slow jam like So Bad work. But if those are the best moments in this EP, this vocalist still has a ways to go. Unfortunately, it seems like he’s only been regressing since Level II (2006).
Tracklist (recommended tracks listed in bold)
1. 미워요 (I Hate You) – Featuring Yong Junhyoung of BEAST
2. 드라이브 (Drive) – Featuring Shorry J of Mighty Mouth
3. 하지마요.. (Don’t Say It)
4. 하이라이트 (Highlight) – Featuring Ailee
5. So Bad
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C-Clown makes their debut on M! Countdown
With the release of mini album Not Alone on July 19, Yedang Entertainment‘s C-Clown has officially made their debut on M! Countdown with their title track, Solo.
Check out their performance below!
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