We saw how the idols flooded and dominated the Korean music market in 2009. A year where there were both the girlgroup and boygroup hype periods. But coming 2010, the Korean music market will take a change. With the comeback of ‘luxurious’ solo singers, it seems that the atmosphere of the Korean music scene will be different.

We are seeing the comeback of female vocal powerhouses like Lee Hyori, Yoon MiRae, YangPa, JOO; and also male crooners like Shin SeungHoon, Kim DongRyul, Yoo HeeYeol and Sung ShiKyung etc.

2010 is said to be the start of luxurious solo singers’ generation.

The boom of the strong personality female singers

We see one of the most striking of all the comebacks are those of the female solo singers. Because they are the ones with strong personalities. From ‘trendsetter’ Lee Hyori to sensational vocals YangPa and JOO, music fans will get to feast on various styles of music from them.

Here are the rest of the female solo comebacks.

* Lee Hyori – one of the most anticipated female comeback singers of the year. Known for having great dance and songs personalities, she is set to release her album early this year. Currently it is known that 80% of her new album is completed.
* Yoon MiRae – known for her rhythmical rapping and great ballads, it is announced that she will comeback mid-January. There are also music which she had personally composed for the album.
* YangPa – she will comeback with a new minialbum coming February after 2 years away from the music scene.
* JOO – Anticipated JYP ballad singer JOO will be back. Despite her tender age, she is known for her sensational vocals, and because of this specialty it seems that she will be back again with ballad music for her comeback this year.

The inflood of male musicians

It seems that the comeback of the male musicians will give a different treat to the ears. And some of the representative singers in this area are Shin SeungHoon, Yoo HeeYeol and Kim DongRyul etc.

Here are the male musician comebacks:

* Shin SeungHoon will release the last of his 3-parts minialbum series. It will be his 20th year anniversary this year since his singer debut.
* Ballad singers Kim DongRyul and Sung ShiKyung will also be back with some sensational music. It will be his comeback after 2 years for Kim DongRyul, his last album in 2008 was a success. And it will be Sung ShiKyung’s 1st album release since he returned to the music scene after coming out of the army.
* Yoo HeeYeol will also back with some sad ballads.

Idol singers continue to reign?

Of course, there will be many idol singers’ comeback in 2010. Already, we know about upcoming comebacks for 2AM, 2NE1, KARA, So Nyeo Shi Dae etc. These idols will follow up with the great popularity they received from their mini or full-length albums released in 2009.

But with the comeback of the ‘luxurious’ solo singers, it will be a right-on face-off between the solo long-running and new idol singers.

S:Sportsseoul

Credits:Kbites