Korean R&B music - summary 2017

Some Korean R&B music released in 2017 that are on my playlist:


Crush- '내 편이 돼줘 (Be by my side)'
- R&B
- includes some elements from Earth, Wind & Fire's "Brazilian Rhyme"

Eddy Kim - 'POOM (품) (LISTEN 018)'
- R&B
- very relaxing with smooth vocals

Gallant x Tablo x Eric Nam - 'Cave Me In'
- R&B/Soul and Rap
- love the collaboration!

G.Soul (지소울) - '술버릇 (Bad habit)'
- R&B/Soul
- He released his 3rd mini album, Circles, in Sept 2017
- Notable tracks from album: Bad habit, Can't 

Crush - '마지막 축제 (Last festival) With Band Wonderlust'
- R&B





빌런(Villain) - '비가 내리는 밤에 (Rainy Night)' 
- R&B
- released in Dec 2016




Bumkey, Chancellor, Sanchez, Taewan, Yang Da Il, MXM - 'Baby Can I'
- R&B

Rain - 'Sunshine'
- R&B

 

Ballad tracks:

Yoon Jong Shin - '끝 무렵 (Forgetful)' 

- from June monthly 2017 single

- Other notable tracks from 2017 monthly singles: Wi-fi (with Zico), Like it (좋니), Welcome Summer,  Trace(너를 찾아서)

Artist Bio: Bumkey (범키)

Profile
Real Name: Kwon Kibum (권기범)
Date of Birth: September 22, 1984
Debut Year: 2005
Profession: singer, songwriter

Career
Bumkey is a Korean R&B/Hip Hop singer. He debut in 2005 where he actively featured on other artists' tracks such as Dynamic Duo and TBNY. In 2010, Bumkey and TopBob formed a R&B/Hip Hop duo group called 2winS under CABA Entertainment. Without any real promotional activities and the fact that their entertainment company later shut down, the group eventually disappeared from the music scene.

Bumkey later return as a solo artist and joined a new entertainment label, Brand New Music. In 2014, he became a member and leader of the R&B/Hip Hop group, TROY.

He was selected as the 'R&B artist of the year' at the HIPHOPPLAYA Awards 2013.

Discography

As Solo artist
Digital Singles
2013  갖고놀래 (Attraction) feat. Dynamic Duo 
2013  Bad Girl (미친 연애) feat. E-Sens of Supreme Team 
2014  집이 돼줄게 (Home)

Album
2016   U-TURN

Collaboration
2005  Dynamic Duo - Love is feat. T & 권기범 (Bumkey)
2006  TBNY - Without U feat. 권기범 (Bumkey)
2006  All Black (Dok2 & Microdot) -  부재 (Absence) feat. Bumkey
2006  The Name (더네임) - This is Me (feat. Bumkey)
2008  TBNY - 잔상 feat. 권기범 (Bumkey), DJ Friz
2009  Dynamic Duo - 잔돈은 됐어요 ft. Garie and Bumkey
2009  Dynamic Duo - 왜 벌써가 ft. Bumkey
2009  HybRefine - Starlight Love feat. 권기범 (Bumkey)
2010  HybRefine - Tequilla Sunrise feat. Bumkey of 2winS & Rhyme-A
2010  Epik High - 바보 (Fool) feat. Bumkey 
2010  Supreme Team - Super Lady feat. Bumkey of 2winS
2010  Paloalto - Dreamer feat. Bumkey of 2winS
2011  B-Free - Leaving feat. Bumkey  
2011  Tablo - 밑바닥에서 (Try) feat. Bumkey  
2011  Dok2 - 그때 Goodday feat. Bumkey 
2011  Dok2 & Double K - Salute feat. Bumkey
2011  Yankie - 심술쟁이 feat. 2winS
2012  Bumkey & RhythmKing - Love Song  
2012  Primary - Love feat Bumkey, Paloalto  
2012  2LSON - Too Late (feat. Bumkey, Paloalto) 
2012  2LSON - The Lady (feat. Bumkey, Dok2) 
2012  SouLime (소울라임) - With U (Feat. Bumkey, Soul Dive) 
2012  Eluphant (이루펀트) - 별사탕 (Star Candy) (Feat. Bumkey) 
2012  Bizniz - Christmas Without You (너 없는 크리스마스) feat. Bumkey
2012  Dok2 - Can't Let You Go feat. Bumkey
2012  Leo Kekoa - Hello feat. Bumkey
2012  Bizniz - 싱글맨 (Single Man) feat. Bumkey
2013  Bumkey & Verbal Jint - 너에게만 (Only For You)  
2013  RhythmKing - Think About You feat. Bumkey, Ye Eun of Wonder Girls, Shorry J of Mighty Mouth   
2013  P-Type - 뿔 (Feat. Bumkey) 
2013  Verbal Jint - 비범벅 (Walking In The Rain) feat. Bumkey 
2013  Bumkey & San E - 이별의 그늘 (Shade of a Break-up) [original by Yoon Sang] 
2013  Infinite H - Special Girl (feat. Bumkey)
2014  GaIn - Fxxk U (feat. Bumkey) 
2014  Verbal Jint, San E, Bumkey, Swings, Phantom & Kanto - You Make Me Feel BRAND NEW   
2014  TopBob - 너만 보여 (Darling) feat. Bumkey 
2014  Mamamoo & Bumkey - 행복하지마 (Don't be Happy) 
2014  San E - 바디랭귀지 (Body Language) feat. Bumkey
2014  Wheesung & Bumkey - 얼마짜리 사랑  (How Much Is Your Love)


As a member of 2winS (2010-)
2010  2wingS (EP)

As a member of TROY (2014 - current)
Digital Singles
2014  Green Light
2014  Why are we? (변해가)


Source: itunes, maniadb