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Be Like... is the tenth studio album by South Korean singer Kim Gun-mo. It was released on June 17, 2005. [2]
Kim Gun-mo debuted in 1992 with the album Sleepless Rainy Night, and became known as a "hit maker" through his albums' consecutive successes. [3] In late 2003, Kim had announced that he would stop appearing on TV and only promote his ninth album through live concerts. [4] However, the album performed worse than his other albums commercially, with under 100,000 copies sold. [5] [6] During his rest period, he watched the film Ray , a biography of American musician Ray Charles, and was touched by subtitles that read, "Over the next 40 years, he went on to have many hit songs." [7] [8] Kim Gun-mo stated to The Chosun Ilbo in 2005, "Not just Ray Charles, but dozens of foreign R&B and soul musicians write and sing songs for 40 years, 50 years, even until they die, and I thought, 'Have I become this lazy just over 10 years...'". [8] In March 2005, Kim announced he would return to TV with his tenth album, which was to release around April or May. [9]
Be Like was originally set to release in April or May, according to an article from March 2005. [9] On May 23, 2005, two songs from the album were pre-released to several music sites, where users were given a chance to vote for which song they thought would succeed. [10] Through the process, "We Are Strangers Now" and "The Moon of Seoul" were chosen as the album's lead singles. [11] From June 17 to 18, Kim held a concert commemorating the release of Be Like, [12] the funds from which were to be donated to help visually impaired children. [13] His first TV appearance after the album's release was on M Countdown , on June 23, 2005. [14] In September, it was announced that "Toe" would serve as the follow-up song to "We Are Strangers Now" and "The Moon of Seoul". [15]
The music video for "The Moon of Seoul" was released online and to television on June 16, 2005. Shot in Gangnam, it features Ahn Jae-wook, who had previously appeared in the video for Kim Gun-mo's "I'm Sorry", and Seo Jin-ho, who had starred along Ahn in various movies. [16] An Ju-hee appeared in the video for "We Are Strangers Now", [17] while weather presenter Ahn Hye-kyeong made a cameo in "Some Days After", [18] which also starred actress Song Li-woo. [19]
Be Like received mixed reception from various critics. Writing for the webzine IZM in 2004, Shin Hye-rim acknowledged the attempted change in style, but opined that those attempts did not fit with its other, more standard numbers, which made it feel unfinished. [20] Baek Seung-chan of the Kyunghyang Shinmun additionally opined that the two lead singles were not fit for the position, and that Kim's songs "had not broken away from 90s nightclub music". [5] Conversely, music critic Seong Jin-woo wrote that there was an effort to distinctify the release from his other output, but that his "wit remains" in regards to songs like "We Are Strangers Now". [2] In 2016, HiphopLE selected it as one of the 50 best Korean R&B albums from the 1990s and 2000s; Shim Eun-bo stated that Be Like was "convincing in saying that it was influenced by Ray Charles", and highlighted "We Are Strangers Now" with its "brass band composition, swing rhythm, and scat". [1]
All lyrics are written by Choi Jun-young , except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "We Are Strangers Now" (남이야) | Choi Jun-young | 3:47 |
| 2. | "The Moon of Seoul" (서울의 달) | Kim Gun-mo | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Habit" (습관) | PJ | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Toe" (발가락) | Im Ki-hoon | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Toad" (두꺼비) | Kim Gun-mo | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Some Days After" (하루, 이틀, 사흘, 나흘) | Hwang Chan-hui | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Love Me" (내게도 사랑이; Ham Joong-ah) | Ham Joong-ah | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Free Life" (대충 살아요) | Kim Gun-mo | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Wandering" (방랑; Kim Jin-man) | Im Ki-hoon | 3:54 |
| 10. | "I Feel Good" | Im Ki-hoon | 4:09 |
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