KuzzReviews: The not ice skater Yuna Kim's debut with Without You (ft MFBTY)

The visibility of the Korean music industry for a lot of international fans relies heavily on K Pop. That is the simple truth. We come in for the flash, dancing, pop inducing visual latent products, and for some we stick with just that. However, like any music industry around the world, the pop sound does not necessarily reflect the entirety of an industry. K Pop is a case where the music industry is small, there for a large portion of that scene is ran by the idol culture. 

However there are musical acts that do not fit in the idol mold, yet still make a space for themselves in it. Most often it is ballad singers, R&B, Rock (pick your poison), and a few rappers. 

One new act that falls in with that tiny majority is Yuna Kim...no not the ice skater.

Yuna Kim: Without You Now (Ft. Tasha, Drunken Tiger, and Bizzy)

Yuna Kim is a rapper/singer who got her start with some attention from the show K Pop Star (season 3). The song focuses mostly on her rapping prowess, with help from K Pop's Rap God's MFBY (Husband and wife duo Drunken Tiger and Tasha/Yoon Mirae with their tag along kid Bizzy). 

The song is very breezy, like most of Korea's rap that is made to be digestible to the masses. Think of the song I Want to be a  Billionaire 

While the songs differ heavily in content, and the beats are definitely different, the overall vibe matches up perfectly. Very breezy, not really intimidating, very safe. This is the shit you could play in front of your parents, and they would sing along with it.What I like is no pretenses. We are not getting some little girl thinking she about that life. We are getting a girl who is communicating something she can easily identify with, as well as her more than likely target audience, through a valid form of music.  

The song itself is nice. I appreciate it, I like the chorus, and even though TD is kind of heavy on the song, the feature remains a feature.

Also props to an Erykah Badu reference (can't come home, call Tyrone)...I really hope she wrote that herself. 

This song is something I could see blowing up in the states, however SK, eh. While they do give love to the non Idol artist (most of their chart is non Idols), I don't think they are ready to be receptive of a lady emcee.

However I am curious as to what she can and will do musically.

The video...eh. I like it, but it had nothing to do with the song. Unless that girl that was supposed to be "slutty" was her ex...once again...eh. It makes no sense with the actual song. It looks great, and I like the music on top of the video. But... 2+2 is not summing up to 4. Other than that..nothing else. 

Yuna Kim's Without You Now is not the strongest of debuts, but it is a nice one. If she is afforded more opportunities, I hope she can bring something that will leave a bigger impact musically. Femcee's are rare to find in any industry, and I would hate to see one fall to the wayside in K Pop.