Boy wonder’s second full-length album - this time, Jung chooses to tackle a whole lot less covers than he did on his debut CD Perfect Blue, preferring to toss in more of his own compositions. Good idea?

Let’s begin with the covers. Nostalgia obviously plays a huge part in my liking of Jung’s reworking of 벌써일년 (Been Already A Year), originally performed by balladeers Brown Eyes, while his version of 2NE1’s Lonely sounds as fab on record as it did in the initial Youtube video. Elsewhere, Jung’s love of Michael Jackson continues with covers of They Don’t Care About Us and Beat It…I could do without the former - never was a fan of the original anyway. Beat It is passable but honestly, I prefer the song with vocals. Sting’s Fragile & ABBA’s The Winner Takes It All also get the cover treatment here but neither song is particularly memorable IMO - I wish some of Jung’s other Youtube covers (SNSD’s Hoot, 10cm’s 오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요) had been included instead…licensing issues maybe?

As for Jung’s original material, it’s really hit and miss. The jaunty, fingertappin’ Farewell & cheery Fly Like The Wind are two of the tracks that hit the right spots for me but it’s unfortunate that they’re the exception rather than the norm. Most of the other tracks meander without purpose, hookless and tuneless from start to finish. I think the boy needs a lot more time and life experience to refine his compositions, but for a 15-year old kid…it’s not bad going.

Hopefully Jung’s star won’t burn out too fast, I’m really keen to see what sort of music he’ll be producing 10 years down the line.