“A legendary rock band M.C The Max is now ready for their glorious return after two years of break. M.C The Max is bringing maturer musical colors with their 8th full-length album [pathos]. ‘pathos’ is a Greek word that represents deep feelings like passion or sorrow, having its origin from the word ‘pathos’ used in literary works to appeal to the emotions. Just like the title of the album, the 8th album will touch the audience with sorrowful, lonely yet longing sounds.
Isu, a vocal and guitarist, participated as a producer of this album for the very first time ever since their debut in order to present various musical skills, upgrading the unique sensitivities of M.C The Max.
The title track ‘No Matter Where’ along with ‘Certainly’ and ‘Before dawn’ prove that M.C The Max has raised the level of perfection in terms of rock ballads, and ‘Misty’, ‘Always’, ‘what could I say’ will definitely impress the audience with Isu’s powerful voice combined with his delicate falsetto that was maximized in one of their mega hit song ‘Love Poem.’ Also, this album includes an one-and-only fast beating title called ‘anépigraphe,’ which applied synthpop – a kind of pop music performed with synthesizer – to show a different yet special concept of their music.
The 8th album [pathos] by M.C The Max is expected to sweep the popular music world of Korea in the first half of 2016, catching the audience’s ears with sensuous sounds.” – musicnewkorea
“From 2015’s super rookie to 2016’s most anticipated return – GFRIEND girls are blossoming every year. The six ladies are finally coming back with a third mini-album [SNOWFLAKE]. Like the word “snowflake” suggests, the album title [SNOWFLAKE] is a representation of GFRIEND’s group identity – pure, maybe fragile but bright and beautiful. It also shows GFRIEND’s desire to continue shining on with good music. The title song “ROUGH” with wishful lyrics like “If only I could run through time and grow up…” is an upgraded version of GFRIEND’s previous hit songs. With powerful beats, but sentimental melodies and catchy lyrics, “ROUGH” will definitely enchant the listeners.” – 1thek