ARCHANA LAKRA
PAUL BLANCO
SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEWEST KOREAN R & B OBSESSION
With “ Summer ” ft BE ’ O making rounds on Tiktok and Insta Reels and ARMYs being avid fan of “ Closer ” with RM and Mahalia , Paul Blanco is making every listener obsessed with his smooth , honey laced voice . This unique voice of his along with a good lyricism is what makes people hit stop and do a google search . He is a Korean-Canadian singer , producer , and rapper who made debut in 2018 under Masquerade . He started making music on Soundcloud in 2016 before officially debuting with the R & B song “ Last ” in 2018 . Since then he has released multiple EPs and singles along with numerous collaborations with famous names in the Korean music industry .
When RM ’ s solo debut album , Indigo was released last month , one song that kept people discussing was “ Closer ” with Paul Blanco and Mahalia . ARMYs loved the way Paul ’ s voice was incorporated in the song making it top the list of hip hop and R & B songs in following weeks . It was the song used the most in making edits on Tiktok and Insta Reels . Being a song about unrequited love , the lyrics talk about keeping his love interest at a hand ’ s distance . This song became an entry ticket to this rabbit hole of smooth R & B songs by Paul and the fans have not looked back since .
While diving deep into his discography , we come across many songs that you can keep in your playlist after just one listen . here are some of them picked out for you -
• “ Believe ” ft Crush - This song is literal * chef ’ s kiss *. Feeling tired and sick after a long hectic day , here ’ s a song for you which literally says “ I believe you Girl ” with Paul and Crush ’ s silky smooth voice and music gets stuck in your head .
• “ Summer ” ft BE ’ O - an earworm of a song , this track is on the top of the Rising Kpop playlist with millions of stream and short videos on social media . The very trippy music is what makes it standout .
• “ Sound of Smoke ” - Along with this too is making rounds multiple playlists for top kpop songs in 2022 . Its about how after a relationship ends you keep on wondering how things went about .
• “ Better Days ” - This is a special song , its theme being a promise of a better day when you will be the one carrying all the burden and making your loved one proud is what makes it a special one . The chorus “ 내가 안고 갈게 ” which translates to “ I will carry you ” is the promise .
• “ Shoot ” - Well everyone likes flex songs , right ! This one is about where he came from and where he is now .
These songs are just a few to get you going , but as you dive deep you will be amazed to see such a discography from a fairly new artist . Its sure once you start listening , you will be bewitched by the silky smooth voice of Blanco . Now with “ Closer ” with RM under his belt , he is exposed to a much larger audience and hopefully many people will come to love his music which is deserves nothing less .
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