oceanfromtheblue releases his first full-length self-titled album “oceanfromtheblue”

Credit: Warner Music Korea / Photographer: NOVV KIM

K-R&B artist oceanfromtheblue released his first album on February 2nd. A well-made self-titled album that contains warm and introspective R&B tracks.

The artist’s self-titled album goes beyond a simple full-length album as it opens up the intimate details of his life including his current status and mindset towards life.

The first full-length album consists of a total of 12 tracks where 10 producers gathered in the form of a song camp to complete the project. Each track, which is a special piece in itself, forms an organic story as a whole.


1. Breath
2. Past Life
3. Close to You (feat. sunwoojunga)
4. Come Back Home (feat. Yeeun)

5. Open Your Mind
6. Scent
7. Marriage
8. Treasure
9. 30 (feat. Kuhyun)
10. Peter-Pan
11. Brother
12. Room 6 Interlude

Credit: Warner Music Korea / Photographer: NOVV KIM

The album is an R&B album in its essence where you can feel the touch of diverse genres such as ballad, pop, disco, funk, and alternative music. Also, an exclusive featuring artist lineup including sunwoojunga and Jang Yeeun (a former member of K-Pop girl group CLC) adds distinct colors to the album. The album shows how expressive and masterful the artist can be, giving the listener a peak into his life.

oceanfromtheblue has become a fixture of Korea’s music scene in recent years through his poetic lyrics and warm, dulcet voice. Indeed, his songs have become essential picks for any mellow-minded playlist. He made a debut with the EP album ‘Luv-fi’ in 2018 and his EP ‘Messages’ was on top of the R&B/Soul album chart on Apple Music Korea in 2021. He also participated in joint live performances held in London, Amsterdam, Paris and participated in diverse programs ranging from EBS ‘Space Gonggam’, ‘D Museum: Sunset Live’, ‘Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival’ ‘MU:CON’, MBN ‘Avatar Singer’ in the year 2022.

SARAH BRITTON

Sarah is the founder and content manager of TokkiStar. She has been a K-pop fan since the age of 13 but began as a J-pop fan at 11. Some of her favorite groups include SHINee, Wonder Girls, Red Velvet, SVT, WJSN, NCT, Day6, The Rose, and SNSD. She is currently anticipating the day Pristin reunites.