In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is Punishment by Roh Ji Hoon
This songs sounds like Brave Brothers attempt at Troublemaker's sound, which is exactly what it is. That is a compliment because Troublemaker were amazing and Brave Brothers is the among the best songwriters in Kpop of all time. Super catchy and super nostalgic for Kpop from that era. I just don't understand how de didn't become an instant star with this debut.
Roh Ji Hoon stayed with Cube for a few years. I think because he didn't immediately blow up, Cube put him on the backburner because his next comeback wasn't for another 2 years and it did quite well considering the hiatus. This made it impossible for him to breakthrough and I think with the right promos he could have been an a decently successful solo artist for a couple years. There was this romance mediaplay between him and Ailee, which was an interesting tactic to get recognition. His contract ended in 2017 and at this point in his career, he had gone in a more ballad direction which he continued outside of Cube. In 2018 he married his racing model girlfriend and became a father. In 2019, he competed on Mr. Trot and also made a comeback as a trot soloist. He has done a couple variety shows and after a 5 year musical hiatus, he made another comeback this year, keeping his new trot style.
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