정용화, 새롭게 나타난 멜로디 메이커 - by ize

사실 용화의 멜로디 메이커로서의 재능은 데뷔 초반부터 눈에 띄는 것이었는데 평론가께선 조금 늦으셨군요. 라고 안목 부심 한번 부려봅니다. ㅎㅎㅎㅎ 앨범이 전체적으로 일관성을 유지하고 있다는 점, 구석구석에서 발견되는 센스를 언급한 부분 등 공감되는 부분도 있고, 개인적으로는 조금 더 실험적인 곡이 담겼으면 하는 바람이 있었는데, 이 분이 말씀하시는 "혁신성"도 비슷한 맥락인 것 같아요. 용화가 너무 마이너해서 한켠에 두고 있다는 곡들도 언젠가 들어볼 수 있기를 바랍니다. ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

I think this is a fair review and I tend to agree that there is a certain format/style in which he composes. While his choruses tend to be predictable, but one can't deny that they are always very catchy and tends to linger on after listening to them, and that's the power of his composition skills. It's interesting to note that what this reviewer has highlighted in also being noted by Yong Hwa himself. To me, the collaborations were not so much as a marketing gimmick to attract listeners to his album, but more of his way of trying to learn from well respected composers other styles and to progress from there. We have a very smart boy who knows who he is, what he wants and how to go get it! I am very proud of him.