After joining K-R&B stalwarts 4Men in 2008, honey-voiced Shin Yong Jae released his first solo album in 2012 to showcase not only his strong, stable high notes, but his skill as a writer of soulful ballads as well. His lyrics are confessional and candid (see: the mission statement track “The Reason I Became a Singer”), and he knows how to weave stirring melodies and swirling, symphonic strings into an impassioned climax.