Kim Sung Kyu: 10 Stories 1st Full Album (Normal Edition) Review

February 26, 2018 marks Infinite's Sung Kyu's first comeback in almost 3 years! He released his first full album, 10 Stories, with a Normal Version and a Big Size Limited Version. I previously blogged about the differences between both versions here, and my next post will be my unboxing of the limited version.

The Normal Version is quite large compared to Sung Kyu's previous albums. This version has dimensions 7.125" by 10.3125" x 0.375". The album is in the format of a photobook with the covers made of a matte cardstock.

The back cover contains the tracklist.

While it's not advertised in the product description, I believe the photo from the first 2 pages is also random, with 4 total designs.

This image is also included later on in the photobook.

The photobook also contains a 2-page spread with the tracklist and song credits of all 10 songs. I'm so happy that Sung Kyu once again worked with his idol Kim Jong Wan from the band Nell for all the tracks. Even more, I'm so proud that Sung Kyu worked on almost all of these songs, 8 out of 10 tracks.

The photobook contains roughly 72 pages, with photos from 4 photoshoots. I find this album especially close to home because the "True Love" music video along with many of these photos were shot in Hong Kong. Above our photos from 2 of the photoshoots.

Here is a photo from another photoshoot. I like how the formatting is different for every page, making each 2-page spread more unique and interesting.

Here is a photo from the last photoshoot.

Each song has 1 page dedicated for the lyrics. I like how they're titled "1/10", "2/10",...indicating the track number out of 10 stories.

It's interesting how the photos have a fraction nearby, indicating the the photo this is out of the 53 photos included in the photobook. Under the above photo is "27/53".

Towards the end is a page dedicated to the album credits.

The last 2 pages contains Sung Kyu's Thanks To message.

Slipped inside the photobook are both the photocard and postcard.

Both the Normal and Limited versions contain 1 random photocard out of 5 designs. 3 of the photocards are from the above photoshoot, which aren't included in either version photobooks. The photocard has a glossy finish and is the same size as photocards from 24 Hours and Top Seed (including the roundness of the corners).

Here is the backside of the photocard. It's always so hard trying to read Sung Kyu's writing!

Only the Normal Version contains a postcard. There are a total of 3 postcard designs. The dimensions are 4.125" by 5.8125".

Here is the backside of the postcard. The postcard is translucent, and is made of a glossy plastic material.

The very last page contains the CD, slipped in a folder. The back cover is made of a thicker cardstock than the front cover. Be careful, the CD can still slip out, like it did for me while I first opened the album.

Here is how the CD looks like placed properly in its casing.

Here is how the CD looks like.

Overall, I'm really happy with the quality and quantity of Sung Kyu's 10 Stories Normal Version album. The photobook contains so many beautiful photos, the inclusions are a nice bonus, and the tracks showcase Sung Kyu's voice and passion for music.