Aaron Yan has gone solo from Fahrenheit for his first EP release, which is currently topping the music charts. Through this mini-album, The Next Me, Ya Lun showcases the different sides of himself, focusing both on his gentle side and wild side. He says through his lyrics, “I’m waiting for the next me to challenge the me now.” With the image he went with, he has definitely captivated his fans. I preordered my copy the very moment it was up for order in early March, patiently waiting I now hold it in my hands. Lets review!

The copy I will be reviewing is the preordered version from YesAsia, which comes with a bonus DVD with selected footage from his birthday celebration. But first lets get to the songs. I refrained from listening to the album until I had it myself, so aside from The Next Me and I Can See Nothing But You I have previously reviewed, there are still four new songs for us to listen to!

Track 03. Touch and Go
Out of the four songs I’m about to go through, I would say this is tied as my favorite because this one stands apart the most from his usually style.

Track 04. Just One Look Ft. Olivia Ong
A sweet duet. This song is adorable!

Track 05. Suddenly
This is my other favorite out of these four, I adore this song! Sounding like a beautiful lullaby, I am totally captivated by his voice, and can’t stop replaying.

Track 06. The Truth That You Leave
This is an instrumental track of Ya Lun showing off his piano skills. Really beautiful!

Now that is it for the CD, but there are still more songs to discuss. On the DVD for Aaron Yan’s birthday celebration at The Wall, it includes six different songs. Including Fahrenheit’s song, Ji Mo Bao Zou and the song he learned to dedicate to his mother. We all know how Fahrenheit performs live, but this was completely different! I was blown away, and shocked that this was a Fahrenheit member, the entire performance was absolutely flawless! He has improved so much!

The presentation of this album overall is fantastic! The texture is board and coming in at 8×6 inches, this flips upwards rather than the usual sideways. I’m leaving mine standing up like that on display. The DVD comes in a separate case coming in at 6×5 inches, and this flips upwards the same way. The insert contains some photos of Aaron, mainly close up and blurry, as well as the Chinese lyrics. And the back has the tracklist in both Chinese and English, which I don’t see that translated on the actual album often.

I absolutely love it. It was well worth the wait. And what a great start to his solo career! I definitely recommend this to any Yan Ya Lun or Fahrenheit fan. You can order this album, along with the other versions over at YesAsia.