Reflecting on Boohwal (Lee Seung-chul) Vol. 1; Listening to "Sad Deer" as I get older isn't easy

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Boohwal's 1st and 2nd albums were songs that perfectly suited the "middle school angst" soundtrack of my youth.
I listened to them so many times they practically wore out.
But listening to them now, setting aside the emotional excess, the sound quality is so poor that I just can't focus.
If only they had remastered them by reducing the reverb/echo and tweaking the arrangement slightly...
Ah, that overly processed "cave drum" sound is so distracting lol.
Even when I try to listen to old K-pop or pop music through the lens of nostalgia, I often find myself underwhelmed because of this issue.
Boohwal's 2nd album was recorded at Seoul Studio, which was the best at the time.
Kim Tae-won produced it himself, but it feels like he was out of it; it's so obvious that it was done haphazardly.
If Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" (86) is the standard for well-balanced rock music recording of that era,
then Boohwal's 2nd album is just bizarre.
This is a general shortcoming of 80s Korean music. There are many songs with great melodies, but most suffer from poor recording quality.
To be specific, many recordings resemble early 80s US/European disco-pop—
recordings where the reverb and bass are overly emphasized. Of course, it sounds dated now.
Contemporary artists like Yoo Jae-ha, Lee Moon-sae (3rd & 4th albums), and Eonnal (2nd album) were also recorded at Seoul Studio, and they share a similar vibe.
The reverb is excessive, and there are many subpar instrument sounds.
I actually find the albums produced at Korea Recording Studio to be musically superior.
Deulgukhwa's 2nd album, Eonnal's 1st album, and Poet and Village Chief's 2nd album all came from that studio.