Most of the rest of the tracks are thoughtful takes on the subject of fame/the pressures of, which IMO is smart writing for a band whose main selling point is their connection with fans.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 21 May 2018 04:26 (five years ago) link
The songwriters speak, LOL @ them getting the writer on "Havana" to do their Latin song.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 02:46 (five years ago) link
Good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0gDCmVuwME
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 10:24 (five years ago) link
nice
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 23:23 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CTGxKIzD7Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGwk5-QMpc
― abcfsk, Monday, 28 May 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
the Pristin V track is nice, odd to hear a 2014 rnbass track these days though. the SHINee and Khan tracks are good too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIWpr3tHzII
new LOONA is ok but the chorus is so frantic that it ends up a little unsatisfying. i really like the pre-chorus at least. the Grimes feature just being the introduction is lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Niz3DrENv4
the real gem from the mini is Frozen though
probably should listen to the BTS album since they've hit #1 in the US, still feels wild that they've actually crossed over
― ufo, Thursday, 31 May 2018 07:44 (five years ago) link
Loona & E-tribe looking back to Gee for inspiration and Grimes doing the Jessica opening bit lol. Catchy song.
― abcfsk, Thursday, 31 May 2018 10:14 (five years ago) link
love4eva just makes me want to listen to Gee, lmao. The instrumentals are fine but the vocal melody is too simple and there's soooooo much autotune, in a way that takes all the energy out of the track.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 1 June 2018 02:09 (five years ago) link
Twice mini album is really good. The lead/title song is the weakest thing on it. 'Sweet Talker' is probably the highlight but 'Ho!' and 'Dejavu' are not far behind.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 3 June 2018 14:29 (five years ago) link
beauty&thebeat is pretty good too
― Jeff W, Sunday, 3 June 2018 14:31 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MiQonPvlVM
― ufo, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
V. trendy but v. well produced song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa8wR2JGK-k
Great production, fun summer song.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 7 June 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
Yubin solo is more like recent Wonder Girls than anyone else solo, interesting choice.
I like her voice, she sounds like a S. Korean soloist (a lil bit of in trot in there).
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 7 June 2018 22:39 (five years ago) link
wow Complete is fantastic, a great summer jam for sure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ELX7LyXDw
enjoying this too, it's been a good week for summer singles
― ufo, Friday, 8 June 2018 00:14 (five years ago) link
New Blackpink is very good!
― emil.y, Saturday, 16 June 2018 11:48 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNzOHi8sJs
yeah I like it, the coda and Jennie's rap in the second verse elevate it. the whole mini is good
― ufo, Saturday, 16 June 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
This mini is disappointing, though the production is good as always. Really underwritten IMP.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 18 June 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link
On the other hand Taeyeon is killin it (literally) on her solo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im1UUY8dQIk
The only unbelievable part of this is that Taeyeon would actually carry her own suitcases :P
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 18 June 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
not a fan of the new blackpink - seems a bit idk, 2013. might grow on me though.
mostly enjoying all the new SHINee. Jonghyun's absence still stings a bit but generally, it's been nothing but good vibes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDpWeURKkbI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tKUAUyvgUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MXj3Dr7tOY
― Roz, Monday, 25 June 2018 03:30 (five years ago) link
I'm with you on Blackpink, I think the whole mini is over hyped, songs feel like they were pulled out of a drawer...
Re SHINEE, the capstone single for part 3 of their 3-part release is the Jonghyun tribute ballad we've been expecting, but it was really nice to get the summer songs first.
MV - https://youtu.be/Psl-x_nw7TIlyrics - https://youtu.be/WQF7KnYwkWw
Jonghyun is also on this one:
https://youtu.be/jmzSxX601rc
It hurts but it feels authentic and not exploitative, also.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 29 June 2018 04:35 (five years ago) link
I'm gonna knock you out! Mama said knock you out!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 29 June 2018 05:10 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uer7k-jkk78
― abcfsk, Sunday, 1 July 2018 05:58 (five years ago) link
The new Momoland so far doesn't seem to quite connect with the public like Bboom Bboom https://youtu.be/txWmd7QKFe8
There are parts of it that sound like T-ara and remind me how awesome it would be getting that sound back on top though.
― abcfsk, Sunday, 1 July 2018 06:00 (five years ago) link
yeah Baam just feels like more of BBoom BBoom but less hooky, and not as good as the T-ara songs it sounds like either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sHIq41sI-w
this is from a few months ago but coming back to it now I really love it, the groove is great and the layered vocals in the chorus are overwhelming in the best way. is that buzzing sound in the second verse autotuned vocals? i love it
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 13:31 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/yM4XZKq.png
― 龜, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 13:52 (five years ago) link
sigh
― Roz, Thursday, 5 July 2018 14:39 (five years ago) link
speaking of LOONA though.... Kyungri's solo kinda sounds like a LOONA solo, it is better (and higher budget) than I was expecting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3-TZ04M6F4
NCT Touch is great!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
Key randomly shows up on a Years&Years remix. It's not bad! I like his vocals way more than Olly's on this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaxU9k2e4c
― Roz, Friday, 6 July 2018 16:52 (five years ago) link
Key does sound good, he just sings so straight and murders the pitch every time.
I feel like I need to embed the SHINEE songs I linked before cause I keep listening to them... especially Lock You Down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzSxX601rc
Not sure if this deserves an embed but I'm into UNB's Black Heart rn, more of the jazz/swing trend and the performance is really fun: https://youtu.be/VcSvwHMwDvI
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 9 July 2018 01:54 (five years ago) link
Except for Shaun, only girl groups topping the instz chart!
https://i.imgur.com/J2J9yOa.jpg
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 08:29 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9P90QTo_uE
GFriend coming through with city pop vibes, I'm a fan
― ufo, Thursday, 19 July 2018 13:57 (five years ago) link
I like the backtrack and some of the chromatic progressions but overall it's a miss for me. I think I want more Sistar-style belting and the voices are too processed and cute.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 19 July 2018 22:48 (five years ago) link
Hard pass on Triple H - Retro Future but I like the new Seventeen a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5PELxP8Udg
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 19 July 2018 22:51 (five years ago) link
absck, is Chung Ha one of the girls on the chart? It seems like every time you turn around, she has a new single out.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 19 July 2018 22:55 (five years ago) link
Surprisingly heavy follow up to Holland's "I'm Not Afraid":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwwAmwMe3fM
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 19 July 2018 23:02 (five years ago) link
xp Chungha was not on that chart. The hangul names are Mamamoo and Bol4. But she is now! ;)
This new Minseo release rules on many levels. Some of the best recent work of the old IU team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYPT5MMb75E
― abcfsk, Monday, 23 July 2018 18:45 (five years ago) link
There is something very suspect about white men in their 30s who are into Kpop girl groups.
― JB, Monday, 23 July 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link
Better for them to be into Britney or Christina or Rihanna, right?
Get off it dude, this concern trolling is played out.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 23 July 2018 23:49 (five years ago) link
who the hell is JB?
― Roz, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 07:44 (five years ago) link
love that minseo track
― nxd, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 08:39 (five years ago) link
Awesome video too.
― Roz, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:57 (five years ago) link
drive-by troll?
but yeah I really like the minseo, also the new The Boyz track (KeePer) that's way more stripped back than Giddy Up but also in a weird happy minor key like Giddy Up so I guess that's their thing?
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
and speaking of minor keys... this is waaaaaaaaaay too high for Day6 to sing comfortably but it is, nonetheless, a singalong :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2X2LdJAIpU
SUPER hooky earwormy!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
I'm going back to last year's Day6 releases too, some of these tracks are really good.... "What Can I Do" is so happy and jazzy !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RJWqIEo_Tc
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 22:17 (five years ago) link
the minseo track is like a really motivational anime opening song... she is great and the orchestration is so full!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 22:27 (five years ago) link
and sunny summer is growing on me too.... I like the instrumental more the more I listen to it.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 20:36 (five years ago) link
that Minseo track is indeed great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiHSVQy9xN8
really like the new Red Velvet. not quite as great as Red Flavor but still a worthy successor as summer single. especially like the chord changes in the nanana section. the mini is very solid too
― ufo, Monday, 6 August 2018 10:20 (five years ago) link
― hurricane weather (forapper), 25. juli 2018 00:27 (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Lol, this is absolutely otm. Great track! The video is pretty anime as well, reminds me of Your Name or Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
― Frederik B, Monday, 6 August 2018 10:39 (five years ago) link
wow power up is so fun
― nxd, Monday, 6 August 2018 10:54 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJPFfnzZ7w
LOONA full group debut is pretty good
― ufo, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 09:38 (five years ago) link