That awkward moment when you're trying to syso, and Mr.Life be like - Ain't gonna happen, little one...ain't gonna happen....yet
Ok, fine!
Guess what?!
!!!It'sKpopPlaylistShuffleTime!!!
-LatestComebacksEdition-
...cuz...someone failed to update on time...*runs and hides... eventually*
Dear Loolooboos!
It's been awhile!
Hence...
Song No1 - One Fine Day by YongHwa (CNBLUE) This gorgeous man made a solo comeback few day ago. Did I mention that he's gorgeous? . . . Precious, lullaby-ish voice + calming music (lots of instruments, and this time I really like stringed instrument moments) - I've never doubted these two things will be perfect. Words not needed, guys! Yonghwa is a musician, and he's damn flawless... (..c o n c e a l, d o n't f e e l...). Out of 3 mvs today, this MV is my favorite. Reasons? I have two. Can you guess? 1. gimme all that beautiful cloooooothes - no really, i'm serious... so stylish, yet simple and clean. 2. cuteness overload - YH's a pro actor, after all... Now... I'll try to be less biased... (no, I won't...sorry, not really sorry). I like that detail- screen switching (square for present, and full screen for past/memories)...very nice. Photobombing, tearing gloves and cheeky little kiss - let's appreciate em for a moment... And the club scenes - like what? He's smiling at her, she's smiling back... He's dancing(socute)... Confetti falling...And then booom - nothing. The lyrics are about how that 'one fine day' (when they were happy), will never come back. Last scene tho??????? Are there any feelings left? Yes? No? Don't complicate it, people... I mean...really, director?... This is how you'll end the mv?... You genius! I love it. Interpret it as you wish...
Song No2 - Cry Again by DAVICHI Davichi is a pop-ballad duo. I'm not really a hardcore fan. Don't know much about their work... I've heard(and liked) couple of songs, tho... No doubt, they're very talented, and full of emotions vocals. In the song - the girl's expressing her weakness - her inability to stop crying in front of the guy, when she actually wants to say to him THE words... (ILoveYou).. but it seems it's too late, he's already gone - definitely no feelings left... in this case. He's moved on.. She's aware of that... And she keeps repeating to herself (her heart, to be specific) - "Stop, stop crying in front of him... Tell him you love him.." Let's appreciate her friend(??..hispastgirlfriendghost/hercommonsense(I'm sure this isthe the right answer)/friendwhostryingtostopherfrombeingpathetic..). Gloomy, gray and just kinda heavy mv.. It creates very sad atmosphere, along with the lyrics... and those amazing voices are amazing... (a subtle pop of a color makes the mv realistic...if that makes sense?...) Nice coats, and sweaters they have...I'm not sure about the shoes... Also, I'm impressed with the mv locations - how they made them look abandoned, empty, free of people... Almost empty streets are really nice touch, don't you think? The fog, and the bridge part are cool, too.
Song No3 - Apologizeby Eddy Kim Ok... This is a sad love story.. again. Is it? Kinda... Idk, blame on my current mood... Also there is a noticeable lack of flashy/catchy songs in kpop lately (not really, I just couldn't be bothered to pick one of them rn). Out of 3 songs that I've pick for today - I like the music arrangement of this one the most... Like those ups and downs...slow at first... guitar...eddy's voice...drum build up....one more step - more instruments coming in, and then the highlight - chorus...and then stop - pause...and repeat... The flow - I dig it... The very last part, when he goes: 'This is my last request ~~~Please, don't make me a devil'...arjfhhgg. What else.... As you can see - Eddy jumped on the blackandwhitethemedmvs bandwagon.. A P O L O G I Z E - sounds funny, but cute. "This freaking love's done!" - my fav part (probably because that's the only part, beside apologize, that I can own like a boss...you know, during my singing sessions...I own 'this freaking love's done' part...believe me). Screen splitting -cool, and I like the letters - key words emphasizing... Lyrics availiable...wooohoooo! Enjoy!
I was very excited when SMEnt. announced Jonghyun's solo ablum release. Last year they gave that chance to another member of Shinee - we all remember how pleasantly surprised I was with Taemin's album - it's concept and, in general... content that has been delivered - great dance skills, wonderful - meaningful lyrics, catchy and groovy music... Taemin (FairyMan) wanted to show his other (manly) side to us... And if you ask me - He succeeded..... big time success!
That's the reason I believed Jonghyun's comeback will be really something - considering that: he's Shinee's gold vocal; he's older than Taemin; he's (musically) much more experienced; and he always tended to be the sexiest Shinee's member.
To make a long story short - I expected more.
To be honest - I waited for this song to grew on me a little bit, cause...guys, my first impression was
and I just didn't wanted to bash Jonghyun(cuz I knew my feels gonna change eventually). The fact is that the (title) song is good - production wise( very very good- to be exact)... The thing is - I expected he'd focus more on his incredible vocal talent, rather than a sexy, seductive appearance... I wanted to hear Jonghyun - a great singer! All he gave us is shirtlessness, lip rubbing, sexy/charismatic gaze - and that's something we already know about him. I wanted mature singer content. Next Jonghyun's level, you know, overall.
Even the fact that he have Iron featuring in the title song (omg, you know how much I love and support Iron) wasn't enough for me to embrace this song...at first. Basically, I anticipated something fresh and new.
However... Today I played it few more times (just to be sure)...and magically, I started to kinda like it... Rather than a whole package, there are few things that I find interesting and cool.
Firstly, collab between J. and Iron - unexpected... captivating tho.
Chorus is the liveliest part of the song -I like the music and lyrics of it(nice instrument combo....and the first part is so Henry's 'Trap' alike - piano part - it has become a sample obv). It makes you kinda wake up, in case you fall asleep during the verses - cuz they are quite flat... His high notes make the song not so easy to sing along - but that's exactly why I love his voice and skills - unique shizzz, too bad he showed 40% of it...
The lyrics, on the other hand - very nice interpretation of a crazy/guilty pleasure feeling... Little repetitive, but nice(read here).
And I can't help it, but hear -I'm SORRY to you- every time he sings -I'm so INTO you...don't know why...he's English, is actually, ok...
The MV - good, but it could have been so much better.(that spider tho, expensive prop)
Iron's rap part/appearance - cute... At first -I was like -maybe I'm not satisfied with what I hear, but I'm definitely satisfied with what I see!!! Both of them are very attractive.
I still have a feeling that something's missing in this song. Something is weak. Like nothing is in full power mode - music, vocal, even rap...it's simply leveled down.
But, like I said, I'm diggin it, because of the reasons. :)
Always supporting Shinee ('s members)!
I'm a big fan.
Onew's post-surgery/recovery time is, probably, the reason why SM gave them opportunity to make/have solo albums/activities, but yeah... Until the Shinee's comeback - we're gonna enjoy members's solo performances.
This is different from what Shinee does musically, but it's a style that Jonghyun like, so yeah...it suits him, for sure.
I still like Taemin's 'Danger' more than 'Crazy'...Oops!
Mdobro.... Nisam, čak, ni sigurna zašto, ali ova pesma mi se dopada...baš...jako! Refren možda?... najverovatnije.... sigurno! Volim 'narubudazaplačem' interpretacije. Divne glasove imate, gospodo! Itakoto... Šta ja, u stvari, znam o HIGH4? Uuuuuu...aaaaaa..... K...kpop grupa... su . . . (dovoljno?) Šala (i nije baš)... Alex mi je poznat iz nekih zabavnih emisija... Govori engleski jezik... Ovo je njihov treći singl. Prošle godine su izbacili kolaborativne pesme sa dva izuzetna ženska vokala - IU i Lim Kim. Nažalost, pesme su bile... onako... Ova, sa druge strane... Ok je, zar ne? (DIVNAAAJEEEEE!) Neće biti broj 1, jer kpop - sinonim za opaku konkurenciju i visoke produkcijske standarde)... ali, držite se, drugari... Korak po korak... Da ne kažem... Day by day! Ok... I'm not even sure why do I like this song so much... Chorus, maybe?...probably....for sure! I like that kinda 'almost crying' interpretation of the lyrics... Nice voices you have, gentlemen! So, what do I know about HIGH4? Ahm....mhm.... They are kpop group. . . (enough?) JK, I know Alex (white hair) from some variety shows... He speaks English(he is Korean-American)...This is their 3rd single... Last year they released collab songs with two really good female vocals - solo artists - IU and Lim Kim. Sadly, those songs were ---nah... This one tho.... I think it's ok(I loooooveeee iiiiitttt). It won't be No1 on charts, because... kpop (synonym for tough competition and high standards)... But, hang in there, guys... Step by step, you know... Day by day!
Crno-bela tema(skoro)... (toga smo se nagledali prethodnih meseci) ali ne mariM. Uklapa se sa sumornom i tužnjikavom atmosferom. Uostalom, fokus treba da je na tekstu i muzici, a ne toliko na spotu(bar u ovom slučaju)... Crno-belo je, ipak, vanvremensko! Black and white theme...(little bit late on the bandwagon) but I guess it's a right choice for this kind of a gloomy and sad mood/song. The focus should be on the lyrics and music... not so much on the music video...so, yeah...black and white is ok. 'Black and white' is timeless!
Nepovezani rekviziti razbacani okolo - ok... bolje nego da je set prazan, jelte? Mirno, ali zastrašujuće mesto... Lagani ritam - baš kako volim ovih dana... Uz izuzetak momenta na 2:11 - 'pokvarena igračka sintisajzer' zvuk. Sve ostalo - može. Vokali su, u refrenu, u savršenoj harmoniji... stvarno, stvarno mnogo dobro zvuče. Rep delovi su, takodje, dobri (ovako stručno da se izrazim :P). Ali snimite široku lepezu šatapendtejkmajmani odevnih komada... Meaningless props scattered around - ok...it's better than empty room/set, right?... Peaceful, yet scary place..... Slow jam - exactly what I like these days. There is just one annoying part - it sounds like a broken synthesizer toy(2:11)... The rest works just fine for me. Vocals harmony in chorus is perfect... like really really really good. Rap parts are great too. Spot the wide nice-clothing-pieces range... So fashionable
Ko ostane ravnodušan na delove - 'If our love was ever wrong, I don't wanna be right' ili 'Girl, I just wanna touch... feel... love again' - partibrejker!:/ Kada Aleks šapuće - mi slušamo! Ipak, moj omiljeni deo je (REFREN, NARAVNO i) b-u-b-b-l-e---p-o-p momenat. Jeste, da... nalazim te sitnice interesantnim.
And how about some romantic lines like - 'If our love was ever wrong, I don't wanna be right'....Alex, bro....I mean...c'mon...with that whispery voice...really? Or..or...'Girl, I just wanna touch... feel... love again'.....like girl, I totally believe him. My favorite part tho - (chorus ofc and) whispery BUBBLE... POP... Yes, I like those random details... My brain is trained to spot those little thing...always on the hunt..