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Yup, I'm back to my Kpop vibessssss, hehehe.
This time, I'm posting 5 Kpop songs from a variety of artists that I might or might not be a fan of. All of the songs dropped this year.
General trigger warning for EVERY MV: Lots of visual f/x in each video including things such as flashes, animation, distortion, morphing. Also intense camera work that includes zooming in/out, shaky-cam visuals, tilting, fast edits/cuts.
IIRC, I heard this song before I ever watched the MV. Sometimes Spotify will sneak in new-to-me music and artsits, IDK. Anyways, this was a v. refreshing song. Not much to say abt the MV itself.
I've been keeping an eye on this group since their song "Alarm". LOVED this melody and the way it kinda looped into itself. That said, although I get the idea behind the MV, I'm a bit on the fence abt it. OTOH, it's a cheeky interpretation of the song. OTOH, I kinda wish it'd gone a bit more epic? #Unsure.
Chuu continues to be adorably sweet. The song's half-hidden meaning in between all of the cuteness and vibrant beat ("self-doubt is not worth it") adds a layer of texture to the entire tune. Loved the MV! I also liked how it tied to her "Howl" MV too. Now that Chuu is with her friends, she's ready to kick butt and bring joy to the masses.
As much as I'm RARIN' to see Mamamoo drop new music as an OT4, I can't deny that both Moonbyul and Solar's individually AND together continue to build up a v. impressive discography. "Colors" is the kind of song meant to make you SHIMMY while also celebrating the queer community. Extra-extra kudos to Solar for having members of the House of Love dance with her in the MV and during live performances as well. <3_____;
For additional info, here's Gravity Jacobs (a member of the House of Marc Jacobs)--a member of the ballroom scene for almost a decade. They're also a ballroom teacher. I love the deconstruction they do abt the dancers and how all of that works with the song itself. Good stuff.
LISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEN, no one is more surprised than me for including a song by Lisa that features Rosalia (out of all ppl.)
NO disrespect to Blackpink. However, their music is not for me. So I'd mostly ignored all of their solo music this year until a close friend (whose younger sister is a Blink) suggested this song to me. Maybe the planets had aligned or something cuz I did watched all of this year's solo BP tracks and, well, "New Woman" was the only one that I clicked with. Which, hey, it's better than none, right?
Anyways, loved the melody from beginning to end. I also found Lisa's song-rap to work really well with the vibe. What's more shocking (again, to me) is that I thought Rosalia (someone who I do dislike for a variety of reasons)'s feature was perfect! IDEK, sometimes it's like that! I'm quite amused that this is one song I can totally understand since it's in both English and Spanish (languages I'm fluent in). IDK, I was charmed by that.
The MV is v. dynamic and original in some ways. Quite male gaze-y in others (ugh). I also do wish there had been more body size variety. But, yeah, overall, this is a fantastic song and one that could become your next earworm. 😛
This time, I'm posting 5 Kpop songs from a variety of artists that I might or might not be a fan of. All of the songs dropped this year.
General trigger warning for EVERY MV: Lots of visual f/x in each video including things such as flashes, animation, distortion, morphing. Also intense camera work that includes zooming in/out, shaky-cam visuals, tilting, fast edits/cuts.
IIRC, I heard this song before I ever watched the MV. Sometimes Spotify will sneak in new-to-me music and artsits, IDK. Anyways, this was a v. refreshing song. Not much to say abt the MV itself.
I've been keeping an eye on this group since their song "Alarm". LOVED this melody and the way it kinda looped into itself. That said, although I get the idea behind the MV, I'm a bit on the fence abt it. OTOH, it's a cheeky interpretation of the song. OTOH, I kinda wish it'd gone a bit more epic? #Unsure.
Chuu continues to be adorably sweet. The song's half-hidden meaning in between all of the cuteness and vibrant beat ("self-doubt is not worth it") adds a layer of texture to the entire tune. Loved the MV! I also liked how it tied to her "Howl" MV too. Now that Chuu is with her friends, she's ready to kick butt and bring joy to the masses.
As much as I'm RARIN' to see Mamamoo drop new music as an OT4, I can't deny that both Moonbyul and Solar's individually AND together continue to build up a v. impressive discography. "Colors" is the kind of song meant to make you SHIMMY while also celebrating the queer community. Extra-extra kudos to Solar for having members of the House of Love dance with her in the MV and during live performances as well. <3_____;
For additional info, here's Gravity Jacobs (a member of the House of Marc Jacobs)--a member of the ballroom scene for almost a decade. They're also a ballroom teacher. I love the deconstruction they do abt the dancers and how all of that works with the song itself. Good stuff.
LISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEN, no one is more surprised than me for including a song by Lisa that features Rosalia (out of all ppl.)
NO disrespect to Blackpink. However, their music is not for me. So I'd mostly ignored all of their solo music this year until a close friend (whose younger sister is a Blink) suggested this song to me. Maybe the planets had aligned or something cuz I did watched all of this year's solo BP tracks and, well, "New Woman" was the only one that I clicked with. Which, hey, it's better than none, right?
Anyways, loved the melody from beginning to end. I also found Lisa's song-rap to work really well with the vibe. What's more shocking (again, to me) is that I thought Rosalia (someone who I do dislike for a variety of reasons)'s feature was perfect! IDEK, sometimes it's like that! I'm quite amused that this is one song I can totally understand since it's in both English and Spanish (languages I'm fluent in). IDK, I was charmed by that.
The MV is v. dynamic and original in some ways. Quite male gaze-y in others (ugh). I also do wish there had been more body size variety. But, yeah, overall, this is a fantastic song and one that could become your next earworm. 😛
