FIRST LISTEN : The structure is the same as other black pink songs but it’s pretty obvious that lyric wise they did go for something different. I have to say, i don’t hate it but I’m sure that people will be hating it. I liked that the strong vocal part at the end was shared by Jisoo and Rose, and I liked Jennie and Lisa’s rap part (that might be a n unpopular opinion) a lot more than the other raps they’ve done. It didn’t make me cringe at all, which is rare. The chorus is pretty catchy in my opinion.
CLOSER ANALYSIS: I really liked the opening scene, with Jisoo, it caught my eye and I liked how they made that part. The BLAAACKPINK part, I did not hate. I actually liked how different it was. Jennie’s first verse… it’s growing on me. I really love Jennie’s tone when she raps, and besides that first line, I like the rest of her first verse. ALSO lisa always has the really cringey lines in bc songs, and I did not cringe. ‘Look what you made us do’…. I like that part, Roses voice and the way she sings it made it powerful for me. I saw someone say Taylor swift vibes, and yeah that obv reminds me of Taylor. but the rest of the song does not. I realllly liked Jisoo’s lines. Obviously translations never capture the beauty of languages, but the English translations made her lines sound really pretty.
the chorus. I knew it was the chorus while listening, but looking over it, it is… def not a blackpink chorus. But I don’t see anything wrong with that. It is repetitive, and soft but i actually lik that. It made it catchy very quickly. I also love the music video, the styling, the makeup, just mm it looks very good in the first chorus.
The rap is shocking every time I listen to it, BUT I LOVE RAPS like the one that they did, so I’m glad it’s in there. I was definitely listening close for lyrics that would be… well cancellable, but I think they veered from it. I really liked Jennie in this rap, which is expected, but i liked Lisa’s rap too, which was not something I was expecting, so I’m glad i liked it.
The repeated pre-chorus. Blackpink stick with their structure of leaving the pre chorus up to rose and Jisoo, giving them the same lines and then switching who sings them… I did not like it this time though. It was so much better when they first sang it, they really suited their first lines.
I again liked the outfits and sets in the second chorus. I also am interested in how they shot solo shots and sprinkle them in there. A lot oof it tends to be Jennie and Lisa cause they’re the ones saying the chorus, but the shots are so quick to leave Jisoo and Rose that it annoys me. I wish they held onto those shots for longer.
now here’s the part that ruined the song for me. The gra ta ta ta. I mean, it just feels lazy. you couldn’t put lyrics? You couldn’t put interesting instrumentals like the beginning? It didn’t even feel like a yg party anthem part. it’s boring and plain and it takes out the enjoyment of the song for me.
The music video, outfits, sets, everything about it from that perspective, I loved, but it’s Blackpink and they always serve on that aspect. the music… well, as you know, I enjoyed it until the very end with the gra ta ta ta. if that part was taken out, I’d genuinely like the song. Definitely not a favourite song of the year, but I like this different style of music for blackpink.
before I end this, i do have a tiny thought that could get me attacked. I don’t think Jisoo suits this concept well? every time a shot is on her, her facial expression is so plain? i understand struggling with making expressions as intense as Jennie’s or Lisa’ but its just a stark contrast because it’ll be a shot of rose or Jennie or lisa and then Jisoo is there like 😐 and it’s very obvious, despite the minimal screen time that Jisoo has when all four members are together.
