Kas - I love it, oh my gosh! It’s so catchy and fun. Upbeat and boppy. I wanna drive to it, play it at 3 am in a neon room.
*Rankings (by K): Runnaway - (5)
May 7
NATTY - “NINETEEN”
Tek - I was so looking forward to Natty’s debut! And I hate to say that I just think it’s okay. She does a great job, but it’s just not for me.
Kas - Was I waiting for her debut? Yes. Do I have a clip of me reacting to her debut? Yes.
I think her voice could sound a little more attractive. It's almost like she’s dragging it a little on purpose for the whole song. Something that really only works in rap verses and parts where you choke on the beat drop (See (G)I-DLE’s “Oh My God” or NCT 127’s “Limitless”). Regardless, it’s a fun song to bop to and I like the music video.
*Rankings (by K): NINETEEN - (4)
May 8
LUCY - “Dear”
Tek - I think I literally made heart eyes at that violin. Is that possible? Can you make heart eyes in real life?
Kas - Who are they to make the intro sound like Pirates of the Caribben x Disney Fairies?
Also I love “Flowering” :)
Seriously. What a wonderful song. I can’t remember the last time I heard a violin in music, much less in k-pop. I love how you can hear it dancing as it makes the melody.
*Rankings (by K): INTRO - (5); Flowering (5)
May 9
Roya - “Butterfly”
Kas - I really like this song. Her voice doesn’t sound as cutesy/pure as every other solo artist out there. She brings a little something new to the table while not straying from the norm too much. Taeyeon vibes??
*Ranking (by K): Butterfly - (4)
Tek - sing it girl! *holds lighter*
May 15
Woo!ah! - “Exclamation”
Tek - ‘Woo!ah!’ is a fun song, but how is it that I’ve never heard this before and yet it sounds like it ripped each of it’s lines from a different song? The lyrics are just so generic. I’ve heard them a thousand times before. I like the B-side a lot better.
Kas - It’s fun for sure but not my favorite, nor does it stand out too much. Points for bop-ness, though.
*Rankings (by K): Woo!ah! - (4); Payday - (3)
May 19
REDSQUARE - “Prequel”
Tek - there’s so much makeup in this MV is feels like an ad. Kinda weird and cool that they won’t let us get a good look at the girls’ faces in the MV too. Seeing if they ever do actually kept me watching more than caring about the song. (They don’t btw)
Kas - Ooh an interesting start to the song. I like it.
Thennn they lost me with the “I can be pink, i can be __…”
I don’t like the chorus much, either, but they brought me back when we got into the verses.
It’s an interesting song, for sure. Truly I mean “interesting”. I’ve never heard anything quite like it. Not from IZ*ONE, not TWICE and certainly not (G)I-DLE. I don’t think they’re exactly my cup of tea but I certainly had fun listening to them. I wonder what they’ll come out with next…
*Rankings (by K): ColorFull - (3.5)
SECRET NUMBER - “Who Dis?”
Tek - Title track is okay, shines in the chorus (and that little post-chorus chant is so catchy). The b-side is fair as well.
Kas - I love the music video for “Who Dis?” but I’m pretty neutral on the song. There are parts I really like and part i do not. For example, the pre-chorus does NOT do it for me. I suppose the song is functional, though. It certainly catches people’s attention which is just what a debut needs to do.
“Holiday” is much more enjoyable, for me. It sounds less forced overall. I’d like it more if not for the rap parts.
*Rankings: Who Dis? - (3); Holiday - (3)
May 20
Ken - Greeting
Tek - “With All My Heart” is probably my favorite after my first listen, but I really just think they’re all so pretty!
Kas - Don’t mind me. I’m crying ‘cause pretty voice.
When I first started listening to K-pop I thought ballads were boring, but it’s voices like Ken’s that prove me wrong.
*Rankings (by K): Just for a moment - (4); To us who have to endure - (4.5); With all my heart - (5); Meteor Shower - (5); So Romantic - (5); Fingertips - (3)
Ryu Su Jeong - Tiger Eyes
Tek - I don’t have a single bad thing to say about any of the songs on this mini album. Seriously, the ballads weren’t dull; the bops didn’t fall flat; she sounded amazing in each one of them.
Kas - Her voice is so pretty! All the songs hit a bit different so I like them for different reasons. I dont like the cover art too much if I’m being honest, but that’s nothing to judge a group or artist on.
*casually clicks “follow” on spotify*
*Rankings (by K): Be Cautious - (5); Tiger Eyes - (5); CALL BACK - (5); Your Name - (5); 42= - (5); NA, NI - (5); Lullaby (zz) - (5); Who Dis? - (3); Holiday - (3)
May 22
Yulia - “White Dream”
Kas - I don’t think it’s a bad song. It knows what it’s doing, but what it’s doing just doesn’t do it for me.*Rankings (by K): White Dream - (2)
Tek - it’s a cute little song and I really enjoyed it
May 24
Like Me - “Like Me”
Tek - okay what is with these groups having the name and song title be the same? Better yet, how is that two in the month of May? The song is fine.
Kas - The chorus is a dumpster-fire disaster but the song is catchy and the verses start to save it. There is too much going on sound wise for it to simultaneously sound so stripped back. They just don’t sound... good. Sorry?
*Rankings (by K): LIKE ME - (2)
May 25
Kim Woo Seok - 1st Desire [Greed]
Kas- “And we all said Kim👏Woo👏Seok👏” A direct quote of what I text Tek when I listened to this.
“‘Kim Wooseok is 4th gen Taemin,’ I said it.” Also a direct quote.
So that’s my opinion on this…
Remind me to do a review of Greed.*Rankings (by K): Intro : Lost - (5); Red Moon - (5); SINphony - (5); Somebody Like You - (5); Do U Like - (5); Beautiful - (5); The Winter - (5)
Tek - you’re right. It’s new Taemin
CASH OR PASS
Hannah Jang//NATTY//LUCY//Roya//Woo!ah!//REDSQUARE//SECRET NUMBER//Ken//Ryu Su Jeong//Yulia//Like Me//Kim Woo Seok
*Rankings Guide:
5 Point Scale
1 - hated it (...what?)
2 - didn’t like it (doesn’t do it for me)
3 - neutral/it was okay (it’s fine. No complaints, no compliments)
4 - really liked it (Might add it to a specific playlist, but chances are I’m not tracking them down)
Mann sagt : schau niemals zurück.. sondern immer nach vorne..ich glaub die haben es nicht kapiert... denn die Vergangenheit holt einen immer wieder ein ...
