An album review? Whoa, something new and different, huh? Well I'm very excited to start album reviews on this blog! I'm going to start out this series by talking about Kye Bum Zu's album GOOD LIFE.
This is my first Korean hip-hop album that I've listened to in full. I've enjoyed singles from Zion. T and Crush in the past, but I've never sat down and listened to more of their music. GOOD LIFE is an album I would recommend to someone who wants to branch out to other hip-hop and R&B artists.
There are so many songs on this album that one can dance to. Especially "Give It 2 U." The reason I was drawn to listen to the full album is because of this song and the music video that was released. Be sure to check it out below!
The track is dripping with great vocals on top of a solid beat. It features a rap from my favorite maknae, P.O from Block B. His deep, raspy voice against the rest of the song is a great mix.
The title song "GOOD LIFE" continues with solid beats similar to "Give It 2 U." Dok2 and The Quiett colaborated and added very unique voices to the song.
My other favorite song on this album is "BEAUTIFUL" because it is so different from the rest of Kye Bum Zu's songs. It's a side of him I wasn't expecting to hear. This kind of dramatic, soulful song would probably be played in the climatic part of a romantic movie, with the piano and strings backing up his heartfelt vocals. I almost wish that this was the very last song on this album. It would have been a great closure, but alas, it's the second to last song on the album.
Overall, this album is full of great dancing songs, excellent raps and vocals, and a smooth, cohesive sound. I'm very happy with Kye Bum Zu's work and I'm about to go and find more music from him!
This is my first ever post about kpop on this blog (which has been on hiatus for too long in my opinion)
I've been a fan of kpop for a really long time now, but I haven't really expanded my horizons to other groups until recently. If I were to make youtube videos just talking about my favorite kpop MV's and Singles, they would be very very long videos. (I'm already attempting to make monthly favorites videos on my channel as it is!) So, I decided to make a blog post about it instead!
Anyway, enough chit-chatting, here are my top 5 favorite kpop music videos from July!
1. GOT7 - Just Right
This is my first exposure to GOT7 and I think this was the perfect song to introduce me to them. This is like The Secret World of Arietty but with singing. The message of this song is excellent, and I think it was great to have them singing to a young girl instead of a woman their age. (Plus that girl is adorable!)
The aesthetics and styling in this music video is very cohesive. It's all brightly colored, fun, and silly. The song itself is catchy and I keep doing this dance move every time I listen to the song!
2. BIGBANG - Sober
The MADE project is my first real exposure to BIGBANG (why haven't I listened to them before?? I have a lot of catching up to do!) All of their recent songs from the project are just fantastic. Each one is so unique and each music video is so pleasing to the eye, and it's no different with this one!
Just on the title alone I thought this song was going to be more along the lines of Loser, but when those first few beats hit I knew I was mistaken. Again, this music video is so aesthetically pleasing to me, and all of the different shots they have are great. My personal favorite is the rotating room.
3. Crush (ft. Zico) - Oasis
As a long time Block B fan, I was drawn to watching Crush's Oasis because Zico was featured in it. Even so, I was definitely entranced by Crush's looks and voice. Boy, can he sing! This is the song that would come on as a summer party was winding down and you were about to take the long drive back home. (That's oddly specific, but just go along with it!)
Anyway, this is another great summer hit for me. There are catchy lyrics to sing along to ("Oh ah, she's mine, oh ah she's mine") and girls in bikinis. Who doesn't like that? I also appreciate Zion T's appearance at the end; I know that he and Crush are really tight and have done a lot together.
4. INFINITE - Bad
This music video is at the other end of the spectrum for my other favorites this month. It's edgy and dark, unlike the others, which are all light hearted and fun. I don't mind, it was a nice break listening to Bad.
The MV has a lot of short, little shots that flashed before my eyes. You never really get a good look at the woman who would occasionally pop up in between shots of INFINITE staring into mirrors. There were a lot of mirrors. And windows. And creepy hands hitting the windows.
Why do all of these songs have catchy lyrics this month? ("Bad bad bad bet a bad bad girl") This song is no different!
5. Guhara (ft. Giriboy) - Choco Chip Cookies
What a sweet little love song! And the MV is just as sweet with the shots of the couple hanging out and being all lovey-dovey. Relationship goals, am I right? Whoever styled Guhara for this video deserves a promotion because I want all of the clothes she wears!
I'm seeing a trend with recent MVs in that there are a bunch of added on graphic doodles over the video. This video does it, and so does Girl's Generation's Party! I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this kind of video editing in the future.
Honorable Mentions
Girl's Generation - Party
By far it's not my favorite Girls' Generation song, but it's still cute, catchy and overall summery!
Kisum (Ft. Jooyoung) - You & Me
More relationship goals in this very cute MV. Kisum is adorable and I can't wait to hear more from her!
Whoa, that was a lot, wasn't it? Thank you so much for reading this super long post about my Top 5! There were so many other great songs and MVs that it's hard just to pick my five favorites! Let me know what your favorite MVs from this month were and we can talk about them!
