The only saving grace is that Hyuna’s new body has settled quite nicely. The song is catchy because it’s basically the Korean version of “Uptown Funk.” If they were going to try a new subunit, they should have come correct with an original concept. There’s violence! Threesomes! Suicide! Murder! I wouldn’t be surprised if they had to stick to a checklist when creating the script. The music video is a dark look at adolescence suffering. They released the Bruno Mars cover “ Fresh ” with a video meant to shock more than entertain. Troublemaker died so that Cube could introduce us to Triple H, their new co-ed subunit featuring Pentagon bae’s Hui and E’Dawn and the savior of Cube/former Wonder Girl/4Minute member, Hyuna. It also hasn’t been confirmed if he wrote it for Seolhyun but he seems very sensitive so he probably did. The instrumental changes and the soft addition of Dean work to keep my attention and I never find myself feeling bored while listening to this song. ” I like it even with the odd lyrical choices (though this may be a translation issue). I’ve got complicated feelings about Zico, but I’m less conflicted about his latest single, “ She’s A Baby. I will definitely check out the rest of her mini album, h. “ Hate That I Miss You ” is one of the best examples of how language is no barrier to knowing the heart and soul of music. The video isn’t giving us anything new but It doesn’t distract from the song at all. The bass and the “geunyang noha beoryeo noha beoryeo “ are especially infectious. She understands the limitations needed with this type of song and instead of power she used tonal changes to add color to her voice. Lee Hae Ri’s solo, “ Pattern ,” is the perfect ‘90s song. I wouldn’t say this comeback was one of their more successful one’s post “Up and Down,” but I did feel that their mini was a solid release that didn’t try to conform to what was popular in the industry. ” There was a minor controversy where some felt “Boy” was too similar to a Marian Hill song, but I honestly don’t hear it. The mini includes solo’s for both Hani and LE but the standout single is “ Boy. The title is called “ Night Rather Than Day ” for their new mini, Eclipse, and it is a groovy request for their lover to see them at night rather than during the day to “get it on”. Never fear as Hyelim aka Potato stepped right into that lead position and has not let any of us down. I’ll get to T-ara near the end.Įxid returned as a 4 member group due to Solji’s hyperthyroidism and many were worried they would not be able to succeed commercially without their lead vocalist. The rapping/speaking parts were good but then the instrumental kicked in and everything got very loud. All you need to know is that while I appreciate their initiative at self-composing, they should have gone with an established writer. I was going to review Dia’s comeback (“ Will You Go Out With Me ”), but I’m feeling bitter about MBK’s treatment of T-ara as they try to make Dia happen. The general excuse of Korea’s homogeny and close-mindedness doesn’t work here so Henry is in fact just being a giant racist-moron. Henry, who was born and raised in Canada, and definitely knows better. Yes, this is really something that Henry has said.
Obviously, there was backlash and - at this time - he has yet to comment but his fellow SuJu member, Henry, did come to his defense by displaying his frustration at the ridiculous label of blackface: “If darkening your skin to portray a black person is blackface, then so is wearing a blonde wig !” I think he might have been referring to Chris Hemsworth with that comment. He recently re-published an old video of him in blackface because apparently posting it once wasn’t enough. Yesung from Super Junior released a single, but that’s not why I’m talking about him. Hopefully, this is due to solo nerves and once she’s comfortable on stage and as a solo star, she’ll shine like she used to with 2NE1.
As a performer with many years of experience behind her, she does a solid job of hitting the right notes and doing the right moves but I wish it felt less robotic. I realized I do not prefer her voice in large doses because her singing feels flat and emotionless.
While I appreciated the production and the thought that went into this release, it also made me very aware of how much I preferred Minzy in a group setting. My former favorite maknae, Minzy, released her debut solo single, “ NiNaNo ,” and her debut EP, Minzy Work 01: Uno. Honestly, her flow isn’t my style but the music video as cute. Kisum was a contestant on both Show Me The Money and Unpretty Rapstar and seems to be apart of the new generation of female Korean MC’s. “ Sleep Tight ” is the latest from Kisum, who dropped her EP, The Sun, The Moon.