By wjs852 - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wjs852.tistory.com/104">190601 음악중심 미니팬미팅 잭슨 (2)</a>, CC BY 4.0, Link

 Mini Song Reviews (Everything Everything, Jackson Wang & Galantis, Kim Namjoo, Moonbin & Sanha)

 

Everything Everything - Big Climb

 The first English track that I am reviewing on this blog, Everything Everything's Big Climb falls under the list of tracks best understood with the help of its lyrics and MV, both of which are brilliant, questioning the effects large corporations have on the world through destroying nature, the MV (which has about the same budget my class had for our 9th grade school play, whatever free images on the web we could find and everything in the back cupboard of our parent's shelf) functions remarkably effective. The song is not a slouch either, with an invigorating climax. I just wish the band had lowered the vocal processing slightly so the emotion was more present (but then again, maybe the processing is an attack at large music corporations who just auto-tune their artists? I would definitely hope that is the case).

Rating: 8.25/10

 

Jackson Wang & Galantis - Pretty Please

Poor Jackson, he is working hard to become China's cheesiest artist with K-Pop roots, but Lay exists, so he had to u-turn and try to make good music with March's excellent '100 Ways'. With 'Pretty Please', he is back to trying to be stupid and fun, and he succeeds. Because this blog is built on objectivity I cannot give this a high-score, but trust me it can get stuck in your head due to the philosophical lyrics (Just kidding for those who did not listen to the song yet) or the catchy beat (this time really), I have played this song quite a bit this month. Maybe the girl in the MV is Heejin?

Rating: 6.75/10

Kim Namjoo - Bird

Even when all the neutral K-Pop observers turned against Soyeon's production skill, I stayed supportive. I mean, despite 'Oh My God' and 'Dumdi Dumdi' being duds, someone who wrote 'Alone', 'Lion', and 'Uh-Oh' still had too much potential to abandon hopes on. But with this song for the A-Pink member, my hopes are beginning to dwindle. In many ways, 'Bird' feels like Oh My God 2.0, just with weaker verses and way less consistency. Though, the best part of the song is that I hear 'Imma Boy, Birthday Birthday ya' instead of 'Imma Bird, birdie ya'. I am not sure which lyrics are better though.

Rating: 5/10

 

Moonbin & Sanha (Astro) - Bad Idea

Whenever someone mentions Astro, I think of baby Moonbin is TVXQ's cheesy aegyo filled classic 'Balloons'. So I sometimes have a hard time taking him and the rest of Astro serious when they go dark. It does not help that they have a solid collection of bubbly and fun pop songs, and their dark material (Knock) proves filler. Initially when I listened to 'Bad Idea', I found it another of the dozens of generic funk tracks on the market, but it has proven way too catchy to score it in the 7s. The gorgeous falsettos define the pre-chorus, and the main hook in the chorus is way catchier than it should be (the extra refrain helps). While I will continue to complain about how generic funk is becoming and that songs are bringing enough new to the table, Bad Idea truly feels like a proper tribute to funk songs of lore. I suspect that now that I think I can safely say that I overrated Criminal, this and Open Mind will be the male funk tracks of the month for me.

Rating: 8.5/10