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JBJ have made their return with My Flower. The project group made their debut last year with Fantasy and is due to disband later this year. However, there have been talks of JBJ extending their contracts, which is clearly a thing that fans want to hear about! This comeback comes in the form of their second mini-album, which is titled as True Colors.
To me, My Flower is very standard. It feels like a traditional pop song that doesn’t have much within itself to make it a memorable track, which is disappointing since Fantasy was a really good song. The song does have some colour or flare to it but I just don’t think it is enough to be another great track. I liked the falsettos during the chorus, which were somewhat catchy. I liked the instrumental during the post-chorus parts, giving off a faster tempo and more intensity than the other parts of the song. But that is all I can say. The first rapper wasn’t horrible but his parts felt unfitting for the song. The drop into the chorus felt underwhelming and the ending to the post-chorus instrumental break just seemed misplaced in the middle of the track (it felt more like something that should have been only at the end of the track). Overall, it was definitely a let-down in many ways but still listenable in others.
While I didn’t like the song as much as I hoped I would, the music video was a far more superior aspect of the comeback. The video reminded of the similar concept previously done by Oh My Girl. Just a lot more simplistic in terms of its presentation. And I liked it. The white background allowed the members to pop (with their coloured clothing) and the use of colours as the video progressed just made everything feel more bold and vibrant. The use of the coloured lights during the post-chorus definitely added to the moment.
There are two sections of the choreography which I liked. The first being the second half of the chorus (this could become viral) and the second part is the post-chorus instrumental break. Besides that, everything else was good but not as memorable.
Song – 5/10
Music Video – 7.5/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 6.4/10
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I felt this same about this song with comparison to Fantasy – which was stellar. If JYJ extend their contracts do you think WannaOne fans will demand their contract be lengthened as well??
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From how I see it, JBJ may extend their contracts as the member’s individual companies were all for the formation of JBJ. Regardless of whether JBJ extends their contract, Wanna One fans will try to advocate for the lengthening of Wanna One’s contract (and I read somewhere the managing company of Wanna One wants the contract lengthed due to the money that Wanna One brings in). But the mega problem with Wanna One are the member’s individual company, cause they won’t be happy with an extended contract (unless they can negotiate to allow their members to be taken out for Wanna One from time to time to allow to promote with their original groups etc.).
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Yeah it all makes sense. This is one of the reasons why I dislike shows like Produce 101. Having a group like WannaOne is obviously going to rally fans together for them to hang around longer but doesn’t that defeat the purpose of the show in the first place?? And I think it would then be extremely unfair for the ladies of IOI. Why weren’t their contracts extended?? Personally, I’m hoping WannaOne ends when they were meant to yet I feel like JBJ is exempt from finishing when it was announced they should. They weren’t part of the winning members from 101 so their contract should be dealt with differently.
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Yes, If I.O.I had to end, then Wanna One must end (sounds harsh if i put it like that, Sorry). It is only fair that way. And yes, completely agree with you in regards to JBJ.
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