Despite being around for approximately 4 years now, this is my first time reviewing BIGFLO. BIGFLO is a 5 member boy group (Euijin, Sungmin, Ron, Lex & Hightop) currently under Hyeyoom Entertainment. Some songs from the group include Deliah, Oblivate & Stardom. Due to their limited success, Euijin and Lex participated in The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project, where Euijin finished in second place and is also currently apart of UNB. Upside Down is their newest song. Despite already completing a full weeks worth of promotions, they only dropped the music video yesterday.

Upside Down starts off as your typical KPOP song. It didn’t really feel that captivating at first. However, as the song progressed, it started to become more appealing and interesting to my ears. The instrumental for this song falls within a funky retro domain, which ended up being one of my favourite components of the song. And yeah, while it did feel very ordinary for the most part, there were crashing sounds that came in at the right time to provide some crunch to the song and lead us into the next part of the song. The vocals were good but the rapping stole the show for me. It too gave some texture, which I really liked. I also liked that extra kick the rapping sequence at the end had, coming out of nowhere to end off the song. Overall, Upside Down was an awesome song that just needed some time to sit right with me.

Capitalising on Euijin’s newfound popularity from The Unit and UNB, he opens up the music video with a dance introduction. But that bears little relevance to the music video. From a non-Korean’s perspective, the video is a tad confusing, with the members being left alone and interacting with someone who just isn’t there. The lyrics provide some insight to why the guys are like this. They are trapped in a relationship where their partner basically constricts them. They want out (and very desperately, judging by some scenes) but end up finding themselves coming back, similar to Stockholm Syndrome in a sense. The music video is quite bare but it offers an interesting interpretation.

I enjoy things that blow my mind. The transition between Euijin’s introduction and the start of Upside Down’s actual performance was amazing. The rest of the performance looked awesome but I felt like they could have done something a little more to amaze the audience even more. But it was still worth watching.

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 8/10