Alongside Super, F*ck My Life was also a title track for SEVENTEEN’s 10^th mini-album, FML, which was released back in April of this year. A music video for F*ck My Life dropped two weeks after the album’s official release, hence why I did not review F*ck My Life on the same day (or there abouts) as Super. And I was unable to fit it into my schedule for review at the time of the music video’s release. But today, I will finally get around to reviewing to F*ck My Life.

Despite having a very bold title, F*ck My Life is surprisingly subdued and mid-tempo. While the title does make sense in the context of the lyrics (more on this in the music video section of the review), there is still a certain boldness that I wished was reflected in some way in the song. I felt like this boldness and its potential was pretty much swept under the rug. But based on what we got as the final product for F*ck My Life, I would describe this song as pleasant (for its overall sound) and thought-evoking (for its lyrics). But what this pleasant means is a bit iffy, even after two months. F*ck My Life is vocally centric, which isn’t unheard for SEVENTEEN. While I do agree with the notion that SEVENTEEN did well in making the track pleasant and flowy with their vocals, I personally felt the vocals gave off a neutral energy, which in turn doesn’t hold its ground after the song finishes. One of the things I did like was how the song felt like a conversation, rather than an overly emotional piece. This helps the thought-evoking impression come to life upon considering the lyrics. The instrumentation was also nice, but it isn’t wasn’t memorable. The only element of the instrumentation to leave an impression were those electronically modified vocals that feature at the start and end of the song, even after the song ended. This does raise the concerns that the vocals didn’t do as much in the song. Personally, I did think there was room for some rapping in the song, which I think would have made their pleasant track a bit more impactful. But, altogether F*ck My Life was a nice song, overall.

The lyrics of the song speak about wanting to “fight for your life” amidst all the dispiriting hardships life throws your way (taken from Soompi). In the video, the members fight for their lives after realizing the life around them is staged. A lot of the music video appears to be inspired by the Truman Show. Moments where the members had the realization of their staged life occurred after key turning points that occurred in the actual Truman Show movie, like the fallen stage light, the rain falling in one spot away from the character, the background people appearing to “block” members on what felt like command, a controlled sky, the appearance of cameras and the feeling of being watched etc. Even the departure of a friend was written into the music video, who dropped a “Fight for you life” badge behind for Joshua to find. In the end, all the members escape from their staged lives on a boat.  Overall, it is a nice callback to a great movie and works well with the lyrics of the song.  

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 9/10
Overall Rating – 8.4/10