Following on from LE SSERAFIM’s UNFORGIVEN comeback earlier this year, LE SSERAFIM followed up promotions with a side track from their UNFORGIVEN studio album promotions with Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife. This follow-up single has proven to be quite popular, going on to win a weekly music show award (Inkigayo) which is rare for a side track. I also feel like multiple official remixes were released for this song. With the release of a music video a couple of weeks after promotions, it is eligible for a review on my blog. And so today, I will be reviewing the track.

Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife is a super catchy and striking side-track. The up-tempo Jersey club instrumental is very stylish and its consistent rhythmic approach sounded unique. The pounding beat and bass combination makes for a very driven foundation, while the synths pairs well as a more upfront layer in the mix. Some of the synths can also be described as atmospheric in a way. For the most part, the more monotonous vocals are actually the more memorable form of delivery in Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife. We did get some proper vocals with melodies in the song, but they are barely noticeable amongst the rest of the song. I personally like this approach in Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife, as they do complement the instrumentation quite well and contribute to the song’s appeal/uniqueness. But on the flip side, I understand why some people might dislike the idea of this tone and how it dulls out Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife. Similarly, I find the hooks of the song to be an appealing aspect of the song, but I also understand if someone was to say that the song is too repetitive (as we do get to that point). But overall, I enjoyed Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife, and think it is a strong side track.

The official explanation of the song is that Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife is about themes of girl power, self-empowerment, and breaking taboos. However, I understand that the title makes references to three mythological/folktale characters. It would have been cool to visit those stories in some form in the music video. However, based on what we got, I do see the aforementioned themes in the song in some degree, such as through the children games we see the members play in the video. For example, Eunchae draws scissors in their their rock-paper-scissors match, Sakura breaking the link in their game of Red Light, Green Light and with the quintet evading the rollerblade group in that hide-and-seek-like game. I also do like their edgier look that they don in this music video, which complements the song quite well.

The choreography is fantastic. To me, it is the standout element of this release. My particular favourite part of the routine is the entire bridge sequence, with how they get into that single line lineup and the fall-forward type of move. Though, the “Boom Boom Boom” and “I’m a mess, mess mess” moves are also equally as memorable. Their stage presence is made known whilst performing the song and they made super good use of the stage.

Song – 9/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 10/10
Overall Rating – 8.9/10