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Dancing Queen – SNSD

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SNSD pre-released this song at the end of 2012 to tease their fans a little bit. However, as a reviewer, I find no parts of this song quite appealing. I guess this would be one of the worse songs ever by any KPOP artists in the world. To learn that people cut this song, and made the girls promote Gee, I was quite happy. Gee was a fantastic song. This however is really really poopy.

Yeah, nothing in this song is quite good. Normally, I would find the chorus quite catchy, but here, I find nothing catchy. Let’s say I found the start really, really bad, and as the song went on, I wondered how this song was competing against Gee. Anyway, the song is like those really cheap songs that you find on the jukeboxes, which have not been updated since the 70’s. This song has its disco roots in it, just it is awful. The girls sound good, but this is not the song for me unfortunately. It also sounds like the girls put too much strain on their voice.

Ah, the music video. Those pants bring it back to the Gee days, however, I find it quite dull. Yes, the set looks dull to me. Anyway, those hats that kind of acted like teasers at the end were hilarious. Don’t know how anyone would mistaken the F-word as an innocent word that 5-year-olds should be saying. Thank god, the music video was released editing out the foul word. To me, bad editing and a bad stylist. Anyway, this music video is not for me.

As for the live, it was okay. I don’t think I will ever see a live performance of this song, as all (or most) SM artists end up lip syncing instead of live for their comeback stages. Yay??

2/10. Lowest score ever. And for those people who say I am bias, Boo. I am not bias. These are my thoughts of the song. I may have put down Dancing Queen, I Got A Boy and The Boys as awful songs, however Run Devil Run, Genie, Gee & Hoot were totally cool songs.

Break Down – Super Junior M

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Super Junior M made their long awaited comeback since who knows with Break Down. Different from their previous songs, Break Down is a song that shows, to me, more of their dance skills rather than vocal skills.

This song is quite addictive to listen to. It is not a typical SM song. It has this really addictive techno beat and to me, there seem to be a lot of thought put into the song. I enjoy listening to this song, but I am disappointed, as it does not contain the vocal talent which Kyuhyun and Ryeowook I am used to listening to. I am used those high and long notes towards the end of the song, just this song is lacking it. But hey, I guess it would not fit the club feel of the song. The other members sound pretty good, however, I don’t know if the autotune or background vocals are overpowering, but I can only hear Henry, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook & Sungmin’s voice. I cannot here the other members at all or differentiate their voices. I absolutely love the bridge of the song, which is my highlight of the song.

Ah, the music video. Another set, however this one seemed like there is a lot of thought and money put into it. I am not sure about the camera work though. It seems like when the camera films the solo shots of the singers, they seem to be standing in front of a blue or green screen, and the editing there went really bad. However, that part where they had all the members dancing in that really dark room seems to be a cross-over from Beast’s Shock and EXO’s What is Love?. But beside that, I am usually impressed by Super Junior’s dance skill. However this song lacks it. I don’t know whether there were a lot of solo shots or something, but I am not impressed by this dance. Despite it being a really good upbeat song, the dance moves are quite slow. But hey, they made the dance extra slow when it came to the slow parts of the song.

8/10. Pretty good for a SM song this time around.

Special Girl – Infinite H

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Infinite H has been teasing their fans since the end of 2011, if I am not mistaken, after announcing this subunit. And me being delayed, as I live under a rock, only just relaized who Hoya and Dongwoo were. Let’s just say, I thought Dongwoo was Hoya and Hoya was Dongwoo. Yeah, great.

Special Girl has its roots in hip hop, which these guys specialise in. This is a really good song, which I actually like. It may not be anyone’s cup of tea, but I enjoy this song. It sounds sweet and at the same time sounds quite manly. Also, a full album on hip-hop is quite rare in KPOP, so this is pretty good. To me, the song has a really catchy chorus. It sounds pretty good, and their rapping is also pretty good. However, I am not sure, but listening to the song, I keep on picking up the word “sex”. I understand that “sexy” is in the song, but at the start, during Hoya’s solo, I heard the word “sex”. Does anyone else here it? But beside that, this is a pretty good song.

The music video is pretty good. It was boring, but at other times pretty nice. Hoya is extremely awkward with girls, and a scene where he was meant to film ended up being ruined because of his awkwardness, making the director yell at him. Dongwoo on the other hand, like this girl. Just his problem is, what he does, does not match what others do. You see, he is giving flowers to the girl he likes, but when he turns up, there is a long line of other guys waiting to give flowers AND presents. Dongwoo, realized he has no chance pushes in the line, and end up running away because h was so shy. Pretty good story. Just the music video seems to lack something. I don’t know what, but it is lacking something. Also, is that really Primary? He took off the cardboard box, so is that guy really him?

The performance of this song is pretty good. The dance matches the feel of the song and to speed of the song which is pretty good.

8/10. Really good debut album, which is different from what Infinite usually gives us.

Over U – Miss A

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Miss A made their comeback with Touch last year, in March of 2012. Over U was their featured as their comeback stage special and their follow up song, where remixes of this song were performed. I personally prefer this song over Touch, which I did not really like that much.

The song Over U talks about the girls being over their boyfriends. That, or they are talking about something completely irrelevant to the song title. The song, for me, has an addictive electro-beat which blends in with the songs that many people find popular nowadays. The vocals are pretty good in this song and there is really nothing to complain about. I find the song quite okay. It is not bad, but it is not as good as other songs.

There is no music video, so I am going to skip right over this part and onto the performance.

The dance for this is pretty okay. The moves are in time with the beat and all of that. I just think that Miss A devoted the majority of their time for the Touch chorography and did not have much time to practice this dance. That or they slapped random moves at the very last moment.

5.5/10. Could have been better, but I guess it would have to do.

What Are You Doing Today – Hello Venus

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After being noted as the female rookie group with the most potential to making it big in 2012, they have finally comeback with a new song released at the start of December (I think). This song still maintains the girl’s image as the cutey girl group that we are used to.

To be honest, I personally don’t think this is the right song for the girls. It does not have the same impact as Venus did. It does have a catchy beat, but at other times during the song, the song does not fit. The rap did not fit the song at all, and sounded really sudden. Then the song is relaunched to the chorus, but it does not move along well.  It does maintain the good enough image of the girls through their vocals, but it does not enhance the girls more. I think I feel this song kind of drags the girls back rather than put them up there with other singers. Compared to Venus, this song is not as addictive. It really does not show off the girls with their vocals, and the rap was not really top-notch.

As for the music video, I found the colour blue in the background as quite dull. This, for me, makes the whole music video as a dull thing to watch. Venus was bright and delightful, but now they came back with this song, I am quite surprised. The video actively fits the feel of the song and title of the song, where the girls are asking the guy about what he was doing today. However, with the dull nature of the song, this video was not for me. The thing I liked about in the music video was the picture frames. They looked quite vintage but nice. However, the video was not for me.

The dance was okay, but it was not quite catchy for me as the dance for Venus did. Also, I was quite bored of the performance. It really did not showcase any of the girl’s talent, which really made the performance quite boring to me.

3.5/10. Not the song, music video or performance for me. Maybe next time.

Goodbye To Romance – Sunny Hill

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Sunny Hill has finally made their comeback with another song. If you are looking for something along the lines of The Grasshopper Song, which was released in January 2012 or Is The White Horse Coming?, released in May-ish 201, then this is not the song for you. This however brings them back to their debut days, where they sung really underrated ballads and love songs. However, I am assuming that now SNSD’s song is now out, these girls are gonna drop down. Sad.

Anyway, this song is more of a love song, but fits the ideal type of your average Christmas Carol. The piano in this song is quite pleasant to listen to and feels warm. I feel like I am in a toasty room, despite battling 40 degree days, which translate to very cold in Fahrenheit. The start makes it sound quite serious, but as soon as you hear the girls vocals, then you can guess that this song means something else. I absolutely think the highlight of the song is the chorus, which kind of makes me picture the girls waving goodbye to their boyfriends or love interests. I guess you can say Seungah and Misung get the short hand of the stick, as Jubee and Kota’s voice do overpower the other two, but seriously, these girls sounds really good. Those really faint short but total high notes where Kota is singing “Goodbye” sounds really good and adds to the definition of the song.

I totally love the music video for this song. It shows that the whole music video is filmed in one shot. The lightiing of the video gives off an antique feel to the room, and how distant this room is to the rest of the room. The little girls are like younger versions of the actual members. I absolutely love the addition to the toys, it is like a trip down memory lane, with the teddy bear and the train set. The classroom photos and the member of Sunny Hill seem to be having a great time. My only complaint though, the flashing lights at the end. Yeah, they don’t really look as good, but still. Awesome video.

The live performance of the song is totally boring. Though I miss the girls dancing, this is the perfect song to sing during Winter and Christmas. Pity, that they still have not won a first place yet. One day.

9.75/10. I would give it 10/10, however this song seems only great during Christmas or Winter time.

Every Night – EXID

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EXID made their comeback back in November. (Yes, we are nearing the end of January, I realized that ages ago). Anyway, after promoting a really good song, I Feel Good, the girls came out with a rearranged piece that featured on their previous mini album. Same title, just different feel. To choose between the two, I choose this song because it sounds much better. Leggo:

The song was pretty good. I don’t have much to say about the song. I really like the soft telephone ringing sounds at the start of the song, which I think moves the song along quite well. Also, the song is a whole reversal of the “I Feel Good’ song they promoted earlier in the year (2012, I mean). This song brings out their vocals and the rap, in my pint of view was pretty well done, however, I think she carried over the autotune that was in “I Feel Good”, which does not sound as good in this song. However, the English in the song is what I am here to talk about, just looking at the lyrics kind of…. “I know this booty” and “So I don’t know how to get down” kind of sounds like, ummm… you know….

The music video is quite interesting. The girls are sickened by this male guy who is a player and cheats on every girl he meets. They create some scientifically proven poison made from a red, spicy, chillies   They rub themselves over tables, because they are tired, in the process of making this and carefully place the poison gas into glass tubes. After, they make their way to the guy and kills everyone including the guy with the poison, by throwing into the air. Hey, at least they know safety and wore gas masks that did not match their outfits. The guests started to sneeze and spit water out of their mouths, which looked quite attractive. Poor guy though, he took the whole load for himself. Let’s just say he had his last shower, with clothes on at the very where he died. Nice.

The dance has a lot of rubbing in it. I don’t know why, but they keep on rubbing their chests and butts the whole way through. But still, they have good lives.

7/10. Pretty good.

I Got A Boy – SNSD

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The girls are back with another single after a year a bit. Yes, I did not count TaeTiSeo in that because their are nine members in the actual group, not three which was the number of members in the sub-unit. Ah finally, they comeback with a new song that has me quite excited and “on the edge of my seat”, only to be disappointed after listening to the song. However, with the girls already making their comeback and other big names coming back in January like Sistar 19, CN Blue and debuts like Infinite H, JeA solo debut, Double Yoon and loads more, something tells me that the month of January is going to get really, really ugly (on the charts, of course).

The girls have made a comeback with a fresh style. Of course, it is unique, but to me it actually mirrors The Boys, which to this day, is one of the worst songs by SNSD. This song to me is like a mashup of 4 different genres. Literally, mean that. There is pop, hip-hop, rap and I think I can here a bit of blues and rock. Though the song is fresh, it is not as good as I expected it. Like come on, the girls rapping is quite fine, but the whole song did not sound as good, especially when the song would abruptly end at one spot and start some kind of remix, dubstep kind of chorus. I just wished to say something about the lyrics. The lyrics are smart in some parts, but quite misleading in other parts. Smart part is: towards the end of the song, where Jessica, I think, yells out “Don’t Stop, Let’s bring it back to 140”, it is quite smart, as 1:40 in the actual song is the same part which plays right after Jessica yells out those lyrics. However it is also misleading, as the start says: “Ha Ha! Let me introduce myself. Here comes trouble!”. Is she referring to SNSD as trouble or the guy in the music video as trouble?

Anyway the music video was quite okay. Yes SM and its boxes, but I felt the music video was more lively and happy than The Boys, it was much more colourful, unlike The Boys which was dull. The speech bubble at the start was quite rare. However, I have to note the weird aspects of the music video. The girls all date the same guy. No wonder they got all surprised and jumpy, they probably think that the others going to find out that the guy was cheating on nine different girls, kind of weird. Also, how the girls all cramp themselves at the front door, and try to look through the small glass hole. How the hell can you guys look through the hole, without placing your eyes on the hole, but instead we see like 5 different faces squished above and below each other, while the other four are jumping around to see.

The dance is quite exciting. It is pretty cool and really nice. It feature small groups in the dance who are like having a dance battle to their own music. I also like the part at 2:52. They seem to improve a lot and seem to be much more coordinated.

6/10. It was much better than The Boys. Quite disappointed. Let’s just say, SM has changed the girls a lot.

Lonely – Spica

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The girls have made another comeback and have not failed to impress this time. You may know as this as the song that rips Sistar’s Alone big time, but I believe that this is a unique style. Yeah, so screw all of you haters out there. Wait, I mean, the girls have shown a different..um…style..to Sistar. Yes, I was meant to say that….

Anyway, the song songs equally as unique as the girls have gone for something a lot serious. Screw happy girls, these girls are mature. They sound more mature than their other song, I’ll Be There, which was happy and full of life. This song however is quite different from I’ll Be There. This song has more highlights for me than their previous songs.  I found the start of the song is quite subtle its lyrics and it slowly brings the full glimpse of the song into full as it edges closer to the chorus. I love the”papapapapapapa” in this song. It adds to the feel of the song much more than a boring instrumental. However, I have to say. Lonely is the title of song. However when they pronounce at the start of each line in the chorus, they sound unrecognisable. But beside that, really awesome song.

The music video has not plot. It is just them, a few solo shots and them dancing. KPOP companies, it is not that hard to make good music videos. I guess they only had themselves in the music video, so they can look “Lonely”, but beside that, not bad. I guess you can say they stole Sistar’s dress, however not everyone who wears a tight dress and has a cut down the side is considered to be Sistar’s dress. Even this dress seems quite loose and is made of a different type of material compared to Sistar’s near glossy-plastic type.

The live is pretty good. The dance kind of reminds me of  Marilyn Maroyle (Is that how you spell her name?), where she would stand on top of a fan, with a fan underneath, her dress would fly up, and she would only cover the front of it. Pretty good dance.

I’d give this song a 8/10. Pretty good.

Janus – Boyfriend

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Boyfriend came back with another song after Love Style in mid-November. Back with a more mature and quite different side of the boys, that we have never seen. The music video is quite interesting, while the song is a bit too much for me. But beside, this is a comeback that I looked forward too a lot.

The song is really too much for me. I am used to these horrible, non-addictive songs that have cute lyrics and aegyo lines for guys to sing. Yeah, this song is horrible and at the same time does not really portray Boyfriend properly. For me, it would be really hard if you sang songs that showed a more mature side. Keeping that in mind, it would be extra hard if you go back to cutey songs. B1A4 pulled it off perfectly, but I am not sure about the Boyfriend guys at this moment. Janus, to me, does not draw out the vocals of the group as much as their previous song. However, the rapping in this song is definitely fierce and fits the feel of the song. I am proud of Minwoo and the twin that raps. This song does not have a catchy chorus for me and for some reason the start of the song always seem to put me off.

However, beside me disliking the song, I quite enjoyed the music video. It was very interesting. Now, I wish to raise the point. The two twins are very hard to differentiate. Especially in this music video, I cannot tell who is who at all. Like come on, make it easier for the viewers!!!! Anyway, Janus is the Roman (Or Greek) God of two face, time and all sorts of things. In this music video, they use the twins really well, as if they are one person and mirrors them into two different universes like Hell and Heaven. While the others in Hell are sickened with the twins heartbreak, Heaven is more comforting and calm with the situation. That I really like. I do like the scenery of the music video for the two worlds, as Hell is dark while Heaven is full of light. Really well done.

The live was not that good, for this song. I found the dance a bit to mainstream for a song that meant more mature, and every time they jump, they remind me of their debut days. Not that great.

Anyway, I give this song a 6/10. Some major bad points, but overall good. Hopefully, they will come out with a much better song for their comeback this Wednesday.

Nostalgic – Gain (Brown Eyed Girls)

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Gain recently released a repackaged single, a way to say thanks to her fans. Released early last month, the song Nostalgic is your typical ballad, but if you add Gain’s husky voice, you basically have the sexiest ballad ever. This song goes a long way and sounds like perfection.

Yes, this is one really cool song. Gain, with her well known husky voice, sings this song really beautifully. I find out of all the singers that I love to listen too, Gain and Hyorin from Sistar are the best at making their voices really husky when needed. Along with the rap from Eric from Shinwa, I can imagine this a type of song is a cafe, where a break-up has occurred. I don’t think that any other song would beat out this song. This song a soothing melody and the instrumental is pretty good. I guess the song could have had more of a climax to it, but it still sounded pretty good.

The music video for this is quite short. Actually I think the music video is off the really draining start of her Bloom music video. However, this music video suits the feel of the song. When I think of the word “Nostaglia”, I think of old things and old memories. This video contains really good effects that videos from the very past would have, and the camera used was pretty old.  The music video blends really well with the title of the song then.

There is no performance of this song, despite me wanting one.

10/10. First one of the year. Of course, it sounds really good.

Danger Girl – C-Real

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C-Real is back with a new song which came out around 3-4 weeks ago, which I guess is for their fans, as they did not promote this song in anyway. Every time they come out with a new song, they seem to always impress me. This song kind of move away from the cutey-aegyo that I am used to with this group. They came back with a more upbeat song, but it just has a hint of the aegyo that I enjoy watching from these girls. It is also much different to Joma Joma, No No No No No and Sorry But I.

As said above, this song sounds quite different then their previous songs. It is more upbeat than their previous release which was kind of like a ballad. This song really draws out their vocal talent and actually no rap was used in the song. I totally love the start of the song and enjoyed the way it eased into the chorus. The chorus itself, it quite catchy, sounds really appealing and refreshing to listen to. I am always surprise every time the girls release a song, because it is always something new that really is not released in KPOP that much. Totally amazing.

The music video is some kind of fan-service video for their fans, so there really is not much to complain about the video. There is no performances of the song at all. So…. 7.5/10.

Growing Distant – Brave Guys

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HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!!! 2013 is finally here. And to start off the year, I am giving you a totally freaking underrated new song. These guys are comedians, but their rap and the female’s vocal is BOMB!!! I apologise  I got carried away there. I am in a super happy mood today, because I got lots of letters in the mail today (one of them was a very late Christmas Card). Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Brave Guys to me is a newly form group, but are one of the funniest people. They only promoted this song once, for their first and final album. Seriously, Nam Bora should really release a whole album on her own. Her vocie in this song is like Ailee, Taeyon, Park Bom’s voices all mushed together. Seriously, one hell of a singer right here. I also loved the rap in the song, best rappers ever! To me this song has a hint of sadness, however it is made to sound cheerful. It is your typical ballad, but enhanced so well, it sounds like you are listening to the singer who sang the highest note ever. Good song, really well done.

The music video is really low budget, however still looks really good. Really professional. There are really good actors/actresses from any age in the video which is really good. However, I am confused. Why is the whole music video set in a desert or abandoned area? I don’t really understand that. Other the fact that the music video just randomly changes to scenes in a room. Hmmm, however the actors are really passionate. I am also confused. Why is the table full, yet the couple are still staring at each other? Wouldn’t they be eating and stuffing their face by then?

The live was unfortunately cut the song down, which was a pity. They only had one stage. They sound good live though. Really well done.

9/10. Really good song to start off the year in my perspective. Happy New Year!!!!

One Year – Zia

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So this will be my last post for 2012. Amazing right? 2012 is finally over, and I specifically chose this song to end the year because it has deep meaning, and I actually like this song. The next review will be released on the first day of 2013 and will hopefully continue posting reviews next year. (I wrote all of this on the 17th). By the time you read this, I will be on holiday and to upset you guys, wrote a whole heap of reviews and scheduled them.

Anyway, the song is a ballad. I like different types of ballads. However, this song is much better than a normal ballad. It is much softer and much more depressing then normal ballads. I think this would be something that girls would listen to after going through a break-up  I love the lyrics as they tell us a story. Many KPOP songs just have a whole song that means nothing, while this song has enough emotion through the vocals to just make a person cry. The vocals are really drawn out of the singer and I quite like her voice. The instrumental of the song contains a really soft piano, which sounds really nice.

The music video is the thing that I want to speak about the most. I love this music video. Actually no. I L.O.V.E this music video. Even though, I am a guy, Guys can be soft as well. This song talks about 3 sides to a guy. The angel, nice guy or perfect guy (played by Siwan from Z:EA), the normal guy (played by Baro from B1A4) & and the devil (Bang Yong Guk from B.A.P). These guys show the many types of relationship we have, as we see each guy reacting a lot differently to normal situations, whether that be punching a mirror or making your girl a cup of tea. Even though this portray guys as dark and evil and unpredictable animals, I believe most of us would fall into the normal category. Guy or girl. At the end of the day, we all end up being tired and we just cannot be stuffed solving problems in our own lives, let only problems of other people.

I also love the lighting in this video. For Siwan, we have a good sunny day coming through the windows. For Baro we have the normal grey cloudy day. For BYG, we get a stormy looking day outside, even to the point I think some read was added into add the fiery feel to the character. Really well done.

I am going to give this song a 9.5/10. Really good. No excuses.

I would like to also wish you all a Happy New Year. Have fun on the last few days of the year, and I will see you back soon on the 1st day of the next year, or maybe the second, cause I think many people will be partying hard and sleeping through the first. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Talk That – Secret

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Secret is back with another song, however unfortunately cannot promote their song anymore after a terrible car accident, which left Zinger in hospital with serious injuries. As a KPOP fan and an actual human being, I would wish the girls the best in their road to recovery. But beside that, the song is much different then their previous songs which they had. This is much more slow and vocally dominated, rather than the usual dance dominated song.

The song is definitely much different than Secret’s past song. This song draws out their vocal talent, opposed from  dance. Poison, Love Is Move, Madonna, Magic, I Want You Back, Shy Boy, Starlight Moonlight were all songs that relied heavily on dancing. This song however, you can hear that the group actually singing. Zinger also sang instead of rap. each of the members have really good voices and actually sound really good. It is good to have a song that is different to their usual image. This song talks about them the pain which the girls go through after their boyfriends betrayed them. The song has a hint of sadness which brings out their message, in the song.

The music video is just the girls having their reflection moment after their boyfriends had broken up with them. I really like the whole talking theme, and how they used the old can and string phone which is really cool and smart for a song that relies on the whole heap of talking. The music video also shows the girls walking around in the city and all of that. However, the girls do seem like they are lost and confused. This also further shows their pain and grief which they have.

The choreography also shows how lost and confused they are. They are dragged around and picked up. The backup dancers add to their confusion and to our confusion. Even the choreography tells them to walk forward a bit too much and then they have to back up, as they are in the wrong place.

9.5/10. Must I say anymore?

Caffeine – Yang Yoseob (Beast)

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Beast is renowned to do really good dance style songs like Shock, Breathe, Beautiful Night, Mystery, Bad Girl. However Yoseob has come out with a song with an unexpected twist. Caffeine, can be said a song that many can get “addicted” to. However I am not an actual coffee drinker (I find it really bitter), so this song is not my cup of tea. Wow, so many puns!!!

The song is not for me. I see how addictive and happy fan girls or boys can get over this guy and his song, however, I really dislike this song. I actually expected something along the lines of the groups past songs. Isn’t he like a B-Boy as well? However, there were some aspects of the song I liked. I liked the fact that they added the sounds of coffee being stirred into the song and also the sounds that is made when you place a delicate cup of coffee on a saucer. I guess I did not like the feel of the song. It seemed bland and dry. It is not as good as other songs. I felt like other songs from his album would’ve made it better than Caffeine, like Look At Me Now.

The music video is really confusing. I don’t think anything I think even make sense. He has a girlfriend, however they fight and the girl leaves. Since she was Yoseob’s daily cup of coffee (;)), he becomes depressed. After that I am quite lost. I see quite a lot of symbolism in this video, however, I don’t see anything about the girl and Yoseob himself disappearing into a cloud of smoke and the box, which contained his heart. I saw nothing with that, and how confusing that became. However, I did like the dancing on top of the table. Denying physics since 2012. That was pretty cool.

The dance of this song kind of fits the whole song however, I found it unappealing to watch. Mainly because I did not like the song and that I found it quite difficult to watch the dance without some kind of song that goes with it.

Sadly, I am going to give this a 4.5/10. Not the best song at all, however it did have some fine points that were alright. However, overall, I did not like the song.