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The return of the queens. Sunny Hill has returned to the stage with Part 2 of their first album, titled as Sunny Blues. While the first part of the album focuses on more of the pop and fun songs, the second part of their album went on to focused on the ballads to which Sunny Hill are quite well known for. An interesting fact is that Sunny Hill debuted in 2007. Their first album (this album) was released 7 years later. Many still believe that they are a brand new band, just they are like seniors in the industry.

This song is pretty good. I like it how Sunny Hill always addresses various topic instead of the mainstream love topic that songs always have. Sure, they mention it, but their focus is more on travelling back in time and reliving the moments that they loved the most during their childhood and adolescents. Their vocals are really good. There is no rapping. just pure singing from the girls and they all have such nice voices. Though to be honest, the song is on the boring side just a little. The instrumental, though it fitting the feel and emotion of the song, really lacked colour. That flute (I think that is what it is) was really annoying at some parts.

There are two music videos. One is the actual drama version, while the other one is the “lip version”. It just baffles me why there are so many different version so the music videos in the industry. And sometimes, they get weird. Like the “eye contact” one. I like the drama version. It fits the meaning of the songs. Though the character does not directly go back in time, she goes back in time to the time frame where she was growing up. It seems like she created numerous scenarios during her time as a teacher for her younger self, which I am not sure if someone else did when she was actually young, like how the boy confessed to loving her. Also, like doesn’t anyone seem a little troubled to why the teacher grew so close to the young girl? Like why the teacher approached the young girl and proceeded to take her out to the arcade and stuff? It also seems like the father noticed the teacher was actually his daughter. It was a nice scene to be honest, but 100% the younger girl does not agree.

Overall, it is a nice comeback. The song was pretty good and the music video fitted with the lyrics really well. 9.5/10

Sunny Hill is back with a new single for us to hear. Emotional ballads were the past. Now we can move onto songs that are still emotional, however with a twist.

This song was interesting. Though, the music video looked liked it was more of a ballad, I was taken by surprised. I expected a full on slow yet really sad song, something like Pray by Sunny Hill. However instead I got a ballad, mashed up with an electronic  and dance song. Though, it may sound a little odd, it is still a pretty neat song to listen to. I just love how the song literally builds up to the chorus. I love how the song just changes, like every minute we just don’t know what is really going to be heard next.  The vocals in the song were really well done. That little rap sequence (can we call it that) during the bridge flowed really well with the song. Overall, the song sounded really nice and it was very different, yet it still maintained its emotional style.

The music video was also quite interesting. Basically, at the start we see a couple break up. From that point onwards, we see the girl have a hard time trying to forget about her love. She seeks the help of hypnosis to make her forget the ex boyfriend. Interesting plot. I just love the twist at the end when she wakes up, exactly like the scene earlier in the video and acts as if nothing was happen (ie. she lost that memory of her boyfriend). I also like certain scenes in the music video like the one where she makes two cups of coffee, but turns around to only realize that  there was only her. Also the scene with the angels wings, when the dude walked past first and the girl walked past later. Pretty amazing.

Song and music video were superb. I am literally amazed at how Sunny Hill pulls out all these great songs and video ideas for their comeback. I know that there would be a director of some kind doing most of the stuff, but still, Sunny Hill deserves some recognition. 9/10

It’s the final review. OMG OMG OMG. This is it guys. I am literally packing the site away for two months to focus on my exams at the end of the year. I know right, kind of overkill, but I really need to do well on my exams. Hahahaha… The asian life right there. Rather than leaving this site with the last review as an angry rant about why a certain band has less screen time than another, I decided to go with a band that I really like and also a song that I am really into. Oh wait, I just gave my whole review. 10/10. Hahaha… I kid. Don’t worry guys, I shall return one day in the near future (looking at November) and I am also looking at transforming this site, because I am going to have a lot of free time on my hands and might as well do something. Hahaha…. So CLICK HERE for a little questionnaire. It only contains two questions regarding personal information, which asks for two mandatory questions, and also one other one. The rest are just questions regarding the site. Do it and you shall be loved. MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!

So as I said above, I really like this song. Yep. Though it is not the actual Sunny Hill I had expected, I still liked the song. Maybe for one, I can relate to it. And considering that I am actually typing this up on a Monday kind of says a lot as well. The song talks about the blues that people get from going back to work on a Monday or school or anything that is draining. Mondays can be crap and this song basically sums up our feelings towards Mondays. The song is very poppish and I think it is safe to say as a colourful song. I have to be honest, but the “How About You” did get pretty annoying as I listened to more of it, but still managed to like the overall song. The vocals are great and the rapping was pretty meh, but still managed to do the job. Well, at least it was not a horror video.

The music video gave the wrong impression. I really don’t know if the company really is trying to make Sunny Hill go down the path of the sexy concept. I hope not, but the teaser gave many people the wrong impression. I also find this video kind of odd. I hardly doubt the ladies at your workplace would use sex appeal to actually survive a Monday. If they did, that kind of gives off the impression of something else and I should be a little concern. I liked the humour of this video. Though I hardly doubt the toilet is the best place to tease your hair and change clothes into something that a boss’s wife would wear. Hahaha… Not but seriously, I don’t know how clean those toilets are but I would never change clothes in any toilet. Kind of gross. But overall, a pretty funny and cool video to watch.

The dance is pretty cool as well. The moves are not hard and pretty catchy overall.

9.5/10. Excellent comeback as a whole. JUST I WANT A DARK SUNNY HILL COMEBACK!!! Just a reminder, this is goodbye for now. I shall return around the 13th of 14th of November, so keep that date in mind and expect the next review (possibly Super Junior) when I return. BYEE!!!

As mentioned in a review a few days ago, Sunny Hill has finally returned to the stage with a brand new ballad. Though fans may be excited to hear that their band will be coming back with the male member, Janghyun, it seems like the excitement is dying off quite quickly, after the true meaning of the song was released. Janghyun, who was just a few months ago, released from military enlistment, had decided to step down as a member of the coed-group and become the producer for the band. He will not be showing his face anymore on stage, but will be working extra hard behind the scenes to provide new songs for fans to hear. As a fan, I am quite sad about the news. Sunny Hill has always been one of my most favourite groups, mainly because they are one of the few coed groups in Korea. But either way, good luck to Janghyun for future purposes and lets hope songs like the groups successful singles will continue to churn out!!!

The song sounds amazing. There is a slow start to the song, but I really enjoy how it starts to build up to the chorus. The chorus itself is much different from the song itself. The song is quite mute and quiet, while the chorus is loud and stands out from the rest of the song. Not only that, but the chorus is quite catchy and those parts after the chorus are catchy as well. There are a few flaws in the song however. Misung’s rap is out-of-place. It actually does not fit with the rest of the song at all. It sounds awkward. As you can tell, I am not a fan of rapping in a ballad, mainly because rapping tends to be fast and a ballad is usually a slow type of song. Not only am I unimpressed with that, but Janghyun. I thought he would have sung at least something in this song, since it is a goodbye song for him. But, instead he literally just speaks two sentences in English. Ummm… Honestly, I am sure he could have squeezed in a line or two for himself or close off the song himself. Hopefully we get to see him on stage though.

Damn this review is long. This is what you get for giving me a pen, paper and free time. I make notes on music videos. Scary right??? Anyway, the music video is quite beautiful. I like the setting of it. Quite bright. I also love the video. When you look into the lyrics of the song, it seems like the person wants to get rid of those good memories to be able to “move on”. In the music video, she brings their memories in the form of balloons. The white ones are useless to her, but the coloured one are her memories of her love. You see scenes where the girls grab these balloons and throw then out, in a way, getting rid of them. That is my way of seeing the music video, the white background makes it look like a flashback or memory as well. Not sure about the black background and Janghyun, cause it looked like they had a blackout during the filming. But I like the music video, so I am not going to complain.

What a long review. I would give it 10/10, but sadly, I am only going to give it a 9/10. It is a such a pity to see Janghyun go like this, mainly because he places an important role in the “coed” band. Hopefully, we will get to listen to more of his creations and he will remain forever faithfully, with the band he debuted with in 2006.

Sunny Hill has recently made their comeback with a new, equally as awesome and powerful song. This time, it plays on the the theme “aegyo”, which can be seen throughout the whole comeback. Released on June 20, and since has been ranking very high on the charts, the song does what the band always does. They always find a way to portray and “make fun” in a serious way of a very sensitive topic, which can be seen in Midnight Circus, Pray, The Grasshopper Song and Is The White Horse Coming?. This time, they incorporated their style with folk music, a genre that is hardly done in the KPOP. It had fans uneasy at first, but they in turn found it quite enjoyable.

To me, the song is not the best. It lacked power, which I adore of these girls. All their past hits had a level of seriousness to it and a lot of power which most girl groups don’t actually have in the industry. This song, when I first heard, was a bit kind of, weird sounding. It was too cutesy to my liking, until I realized that it was meant to be that way. It took me a few rounds to get use to their new style which now I honestly like. The vocals were quite great. Seungah, has improved the most. For Misung, the rap was a let down of the song. It sounded odd and “not-quite-there” for the song. I guess I can say, and many others, that the rap was not needed. I love the lyrics for this song. They do have their “special hidden message” in this song as well. This time around, they are talking about how all women need love. Women in love stories, successful business women, lonely women, friendly women. The whole lot. The chorus is surprising catchy. Not the best song of the band, but neverless a great song.

The music video was okay. Not as memorable as their previous comebacks in the past. To me, there is not as much symbolism in this video compared to their past videos. However, on that note, I love the simplicity of this video. It gives us a change of image for the band and their style which is great, especially if you are bored of seeing and watching the same thing over and over again. The lyrics blended well into the music video. As for Jubi’s part in the video, all I caught from there was Uncle Sam and the American Flag, which I found did not really match the lyrics. Maybe I am just overcomplicating the whole scene. I do that a lot, thank you teachers. The dance scenes were very cute and I loved how simple the set was for this.

The dance is not as memorable. It does not shout out “Sunny Hill” to me, however it still fits within the range of their style. That instrumental part of their dance was amazing and they seemed to be quite in sync. The ending was pretty cool. The dance has that feminine side to it along with the cuteness style they have gone for. It is not as powerful when you look at it, but it is still powerful in terms of the message which they are trying to get across.

8/10. This comeback did indeed show a side of the girls which we never knew existed. I know I did not right about the featuring artist, Hareem. I am kind of creeped out, particularly when she smiled half way through the video with the girls spinning around on his glasses.

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.

Song

I must admit this song is not their best. I really do prefer The Grasshopper Song and Midnight Circus. But that does not mean I was not as impress with this song. I quite like this song even though I do like their previous song. It is catchy and is very different from their other songs. It’s not like The Grasshopper Song as it is unique however it is equally powerful in its own way. The song raises the question if there is actually a princess or prince charming for each of us. No I’m not a big fan of fairy-tales and actually love reading the fables, but this is a really good topic to base it on. The Grasshopper Song was about the grasshopper and ant fable. Midnight Circus was about freeing themselves from the puppet master or circus master.

Now, this song has the lot. Great vocals, a catchy beat, a meaningful reasoning. What else would you want? Sunny Hill never disappoints. I really like the lyrics in this song. My favourite part was “Diss 1,2,3,4. Listen to This.”

Music Video

Okay, teaser. WTF reaction. I was watching the teaser when it cam out and was like yeah this is a cool song. Then smack bang was the most ugliest guy ever. I don’t know if he is Spanish or Mexican or another nationality. I must say, I was scarred deeply after seeing his face. And just for the fun of it (click on it, if you dare):

It is kind of weird. But then again the teaser and the music video raises the point “Are all Prince Charming charming and all princess beautiful?”. No not really. I guess this music video talks a bit about uniqueness and be comfortable with your looks. I am not really sure with the guitarist at the start, I don’t think he should’ve been included in the video at all. He does not play a part in the music video that much. I also find the close-ups a bit unappealing to. I am not sure why. I know they are displayed to be ugly to say that all princesses are not pretty and some can be ugly, but they still look good. The video do match the lyrics. To be honest the music video is really confusing. Cause at the end Jubi or someone was actually impersonating the “prince” and then they also destroy the letter A. I think the most creative part of the music video was this part:

I’m not sure what this scene actually means. But I guess they are trying to say that to be a “princess” you must be perfect, which nobody is so therefore “prince charming” will not come and you are not a “princess”. Get That?

Live Performance.

This dance must be the hardiest dance out of the latest songs they have produced. I don’t know why, but I found it hard to follow the dance.It was much more energetic and really matches the beat. I am not sure if it matches the song but it is pretty good. I really like their new image in the live performance. This song is really serious but playful at the same time. It seems like for once, the singers are having funny dancing to their own song.

And The Rating?

Sunny Hill can do better, but this song is pretty good as well. 8.6/10.

Have Fun Watching. Troy 😀

Music Video:

Live Performance (It won’t last long, that is the availability of the video below.):