The East Light – KPOPREVIEWED

The East Light makes their second comeback of the year with Love Flutters. They last promoted on stage with Real Men, which was an amazing step up from their previous works (I have grown to like the song a lot more). That was also the first time I reviewed them on this site, so I thought it would be nice to revisit them. Love Flutters is the title track off their second mini-album, which shares the same name.

While I don’t think I would ever get used to their vocals, they managed to do a decent job with Love Flutters. The song takes on a more tropical route with sounds and vibes that gets you into the heart of Summer. Furthermore, it is a return to their original sound (something that I wasn’t a major fan of). Love Flutters manage to do a few things right with this song. The explosive percussion bangs (not really sure what to call them) really do attract your attention to the song and it is quite unique. Their vocals work well with the tropical sound. I particularly like the instrumental sequences at (after the first chorus and at the very end of the song) as they do a good job at portraying the Summer season within a few seconds of instrumentation. While I am not 100% hooked onto the song, I have a feeling that this song will have multiple appearances in the future (particularly when I yearn for the Summer months when I am struggling in the cold).

I thought the video was okay. It isn’t exactly the most exciting video out there nor is it content heavy. However, it does a decent job of portraying the song and its Summery vibes. Not exactly sure why they are holding onto the fruits, which did leave me a little confused. The best part of the video overall was the nodding and head turning at those explosive bags during the song. How else would you have that part?!

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 6.5/10
Overall Rating – 7.4/10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3U2TqqT_GQ

It has been a long time coming but I am officially reviewing The East Light!! The 6 member boy band have been around since 2016, debuting with Holla. At the time of their debut, the group had an average age of 15. In 2017, the band made three comebacks with You’re My Love, Love Is… and I Got You. Managed by Media Line Entertainment, some of the members have been known to have participated in some variety shows such as Voice Kids, Superstar K3 and Produce 101 Season 2.

While I admit that I wasn’t that drawn to their previous works, Real Men sparked an interest due to their image change. More on that later but that’s the reason why I started to listen to the song. The sound of the song is definitely more mature than their past tracks but it also keeps to their more youthful sounds heard in their previous works. The track had a funky vibe, which was okay, but I felt like they could have gone a step further with the funkiness. That way, the track would have definitely been more appealing. That synth, which resembles the sound of something spiralling down, during the second half of the chorus was very ear-catching and worked well with the song. The vocal work, despite the higher pitch, was nice and a unique element that the group brings. Those ad-libs at the end just made everything feel so good. But the definite spotlight stealer was the rap sequence. It was quite addictive and a very strong element that made the song even better.

As mentioned before, I was definitely drawn to their more mature and darker concept. In pictures, it looked quite cool and definitely something I am drawn to in this industry. The video portrayed this very well. Part of me, however, felt the video felt a tad too dark but it allowed to add a level of aesthetics to the video. The black and white filter also worked well. Like the song, I like the rapper’s part of the music video. It definitely kept up with the tempo and intensity of the song. Overall, it is a good video to watch.

Song – 7.5/10
Music Video – 8/10
Overall Rating – 7.7/10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiQeBQLBu3U