Music Bank 5/21/10
Dude, good show. Okay, maybe not good show, just good lineup: 4Minute, Wonder Girls, Super Junior, f(x), CN Blue, Hyori, Rain, 2PM, Beast, Gummy, MBLAQ. Throw in some SS501, SHINee, Big Bang, 2NE1, and music shows will probably get their biggest viewership known to man. Bring it, summer!
Wonder Girls’ “2 Different Tears”
This song is terrible. I’ve tried listening to this track in full many, many times now, but have given up every single time until I watched this comeback. Which is a shame, because Ye Eun’s voice is my favorite female voice in Kpop and…just…I cannot do it. The song is so uninspired and too reminiscent, and the dance is just laaaaaame. The verses are disjointed and incoherent, and the rap is odd and has no flow. But again, YE EUN!!
MBLAQ’s “Y”
“Oh Yeah” is maybe the single worst debut song ever, which is why I could never truly get into MBLAQ until now. “Y” is decent, but I realize now that if you really want your audience pumped up, you have to have a song that has strong bass and detailed producing. KBS’ studio seems to be really big and voluminous and if your song is thinly layered, the sound seems to be very empty, which it is in MBLAQ’s case. And when you watch a performance and a song sounds empty, there’s just nothing to bob your head to. MBLAQ’s fanchants are loud, and not because they have that many fans, but because there’s just no music covering up their drone, lol.
CN Blue’s “Love”
Not the best song, but I really like whoever that is on Yonghwa’s left (your right). He’s got a Jason Mraz-y voice and it’s so light and lovely. (Give “Love Light” a listen, so pretty.) Yonghwa needs to stop rapping, it’s so awkward and forced.
4Minute’s “Who’s Next” and “Huh”
“Who’s Next” ROCKS MY SOCKS OFF. Doojoon is FINE AS HALE. Was that enough caps for you?!?!
I really like the way Cube Entertainment’s groups perform on stage. They have a lot of chemistry with each other and play off each other well. The problem is that I always hate their songs. “Huh” is terrible. I listened to it several times over before I realized it sounds like a lightly ripped off version of The Pussycat Doll’s “Beep.” The good thing about this song is that everyone really shines, minus Hyunah, which is just fine by me. Gayoon is so boss, I love her.
Rain’s “Hip Song”
I finally like this song. It’s got a really compelling beginning, and everything about it is what you want in a sexy Kpop song, but it’s just…….so difficult to watch live. Everything feels so contrived. The outfits for these perfs are a mess. The choreography tries too hard. (Rain in general tries too hard to be sexy. I just laugh at him instead of wanting to bone him.) This song just doesn’t look and feel very smart. Rain’s usually good at that but this time around, meh. Again, what the hell is he wearing?? He looks like a confused dodgeball player.
f(x)’s “NU ABO”
For some reason, this song just all of a sudden got very uncompelling with everyone’s comebacks. I liked it a lot when it first came out and when they were the only interesting group performing, but now that other songs have come along, it’s just fallen to the wayside. I don’t usually have ADD with Kpop like I do with Kdramas, but this song is very particular. I feel like it’s one of those experimental songs where people have to get into a certain mood before they can enjoy it. It’s really easy for it to get lost in a sea of more dance-y, more jump-y, more sexy Kpop dribble.
