GOT7 is a 7 member boy group under JYP Entertainment that debuted in 2014. Eyes on You is their 8th mini album, and just like their previous albums they had a part in writing and producing. The title track “Look” is one of their most successful singles since their debut.
Let’s take a moment and break it down track by track
One and Only You ft. Hyolyn: I thought this was a really good track to start the album off with. It showcases the funky feel that is utilized further throughout the album. It also has a little bit of an old school R&B feel, which is really fun. I liked how the song felt very much like a duet between a man and a woman versus a feature. It was a new and refreshing approach.
Look: This track again takes on the funky feel that was in the first track, but with a little more of a fresh style. Overall I felt like the song was fairly standard generic kpop title track. I did watch the music video previously, and nothing really stood out to me from watching it. I do think that the slowing down of the bridge has a really cool effect.
The Reason: This was a really peculiar song. When it first starts you think that it is going to be a ballad, but then picks up and changes. Then suddenly there is a rap breakdown. It’s cool that they tried to do something a little innovative and different, but I was not really feeling it.
Hesitating: This song was one of my favorite on the album. I thought the funky bass backing track was really cute. I also really liked the usage of silence in the second verse. Overall it was a really cute funky song.
Us: Again this song features a funky feel to it. I really like how they are very obviously influenced by funky throughout the album, but all of the tracks sound very distinct. I love Jackson’s voice in this song particularly.
Thank you: I love when artists make the choice to end their album on a ballad. I think it is such a bold choice and love when it is done well, as it is here. This song was definitely my favorite on the album and the whispered ‘Thank you’ at the end of the track was so cute and put the perfect ending to the album.
Hey it has been a while, but lets dive into the music video of “Boomerang” by Wanna One!
A little bit about Wanna One before we get too carried away: Wanna One is an eleven member boy group formed out the the Produce 101 Season 2 survival show. They debuted in August of 2017 and will be promoting until the end of 2018 when their contract expires. After that some members will go back to groups they were in previously, and others will seek out yet to be disclosed adventures.
Overall Story/Aesthetic: The way the music video is presented makes you think that there is some sort of story present. It seems as thought they are being hunted with the arrows being shot, or something. But, from what I can tell there is no explicit story line. The overall aesthetic of the music video is beautiful including the great use of cool tone lighting throughout the whole thing. At first I was completely disappointed in the lack of physical boomerangs in the video, but then I realized that the were doing the type of boomerangs that are on Instagram (the ones where the video goes forward and then backward) and suddenly it made a lot more sense. But, overall the video focused much more on the aesthetic feel than an actual story line.
Song: You can definitely tell they were going for more of an EDM feel with this track than they have in the past. I don’t really care for this song, and it is not one of their best songs. But, I must say that the chorus does get stuck in your head.
Fashion: I really liked the fashion that they went for in this video. It was a bit more mature than what they have worn previously and I think it really worked. It had the classic feel that was extenuated by the choice of wearing almost all black and white. I did like that they incorporated street style into the classic look to keep them still the youthful Wanna One we know and love.
Choreography: There wasn’t a ton of shots of the choreography in the music video as it focused mostly on the aesthetics, but what I did see reminded me a lot of Seventeen. They utilized the fact that they have a large number of members and worked hard to create interesting shapes and formations. But, again there wasn’t a lot of choreography in the video.
Camera Work: I think the camera work is probably the most impressive part about this video. The cameras are almost constantly in motion. You are pretty pressed to find still shots anywhere in the video. There is one scene in which everything is shown going backwards but the singers are singing correctly. HOW?!?! Honestly how? That was so cool and was something I had never seen in a video before.
In the end I liked the music video, it wasn’t my favorite, but definitely had a cool feel to it. 🙂
