ok so since the start of this month ive been listening to full albums to ~extend~ my music knowledge and taste because i remembered that my 3rd year history teacher once told us that he listens to a new album everyday when he's driving to school... and that stuck to me since then and because I really admired him I always wanted to try this too so i started doing this too (kinda late lolol)
now to what brought us together... let's review the 1st full album by AOA!
AOA used to be one of my favorite groups back in 2016/2017 when I was into kpop, so when they released this i was so happy and the songs were so good but coming back after 6 years let's see if I still like it as I used to
this song was my jam back then, i love how everyone sounds in this song and that it's a duo rap and not just jimin, but choa definetively owned the song. excuse me is, to me, a really unique song and the synth instrumentals are something i love lol, also the detective retro concept was spot on. i give it a 8/10, iconic song.
a fun and intricate song, i love the sounds and everytime you listen to it you discover something new, from jimin's heys to the girls armonizing. it gave a good equal focus to everyone, and it was the song that inspired me to do this post because it popped up on my head after years lol. this one is more sexy than its sister a-side, but a fun song overall. 8/10 for me.
3. THREE OUT ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 2:59
outside of the a-sides, this one is my favorite song from this album!! i love when aoa does this type of girly pop songs instead of their usual ballads or sensual songs, i love how the chorus sounds and choa's long notes, but imo its way too focused on choa, when you have girls like seolhyun and mina that can pull cute things the best. anyways i love it!! i give it a 9/10 :)
my 2nd favorite!! it's kind of repetitive but im a sucker for THIS KIND of 2010s kpop/jpop style of music and this song fits into that category (idk the gender but it could easily be a morning musume song from that era so idk). a nice song to sit and listen to. 9/10
5. Can't Sleep ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 3:19
i don't like this one in particular, its the kind of late 2010s girlgroup song that i dislike lol. i'm not saying the song is bad because i like the first bit, but once the chorus starts it drops me off. also the "i can't sleep e-e-e-e-oh" sounds dumb to me lol sorry and the bridge doesn't amuse me either. 4/10 not really fond of it.
6. Lily ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 4:05
this song gives me chills and some sort of deja vu, is it because i listened to this album many years ago? but i often forget songs when i don't listen to them frequently... or is it because there is a song similar to this one? can't figure it out. anyways it's a really beautiful and relaxing and everyone sounds angelic. 8/107. Melting Love ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 3:26
not an awesome song but not a bad song either, it's pretty normal in comparison to the other songs from the album, but it's a really good song to listen to while you are doing something idk. the sound brings me back to 2017, they don't make kpop like this nowadays lol, and that makes my heart melt too <3 i give it 7/10 just for the feels
8. HELP ME ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 3:44
the korean version of a japanese song but with a different name. this song is one of my favorites from aoa's whole discography but this version is a downgrade for me :( jimin's rap and chorus doesn't hit the same as it does in japanese. the cool thing is that this is an all girls version, so still interesting in some way. 6/10 i prefer the original.
9. OH BOY ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 3:45
another korean version of a japanese song, but for me both songs sound as good this time, i really like the change to "drop it drop it ah" in that part. this one goes for both versions but it's a really good song with interesting sounds, also love the edm feel of this one. 8/10
10. With ELVIS ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 3:34
a song dedicated to the fans, of course it's gonna be emotional lol. it's a beautiful and soothing song and everyone sounds amazing, but it's not the type of song i would listen to, like yea it's nice but not my thing. 6/10
that's all i have to say for this album!! of course i like it but i like to write my opinion about things and so yall can get to know me and my musical taste better (´･ᴗ･ ` )
idk what else to say so bye
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