As it turns out, "You're Pitiful" is a really pretty song. The delicate instrumental is extremely supportive of the synchronized vocals that FIESTAR brings while being strong enough to give a hook during the chorus. The whole song is just composed well, and both starts and finishes strong. Nothing is out of place, and none of the vocals are out of place either. But please, give Cao Lu some love. I'm starting to think that only Chinese members that have a primary role are the ones trying to terminate contracts. Anyway, the rapping by Yezi is solid and is a shame that I wasn't able to include her in my revisions of the Girl Group Rapper Power Rankings. The rap in "One More" was too short and questionable at best. Yezi has definitely rebounded from that in this release.
The MV is actually interesting / contains a plot, which as you've heard me say many times is already extremely good as far as videos are concerned. FIESTAR apparently likes to have something unique in their videos. Last time with "One More" it was the bright and lively colour borders and frames. This time there's plenty of food everywhere. Perhaps acting as a reminder that they don't get to eat anything because diets. Also there's a random car literally out of nowhere during Yezi's rap. Why?
Apparently people are hating on the fact that Jei gets so much camera time, but they must be blind because they somehow don't see her acting in the MV. I don't know if something similar happened with Girl's Day's Yura in "Expectation" but all this merely supports the notion that I really need to stop reading Youtube comments. On occasion there's something funny or witty but 98% of the time it's just trash. Did that guy just try on lipstick? LOL what a loser. Something that caught my attention which I liked was the use of the set in both the choreography shots and the plot scenes. This little touch seemingly connects the dance aspect and the plot aspect.
Choreography-wise this will definitely get edited by the broadcasting companies because the amount of butt is too high for Korea and the Korean public to handle. I did think the usage of male backup dancers was neat at the beginning of the chorus but then they just turn into human coathangers which wasn't very exciting. With that said, I appreciated the shots of just the members moreso than the shots with backup dancers. The camera, however, tried to be as risque as possible with so much angle abuse. That one move where the girls bounce on the chairs behind the guys? What is sexy about that? I don't really get it. Anyway, attractive women dancing attractively. Probably better choreography than "One More" but certainly will be adjusted for live performances.
I'm really liking "You're Pitiful." It's a strong song with nearly perfect visuals and a good rap showing from Yezi. Extremely well-rounded, though with some curious (questionable?) decisions in the video, but said video has some semblance of plot which I have come to appreciate.
[ Overall: 92 / 100 ]
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