Vocals: 10 / 10
Lee Hi has a kickass voice! Not necessarily through emotion and power, but distinctive in the sound. The kind of voice that would rock songs like “Lady Marmalade” and other sassy type songs. That said, this song definitely has the Lady Marmalade vibe to it, so Lee Hi sounds fantastic. Her English is also really refined, something I didn’t expect. There’s a variety of English thrown around (required by the Korean music order) and not a single word is mispronounced. A solid range, pretty expression, and flawless English give Lee Hi a perfect score for vocals.
Appearance: 8 / 10
For such a young one, she looks way older, but I suppose that’s a trait shared by a variety of idols. I had no idea she was to be a member of YG’s upcoming girl group, so that threw me off in age guessing. At most angles, she looks like a younger Miryo (especially the ones with her hair back) and that is not a bad look at all. If she wasn’t so awkward in the music video, I probably would’ve given her a 9 or even a 10. Oh well, next time, Lee Hi!
Dance: 7 / 10
This song doesn’t place much emphasis on choreography (or the music video either, har har) and there isn’t much focused choreography until the second chorus. There’s no real theme to the dance either, just your typical shenanigans here and there. I probably should be ranking this out of 5 or not ranking it at all since it’s less focused but whatever. This will tie into what I have to say about the music videos later, but since Lee Hi is clearly the vocal dominant type, I think she should just forgo dance altogether (save it for the debut with the girl group) and just have a mic on set, and go from there (similar to Younha’s work).
Music Video: 4 / 10
Awkward does not begin to describe this video. I understand Lee Hi is young, and a rookie, but other rookies like EXO and B.A.P were pretty much flawless with their debut appearances in terms of energy, charisma, and most importantly lipsyncing. Lee Hi is to put it bluntly awful at lipsynching, in an eerie resemblance to YG labelmates Park Bom and T.O.P. Maybe it’s a trend: at least one member of each group has to (purposely or not) be terrible at lipsyncing. Does this mean T.O.P is actually good at singing?! The world may never know. Outside of really bad lipsyncing, her acting / energy in the music was lackluster, too. She looked stiff for pretty much the entire video except for miniscule seconds of emotion like a smile or wink. Hope she loosens up for the future!
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Overall: 75 / 100
Out of the blue, YG delivers Lee Hi with a catchy debut track full of soul and great vocals. While not something YG would normally release (I suppose save for 2NE1), it is very pleasant to listen to. Lee Hi is sure to be a standout vocalist in YG’s new girl group that’ll debut soon…right?
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