Vocals: 23 / 25
Talk about a retro sound. IU brings us a portion of nostalgia lane with a snazzy jazzy tune with her voice does a damn well job of it. There’s a gentle mixture of emotion, sass, high notes, and energy throughout, which is really enjoyable from IU. IU hasn’t really dabbled in the deeper ranges since “4AM” so the beginning is a pleasant surprise, but she doesn’t forget her roots and goes up for those lively and lovely higher notes for the chorus, not to mention the pretty falsettos. Unfortunately, the aegyo displays of…whatever the hell she mumbles after the chorus (sounds like “Oompaloompa” I think) blocks this from getting a perfect score. Compared with the tone of the vocals in the rest of the song I feel she could’ve done better without adding any aegyo or cute sounds. Also, while her relatively small use of English was good, her “stop” in “stop the time” really irked me, as it sounded more like “standard time” even after a few listens. Nonetheless, can’t blame her for that.
Music Video: 24 / 25
Wow, this music video is lengthy…and it’s set in France? Oh nevermind, there’s like three minutes of credits and filler. Thankfully, the actual music video is certainly not filler and is more than the time’s worth. I’m not one for the analytics and deeper philosophy of music videos, but this was a good reenactment of the original fairytale. The colours (including the black and white only scenes) provide for easy viewing, and the dancing is not that bad either. IU has never been choreography-heavy but it’s sassy enough to match the theme of the video as well as the song itself. As for her becoming more mature and advancing into the sexy role, she doesn’t do anything “extraordinary” but the hair colours look amazing on her.
~
Overall: 94 / 100
Not only has IU made a comeback that was different (in at least a little way), she made a comeback with force, and also pleasantness. Both the vocal work and music video are impressive in their own right, and combined together give this a really impressive score. The red shoes will keep dancing, and IU will keep on singing.
No comments:
Post a Comment