Vocals: 25 / 25
Jongdae. Jongdae. Jongdae. (Yeah I’m never really gonna be able to call him “Chen”). Thank heavens this song was made for him to be the star of. He does the bulk of the work and is the highlight of the “trio that isn’t an official subunit but only has 3 members”. D.O is also really good for his parts, and if “What Is Love” had to have a more balanced lineup and even better vocals at the cost of a slower pace, “Mirales In December” would surely be. Luhan has never really impressed before this song, so there’s bonus for that. Baekhyun is quality in the Korean version, and a little on the mediocre side during the Mandarin version if only because of his lackluster Chinese skills. I almost deducted a single point off this, but thankfully Jongdae more than makes up for Baekhyun’s subpar Chinese pronunciation.
Music Video: 15 / 25
Hmm. This music video… There have been plenty of music videos with this “structure” but almost seems excessively crowded with clips for all 12 members. Other than that, there’s not much else to say. This is a ballad, so there are no choreographies to show off, or a plethora of charismatic solo shots, nor extra “scenes” to draw off of considering there are only three main members. The box scenery is quite lovely, keeping up to the expectations from anyone under S.M., since their company is so versed in this regard.
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Overall: 80 / 100
This is a beautiful ballad from EXO. Both versions are just as good, while a mediocre MV won’t deal a devastating blow to the score. Seems like EXO (and / or S.M.), however, is only capable of this high standard of ballads when the whole group isn’t involved, as “What Is Love”, “Angel”, “Baby Don’t Cry”, and now “Miracles In December” are very impressive ballads that only utilize the talented vocalists. Whether or not this is a good thing, I leave up to you to decide.
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