[Bonus] The Late Report: October 2019

With this, a full year of Late Reports have been filed. I can safely say that I like this series' inclusion on the blog: it helps take any pressure off having to write multiple reviews frequently, is clean and easy to format and write, and is super resourceful when it comes to Best Of 20XX and any compilation posts. Very glad I decided to do something like this. Here's what caught my eyes and ears during the month of October.

Tiffany - Run For Your Life

It's been a hot minute since I paid attention to what the non-Taeyeon girls of SNSD are up to. Tiffany strikes fear into the hearts of fans with this freaky MV. Halloween came early with these music video because she's got some curious outfits and styling present in "Run For Your Life." Those distorted leg shots are unsettling to say the least. Everything visual appears inspired by the works of a young Lady Gaga, and so does some of the sound. In particular, the way the autotune (or whatever mixing is involved) and her pronunciation of "glitter" is what reminds of Gaga's older material.

[Review] Tiffany - I Just Wanna Dance

Tiffany is the next member of Girls' Generation to go solo. In an effort to perhaps go down a different route than Taeyeon, this track would seem to be all about dancing. As I raved about Taeyeon's solo debut, I feared that she may have set the bar too high, leaving the other members with unfortunate expectations that might not be met. Still, Tiffany is next best vocalist in SNSD so her solo makes sense from both a logic and music standpoint. And if "I Just Wanna Dance" is indeed about the dancing, then it'd be foolhardy to try and compare the debuts.

This song is smooth. Really smooth. Tiffany has rightful claims to one of the sexiest voices in Kpop and this shows why. She sounds alluring in "I Just Wanna Dance." Perhaps that's the magic in this type of slower dance track, providing multipurpose options in the choreography and singing. More importantly, Tiffany's tendency to reach for notes is not seen or heard (much) here. Often you'll hear her strain for those high notes ("Twinkle," "You Think") and she's yet to be consistent in hitting those well. She has always sounded more stable (and much more attractive) in the lower range and this song is a perfect exemplar of why.