Kpop Quick Review: I Love You by 2NE1

Quick Review requested by Megan.

I Love You is from 2NE1’s upcoming Korean album.

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POINTS

• Whoa, a sweet romantic song from 2NE1? If I didn’t know any better, I would’ve thought there was a revolution within YG Entertainment.
• I could imagine the producers forcing CL to reduce her usual fierceness in this song, haha.
• I love you, OOOOOH, ooooh…
• The music video is oddly sexy…(?)
• WARNING: Screencap alert below!

QUICK REVIEW BELOW

Kpop Review: Without You by BoM (Blooming of Our Music)

Without You is BoM’s debut song.

POINTS

• It’s not just heartbroken vocals: there’s heartbroken rapping too.
• A very sweet and memorable chorus.
• This isn’t your average ballad. The lyrics, though romantic, don’t exactly give off that overly used romantic vibe… (explained below)
• Lovely vocals. But then again, they are a ballad group.
• Do other ballad groups have rappers in them?
• Why are people comparing them and Block B to 2PM and 2AM? (my opinion below).

OPINIONATED REVIEW BELOW

Fangirling: “[AUDIO] Mino & Kyung – Be Quiet” from 7ONTHEBLOCK

Finding the video: Showed up as UPLOADED by 7ONTHEBLOCK from my homepage.

“Hmm… Mino. Oh, Mino!!!”

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(He’s going to debut with the stage name “Tagoon” in a ballad group called BoM, which stands for “Blooming of Our Music”. See info here at allkpop).

“KYUNG!!!”

Clicks the video and watches.

0:07 – … This voice… Like the soundtracks in movies with temples. Chilling. But pretty. And deep…

0:27 – THEY JUST SAID “HEY ***** MO ******” 0_0 !!!!!!! Mino?!?!!

0:33 – He raps like a boss 0_0…

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