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SECRET’s Jun Hyo Seong has
made her solo comeback with her second mini album with a title that is speaks
spring- “Coloured”. Love how it uses the past tense instead of the present
which obviously means that this album is going to focus on happy things of the
past… I think.
Enough thinking lets us get
to know what this mini album has in store. The album has a total of six songs
which are Follow Me, 나를 찾아줘 (Find Me) (Feat. D.Action), 딱 걸렸어 (Busted), So Good, Dear Moon and Hello….. It’s me… (hahahah sorry I couldn’t resist).
“Follow Me” starts with a
bang and when Hyo Seong asks you to pay attention to her, you make sure you do.
The song is a melting pot of music bytes all fussing and blending together… a
bit too much if you ask me. But even amidst the blaring drum beats, Hyo Seong’s
voice can be heard and tries to equally dominate the track. The song is much
like a rock anthem and then the tapping. Clapping beats come; it is a welcomed
rest before the beats start beating down your ear drums once again. “Follow me”
is an attention grasping song, this is one way to get the listener’s attention.
When “Find me” begins
playing, it seems much like the song is revisiting the golden age of Kpop
music. One of the most musically beautiful tracks in the album, “Find me” has
an addicting chorus line and a very peppy undertone melody of whistle tones and
piano tunes. The song sing about being trapped and losing oneself, thereby
calling out to that special someone to come and save her. Untouchable’s
D.Action comes into rap and that’ gives the song the much needed lift. The song
is penned by both Hyo Seong and D.Action and the effort is visible. The song is
pretty on its own.
The music video is sadly a
disappointment because of the lack of story but scores double points in terms
of visuals. Hyo Seong makes sure that whoever is watching her music video is
jealous of her, the girl is beyond perfection. The dance is pretty but not much
of it is shown to properly gauge it. There is only one scene in the music video
that made some sense to what Hyo Seong is singing.
If you want to see some pretty visuals but no story or depth, then watch the music video but if you want to listen to a near classic melody then I suggest you stick to listening to the song “Find me”. It is perfect on its own.
If you want to see some pretty visuals but no story or depth, then watch the music video but if you want to listen to a near classic melody then I suggest you stick to listening to the song “Find me”. It is perfect on its own.
“Busted” is an interesting
title to a song and like the title; the song too starts off interestingly. When
she sings “That Boy” you already know where this song is headed. The song is
unusual for the way it is written and the musical accompaniment. The track is
more techno pop than mere pop. The song calls out to the guy to look into her
eyes and touch her heart. “Busted” is a mediocre song which is bumped up by the
musical accompaniment.
“So Good” is the next song
in the album and it starts of which the chorus. The song has a lot of repetitive
words in it, which only adds to the innocence and cuteness of this song. The
back ground score finally decides to simmer down a bit just enough for Hyo
Seong’s voice to sweeten the path. This is just one of the songs where I
managed to properly grasp the sweetness of her voice without raising the
volume.
Finally a mellowed down
serious toned melody! “Dear Moon” is a romanticised sad ballad melody. The song
is beautiful to listen to and I am happy that I can fully immerse in her
vocals. The song is haunting and the vocals are spellbinding. This is one song
you definitely need to listen to along with “Find me” as the two songs
perfectly contradict one another in terms of musicality and stand as examples
of what genres Hyo Seong can blend her voice into. This song is a must listen
to.
The album comes to a close
with another pepped up number. A sugary love song, “Hello” is the perfect blend
of music and vocals. The song is all thing colours and happiness. The sweet
nothingness that Hyo Seong whispers every now and then between choruses is
bound to make you giggle! “Hello” is a warm song and is great song to close the
album with.
And with that we have come
to the end of this review. The entire album seems to revisit the kpop music of
the golden time where the songs were peppy, loud and emitted colours making
sure you were energised and happy as you listen to it.
What do you think? Which song
did you like and why? let me know in the comments section below!
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