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Continuing on with another
strike down Ballad Mountain are the boy group with the determination to be the
best - BTOB!! The boys are back with their Eighth Mini album and here I am
wondering wow really? The Eighth? How long have these boys been in the industry?
While I muse
upon that, you guys can take a look at what the tracks are in this album that
is ever so cutely titled “Remember that”. The album has a total of right songs
which are Killing Me, 그려본다 (내가 그린 그림) (Drawing (The picture I drew)), 봄날의 기억 (Remember that), Anymore, So Pretty, 너 같아서 (Because I like you) and 자리비움 (Empty Spaces).
Though the
album is all cheery and happy, the album starts off with this really sad sounding
track “Killing me”. But once the song starts playing there is no sad emotions. The
song is soft and dreamlike and sings about not wanting to lose the special
lady. “Killing me” has one the most dramatic chorus I have ever listened to.
Peniel’s rap is so cute hahahahahahah just listening to it makes me smile and
then we have Ilhoon who brings down reality with him onto your shoulders. Listening
to this song, reminds me of Backstreet Boys, please don’t kill me.. but that
aside, “Killing me” is a power packed song that shows everything that the boys
stand for.
The next song
in the album has the most intriguing title I have ever seen. “Drawing (The
picture I drew)” starts off with some solid drum beats but then slows down as the
vocals rise. The song is simplistic ballad number that keeps it fresh and clean
but what makes it stand out is the way it is arranged. The song forms a wave
when it reaches the chorus and rushes towards the listener’s ear. The song is
overwhelming in that perspective but is still a joy to listen to.
“Remember That”
is another beautiful track that cannot be explained in words. The song speaks about
the love of the past and reminisces of the feeling of being in love and being remembered
by the loved one. The song speaks about how it is happier to learn how love had
changed the men and doesn’t seem to hold back any grief about the break up. The
song is a simply perfect!
The music video
shows focus on Minhyuk and Jo Bo Ah who play the couple. Obviously separated
now, Minhyuk revisits his old room of memories with her voice on tape speaking
to him. The music video is picturised is a very simple and appealing manner. The
voice on the tape recorder asks Minhyuk how the two will remember one another
in the future and then ends with her confessing to Minhyuk, this pretty much
summarises the essence of the song. The music video is a must watch!
Breaking the monotonous
tone of ballad, BTOB crack things up a notch by going into rock punk. YES! The
beats are upbeat and only mildly faster in pace. “Anymore” is a welcomed track
that reintroduces its listeners to the kind of music BTOB was once synonymous
with. “Anymore” is fun to listen to but sadly doesn’t have any wow factor in it
that makes it worth listening to over and over again. The song speaks about not
being with the lady “anymore” and so they are leaving her. This sucks! For that
girl.
Back to the
ballad but with a twist now is the track “So pretty”. The song has a swaying
melody and with the rhythmic clapping beat, “So Pretty” tries to bring the better
of two worlds together and in my opinion it succeeds. “So Pretty” sings about
the falling for the girl and admiring how pretty she is. When they sing “So
pretty girl”, I cannot stop smiling. They even dabbled in some auto tune and
that only skyrocketed the feels to a higher level!
Not lets slow
things down for the a moving ballad “Because I like You”. I don’t know if it is
just me but I get a Disney feel when I listen to BTOB’s ballads, they are so
moving and emotional. “Because I like You” is another proof BTOB prowess as a
ballad moving group and how well they harmonise as a group. Those high pitches
though!
We come to the
end of the album with a cheesy love song “Empty Spaces”. The song is quirky and
narrates about wanting to fill the space in their heart by having a lover. And so
they run around (at least in my mind, I feel BTOB is running around) asking the
lady to become their “lover” why? “Because I don’t know what to do” BTOB sings.
Ah the silly lovable boys I once knew have resurfaced! Haahahahah “Empty Spaces”
is a straight from the heart love song and is a great way to end the album.
Let me know
what you think in the comments section below.
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