Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
For some odd reason, this song reminds me of something I’d hear from CNBLUE. Am I alone here? The post-chorus ooh-oooh-hoo-ooh-oooohs, the deep, rich voice of whoever it is singing the pre-chorus, and the overall light pop-rock vibes: like, it’s all a staple of CNBLUE lead single material, and I kind of really like it. Having spent a lengthy amount of time enjoying CNB’s recent Japanese album (which I’m looking to review at some point), perhaps it’s bringing those elements out a lot more than they should, but yeah, I hear it.
Anyway, “Kiss Kiss” definitely sits snug in the light-hearted department of CHAOS‘s small discography, taking its seat right next to the addictive retro jam “She’s Coming“, which was released earlier this year. Like I said, “Kiss Kiss” dabbles in the light pop-rock genre and does it well. Unlike the tired electro-pop style CHAOS tackled in “Racer“, which placed the group in a very cookie-cutter mold, you see them embrace the musical direction of “Kiss Kiss” in full, and they’re able to convince as funky pop singers.
It’s not every day that you see a traditional K-pop boy band drop the top trends, loosen their belts, and open themselves to experimentation like this, but CHAOS managed to own it. “Kiss Kiss” isn’t exactly gutsy, but it is refreshing and it’ll be interesting to hear where CHAOS takes off from this point forward.
My first instinct is to chuckle at the song title, “She’s Coming”.
Pervert
my guilty pleasure
I’m not crazy about this song, but it’s not bad.
The fast-moving stills go with the track well, and if this track was a person, the person would be the embodiment of joy and enthusiasm. Dunno why, but this MV makes me think about a drink commercial!
reminds me of hey you from cnblue.
http://youtu.be/q50VfO4mtXk I just can’t stop laughing at this
That is terrible.
It’s refreshing to hear something different in kpop.
They’re from Winning Insight ent, home of Norazo and Piggy Dolls. I think it’s obvious why they are different.
can you review tvxq’s album next?
I can def see where the CN blue references come in….I actually think it sounds a little Maroon 5 ish as well. I’m really impressed that this group has produced something outside of their comfort zone and hope this leads to other groups experimenting with sound and finally become artist. ( I know this is a long way off but a girl can hope can’t she ;P )
The rap part was fantastic.
I actually like and yes it does sound like a CN Blue song. I hope this keeps trending