EXO-K
Hey you guys, sorry for the lapse in updates. School. was. crazy. As you can probably tell, the end of the semester is coming up so things are starting to pile up. I have finals to study for, essays to write.. you know how it goes.
That being said I've got two videos for you today! Well... sort off. This is a song by Korean/Chinese boy band EXO. Technically the band has twelve members, but they record their music videos in both languages, one with the Korean members and one with the Chinese members. The Korean half of the band is called EXO-K, while the Chinese half is EXO-M (I believe the 'M' stands for Mandarin? I'm not sure.) The Korean version is waaaaay more popular (about 5 million views more) and that's probably due to all the K-pop fans. that being said, I myself prefer the Chinese version. I think it's the lyrics really. If you ask me the song sounds cooler in Chinese, especially during the pre-chorus. Oh yeah, and there's also some backstory about how they all have superpowers and are going to save the world or something.
Anyways. On to what I like about this song. I'm not really going to talk much about the performance because hey, it's K-pop. Pretty boys and dancing, that pretty much sums it up. What interested me though is that it turns out the songwriter, Yoo Young-jin, composed another two of my favorite K-pop songs: Lucifer (SHINee) and Keep Your Head Down (TVXQ). Both those songs are pretty intense, but not as intense as this one. The chant in the beginning is really really cool. It just.. I dunno, it sets the mood. The song also manages to blend in some styles that I hadn't seen in K-pop before while still maintaining a nice sense of cohesion. Overall, it's pretty epic. If you're not into K-pop, you might not like it as much as me, but I still think it's a cool track.
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Comparison of the two videos. They sorta match up at certain parts, it's kinda cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJW7jU9bagQ
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