CNBLUE's "Blueming" EP Album Review
Boice, everyone, have you heard CNBLUE's new album Blueming? It's pretty good!
I love the way that made the title of the album represent spring; it's cute and very ready for spring! I love that with some albums they include the word blue. I also think that the album could be CNBLUE blooming into a new set of songs that are original and still have the CNBLUE sound. It could also represent their new concept of looking like boyfriends. I love this concept of theirs because they have never been in casual clothing, so it was a refreshing for them.
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The music video reminds me of other videos that other groups have done, the group of boys looking and trying to get the attention of a girl. She clearly wasn't interested (well except for at the end, she went back to Yonghwa), but it was cute to see the boys of CNBLUE do the same thing as other groups. It was fun seeing the boys play characters who are somewhat youthful and being young men looking for a girlfriend.
The overall album sounds like the beginning of a love, kind of walking through the relationship's up and downs. It moves from a new budding love to continuing in the relationship and then transforms into a breakup and then into a makeup in the series of the 5 songs. So if you are feeling a series of mixed emotions, this album is for you.
Listening to "You're So Fine" first is like seeing a person and falling in love with them. It has a blossoming feel- with an upbeat jazz/pop sound with a strong drum beat and backup trumpets.
"The Seasons" feels like the song where you start to date the person and everything is going well. With soft vocals and clapping along with an acoustic guitar. It's a feel good song. It was also co-written by Lee Jong Hyun.
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"Without You" seems to be the breakup song, beginning with an alternative pop sound. It was co-written by Lee Jung Shin. It seems like Yonghwa sings as if trying to convince himself that he can get over the love, by repeating the words "I can live without you". The electric guitar solo seems to be the part that changes it from convincing to believing.
Finally "Stay Sober" (international Boice get ready) is in all English! The lyrics are well written and match the tone of the song. The strong vocals and the steady drum and backing guitar makes the mood that he (or she) is trying to get back together with their ex or even mend the fractured relationship. It is the only song that I think sounds like a rock song. This song reminds me a lot of an American band's music, Oasis. Just the vocals and the way the guitar is being played gives that unique and cool sound, like that of Oasis. It's nice to hear the diverse music from CNBLUE. Please show some love to the CNBlue boys! Comment below your thoughts and other interpretations of the songs. Until next time my Kpoppers of the vast internet, ~Andie |
