Vixx Kratos and "The Closer" Review

VIXX Kratos and "The Closer" Review

The final part of the trilogy!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratos_(EP)#Track_listing

Hello Kpoppers of the universe,

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I am here to talk about the final installment of VIXX's trilogy, Kratos. This comeback was epic and fierce as hell! "The Closer" was so cool and the MV was pretty cool. The Vixx members were, except for Ken, frozen in a scene while the camera moves around them was not what I expected it. I thought the ending to the trilogy would be something like consistent moving, flashing from screen-to-screen or something. But to see the members paused in the different scenes and Ken walking around to see the different scenes was interesting. To see it through Ken's eyes first and then to see him unraveling the story behind each scene was even cooler. I have to say that this was one of the songs to watch the dance for. The guys looked so cool, elegant and chic while dancing. We get to see some of N's beautiful lines while he dances.

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Ravi also did most of the lyric writing for every song on the album. How cool is that! The rest of the album was good, each song plays an interesting part in the finale of their trilogy.

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"Desperate" is a solid song. I like the chorus of course, but the build up from the dark verse to the popping chorus is what makes the song stand out.

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Next is "Shooting Star". It is soooo VIXX. Always going back to their fans, Starlights. It's really nice to hear an enjoyable song from them that you can get up and dance to. Just a fun and happy song to listen to like if you're having a bad day.

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  "Good Night & Good Morning" has great falsettos from Leo and Ken and great vocals from the rest of the members (and of course Ravi who slays rapping every time)! Not only that but Ravi created the lyrics and the music for this song all by himself! How awesome! The song is a bit off (I mostly mean the beat) but good, with Ravi and Hongbin leading with the vocals at the beginning. It's also a good song that leads right into the last song.

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Finally, "The Romance is Over" sounds like a breakup song (or at leat sounds like someone trying to win their lover back and knowing that the end of the relationship is inevitable). The vocals are soft and pleading, good for the ears if you're trying to go to bed or just trying to relax those tired minds of yours. Also as a side note, Leo and Ravi wrote the lyrics together and Leo wrote the music! So lovely!!


Of course, then the official last song is the instrumental version of "The Closer".

That's all for now. Until next time, keep igniting your feels, and share your response to the album or the trilogy or whatever comes to mind.

~Andie

P.S. I know these posts are several months late but I still wanted to post my thoughts about the albums...

BTS Wings and "Blood Sweat and Tears" Review

BTS Wings album and "Blood Sweat & Tears"

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(BTS_album))

A.R.M.Y.! Did you guys listen to all of the songs from Wings? I did and OMMO! Amazing! This album is definitely different from their other albums. They each have an individual song that they sing or rap!!! This is what I expected from Super Junior or EXO because all of the members, but it was a nice change to hear and let all of their voices be heard in their own elements. I like it. No. I... loved it! I also noticed there is a connecting thread between the songs. Some of the songs use the word "brother", so I don't know if that is a hint to their friendship/brotherhood or just a coincidence.

I'm going to start with "Blood Sweat & Tears" MV. The setting for the video was cool. The inside of the museum and seeing all the cool paintings. I love the dance scenes the most just because of the power behind the moves that we see! They certainly did not disappoint with some My favorite parts were when the colors of the video went to the pink/magenta color, the part when Jin kisses the statue (what was happenin' there?), and when we saw V's back. I think he was supposed to be a fallen Angel. Oh boy, did he look so mischievous with that killer smile! Overall, the video looked well put together and had a good flow of scenery. Oh, and we can't forget Rapmon's ENGLISH part in the music video. I didn't realize it was English until I listened to it for like the third time... still captivating.

Now for the album. "Intro: Boy Meet Evil" is a bit creepy and an interesting way of introducing the album.

"Blood Sweat & Tears" is so catchy, I didn't think that they would have a song as easy to follow along with as "Fire", but I was wrong! Each member displays a cool and sexy side to themselves in the song. I especially like that J-Hope was one of the leading voices for the chorus. Rising on my list of favorite BTS leading singles.

http://bts.ibighit.com/wings/photo.php

Now starts the individual songs of the album. First up is Golden Maknae Jungkook. At first when I  heard the song, I thought there was something wrong with the track, because it sounded like it was stuck and repeating. Nope that's the start to his song. Overall, the song is good and fits his voice. Soft and husky. There's really no words for the greatness of the song. For being the maknae, he sure sets the standards for the rest of the album.

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No less than Jungkook, we have Jimin with "Lie" and I have to say that it is my favorite song out of the entire album! I think Jimin is slowly climbing my bias chart for BTS. When I saw him perform the song on one of the awards programs, it amazed me because of the power and technique. Of course, his vocal in this song just match him and his range.

http://bts.ibighit.com/wings/photo.php

"Stigma" is sung by my bias V. I thought that he would sing something more upbeat and fun. However, he went with a jazzy/ R&B song and amazed me with his vocal range that he was hiding all along! I love the spoken words that broke up the high notes in the song. Beautiful! One of my favorites.

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Suga is next with "First Love". His deep voice in the beginning of the song is somehow soothing and has his signature rap style intermixed. The passion of his voice really comes out in the second half of the song, when the song and rap intensifies with the speed. I usually don't like rap, but if it is Suga, Rapmon and J-hope I can listen to these songs.

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  Rapmon is next with "Reflection". The intro to this song really threw me off and then on top of it hearing Rapmon rapping English it really made me want to keep listening. I am not sure what else to say about this song except it is a good mixture of his singing and his rapping. The song has a very techno-y style to it.

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Our J-Hope is next with "MAMA", a more upbeat rap than the rest of his members. The chorus is even catchy enough that you might catch yourself walking around sing "hey mama, I'm sorry mama" and so on! I think this another song on my list of favorites from this album.

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Last, but not least Jin. I was wondering what kind of song Jin would sing since we don't hear major parts in hit song from him in general. So I when I heard him sing in "Awake", I was honestly blown away. His sweet voice beginning the song and then hitting those high notes in the chorus gave me goosebumps! I am still fairly new to BTS which means that I never imagined to hear Jin sing something like "Awake". Blew my mind!

"Lost" brings the vocal boys back together, even though they sing about losing their way. Jimin, Jungkook, Jin, and V blend their voices well, playing off of each other to create a feeling of reunion and fun. "I found my way" to loving this song!

"BTS Cypher 4" is interestingly creepy sounding. It features the rap members:  Rapmon, Suga and J-Hope. The song has different rhythms flowing through the song. The boys again play well off of each other and make good transitions in the song.

The boys finally reunite in the song "Am I Wrong". A song that will certainly end up in your head after a couple times on repeat (and definitely a set of romanized lyrics to follow along with). I super enjoyed watching the shortened version on music programs.

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The next one is 21세기 소녀 or for those of us who can't read that, "21st Century Girls". The song was also performed on music programs and a fun song to listen to. The choreography is so playful that you can't help but laugh along with them.

"둘! 셋! (그래도 좋은 날이 더 많기를)"or "Two! Three! is a softer song with solid rapping and great vocals. It's a good mood mellower to calm down the feels from this album. The song has a constant flow to it with no real big climax or crescendo. Good song to wind down with.

"Interlude; Wings" is the final song. I really like this song and I was actually sad that the song seems so short. I could have used another verse and chorus. It really is a good song to end the album with, wanting to listen to more and anticipate more from BTS!

Thanks for waiting for my posts. Hopefully I will be posting more often now.

Let me know if there's an album I should listen to and review. If not, just tell me what you thought of the album!

See you next time!
~Andie