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Disclaimer: This is entirely subjective, and I know literally nothing about songwriting/production.
Yesterday WJSN came back with the pretty sick As You Wish:
And I noticed something about it. It seemed to follow a trend that I really enjoy. I'll call it melancholic romance bubblepop.
This "genre" is defined by an upbeat tempo, melancholic/wistful instrumentals, romantic/cute lyrics, and emotional vocals, and a general vibe of "desperation" or "longing".
This might be a bit of a stretch but I feel like this trend started last year with Love Bomb. Love Bomb is less bubblepop, but I would say the vocal ad-libs put it in this category for me.
and Oh! My Mistake-one of my favorite kpop songs.
Then this year Fancy, the sad/happy song of the year. In Fancy, the lyrics seem a bit desperate. "Hey you over there! I fancy you! it doesn't matter who likes who first...'cuz I need you!" The vibe is a bit more intense than say LOONA's Around You. Maybe I'm reading into too much (I am), but it seems a bit like twice is trying to get their love interest to notice them. This would explain the "sad" instrumental and impassioned, desperate vocals.
Then Feel Special, which was a bit more overtly "melancholic"-the lyrics reflect it.
and now WJSN. They really did great with the vocals. I think the saying as you wish has a sad air of it's own. Like, "I am doing this to make you happy because I like/love you."
personally I love it! I think part of having crushes and fancying people is melancholic in of itself. I like songs that are happy all the way through as well, but the sad undercurrent makes it more intriguing and more realistic? Maybe? I'm not sure how to explain it.
Sorry if this seems ramble-ly! I just love this new subgenre of melancholic romance bubblepop.
Let me know if there are any other songs that fit this category ,or if you think I'm wrong and dumb, or if there's something actual music theory the explains this whole concept!
Yesterday WJSN came back with the pretty sick As You Wish:
And I noticed something about it. It seemed to follow a trend that I really enjoy. I'll call it melancholic romance bubblepop.
This "genre" is defined by an upbeat tempo, melancholic/wistful instrumentals, romantic/cute lyrics, and emotional vocals, and a general vibe of "desperation" or "longing".
This might be a bit of a stretch but I feel like this trend started last year with Love Bomb. Love Bomb is less bubblepop, but I would say the vocal ad-libs put it in this category for me.
and Oh! My Mistake-one of my favorite kpop songs.
Then this year Fancy, the sad/happy song of the year. In Fancy, the lyrics seem a bit desperate. "Hey you over there! I fancy you! it doesn't matter who likes who first...'cuz I need you!" The vibe is a bit more intense than say LOONA's Around You. Maybe I'm reading into too much (I am), but it seems a bit like twice is trying to get their love interest to notice them. This would explain the "sad" instrumental and impassioned, desperate vocals.
Then Feel Special, which was a bit more overtly "melancholic"-the lyrics reflect it.
and now WJSN. They really did great with the vocals. I think the saying as you wish has a sad air of it's own. Like, "I am doing this to make you happy because I like/love you."
personally I love it! I think part of having crushes and fancying people is melancholic in of itself. I like songs that are happy all the way through as well, but the sad undercurrent makes it more intriguing and more realistic? Maybe? I'm not sure how to explain it.
Sorry if this seems ramble-ly! I just love this new subgenre of melancholic romance bubblepop.
Let me know if there are any other songs that fit this category ,or if you think I'm wrong and dumb, or if there's something actual music theory the explains this whole concept!
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