#song is Sour Grapes by Le Sserafim btw

[cozybells]

yeah you'll hurt me

[brokenfoolishdreams]

Ley´s Release Corner May´22 - Girls Edition (1/2)

DISCLAIMER: This is all my personal opinion and most of the impressions are after first listening. So please keep in mind that my opinion can change and that I respect other opinions too. My rating is just based on how I like the song and has nothing to do with hate or anything else against an Artist. When I don't like a song it doesn't mean I don't appreciate the work and effort that are put into it.

Masterlist

Feel free to let me know what you think of the releases and now let's dive into Kpop:

Title: FEARLESS

Album: FEARLESS (EP)

Artist: LE SSERAFIM

Release: 2022.05.02

I´ve heard a lot about this debut and there was already so much drama I hope for them the company takes responsibility and things will clear up soon. Anyway this is a solid song and I really like their vocals but it feels like they holding back. And as much as I like the song it doesn´t really feel special enough. Especially the MV, although I like the concept as itself (not for the age of some of them which make me kinda uncomfortable btw), lacks some more stunning details, especially when you look at the MVs of the other HYBE´s artists. (Note: This one really grew on me over the month and it´s really catchy so I had to bump it up a little bit

"The World Is My Oyster" is an intro I didn´t really need. "Blue Flame" is okayish but felt way too long. "The Great Mermaid" was the first song I acutally liked and lastly "Sour Grapes" is solid and I think it will be a grower.

Rating: 8/10 for FEARLESS (Instrumental: 7/10; Vocals: 7,5/10; Lyrics: 7/10; Choreography: 7/10; MV: 6,5/10; Overall Vibes: 8/10)

Rating: 6,5/10 for the EP because I only enjoyed one song

Title: ONE LAST TIME

Album: ONE LAST TIME (Single)

Artist: COOING

Release: 2022.05.04

I like her voice and I think this song might be a grower but I´m not sure. The MV is pretty and fun to watch. But overall I don´t have much to say about this like it really hits my baseline of it´s okay to include but I´m not really hyped by this.

Rating: 7/10 for ONE LAST TIME (Instrumental: 6,5/10; Vocals: 7/10; Lyrics: 6/10; MV: 7/10; Overall Vibes: 7/10)

Title: SHUT DOWN

Album: CLASS IS OVER (EP)

Artist: CLASS:y

Release: 2022.05.05

Another debut this month and to be honest I didn´t expect to like this so much but I´m kinda hooked. The MV is really cool with zombies and a nice performance and the kinda cute elements didn´t bother me at all. Only thing is that there are extremely young members (2x08´ and 2x07´liners) while the others are way older (2x03´ and 1x01´liner). But anyway I´m not gonna complain over good music. And it reminds me a little bit of PTT from Loona.

"UP" is a good track while "TELL ME ONE MORE TIME" is a typical girl group song you have to like. Despite the little cringy title and chorus of the track "SUPER COOL" it´s actually pretty cool. "FEELIN´ SO GOOD" is an upbeating happy song that is enjoyable.

Rating: 7,5/10 for SHUT DOWN (Instrumental: 7,5/10; Vocals: 7,5/10; Rap: 7/10; Lyrics: 7/10; Choreography: 7/10; MV: 7,5/10; Overall Vibes: 7,5/10)

Rating: 7/10 for CLASS IS OVER because they have solid b-sides but nothing really outstanding

Title: ACACIA

Album: ACACIA (Single)

Artist: YEZI

Release: 2022.05.12

Okay I fell in love with this. Her vocals and rap are so enjoyable I don´t want to simp over it but I´m truly impressed as always and her outfits in the MV were all just top tier.

Rating: 8/10 for ACACIA (Instrumental: 8/10; Vocals: 7,5/10; Rap: 8/10; Lyrics: 5/10; Choreography: 7/10; MV: 7/10; Overall Vibes: 8/10)

Title: Real Love

Album: Real Love (Single)

Artist: U-MIN

Release: 2022.05.15

Sadly this is really not my grind of music. I like her vocals though but the track is too slow and I don´t like the sound of the instrumentation.

The Original Version at least is a bit better from the instrumentation and it´s a nice song to chill with but it´s still too slow for me.

Rating: 6/10 for Real Love (Instrumental: 4,5/10; Vocals: 7/10; Choreography: 6/10; MV: /10; Overall Vibes: /10)

Title: DEEP

Album: DEEP - The 1st Mini Album (EP)

Artist: HYO (Girls Generation (SNSD))

Release: 2022.05.16

This is very noisy and normally I love this music but something is annoying me and I´m not sure what. I love the MV and the start of the song. It might be the chorus that repeats the word deep a bit too often. Maybe this song will grow on me over time, at the second listen it was already way better but maybe it will just annoy the shit out of me I don´t know. (Note: This song is moved so many times from me that I decided to not add it and bump it down to 6,5 points because I´m so ambivalent to this)

"Stupid" is such a nice pop song I fall in love at an instant and also the only song I could include because the rest of the album are singles which are released before. "Second" with BIBI is from 2021 but I like it. "DESSERT" with Loopy and JEON SOYEON is from 2020 so it´s not included in this rating but I didn't really like the chorus from this so yeah good it´s not. Same for "Badster" which wasn´t it for me as well but it´s from 2019. "Punk Right Now" with 3LAU and "Sober" with Ummet Ozcan are both from 2018 so also no inclusion here, let me say I kinda like Sober.

Rating: 6,5/10 for DEEP (Instrumental: 7/10; Vocals: 7/10; Lyrics: 6/10; Choreography: 6/10; MV: 7/10; Overall Vibes: 6,5/10)

Rating: 7/10 for the EP because I only could include one song I liked and the rest was released before

Title: Fanfare

Album: Season Note (EP)

Artist: DAVICHI

Release: 2022.05.16

Yeah I´m not sure what I should say about this. I love their vocals and it´s kinda enjoyable because it doesn´t lose the pace but normally I wouldn´t add this to my playlist. The MV is also fun.

"Us Two" is a slower ballade but it´s very vibey. "Sandcastle" is also good for a ballad very good because it doesn´t get too slow. "One and Only" again is slower and I wish I wouldn´t always get bored but I do. "First Loss" and "Just hug me" are both released before so they were out of this ranking but kinda liked them.

Rating: 7/10 for Fanfare (Instrumental: 6,5/10; Vocals: 7/10; MV: 7/10; Overall Vibes: 7/10)

Rating: 6,5/10 for Season Note because I like the songs but me and ballads have a hard time lately

Title: ARIA

Album: ARIA (EP)

Artist: YERIN (GFriend)

Release: 2022.05.18

I don´t know. I like her vocals but the song is annoying to me and the concept isn´t really my cup of tea. The lyrics are about that you are who you are which is a really nice message.

"Intro : Bloom" also didn´t hit my nerve. "Believer" on the other hand was kinda enjoyable. "Lalala" is a nice song to chill while "Time" is the standard slow ballade at the end of an album.

Rating: 6/10 for ARIA (Instrumental: 4/10; Vocals: 7/10; Lyrics: 7/10; Choreography: 6,5/10; MV: 6/10; Overall Vibes: 6/10)

Rating: 6/10 for the EP because the song aren´t something I would listen to but they´re okay

Title: Do you wanna get down

Album: Do you wanna get down (Single)

Artist: LUNARSOLAR

Release: 2022.05.23

This is a really nice EDM song but it doesn´t hit hard enough otherwise I would love this. But the vocals are good though and the MV is a cute compilation. And it's so sad that this is their last song.

Rating: 6,5/10 for Do you wanna get down (Instrumental: 6/10; Vocals: 6,5/10; MV: 5,5/10; Overall Vibes: 6,5/10)

Title: How Come

Album: How Come (Single)

Artist: Brave Girls

Release: 2022.05.23

Did I miss the sign-up for these EDM songs? This one is really catchy though. Sadly we didn´t get an MV. I´m a little bit worried that this is a track I have to be in the mood for.

Rating: 7/10 for How Come (Instrumental: 7/10; Vocals: 7/10; Rap: 6/10; Lyrics: /10; Overall Vibes: /10)