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EXO- Ko Ko Bop

I'm really mixed about this song, because there are some parts I really like, and some I just can't stand. Mainly it's that horrible screeching sound in the background that you first hear at 0:39, plays again at 1:43, plays in the dance breaks, and plays in the final chorus. It's just so shrill and loud that it's the only thing I can focus on when it appears and it really hurts my ears. If they just took out that screeching sound, I would adore this song. It totally has a sort of reggae feeling, and it is just so chill and groovy. All the parts, except the dance breaks, really blend well, musically and gives that really calm, kind of high, feeling. I love the video. It totally gives you the totally loopy (high), aesthetic, which was really fun. I love most of the sets, except for the street set? (where they show the dancing), and the bright colors used. I also adored the fun little pieces of the cgi, like the cloud over Xiumin's cup, and Kai on the cloud. And ...

Red Velvet- Red Flavor

I was really excited to see Red Velvet come out with a new song, especially since they are one of my favorite girl groups (one less since Sistar disbanded 😢). I was a little scared though since I didn't really like Rookie that much, and I was hoping they won't continue on where they were going with Rookie. Thankfully, I like the song a lot more than Rookie I really enjoyed the song and video, and it had the bright, fun feeling typical of Red Velvet. The song really highlighted the girls voices with the minimal background music. Throughout the song, there were a lot of parts where there was only a rhythm section in the background, which really had the vocals stand out. I really love how that was done in the song, since Red Velvet has really solid vocals and are great with harmonies and blending. I really enjoyed the song and the vocals were really good, despite it being a very fun pop song. However, I didn't really like the ending. I love Wendy, she's my bias member a...