Which super amazing fantastic spectacular group won first on Mnet’s Dance Chart? It is non other than our very own goddesses with “I Got A Boy”! This will be one of the first of many awards to come! Congrats to SNSD! Have a look at the girls on Mnet’s Music Triangle.
Finally completing their set of comeback stages, next target: winning each round for the next 23874628 weeks! However, before that, they appeared on KBS’s Hope Concert, performing I Got A Boy!
Let’s face it, IGAB is probably the most experimental song in Soshi’s discography. Let’s forget the fact that many people are crying about this song because it sounds weird, people cried about Gee as well because it was too poppy and trying to be overly cute.
I’ve put this song on repeat for a few days straight now and I actually really enjoy it. However, I can understand how people don’t, it’s not really pop…it’s an experimental variation of pop elements. My musical tastes start with rock and metal, and it evolved into Progressive Metal/rock, and I feel that IGAB has links to progressive music. I’ll be analysing why people who LOVE kpop seem to be afraid of this song so much, and why people seem to find it difficult to listen to.
THIS IS A LONG READ, but it might give a very good insight as to why the song is done the way it is, and hopefully will garner more appreciation.
Starting with a New Year, A New Era, A New Generation, SNSD is finally Back with their 4th Album ‘ I Got A Boy’ with millions of Sones welcoming their return.
So, after its release, we all have our reviews and opinions of the song. However, how well did it do in the Charts? With only One hour of its release, ‘I Got A Boy‘ has topped every single Korean music chart including Bugs, Melon, Mnet, SoriBada, Genie and more. On top of that they even topped iTunes Charts in many different Asian Countries!
update: saw the comeback show..they’ve won me over, the song is energetic and fierce live
update 2: sat down after the show and listened to this part by part (repeated each part). It’s..actually very well put together. It encompasses a lot of different genre’s that soshi has tried to tackle over the years with some having more precedence over others, a lot of the things that Soshi do best are nestled in here. The thing is that I feel the thing that has improved 10,000 fold is their choreography and dance. Not to say that they were weak before..But they hit with so much precision now, hip-hop really does bring some much needed elements to a strong dancer.
Original thought: I’m not sure…it sounds like they crammed 6 songs into one. There are some parts that are really good. and there are some parts I want to cut out. Costumes are great, choreography is really good.
Sunny’s hair makes me want to puke though, BRING BACK THE LONG HAIR AASDHGASJHFDGAKF.
This song is heavily rumoured to be the song that was going to be promoted around the Gee era, but it slipped through their promotion and has been revitalized now. If the beat sounds familiar, it’s a cover of MERCY by Duffy
The song can be purchased through itunes using this link
Proud to be a UK citizen, the name of SNSD is starting to spread over Britain!
Not long ago, SNSD was featured on a popular online UK newspaper article, The Guardian. But this time, SNSD was mentioned on a VERY popular British magazine, Look magazine!….. And its on paper!!!