Friday, September 21, 2007

Opinions on TVXQ's solo song previews


MAZE
(Hero)
A friend of mine always said that if Hero ever made a solo song, it would revolve around the rock genre and boy was she right on the mark. From the 48second preview it sounds like Hero's song is going to sound like a positive and upbeat rock song. The sound of the song is VERY different from what TVXQ is known for doing, but it's a good different at the same time!

Crazy Life
(U-Know)
U-Know's song is the one I'm most surprised (satisfied) about! He may not have the best vocals in the group but he's managed to pull his solo off really well with a sexy sounding, Asian-flavored hip-hop beat. Think [Ride On] but much sexier (if that's even possible). Just from the preview I can tell that U-Know's going to do some rapping on this track, something I haven't heard him do since...a long time. This song is probably the one I'm looking forward to the most.

Rainy Night
(Xiah)
I don't really care too much for Xiah's solo effort. After an amazing vocal performance for Zhang Li Yin's debut Korean single, [Timeless] and his easily recognizable vocals on all of TVXQ's songs, Xiah falls short on this solo song for me. It's almost as if he's got no emotions on this track when you compare it to the other songs he's done. Maybe this is just the opening verse and that it'll get better as the song goes on, however if it doesn't I smell another boring ballad coming around the corner.

WILD SOUL

(MAX)
The title of MAX's song sounds like a powerful rock song, but if I know the Japanese music industry as well as I think I do this song will turn out to be an energetic pop song. I want this to be a rock song though so I won't badmouth it anymore than I already have. More importantly though, I wanna hear MAX scream on this track like he does on [Rising Sun] and [TRI-ANGLE]. I find it so sexy whenever he does that!

----opinion edited 09/21/2007----

OMG, MAX's solo sounds REALLY awesome. It's rocky just as I'd predicted and wanted it to be, and in the preview you can kind of hear MAX getting ready to start up his screaming which is also an a-plus for me! I can't wait for his song to leak completely.

My Girlfriend
(Micky)
I don't know what to expect from Micky at this point. He's got an amazing voice, is fluent in English and has some slick rapping skills of his own. I hope this song turns out to be crunky in both sound and style and showcase his talents well because Xiah's is still a disappointment to me.

----opinion edited 09/21/2007----

Ehh...Micky's song is alright. It's one of those mid-tempo songs, and while his vocals are pretty good I feel as if they aren't of his greatest potential. I'm not excited about his song anymore at all because I really don't like mid-tempo songs all that much.

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