Song Review: HYO – Picture | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion

When it comes to her solo work, Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon has offered a sampler platter of dance genres. With new single Picture, she’s moved into dancehall sounds. This is a good match for her charismatic performance style, and she imbues an otherwise simple track with plenty of character.

Picture has a dark, mysterious magnetism. Its distorted loops and loping percussion craft a single-minded groove that’s incredibly atmospheric. I wouldn’t consider myself a huge fan of this genre, but I can appreciate how everything ties together. HYO’s vocal hooks are as repetitive as the groove, guiding us through Picture with a steadiness that adds to the song’s hypnotic quality. It may not find a spot on my playlist, but I can seem many listeners loving this.

Hooks	8
Production	8
Longevity	8
Bias	7
RATING	7.75

Grade: C+

7 thoughts on “Song Review: HYO – Picture”

its a 9 for me just purely because of my love for hyoyeon and that bias rating would push it up immensly

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btw what are your thoughts on kyle gordon’s planet of the bass? its such a goofy but fun parody/tribute of eurodance (especially those grammatically incorrect lyrics (how did they sing those without laughing)). i dont know how well it’ll age, but for now its a bunch of fun craziness

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Love it! She delivers, the track is good, chorus has enough bit to it, her comeback is here. So glad.

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Nothing groundbreaking from its songwriting perspective, but Picture does what it needs to do and it’s crafted well.

Kinda bummed it’s only a one-song single and the promo seems rushed – the teasing time window’s seem so short IMO.

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If only it were as good as “Dirty Picture” by Taio Cruz and Ke$ha

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I was nervous when I learned this was dancehall. However, hyo pulls it off even better than her previous singles imo. I still prefer those songs’ electronic palettes to picture though. As far as the actual song, Great groove, just wish the verses felt more intentional .

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