When talking about girl group vocals I love, Woollim Entertainment’s Lovelyz often comes up. The group is home to some of my favorite vocal tones in K-pop, and Ryu Sujeong is certainly one of them. Since Lovelyz went on hiatus she’s developed an indie-pop solo career, most of which I haven’t written about here. However, the retro jolt of new single New Car deserves attention.
Sometimes you just know you’ll like a song from its very first notes. As percussion fades in, New Car kicks off with pitch-perfect 80’s synth, offering an exciting riff that gets the song off on a sprightly pace. Sujeong’s gorgeous vocals wrap around this beat with plenty of character. Her characteristically breathy tone makes for a great contrast against the brightness of the instrumental.
Best of all, New Car feels like a fully fleshed out song. It doesn’t hit any huge peaks, but makes time for a bridge that lends an extra shot of drama to the finale. New Car is never rushed or truncated, and that sense of fullness is disarmingly old-school in the best way. I’d love to hear her pursue this sound further.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 8.5 |
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This one is just about spot on for 80’s homage, the choice of synth, the bum bum bumm chords the synth plays, that drum fill at 0:07, the song construction. The only thing out of place is actually the vocal which is too powder soft, but this is an homage so whatev. (80’s being very vocal forward with crisp clean production.)
And yet, it lacks punch, its more like the song that didn’t quite get onto MTV rotation. Pretty good, but not catchy enough. Rating is about right, maybe a click or two high.
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This is geurch. But I don’t know what the genre is but I hope we hear more of this. Reminds me of Shake It by Sistar
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It’s geurch?
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It’s a TikTok meme of cursive talking or something alone those lines HAHA
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(Nods in fake understanding)
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Seems like she’s going down the Chuu route.
I liked her other songs enough but they all sounded the same. I don’t remember what that sound was, but I think this is different.
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I’m kind of obsessed with this one. It’s super catchy, I love the instrumentation, and it’s just straight-up fun. Sujeong has such a pleasant tone, too. I also really like the b-sides!
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