But it’s there, so I fired up iTunes and gave the song a listen again, to catch the instrumental.Īnd I have to say, minus the voices, the instrumental arrangement is pretty sweet.

Unfortunately, I have something called a conscience. It’s like the K-Pop edition of “It’s a Small World” – it’s the same cheerful tune that has one goal and one goal only: to imprint itself into your brain and never let go.

Faux cheerful, bubbly tunes, a style that is neither electronica nor bubblegum and just stands around awkwardly in the middle, lyrics that don’t have even an iota of poetry to them, and a chorus that sounds like it was manufactured in an assembly line at a chorus-making factory somewhere. To me, it represents everything that’s wrong with the music industry. There’s one good thing I can say about this song, and that is that it only lasts for slightly more than 3 minutes if you take out the intro at the beginning. Have you ever heard Hyoyeon or Yoona try to sing something even remotely taxing? It’s like listening to a sea lion try to sing “Thriller” while overindulging on helium and down with a nasty case of the sniffles. Just not at the level that you’d expect them to, for a supposed “Nation’s Girl Group”. And there are 9 members.Īre you telling me that…the other 5 members can’t sing?

And Seohyun’s singing abilities are going up day by day.īut…(counts on fingers) that’s 4. Jessica’s voice…well, she has her proponents. Taeyeon, for instance, has a lovely voice that’s on par with some of the best I’ve heard. There are many things that I love about Girls’ Generation. I love all of them for their unique personalities, their ability to always bring a smile to my face, and the way they inspire me to work harder and strive for my goals. That list of the girls’ names up there? I wrote them down in about five seconds, I sh*t you not. Let me just make this clear: I am a HUGE Girls’ Generation fan. I'll go ahead and put one of these on now. In fact, most of SNSD’s music are mediocre songs. They were only the third artist in history to win the country’s most prestigious music award – the Seoul Music Awards Daesang – for two years running.Įverything they touch turns into gold their most recent album, “Hoot”, instantly rushed to the top of the charts and stayed there for a good two months, even though it is a thoroughly mediocre song. They are affectionately known as “The Nation’s Girl Group” and enjoy an incredible amount of popularity in South Korea. L-R: Tiffany, Sunny, Taeyeon, Yuri, Yoona, Seohyun, Jessica, Hyoyeon, and Sooyoung – Candy review, or from my TVXQ – Keep Your Head Down review.Īs I said above, the 9 girls are: Seohyun (real name Seo Joohyun), Kim Taeyeon, Tiffany (real name Stephanie Hwang), Kwon Yuri, Sunny (real name Park Sunkyu), Choi Sooyoung, Im Yoona, Kim Hyoyeon, and Jessica (real name Jessica Jung). Girls’ Generation, also known as SNSD (the English acronym for their Korean name – So Nyuh Shi Dae), is a 9-member (!) girl group that was formed in 2007 under SM Entertainment. It’s one of the things that come with the territory, along with Starcraft and kimchi. Please support the girls and also watch their official video HERE.Įven if you’re completely unfamiliar with K-Pop…even if you’ve never even heard of Girls’ Generation…if you have a Korean friend, you’ve probably heard this before. For some reason, it wouldn’t embed properly. NOTE: This isn’t the official music video.

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