Posted on Saturday, 11th July 2009 by Miri
Ever since I heard Korean dance-pop singer Sori’s mini-album Lips sometime this spring, I knew I would be forever hooked on her infectious tune. The title track, “Real Lips” (below) has this really retro but extremely danceeble beat. It’s not a rock-out-like-there’s-no-manana dance track, but kind of coy and cute.
I was surprised when I learned Lips was her debut release – I wanted more musical goodness from this girl! And finally, several months later, I get it – in the form of her digital single Disco Party 1982, which doesn’t have any sort of track called that at all.
The lone track on the digital single (which is a really popular form of release in Korea) is Boy Boy (feat. JCO of Plastik Mic) and its remix. I don’t care so much for remixes, so I loaded up the original first on my music player and nonchalantly hit the play button. I was expecting something “typical” K-pop (i.e. a Sori-infused version of Nobody), but instead I was rather blown away by the style she has created.
Music: ★ ★ ★ ★
The backing track sounds exactly like a DJ Mystik remix. I wouldn’t really call it “disco” as the producers have, because I’m pretty sure back in the early 80′s, their synthesizers were nowhere as clean sounding as those in the song. In fact, I wouldn’t even classify this as a “disco”-esque song; rather, it sounds extremely 90′s electronica (and trust me, I’ve listened to enough to know what typical 90′s electronica sounds like!) However, being an electronica fan myself, I latched onto the music within seconds; it’s something danceable yet relaxed – something that you could picture as background music during a movie scene at a nightclub bar. It just fast enough that you could easily dance to it, but just slow enough that it wouldn’t be strange to opt for a slow, sexy trek through the dance floor as the song plays in the background.
Vocals: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I’ve always loved Sori’s voice – there’s just something special about it that sets her apart from the sultry Wonder Girls and the sugar-cute So Nyeo Shi Dae. Her voice is clear enough that it can blend easily into the synthesizer, yet not overly sharp that it sticks out. In short, I feel Sori’s voice is very well suited to the dance-pop genre. This song definitely brings out the best in her – you can hear some of her high notes, but she never loses that clear, crisp tone.
Personality: ★ ★ ★
Where Sori excels in tone and clarity, though, she fails at personality. Where she can blend easily with the synthesizer, she becomes just another melody in the intricate backing track. It’s kind of dull and one-dimensional, actually. At times I wish she did add a little bit of inflection and flair to her vocals instead of going along with the same style the entire song. Perhaps that’s why I prefer girl groups with distinct personalities and voice timbres (like Morning Musume), because after a while, the generic “pop” tone gets boring.
Overall: ★ ★ ★ ★
In the end, though, I’m very happy with this song and am equally glad to see that Sori’s finally getting some more exposure to the public eye. I’m interested in what the music video will look like, and if there’s plans to have her eventually make another album. I’d love to see her delve into some hiphop or rap as well, but at the same time I’m not sure if the cute-yet-coy Sori can pull that off without sounding like I do when I rap Miss Love Tantei…
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