Track List:
01. 셋 셀테니 (1, 2, 3!) *Title
02. WHERE R U FROM (Feat.MINO )
03. LOVE IS YOU (Feat. Blue.D)
04. 몰라도 (MOLLADO) (Feat. B.I)
05. 달콤한 거짓말 (SWEET LIE) (Feat. DANNIC)
06. BE FRIEND
07. HOTLINE
08. 혼자 있는법 (ALONE)
09. GOOD LUCK TO YOU
Seungri's new comeback slid out of nowhere. Maybe I just missed the teasers and all that stuff. I'm so out of the loop dealing with the old mechanics of Kpop that I don't even mind that my ass runs around like a deer in headlights most of the time. Anyway, I found out on a music site that he had a comeback so I slowly(Nope, not hurriedly. I was cautious after Taeyang's new music..) went over to Youtube to watch the music video for the title track. Seungri should have waited until after Big Bang's comeback to release anything new. The music would have had a stronger impact in my opinion….. Oh. If you don't know, Seungri is the youngest member of pretty much legendary boy group, Big Bang. VIPs are their fanbase's name. I only know this because I use to be in the fandom years ago. I'm still a huge fan of the guys but I've stated many times how I feel about fandoms now that I'm older.
1,2,3! sounds like a cheer song that belongs at some sporting event with a pop rock theme. You really want to like the song but you just can't because the chorus feels too childish for people in college or older. Seungri sings in his normal sometimes gritty filled vocals that does add a good amount of charisma. Overall, you wish that whoever gave Seungri the ok to make this song the title track would be chucked into the Han River though(.With a lifejacket of course… What kind of person do you think I am?) Where Are U From defiantly should have been the title track of The Great Seungri. Still waiting for a music video to appear for the song…… Impatiently tapping my foot knowing good and damn well that Papa YG must not have wanted to put up the money. The track isn't as good as Seungri's solo work back in his prime, however the song does update Seungri as an artist for the musical trends that are popular now in Korea. Speaking of which, most of The Great Seungri is dance EDM songs. Someone including Seungri, wanted to get the clubs in Korea poppin because there's an endless amount of dance breaks. I'm not a huge fan of dance breaks. I rather hear the singer singing more than hear a beat play most of the chorus. There's a lot of repetitive english lines in each track that can get predictable. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it's worrisome. Mino(Rapper of boy group Winner) and all the featured artists blended with the album's musical atmosphere too. Mino brought the fire in the "what should have been" title song, making the track reach a huge level of hype for a old Big Bang fan like myself. Hotline was the other track that I liked solely because it gave me old school Seungri vibes. He will always be the secret "sexy back" of Korea. [INSERT ME LAUGHING!] Dude can talk dirty in songs like he was born to be a male escort for woman after dark. SEUNGRI'S PRIVATE HOTLINE IS NOW OPEN YA'LL!
He's settled more into selecting a set way in which he wants to sing now. I could hear more confidence in his vocals than I could a few years ago. Big Bang was kind of a crutch for him until recently so now he really is out here on his own. Baby RiRi isn't much of a baby anymore huh? Women's panties must be falling to the floor considering how he's so seductive in songs.
Just to keep this post a hundred percent truthful, Seungri's comeback felt more like a ploy by YG Entertainment to get more income than a genuine release by Seungri himself. He might have had a say in the track selection but the song picked as the title track seems a bit off the mark. Especially since Seungri's solos in the past have been nothing short of epic. At least I liked songs on Seungri's album especially, after Taeyang's last few releases have been let down after let down for me. - A retired VIP who's tears will never dry.
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