AOA's Jimin released her first "official" solo song this week. So how was it?
Remember Jimin's amazing "Puss" stage with Iron during last year's "Unpretty Rapstar"? Remember how badass she sounded and looked? Remember the excitement of that stage?
Now, forget all of that. Because this solo contains none of what made "Puss" great.
Jimin's solo featuring Xiumin is the biggest kpop trolling all year. At least if Xiumin was paired with Mamamoo's Moonbyul, we'd get to watch what it would look like for a person to be courting his- or herself. But no, instead, we get this terrible pairing.
The song isn't even that bad in a soulless kind of way. But I expected so much more from Jimmers. Give this song to someone else. Someone bland, like Yoona. This song would work super well for Yoona. And you'd get that great SM-on-SM action that's the stuff of fanfictions.
Instead, I get whitewashed, Disney-fied Jimin. And I hate that Jimin. I know that Jimin's image (like that of almost all kpop idols) is a superbly crafted piece of marketing. But I had accepted her image as one of cute, but with a strain of baddassedry (real word). Sexy in an "If only she would just shut up" way. Not bland, bubblegum crap along the lines of early Hello Venus or half of Rainbow's catalog. I wanted more Jimin, but not like this.
BOTTOM LINE: Jimin deserves a better song and MV. Give me more "Puss"!
Not good, fam. Not good.
Remember Jimin's amazing "Puss" stage with Iron during last year's "Unpretty Rapstar"? Remember how badass she sounded and looked? Remember the excitement of that stage?
Now, forget all of that. Because this solo contains none of what made "Puss" great.
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| Jimin laughs at your naivety. |
Jimin's solo featuring Xiumin is the biggest kpop trolling all year. At least if Xiumin was paired with Mamamoo's Moonbyul, we'd get to watch what it would look like for a person to be courting his- or herself. But no, instead, we get this terrible pairing.
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| A visual representation of how they got Jimin to agree to this terrible solo |
The song isn't even that bad in a soulless kind of way. But I expected so much more from Jimmers. Give this song to someone else. Someone bland, like Yoona. This song would work super well for Yoona. And you'd get that great SM-on-SM action that's the stuff of fanfictions.
Instead, I get whitewashed, Disney-fied Jimin. And I hate that Jimin. I know that Jimin's image (like that of almost all kpop idols) is a superbly crafted piece of marketing. But I had accepted her image as one of cute, but with a strain of baddassedry (real word). Sexy in an "If only she would just shut up" way. Not bland, bubblegum crap along the lines of early Hello Venus or half of Rainbow's catalog. I wanted more Jimin, but not like this.
BOTTOM LINE: Jimin deserves a better song and MV. Give me more "Puss"!