Just a heads up, i’m no music expert so there’s not going to be a deep musical analysis here lol and this is solely based on my opinion and my music taste, so please don’t take it seriously, just wanted to share my thoughts on it. 🙂 This whole album is a bop btw if you wanna give it a listen.
1. Suited
Got to be honest, I’m not usually a fan of chill and jazzy kind of music, I only listen to them when I study but SF9 just pulls the gentleman vibes so well in their songs and becomes really catchy like Good Guy, Gentleman or Driver. Suited is so smooth to listen to and the chorus sounds really harmonious.
2. Love Race
I really love this title track, it’s energetic and I was already getting the “I’m ready to move!” stuck in my head when the teasers were released. Though to be honest, I found it underwhelming compared to their other title tracks, it’s great as a title track but it’s also got a bside feel to it, idk how to explain it but it didn’t feel as unique as songs like Summer Breeze or Now or Never but it’s still a jam nonetheless. (speaking of Summer Breeze, anyone notice Taeyang and Youngbin sporting the same hair colour combo this comeback like they did back then lol)
I’m glad Hwiyoung and Chani got to start the song and I like how the intro was meant to throw us off a little haha (felt like it was gonna be another Good Guy again). Instrumental is fire, that electric guitar sound is quite captivating. I love how the lyrics consistently alludes to a racecar, one thing I might change is the “I gotta make you feel my love” line though, to maybe like “Let’s all race to the finish line” It’s not the best I can come up with rn but something also to do with racing even though ik there’s ‘Love’ in the title haha.
Also this doesn’t have to do with the music but I kinda wished they made the dance a bit easier so they can sing it live more. At least in DWBH, the dance is less jumpy and challenging but they still manage to make the dance memorable, Love Race had more movements and was more dance-focused. I understand why it would be so difficult to pull the dance off with stable vocals, that’s why I think the choreo needs to be toned down a bit so I could hear their live vocals. Besides that, it’s the dance is still satisfying to watch and I love the energy put into it. I also really like the part where they fiddle their gloves a bit at the start and they throw one down at the end, I wanna see more idols wear gloves for stages.
Love Race definitely brought back RPM vibes for us Fantasy’s cause of the race concept, just in a more groovy way, I admit that I wanted that epic and futuristic feel in Love Race like RPM but I believe Love Race was the first title track from them that I liked first listen (pls don’t come for me lol, I had all their other title tracks on repeat, and I still do, after a few listens).
3. Waruru
This was definitely my most anticipated bside when I heard the highlight medley, Inseongs, Jaeyoons Taeyang’s vocals were on another level there, the whole song just sends a chill down the spine. The “Waruru! Why did I push into you” part accompanied with that instrumental beat is addicting to listen to. I need more songs like this, pls recommend lol
4. No No No
The whole songs so funky and gives me party vibes, I keep thinking of a silly dance to go with it lol, I really like Youngbin’s raps in here and the chorus has a great hook to it: “아니 아니야 No No No You don’t understand” For some reason, it’s reminded me of Go High a bit?
5, Side by Side
Similar vibes with No No No, just more chill and a bit more light-hearted, everybody’s vocals work really well with this song, especially Hwiyoungs and Jaeyoons. The “We walking side by” part in the bridge and the end was one of the highlights of this song.
6. Love Puzzle
This songs quite cute and sweet but I’m not really into it cause it’s so slow and not memorable for me. I realize that I’ve never enjoyed their slower, gentle, romantic kind of songs like Together, So beautiful or even The Beat Goes On. I’m only into their cute songs if they’re more upbeat, ones like Dance With Us, Different, Mamma Mia. I do have to say that I like it more than the few songs I mentioned first and it definitely should be played in a cafe or like bike-riding in the park.
Conclusion: So far, even though I like DWBH title track better than Love Race, I enjoyed this whole album better than the previous one. Hoping they keep releasing and performing more songs like these in the next album (with Zuho of course) 🙂
(also I hadn’t realised I typed a lot more than I thought I’d would but gj if you manage to read the whole thing haha)
Thanks for reading this btw, feel free to agree or disagree by sharing your thoughts too, I would also really like to see other people’s ranking here if you want to do one, doesn’t need to be like whole paragraphs).
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