Lexurite 7,713 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Long but interesting read, enjoy : The word ‘Some’ was something that was not widespread just few years ago. This emotion refers to ‘not dating someone with opposite gender but the level of developing a relationship to be in a relationship’ (Quoted from NAVER Knowledge In Open Korean Language) and in about 1990s, it was something similar to ‘In between love and friendship’ and in 2000s, ‘Pull and push’ behavior while examining the mind of another was included. These days in 2014, the possibility of having ‘Something’ at school or at work increased a lot and of course, there are also a lot of times when everyone hesitates to say either ‘I love you’, ‘I like you’ or ‘Let’s start dating’. For that reason, lots of people create ‘Some’ (Closely examine one another to see what other person is thinking) and check the reactions of other person. ‘Some’ by SISTAR Soyou and the musician Junggigo, who was active in underground indie scene, changes this feeling into music. Since it is the song about man and woman having ‘something’ in between them, the song is of course man-woman duet, and two vocals portray the man “Who is having tough time†and a mysterious emotion of woman looking at “A cell phone that does not ring even once†as if they are having a conversation. Instead of loving passionately, the rhythm, which is frustrating but has rather a good feeling than bad making it good enough to shake the body slightly, continues. The vocals of Soyou and Junggigo has a voice that has no energy while putting a lot of air and gives off a feeling of Excitement 70% and Anxiety+Annoyed 30%. A ticklish excitement and the uncertain anticipation toward other person. The song portrayed this complex but surely existing emotion and became 1st place in the music chart Melon, which people use the most, by defeating the new songs of GIRLS’ GENERATION and 2NE1 in a row. Man and woman duet instead of idol groups, sweet R&B style instead of the dance music with army choreography (exactly the same dance move for all members) or sexy dance, the lyrics that are about whether to confess or not instead of passionately loving. This song is not even one of the songs from the drama or the soundtrack from the movie <Frozen>. ‘Some’ did not go with the elements of the songs that are becoming 1st place on public music market these days and went beyond the characteristics of appealing to the public of new songs from GIRLS’ GENERATION and 2NE1. Junggigo participated in writing the lyrics and the song that portrayed in detail the story of dating aroused the reaction that is close to sensation. There is some kind of change in the taste of the public, and the market. ‘Some’ or ‘Witch Hunt’ leads the market as the feeling changes into taste and the taste change into trend. “It is a song with a lot of good points but the most amazing thing is that it was revealed during the welcoming ceremony of new incoming students right before the start of school.†It is something that is said to be funny but what Yoon Hee Sung, popular culture critic, is saying is this is the crucial reason of why ‘Some’ is popular. In JTBC <Witch Hunt>, lots of stories from ‘Some man / some woman’ asking whether ‘Let’s date’ is ‘Green light’ or not are overflowing. The song is released in the season in which lots of young people want to have ‘something’ and in the season in which they already have ‘something’. ‘Some’ made it come true in a very specific way some kind of emotions of the public and their lifestyles that are not expressed yet. It is same as ‘Cherry Blossom Ending’ by Busker Busker proving how much we are waiting for spring even at this moment. The emotion ‘Some’ is an ambiguous emotion but there are already countless numbers of people who feel such emotion. Junggigo had lots of girl fans previously and his songs were good background music for the blogs of lots of people. The rapper Lil Boi, who took part in featuring for this song, is a member of hip hop group Geeks and he became a powerful figure in the music chart with the support from young people. The change in life discovers the emotions that were not felt before and that discovery leads to change in taste and the change in taste becomes a change in trend. ‘Some’ or <Witch Hunt> shows that the new trend officially began to be consumed in popular culture market. ‘Some’ understood the taste of the public and became the best song right now. But, about ‘Some’, the member board of directors Seo Hyun Joo of Starship Entertainment(Starship), the producing company of this song, had “Confidence in the song†but “This project was not for the purpose of becoming 1st place†and described. The goal was to show another charm of Soyou, the affiliated singer, and to make Junggigo, who signed a contract with Starship X (The label of Starship), widely known. Instead of the vocal that ‘reaches the climax’ in the chorus or dynamic composition, using the singing technique and the melody that gives just a slight good feeling has a case of receiving a comment that “It is weakâ€. The fact that the collaboration Soyou did before singing ‘Some’ was ‘Stupid in Love’ with the rapper Mad Clown is something that proves this kind of concern. In that song, Soyou pulled off the chorus with a long melody in very deep and desperate way. ‘Some’, which is expressed in well-refined emotions as hip hop-R&B-pop is combined, was made possible only after ‘Stupid in Love’, which mixed the rap and sad ballad, got popular. The chorus of ‘Some’ shows up as soon as Junggigo and Soyou finished singing one part, and is a composition that can be said as having ‘Beginning-end’ rather than ‘Beginning-middle-end’. The man and woman in the song are ‘Pulling and pushing’, but the song lets people listen the part that they are most confident at as soon as possible. Only after going through all of these considerations, ‘Some’ was able to go in front of the public. For that reason, ‘Some’ redefines the public and the role of popular music producer, who is having ‘some’. The love songs of the past are not easily accepted by the crowd, who is already having ‘something’ before ‘I love you’, ‘I like you’ and ‘Let’s date’. However, it is not possible to reflect a particular tendency that is widespread in indie and SNS the way it is. Experimental elements have to be slowly added up and whether it is girl group members or the soundtrack of a popular drama, the marketing strategy that will spread the music to media is necessary. It is especially true when GIRLS’ GENERATION and 2NE1 are not a company, to the boy groups who has lots of fans or the girl groups who are focusing on sexy concept that gathers the attention. The emotions that the public vaguely feel and the lifestyle is expressed using one word like ‘Some’. Also, make the public able to listen to that song without making extra efforts necessary. To say it one more time, before the public finds good songs, the curator should understand the taste of the public and wraps up in a way in which the public can like it as soon and easy as possible. Along with spring season in which it will be good to have ‘something’, the storm of change is blowing in the popular music market also. cr: Naver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckJohnny 14,775 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Faith 5,082 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Can someone sum it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabii101 98 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 i think this song is something all of us can relate to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarfreesongof2014 259 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Can someone sum it up? In summary, this song is slaying your faves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexurite 7,713 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Can someone sum it up? To sum up the article, the journalist explained Some became a smash hit because it was released at the right moment : just before Valentine's day and deals with a modern theme aka the difficulty to confess to his/her secret love, the frustration and the stress before a date, stuffs like that (instead of being in love, being happy in love etc..). Just like Busker Busker's Cherry Blossom Ending. And it was a fresh song since it was a sea of sexy concepts before Some came out. Besides, the lyrics are good, so is the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 To sum up the article, the journalist explained Some became a smash hit because it was released at the right moment : just before Valentine's day and deals with a modern theme aka the difficulty to confess to his/her secret love, the frustration and the stress before a date, stuffs like that. Just like Busker Busker's Cherry Blossom Ending. And it was a fresh song since it was a sea of sexy concepts before Some came out. Besides, the lyrics are good, so is the music. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPenius 2,904 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 They like it cuz it's way better than repetitive trash some other groups release also Some >>> Cherry blossom sleeping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuukoDW 2,420 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I haven't really read the lyrics, but the song is addictive, you hear it once, twice and the third time you are already singing in korean (ok, trying to sing in korean). It has a nice melody, and the voices suit each other so well, it really gives you a nice feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
초췌 270 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Instead of loving passionately, the rhythm, which is frustrating but has rather a good feeling than bad making it good enough to shake the body slightly, continues. The vocals of Soyou and Junggigo has a voice that has no energy while putting a lot of air and gives off a feeling of Excitement 70% and Anxiety+Annoyed 30%. what is this passive aggressiveness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawolSONEexo 2,135 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Shining Diamond~ 3,000 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 That was interesting actually. I like the song a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty 108 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 The lyrics of Some is so cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schitstainz 1,562 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Seems like LOEN really went out of their way to have to explain things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena 21,718 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 It's slaying because it's Soyou. Any other "reason" that companies try to media play is invalid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv7 307 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 It's a really good song but both Soyu/J did a good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichibio 2,726 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 They all need to get some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexurite 7,713 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Seems like LOEN really went out of their way to have to explain things. Right, and they also paid JTBC to talk about its success ? And also forced people to sing Some in karaokes ? Please stop, your butthurtness is showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzzzzz 2,781 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Right, and they also paid JTBC to talk about its success ? And also forced people to sing Some in karaokes ? Please stop, your butthurtness is showing. lol he is just mad that 2ne1 didn overtake Soyou its ok..understandable lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schitstainz 1,562 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Right, and they also paid JTBC to talk about its success ? And also forced people to sing Some in karaokes ? Please stop, your butthurtness is showing. Ever heard of the term "damage control"? Anyone who truly believes that this article would have been released under normal circumstances is a fool. The song is facing accusations for sajaegi, and LOEN is trying to divert the attention by explaining why it is so loved. This has nothing to do with being butthurt, seeing as how I am also a fan of Sistar. I have defended them on more than one occasion. But I will not close my eye to something so obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexurite 7,713 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 lol he is just mad that 2ne1 didn overtake Soyou its ok..understandable lol Of course lol. Remember when he wrote that letter to Soyou, saying he was sorry because she'll get slayed by 2ne1 ? And since things didn't go the way he wanted, he's now accusing LOEN of manipulation. A bit pathetic tbh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexurite 7,713 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Ever heard of the term "damage control"? Anyone who truly believes that this article would have been released under normal circumstances is a fool. The song is facing accusations for sajaegi, and LOEN is trying to divert the attention by explaining why it is so loved. This has nothing to do with being butthurt, seeing as how I am also a fan of Sistar. I have defended them on more than one occasion. But I will not close my eye to something so obvious. LMAO. Then show me your evidences, true evidences like screenshots of financial transaction, KSD spotted with a suitcase full of wons. Please, don't accuse people when you don't have concrete proofs (when I say concrete I mean not your *~feelings~* and Knetz's comments), you'll look less butthurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI-IKON 1,013 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Reading too much into a song that is not that great to begin with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissandra 428 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Every argument that this song has been on top of Melon and even the karaoke charts due to the power of sajaegi has withered away once put under scrutiny. We know where these accusations come from - fans with their butts on fire. They need to shut up unless they actually have a convincing argument backed by facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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