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손가락 걸고 (feat. 서영은 & 김현중 & 제이스)
Artist: 윈터프로젝트 (Winter Project)
Album: Winter & Color Story Two
Genre: Ballad/Rap
Release date: 24th January, 2011
mf / 4shared
Rating: ★★★★
This song is a pop ballad/rap song sung by Suh Young Eun, Kim Hyeon Joong & Jace. This song consists of ballad sounds and rap, which I personally love listening to. It is not an average ballad song because it has strong beats, which suit with the rap parts as well. This song consists of both female and male vocals, and a female rapper. Unfortunately I couldn't find the English translation of the title, so if anyone knows what it is please leave me a comment below.
The song starts off without an intro; the female vocalist's voice enters softly with an electric vibe accompanying her. The rap enters at 0:24, and a drum kit can be heard as well. The rap is very well structured, keeping a consistent tone and following the accompanying beat in the background. Rap ends at 0:46, and the male vocals enter. Powerful, but still with a soft, mellow tone. Female vocals re-enters at 1:09, and repetition of her original melody can be heard, but this time a guitar, tambourine and more drum kits are added in the background. Rap at 1:33, but this time with a slightly softer tone as the drum kit has been cancelled out. Drum kits re-enter at 1:38, and the rapper picks up volume slightly, thus energizing the mood once again. You can also vaguely hear a keyboard in the background, and some background vocals. Female vocalist re-enters at 1:55, repeating her line yet again, with background vocals vaguely accompanying her. Mood drop at 2:20, as the atmosphere of the music becomes dream-like and a little melancholy. Mood picks itself up again at 2:30, as the male vocalist joins in, and creates the high point of the song and a sustained high note at 2:37. Male vocalist enters with a modulation change at 2:41 with only a keyboard accompanying him in the background, but a slight drum kit enters at 2:44, together with guitars and mellow background voices. Female vocalist takes over at 3:03, and male vocalist adds adlibs while accompanying her. Change of tempo at 3:19 and a slight pause at 3:23, and then the female vocalist re-enters softly with a piano accompanying her, bringing the song to a satisfying ending.
I gave this song a 4 out of 5, and this is partly because I couldn't find a lot of information /in English/ about it (there were Korean sites talking about this song but I couldn't understand a word) which irked me. It is a beautiful song with a lot to review about, but there wasn't enough literal information about the artist and the like. The different parts in this song highlighted the contrasted between the male and female vocalist, and the rapper, but it wasn't strong. I especially liked the rap sequence in this song because it added a powerful tint to a beautiful ballad number. The vocals are of high quality as well; soft but yet strong at the same time.
Overall I think this ballad/rap song is an uplifting one, I like to listen to this song when I'm down, or need a boost of energy. It can soothing but upbeat at the same time, which I think is a good balance for casual listening.
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