Damn Idol - Chapter 150



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Fucking Idol Episode 150

Album 14. Proliferation

Title: The First Day

Artist: Sedalbaekil

Track : 14

Track List.

01. The First Day

02. Colorful Struggle

03. Freedom is not Free

04. Resume

05. Survival Tactics

06. We made it

07. State Of Mind

08. Pin Point (Title)

09. Holiday

10. Summer Cream

11. Apiary

12. Back in Work

13. On & On

Bonus Track.

Colorful Struggle (Kpop Remix)

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The advent of streaming services has diminished the value of albums, and the advent of smartphones has made albums lose their meaning.

People don’t care about records anymore.

Take interest in sound sources.

In the past, the unit that defined an artist’s music was the album, but now the unit that defines an artist’s music is the sound source.

In this situation, there were only two types of people who listened to all the songs on the album.

First is the fan.

They try to read the narrative contained in the album and try to understand the artist’s intentions.

Even the fans of Sedalbaekil, who had been waiting long before midnight, pressed play without holding their breath as soon as the song was released.

And then they cheered.

14 tracks.

Running time: 68 minutes.

A full-length album, a rarity in the K-pop market these days.

But, each and every song is delicious.

The two versions of Colorful Struggle and Resume and State of Mind were already released songs, but they taste different when heard within a continuous track.

-Crazy, I love it so much;

– I was a bit confused because Suoma wasn’t the title song, haha. I was convinced right away after listening to the title song!

-Pin Point This is so cool. I feel like he’s going to do a military look on stage.

-Isn’t that summer cream crazy???

-2222222 This is the best moombahton in K-pop history ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-This is the country!

-What the heck is this? The part where it goes from pinpoint to holiday is repeating endlessly.

-I looked it up and Apiary is a bee farm ㅠㅠㅠㅠ The lyrics really hit home!

-Are we flowers?

-Isn’t that so??

-Aren’t you crazy from the intro?

The real-time chat function on the official website of Sedalbaekil begins to update at an absurd rate.

As fans listened to the album, they were giving their impressions on every track.

This is why fans listen to the full version of the album because they love and adore the artist.

So, they rarely raise the blade of criticism unless the result is quite disappointing.

But the second group, who listened to every song on the album, were different.

If the first group were fans, the second group were critics.

Nowadays, not only in Korea but also around the world, the role of music critics is gradually decreasing.

For them, Sedalbaekil was a very welcome album.

In the K-pop market where albums are becoming increasingly rare, they released a large-volume album with 14 tracks, including bonus tracks.

But we have to hear it to know whether it is just a large-volume work or a high-quality masterpiece.

Critics listened to the album “Sedal Baekil” with such thoughts in mind… … .

“what?”

I was amazed.

No, I was dumbfounded.

We already know that Han Si-on is a composer with genius talent.

In fact, critics rate Han Si-on’s talent higher than the general public.

Han Si-on doesn’t show any of the so-called “habits” at all, and he crosses over various genres.

Is that all?

It also takes a short time to compose.

If you think about the number of songs that Han Si-on has released since Coming Up Next ended, it is astonishing.

But making good music and making a good album are two different things.

There are many artists on Billboard right now who are flying high with their singles but struggling with their albums.

It is not easy to arrange the tracks considering the narrative and organic nature of the album and to put effort into the connections between the tracks.

But Sedalbaekil and Hanshion did this part perfectly.

It’s a beautiful album.

‘… …There’s nothing to criticize?’

There is nothing to clean.

The only regret I have is that the message in the album is so obvious?

And how many music genres are included in one album?

As you can guess from the album title, this was an album that signified the beginning of three months and one hundred days.

Tracks 1-4 show their hearts being dropped into a new world.

Especially in track 3, which talks about freedom not being free, the emotional line leading to track 4, Resume, is flowing.

Tracks 5 to 7 show their challenging spirit.

Those who like hard sounds will love this part.

They show their survival strategies with track 5, Survival Tactics, and complete their strategies with tracks 6 and 7.

And their success is demonstrated by Pin Point, the title track and the 8th track of this album.

Tracks 9 to 11 are easy listening genres that show a brief break after a rough start and success.

The album ends with tracks 12 and 13 showing the band returning to their main profession.

Considering that the bonus track, K-Pop Struggle, is idol music, it seemed to imply that their main occupation is idols.

It was a predictable message even before the album came out.

That’s a bit of a shame.

But that doesn’t mean there’s anything to criticize.

because…….

‘It’s your debut album!’

Because this is Sedalbaekil’s debut album.

So the critics were confused.

No matter how you listen to it, it definitely doesn’t seem like a debut album.

It would be more appropriate to say that a seasoned maestro has written a hymn for modern K-pop.

Although critics may have different tastes, the two albums that are generally considered to be the best in Korean history are Yoo Jae-ha’s “Because I Love You” and Deulgukhwa’s “Deulgukhwa.”

The nature of the music is very different, but it smells like that in Sedalbaekil.

It’s like the beginning of a legend.

* * *

[3 months and 100 days, the pinnacle of K-pop idol discography.]

… … This kind of track arrangement can easily appear distracting if not done properly.

However, Sedalbaekil created an organic unity with the ability to portray distraction with elegance and variety.

This is the pinnacle of the discography that artists collectively referred to as idols can create.

Reminiscent of Deulgukhwa’s debut album and NEXT’s second album…

* * *

-No, Woojin hyung. Why are you bringing Wild Chrysanthemum and Next to some idol? It’s disappointing.

-Did you get the money?

-No bullshit. Song Woojin is an uncompromising critic. He’s the guy who gave Drop Out’s 3rd album 2 stars and then got attacked by Dreaming and still laughed.

-Wasn’t Drop Out’s third album good?

-No, only the title song was good. The other songs were trash.

-This hyung isn’t just talking nonsense, right? Is this album really worth 5 stars? Song Woojin didn’t really give it 5 stars, right?

-I’m going to go and check it out.

-I don’t know about the album unit, but doesn’t Han Si-on need to prove himself more in terms of music?

-Who is Han Shi-on?

-Did this old man live in the mountains?

-But why are there so many co-compositions? Are these really co-compositions?

-Did you co-compose it with Lucid Bean? It was just sampled.

However, these evaluations were the impressions of critics who had no prejudice against idol music and had excellent listening ears.

‘It’s an idol album anyway.’

There were certainly critics who listened to the album with prejudice.

Today’s critics are no longer the people who were recognized for their ability and contributed to magazines and newspapers as they used to be.

You can pretend to be a critic by posting a review on your own blog.

The point was that a decrease in the number of critics did not necessarily lead to an improvement in quality.

These people focused on composing together for three months and one day.

If you look at the names of the artists who participated in The First Day, there are many names that are difficult to understand.

The names of masters such as Chris Edwards, Lucid Bean, and Jankos Greenwood are listed here and there.

This meant that Han Shion had sampled their music.

Sampling isn’t a bad thing.

As long as the sample is cleared, there will be no legal problems.

However, it is rare for someone to be credited as a co-composer for sampling.

That means… … .

‘Isn’t this just a sampling?’

This means that the original song’s lines were used as is without any special secondary creation.

Because there’s no way I’ve actually collaborated with them.

* * *

[, the context of the idol’s speech style that has not been able to escape and the parasitic music]

… … It is certainly a high-level sound. However, the arrangement of tracks aimed at easy listening starting from the middle part destroys the discourse of the album.

Also, if we look at the list of artists who are listed as co-composers… … .

* * *

-What? Song Woojin gave me 5. But you gave me 2 and a half??

-It seems like this kid wrote this without listening to the album. It’s definitely not an album that deserves 2 and a half stars.

-Idol albums are all the same. Aren’t they made to be danced to anyway?

-Two and a half is just the right amount of albums.

-No bullshit, the album is really well-made.

-But if it was selected through a single sampling, it is a bit ambiguous.

-ㅇㅇ If it’s just a sampling, then it’s a bit disappointing. I thought Han Si-on was a genius.

-Hasn’t sampling been available during that time?

At this point, the reviews of Sedalbaekil’s album are what are called ‘selling reviews’.

The whole nation has been hearing the name Sedalbaekil all week.

Didn’t the issue that started with Han Si-on’s parents connect through his appearance on a music show, The Masked Singer, and Stage Number Zero?

Naturally, journalists found the opposing opinions interesting and wrote articles about them.

People have been posting tons of mixed reviews in the comments, but few have actually listened to the album in its entirety.

-Pinpoint is really good, isn’t it?

-ㅇㅇㅇ The background sound is cool. Doesn’t it sound a bit like game BGM?

-Oh right. I feel that way.

-Those kids who haven’t even been in the military are using gunshot soundsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is your military spirit the only thing you can use?

Most of the time, I only listened to the title song.

Still, the situation was better for Sedalbaegil.

Because people knew the songs Resume, Colorful Struggle, and State Of Mind.

Just 24 hours after the album was released, Sedalbaekil’s music charts were taken over.

-It looks like Sedalbaekil is an idol too. They’re lining up on the charts.

-ㅇㅇㅇ Looking at the reviews, there seems to be some controversy over full sampling.

-The music is good.

-Ah, but the chart lining up structure is really abnormal. The music site needs to be reorganized.

-What, you guys are listening to music and giving a shit? This is fucking awesome.

-Stop cosplaying as a normal person and get outㅋㅋㅋ

In the future, the charts will be reorganized, but currently, it is taken for granted that idols will dominate the charts.

But surprisingly, users in the idol community were aware of the current situation.

‘this…….’

‘It’s not like the fandom is lining up?’

When the fandom lines up, they line up in track order.

This was because the sound sources were streamed in order.

Assuming the song is good, the title song will rise to the top with the general public’s support.

But the current chart is.

1- Summer Cream (new)(hot)

2- Pin Point (new)(hot)

3- Holiday (new)(hot)

4- State Of Mind (hot)

The order is messed up.

It’s a review, it’s a controversy over full sampling, it’s a mess, and the song is a gangster.

As you can see, the two easy listening songs placed in the lower tracks took the 1st and 3rd places.

That was when.

One overseas review created a huge issue and was translated into Korean.

The reviewer was Donald McGus, who had a connection with Hansion and Seaside Heights.