{"id":4578,"date":"2024-02-26T15:49:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T20:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/?p=4578"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T20:52:59","slug":"a-big-week-for-k-pop-le-sserafim-iu-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/2024\/02\/26\/a-big-week-for-k-pop-le-sserafim-iu-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"A Big Week For K-Pop: Le Sserafim, IU, Twice\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a year that started off pretty slow for new K-Pop releases, easily picked up this past week with the release of not one, not two, but three new albums\/eps from three major names in the K-Pop world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Sserafim kicked things off on Monday, February 19, with their new mini album \u2018Easy.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/pop-culture\/news-another-afro-beats-song-doja-cat-le-sserafim-s-easy-sparks-debate-alleged-heavy-referencing-artists\">The album has already received criticism for referencing other artist\u2019s music such as Doja Cat and SZA<\/a>. The group has also received criticism for the \u2018Easy\u2019 music video, which is set in a church, which people have been calling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/pop-culture\/news-it-s-disrespectful-netizens-criticize-le-sserafim-allegedly-inappropriate-music-video-easy-set-church#:~:text=The%20entire%20music%20video%20was,ideals%20followed%20by%20a%20church.\">inappropriate and disrespectful<\/a>. Thats all I\u2019ll say regarding that. You can form your own opinion after watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bNKXxwOQYB8?si=_tkYNnNTVDDDpnqi\">music video<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album though? I think it\u2019s fine. There\u2019s definitely a sense of familiarity to it, but that doesn\u2019t make the album \u201cbad\u201d. It\u2019s definitely not my favorite album to come out last week, and it\u2019s probably not even my favorite Le Sserafim album, but there are definitely worst things you can listen to. I will say, \u2018We got so much\u2019 is a very good song that I recommend you listen to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: EASY\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1YCj4PZi08G20y2ekGKY0C?si=eVTo3JUrRkeyz98KVh45Dg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IU followed Le Sserafim on Tuesday, February 20, with her new EP \u2018The Winning.\u2019 Now when I say this is one of the best albums to come out recently, I mean it. \u2018The Winning\u2019 is my favorite album to come out in 2024 and it\u2019s making its way up to be one of my favorite albums of all time. The album only has five songs, but that doesn\u2019t make it less special.&nbsp;On January 24, IU released her new single \u2018Love Wins All,\u2019 which is featured in her new album. The <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JleoAppaxi0?si=AZZEVzgoKID2nQaF\">music video<\/a> for that song is a genuine cinematic masterpiece with its incredible storytelling and stellar performances from IU and BTS\u2019s V.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All that said, \u2018Love Wins All\u2019 doesn\u2019t overshadow any of the other songs on the album. The album opens with \u2018Shopper\u2019 which is such a fun and uplifting song and a wonderful way to start this phenomenal album. I would talk about the other tracks on this album, but I think it\u2019s best that you just go listen to the album. IU\u2019s unique vocals and thoughtful song lyrics elevate this album to be something totally unique that stands apart from other albums in the genre. It truly is one of my favorites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Winning\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/08CvAj58nVMpq1Nw7T6maj?si=SOO_zUPOTTmiSr6znKCNgw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Twice ended the week on February 23 with their newest album, \u2018With YOU-th.\u2019 For reference, I have never really been a big Twice fan. I listen to some of the songs every now and then, but I have had this new album on repeat for the last couple of days. I didn\u2019t even know that Twice had a new album out, until Spotify recommended it to me. That\u2019s how much of a fan I am. But I am genuinely surprised at how much I enjoy this new album. I have found other Twice albums to be a bit too familiar and repetitive, but \u2018With YOU-th&#8217; feels completely fresh and original.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every song on this album feels different from the last, my personal favorite track being \u2018New New.\u2019 This is an album that I would expect to come out during the summer, and a part of me wishes that this did came out during the summer just because the album gives off heavy summer vibes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/haf67eKF0uo?si=u5p_v2r0KX1upqZT\">music video<\/a> for &#8216;I Got You&#8217; also just screams summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: With YOU-th\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/575TQDOQqc0MAheeEeKWUR?si=X0XFsGPxTk6r6H9XbxAJtw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This past week saw the release of three albums, each completely different from the last. It finally feels like the year has started and I can\u2019t wait to see what other albums come out later this year. So go ahead and give these albums a listen and form your own opinion on which you this is the best.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a year that started off pretty slow for new K-Pop releases, easily picked up this past week with the release of not one, not two, but three new albums\/eps from three major names in the K-Pop world.&nbsp; Le Sserafim kicked things off on Monday, February 19, with their new mini album \u2018Easy.\u2019 The album [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":338,"featured_media":4579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-opinions","8":"entry"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/IU-winning.jpeg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/IU-winning.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"Andrew Oliva","author_link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/author\/andrew-oliva\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}