official saturdayseulgi album ranking

for blackpink’s “The Album”

1. Love to Hate Me

pure ART. especially obsessed with the prechorus, vocal line did Not come to play with this one. it’s super catchy and the whole concept of the song is such a vibe its girlcrush but not something i see myself getting sick of. the verses are a lot of fun to sing along with too. the rap is just okay to me, but the rest of the song is so good that it makes up for it.

2. Crazy Over You

why does this song feel so GOOD y’all???? this is a really close second in case you couldn’t guess the only think separating them is how iconic lthm is that song lives in my mind rent free. the raps here might be my favorites on the album tho jennie and lisa both popped off the pre-chorus lowkey highkey reminds me of this kinda small subgenre of edm i listen to??? like the bryce fox/old unlike pluto energy this has. the drop isn’t my favorite but it’s not bad and the rest of the vocals are so pretty it makes it worth it. also the outro part is really cool i was definitely shocked on my first listen.

3. How You Like That

easily bps best single. also one of my favorite choreos from them, very iconic giving me very much not kyle hanagami. idk what to say bc i’m pretty positive everyone’s talked about this but the drop is great, this is nothing like d4 or ktl, the mv was pretty but not their best, and jisoo ate.

4. You Never Know

a total mood shift from the other songs i liked, but a very welcome one as well. the lyrics are so emotional??? which is something i’m not used to from blackpink so i was pleasantly surprised at how well they landed. the chorus is also peak pop ballad melody for me there’s nothing i don’t like about it. lisa’s low song/rap thing was perfect and i feel like it didn’t shift the tone of the song like some raps do. i really hope we get some sort of special video or performance for this bc i can and will cry (especially if we get a concert fancam or smth).

5. Pretty Savage

okay so i love this song but i’ve only listened to it like twice? like for some reason i only listen to it when i’m going through the entire album, i don’t look it up or anything. i really like the acoustic guitar in this it’s a really good tone switch and to me this proved how versatile all the members are; the singers can rap and the rappers can sing. i really liked the first part of the verse that jisoo and lisa did and i live for the d4 reference too. i don’t really like the outro, it felt like after rose’s part we should have gone back to the chorus because the whole thing is like an extended bridge with no end. i guess it feels like the writers didn’t know how to end it so they just did That. i’m praying we get a pre-debut style choreo for this though i think i would die.

6. Lovesick Girls

i already shared most of my thoughts on lovesick girls here so look at that if you’re interested, basically it’s good but not my favorite. i really like the bridge though! the raps were meh and the rest of it was good.

7. Bet You Wanna

okay okay so i have Thoughts on this one. i feel like they could have done so much more with this???? like you got cardi b. and she didn’t even swear. i don’t even listen to cardi b but i know she’s done more creative stuff than that. the direction they went was definitely creative and i kinda get it bc they did more rap heavy stuff in pretty savage but there’s so much missed potential here for me. i like the chorus part but i wish literally anyone else raps and maybe that cardi got a longer part. also, the lyrics felt kinda basic to me; like they didn’t really do anything new just some innuendos.

8. Ice Cream

speaking of innuendos: they’re only one of the reasons why i don’t like this song. it’s not my least favorite bp track but it’s not far off. i think the lyrics were cringy, especially paired with the overly artificial and innocent imagery, and the actual song had almost no dimension with a very repetitive beat. i understand it’s a stylistic choice but,,,i just don’t like that style. i’ll give selena credit bc she ate the concept up but i feel like the raps were poorly written and placed; it didn’t make any sense to me why we would make an entirely english song and then do one korean rap when the rapper is fluent in english and already did an english one? the line distribution was atrocious and we all need to admit that kpop has moved on from kyle hanagami’s work; at the very least don’t repeat your own moves. funny how this is the longest paragraph because i didn’t like this song lmao

Hi mädch!!! I'm sending this after you said goodnight haha, but I'm glad you got to sleep early today :) you deserve a good night's rest!!!

I will definitely send you pictures of our plants soon so be on the look out for that 👀👀

About being a musician, I do have a degree in music and I studied for four and a half difficult terrible years to get it 🥲 but it was good, truthfully. It was difficult simply because college is hard. Listening to musical elements in mx or Mozart or soundtracks or t swift or literally any song isn't any harder or easier than another. Just different! Different layerings, sections, sounds, timbres, etc. It's very satisfying to be able to pick out sounds and point them out to my sister and maybe explain them a little bit! And I'll check out those shinee react video suggestions, I already know don't call me, so it'll be fun to watch that one!

I think it's really interesting that I've heard mx refer to All About Luv as a "US album" rather than an "English album". It might not mean anything, but more countries than just the US speak English, y'know? So it feels.. intentional? Anyway I will spare you from the extensive (and I mean super extensive) length of thoughts I'm having about their English songs vs Korean and just say a little bit skdjsh

From a musical stand point, Secrets (English song on a Korean album) is objectively just as or more simple than Middle of the Night (English song on the English album) or Sorry I'm Not Sorry (Korean song on a Korean album). Middle of the Night has lovely vocal harmonies and is very active rhythmically and has a lot of different textures. Secrets is just three chords, with a simple melody (a wonderful lovely simple melody), and a decent amount of clear layers with an acoustic feel with drums/guitar/bass/synths/sax/backing vocal ad libs, all of which are pretty active voices. Whereas Sorry I'm Not Sorry is so smooth and has such a chill vibe, with significantly less layers than Secrets (though just as clear) - it's just guitar and vocals at the beginning, and then some very simple drums and bass layer in, and a little bit of keys too (with some sweeet vocal harmonies in the second half that will melt my heart every time!!), but it's all very gentle. And then BEASTMODE (to stay on Fatal Love) has a much heavier feel (ALSO with some sweet harmonies in the opening "ohs" which are so so strong, and won't melt hearts in the same way the harmonies in Sorry I'm Not Sorry do), as well as stylistically different sections with a lot of different musical elements! Sorry I'm Not Sorry is just like.. one style the whole time, which they do beautifully!!! So like, there's already so much variety within albums, and within their entire discography! It makes being a monbebe so... rewarding and satisfying. Like, it feels like there's something here for everyone.

If you got through all that you deserve an award, it's a lot hsksjslsk I could go on and on and on about music, but I'll stop here for now haha. I'm considering doing a series of posts on my blog where I talk about music, but I'm a little nervous to go through with it 😅😅 my sister thinks it'd be awesome, but I'm not super confident to put myself out there like that hehe... we'll see...

Anyway long message!!!!!!!!!! I feel like I haven't told you lately, but talking to you is so so so nice 💖💖 I don't feel any pressure to say things or not say things, I can just.. chat freely! I feel so warm and loved when I read your replies 🥰🥰🥰 thank you for being such a wonderful sweet lovely amazing nice friendly superstar of a person 💖💖💖💖 dkbtho

HI PLS APOLOGIZE I TOOK SO LONG TO ANSWER THIS LKFDSJ but i'm finally getting to it, thank u for being patent with me <3 i've been getting good sleep ever since finishing those exams and getting back a good grade on that massive assignment yesterday so THANK U for checking in :)

about your education !!!! it just seems so hard ;____; like obviously when u are in a specific field for so long, the terminology makes sense bc you use it all the time (like how now one really knows what i'm talking about when i use medical terms lol) so i guess just from and outside perspective it looks hard !!! plus we were taught how to learn the basics of music reading in high school bc i was in choir for 1 semester and i was sooooo bad at it, it never really clicked for me ;_____; but i really look up to you for dedicating your livelihood for something you love !!! you seem to be very knowledgeable <3

and i know what you mean about them referring to all of their english stuff to 'US' stuff and i can understand how frustrating that might be bc there are many countries that speak english as well, not just the US ,,,,,,,,, to me it might just be bc their whole "english team" is from the US and everyone who works on their stuff is from the US, also i think the record label is from the US ? so maybe they're just so used to referring it that way bc those are the ppl they work with ya know? but i totally understand how isolating that must feel for a lot of other ppl, i can't really talk that much on it since i'm from the US myself lol but i totally get it and i think it's very valid if it irks some ppl !!!!

and ldskfjslkdjf i loved reading all of this <3 and i really agree with everything you say !!! and i'm glad u are able to pick apart the different styles for each song, for example i also think secrets is one of the more "simpler" songs on the album (not as simple as BEBE) but like, it works for me bc the sax has a nice improv at the end, and the song is pretty synth-y(?) which are elements that i like to a song lol ; you should really dig into mx's older discography tho!!!!! and although i love love love mx's new music (i think fatal love is one of their best albums) there is something that can be said about the timelessness of mx's older discography too <3 i know i've said this to you before, but one of my fav mx songs of all time is blue moon (composed by joo hehe) and like, ,,,,,,,,, i just still cannot believe that was on a DEBUT album ?????? the way it's layered and just the lofi vibes sound so sophisticated and honestly ahead of its time, and i'm not sure how much you've dove into mx already, but i would love to hear your thoughts on their previous music too <3 !!!!!!!

also you should def make that series on ur blog!!!!! i think it'll be nice for u to reflect on but also be a resource for ppl too <3 i think it's a great idea !!!!!! also , thank u so much for taking the time out of YOUR busy day to talk to me <3 it's been so lovely just chatting and im SUPER glad u feel comfortable enough to come here and spend some time with me bc it really means a lot <3 thank you !!!! and i hope u have had a great day today okay?? take care <3