In honor of Everglow's comeback tomorrow, I wanted to take a minute to spotlight my favorite Everglow song--it's kind of an unexpected one, so I think it'll be fun to share :)
I tend to have a problem with the production in Everglow's b-sides--I don't know if it's a budget thing, but they tend to feel strangely hollow to me, which means I rarely replay them (I really really really want to enjoy "No Good Reason" more than I do...). But "Nighty Night" is a major exception--I've been obsessed with this b-side since it came out! The messiness of its production works in its favor--the produced-in-a-garage sound is an asset when your song is trying to sound like a garage. Like, a mall parking garage where construction is going on or something? I love every weird sound in this song, but that random brick of synth that drops in at 2:20 to underscore the final chorus is EVERYTHING to me. It stops my heart--"Nighty Night" is like a rollercoaster ride where you're just waiting waiting waiting waiting for the drop, and when it comes the thrill is so stim-worthy! And though this song doesn't show off their abilities like "La Di Da" or "Don't Speak" (we see you, second verse Mia!!!), the members have to do some heavy lifting to make the disjointed instrumental feel coherent, so I definitely wouldn't underestimate their contribution to making this strange arrangement work.
I would recommend "Nighty Night" for my fellow enjoyers of weird sounds--if you like dissecting the instrumentals of songs in your head & trying to pull apart all the layers, I think this one will be a real treat! --and for people who appreciate the more deranged type of girl crush songs (in the vein of 4minute's "Crazy").
not me settling down to watch some p*** and quickly realizing that the sexytime music they chose to play in the background is a kpop playlist ☠️☠️☠️☠️ i am cracking up, that threw me all the way off lmaooo
Everglow is a 4th generation girl group under Yuehua Entertainment, who debuted in 2019. They have six members: E:U, Onda, Yiren, Shiyeon, Mia, and Aisha, and just recently returned from a nearly two year hiatus with “Slay”.
Here are my credentials: Similarly to BLACKPINK, I was somewhat a fan of EVERGLOW when I was first getting into k-pop, though never quite to the point of being a Forever.…
Guess who the fuck was sick in January and again in March? (me)
(if I get sick again in May I am going to become a criminal)
It did wonders for my productivity. As in: I wonder where the fuck my productivity went 😠
I wanted to do this playlist for March because of Chungha's comeback, but I was sick for like the first week and a half of the month and then coughing for most of the rest of it and I was literally close to committing a crime because that aggression of not being able to sit and work quietly had to go somewhere. (I missed Feb too because I was trying to catch up on work from being sick in January and I've just given up on it. I might do Ateez's setlist from the '22 show I went to and put it there, but don't expect me remembering to do shit miracles.) I also had to reschedule a dentist appointment and then reschedule it again because even though I wasn't sick anymore, it felt kind of dangerous to have someone poking my teeth with sharp things while I was non-stop coughing.
Anyway, I loved Eenie Meenie (Hongjoong's rap killed it) and I'm Ready is just another great entry in the catalogue that is her sound (though, from the lyrics of Eenie Meenie, it seems like she wants to branch out, and I think she should if it makes her happy 😤)
This Mixtape Was Supposed To Be For March But I Was Sick
Photo by David Švihovec on Unsplash
Here's the tracklist:
Stay Tonight - Chungha
LOSE - Wonho
Breaking Dawn - The Boyz
DEEP - Hyo
PTT - Loona
LA DI DA - Everglow
MASCARA - XG
I’m Ready - Chungha
ME - CLC
libidO - OnlyOneOf
Los Angeles - Seulgi
TGIF - XG
MVSK - Kep1er
I Don't Wanna Know - Lee Chaeyeon