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U-KISS set out to amaze us, but I’m not sure they got the job done.

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I have to admit, when I heard about U-KISS’s comeback, I was pretty excited. They impressed me with Neverland so I expected them to do the same with Doradora. Amazing was released first and I have to say, I was not amazed. It was a decent track, but very far of amazing. I didn’t expect for that to be any indication for the rest of the album, but I was sadly mistaken.

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DORADORA

It really pains me to say this, but I had to struggle to get through the song. This is their title track so I really wanted to like the song but I just couldn’t get into it. There was nothing to really draw me into the song. I thought the single would be more bam impact on me like Neverland did. The main thing is the song doesn’t really have a climax. And the dubstep? Not really there. No comment on the video since it hasn’t been released yet, but I’ll be sure to update this once it does.

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4U

Composed by Jay Park and you know it from the first line. I actually prefer if Jay sang this instead but U-KISS does a pretty good job of performing it. I can’t help but compare it to Jay’s sound so I’m sure that’s why I’m pretty fond of the song. Pretty much anything Jay Park produces is amazing to my ears ^.^ It’s a fun upbeat song though, it can easily put you in a good mood or get you to bop your head.

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When Love Stops

Ah a ballad. The easiest way to get me onboard. I have to say, it’s not an amazing ballad in my book. It doesn’t strike me emotionally so I consider it a surface ballad. Those are the ballads that are pleasant to your ears however you don’t really feel anything. I think part of the reason is it’s a more upbeat ballad so I don’t think it should have the same emotional impact. And the thing is U-KISS can execute great ballads, but this just isn’t one of them.

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Amazing

Amazing is very Neverland sounding. The beat especially. I can’t say it left me with the same impact though. Just like with DORADORA, I had to struggle to get through the song. Amazing was very short of amazingness. I do believe it was misnamed. But if I had to choose, I’d go with Amazing just because Kevin partially saves the song. Amazing just wasn’t a very filling song, it left me with the is that all feeling. It’s just that generic pop song I”ve heard so many times before. It has the catchy chorus and that’s it. There isn’t any real substance to the song.

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Tick Tock [Out of Time] (Korean Version)

Like most people, the Japanese version just sounds better to me. I think it’s mostly due to the fact that the Japanese version was released first. This one will take some getting used to. It’s like of like when Mirotic was released in Japanese, I couldn’t stand it but it was solely because the Korean version had been out for a while. Besides that, the song isn’t bad at all. Certainly not a brilliant track but it’ll do.

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I was really excited for their comeback and I hate that I was so disappointed. There isn’t really a song on the album I can say I’m excited about or one I would really recommend to a friend. The album is so average to me, there isn’t even a shining song to save the album. Personally, Neverland was a better album. I really thought they would win with Neverland so I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t win with this album. They set a high bar with Neverland and DoraDora just didn’t meet expectations. I might get attacked by those rabid Kiss Mes with this review but I could care less. The album wasn’t magnificence. Even the ballad, which usually saves albums from my critics, can’t even save this album. If there is a fan that wants to listen to U-KISS for the first time, I definitely would not recommend this album.

Day 15: 20 Day Kpop Bias Challenge

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Day 15: A list of  your favorite male solo artists

Turns out yesterday I did day 18 and not 15.

  1. Jay Park
  2. Seven
  3. Huh Gak
  4. Rain
  5. Kim Hyun Joong, I know technically he isn’t a real soloist since he’s still part of SS501, but they’ve been inactive for forever collectively.