EXID’s meteoric rise to fame this year was as sudden as it was unpredictable. A middling group that never really won much in the way of attention, they leapfrogged dozens of bigger names and landed right at the very forefront of the girl group hierarchy.
The whole of Korea has fallen in love with EXID. Over 37 million plays (and counting) on the “Up and Down” music video (and almost 32 million on the follow-up “Ah Yeah”) is no small feat. But the girls did not stop there — in fact, it was only the beginning.
They smashed K-pop records left, right, and center. They recently joined an exclusive clutch of acts who have won SBS’ “Inkigayo” with three different songs in the space of one year.
And to top it all, Hani, Solji, and co seem to have done it with what sounds like three versions of the same song. Synthesized brass hooks (distorted, but still audible on “Hot Pink,” very noticeable on the other two), plus sub bass and aggressive drum sounds galore. Basically, the instrumentals on all three of their big 2015 hits sound a little too similar for comfort.
And the vocals? This is where it gets even more noticeable. Hani sings a bit, LE raps a bit, Hyerin does chorus part one (lots of high notes), Solji does chorus part two (even more high notes) and Junghwa pops up somewhere or other along the way. Rinse and repeat.
EXID’s meteoric rise to fame this year was as sudden as it was unpredictable. A middling group that never really won much in the way of attention, they leapfrogged dozens of bigger names and landed right at the very forefront of the girl group hierarchy.The whole of Korea has fallen in love with EXID. Over 37 million plays (and counting) on the “Up and Down” music video (and almost 32 million on the follow-up “Ah Yeah”) is no small feat. But the girls did not stop there — in fact, it was only the beginning.They smashed K-pop records left, right, and center. They recently joined an exclusive clutch of acts who have won SBS’ “Inkigayo” with three different songs in the space of one year.And to top it all, Hani, Solji, and co seem to have done it with what sounds like three versions of the same song. Synthesized brass hooks (distorted, but still audible on “Hot Pink,” very noticeable on the other two), plus sub bass and aggressive drum sounds galore. Basically, the instrumentals on all three of their big 2015 hits sound a little too similar for comfort.And the vocals? This is where it gets even more noticeable. Hani sings a bit, LE raps a bit, Hyerin does chorus part one (lots of high notes), Solji does chorus part two (even more high notes) and Junghwa pops up somewhere or other along the way. Rinse and repeat.
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