Among songs released by second-gen and third-gen idols in the 2010s, composer Crazy Music chose THIS track by TWICE as "representative song of the 2010s." On top of that, he discussed why the girl group is unique compared to other top-tier groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK.
In SBS Power FM's "Kim Young Chul's Power FM," which aired on January 28, composer-producer Crazy Music made a review on TWICE's "CHEER UP" as representative song in the 2010s in the "K-razy Review" section of the radio show.
Composer Crazy Music Selects TWICE's 'CHEER UP' as Representative Song of the 2010s
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During the broadcast, Crazy Music gave a positive review on "CHEER UP," a song released by TWICE in 2016. As a quick background, Crazy Music (미친감성) is a Korean composer and producer who made 127 songs as of now, including tracks of TVXQ, Super Junior, BTOB, JYJ, and more. He is also a full member of the Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).
"There were so many singers representing the 2010s, such as EXO, BTS, Miss A, and Block B, but the singer and song that I chose today were TWICE's 'CHEER UP' that made the whole nation 'Cheer Up,'" he said.
In particular, Crazy Music highlighted that he can feel the Korean sensibility from the song, praising TWICE.
"TWICE, which debuted at JYP Entertainment in October 2015, achieved popular success with 'CHEER UP' and 'TT' in 2016 and gained a lot of popularity as they entered Japan in 2017. They have as many as ten 100 million streaming songs on the Gaon Chart, and as of 2021, TWICE is still receiving great love, ranking 3rd in YouTube views for K-pop artists and 1st in total cumulative sales of girl group albums."
Crazy Music Mentions TWICE Uniqueness Compared to BTS and BLACKPINK
Among top-tier groups, the KOMCA full member conveyed the reason TWICE is unique, at least for him, compared to BTS and BLACKPINK. "The current K-pop is more than 10 times larger than in the past So, like HYBE, home to BTS, Korean agencies recruit overseas pop stars and famous overseas composers participate in composing K-pop songs," Crazy Music emphasized.
However, he stated that TWICE's song doesn't only exude the Korean sensibility but was also composed by a Korean composer such as Black Eyed Pilseung's Choi Kyu Sung.
"From the time TWICE was active, other idol groups received a lot of foreign songs, so the song itself feels foreign, but TWICE's "CHEER UP" feels the deep sensibility of Korean composers," he explained.
Lastly, he mentioned BLACKPINK's concept of having heavy and full bass sounds in their songs, such as "Playing With Fire."
"Usually, an idol's song chorus feels heavy like this. But I feel like the "CHEER UP" bass sound has not been arranged yet. TWICE's overall vocal feel is transparent and pretty like glass shells, but if you add a heavy base, it will die relatively. [...] I think this unique way worked and the song released in April 2016 topped the annual chart that year," Crazy Music concluded
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Written by Eunice Dawson
