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BACK TO Ok-POP’S FIRST GENERATION: S.E.S – Goals Come True


Back to K-pop's First GenerationOk-Pop’s first era is commonly referenced as the muse for the trade we take pleasure in now, however there aren’t sufficient good English-language sources that give its music the main focus it deserves. I’m hoping to vary that with a seamless flashback sequence, spotlighting private highlights from the period – each iconic and obscure.

The period in query is commonly thought-about to run from the debut of Search engine optimization Taiji & Boys in 1992 to the emergence of TVXQ in late 2003. The music featured on this sequence will largely match inside that time-frame, give or take a couple of years on both facet.

It was a time of bonkers music constructions, wild trend, slamming techno beats, dangerous reggae impressions, flagrant use (theft?) of American hip-hop samples, hearty energy ballads, foul language, the growliest rapper tones you possibly can think about and an anything-goes scrappiness that’s not possible to pigeonhole. To borrow the identify of a well-liked second-gen act, these years had been the “massive bang” of an rising musical powerhouse, nonetheless discovering its footing and throwing every thing on the wall.

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With the large success of boy group H.O.T, it was solely a matter of time earlier than SM Leisure debuted their first woman group. S.E.S arrived in 1997 with a recent, harmless picture and songs that each mirrored tendencies of the period and seemed again at older pop many years.

Songs like I’m Your Woman are definitely iconic, however it’s 1998’s Goals Come True that seems like their most enduring hit. From what I can inform, it’s additionally the primary occasion of SM Leisure outsourcing their materials by overlaying successful from Finnish woman group Nylon Beat. Sure, my Korean and Finnish obsessions overlapped earlier than I used to be even conscious of both of them! An amazing music tends to stay an ideal music irrespective of the language, and S.E.S’s model is a really trustworthy interpretation. The obvious departure is its quirky rapped bridge, which appears like a robotic pixy mimicking TLC’s Lisa ‘Lefteye’ Lopes’ move. That’s a really particular, unusual description… however the method in some way works!

Extra importantly, S.E.S convey some killer vocals to this observe. I imply, take heed to these harmonies! Bada particularly has one of the crucial irresistible tones in all of Ok-Pop – sugary candy and infinitely beautiful. The group’s efficiency makes Goals Come True the definitive model of this observe. It’s a case of vocal and manufacturing matching completely. The synergy creates a dreamlike ambiance that sounds as beguiling and recent at this time because it should have in 1998. The key phrase right here is “soundscape.” The vibe is simply beautiful. Of all their many hits, Goals Come True has turn out to be the simple Ok-pop customary.

Hooks 10
 Manufacturing 10
 Longevity 10
 Bias 10
 RATING 10

Grade: A+

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