With any luck their next comeback will feature that, as well as multiple songs. I want good things for Aespa but I have to wonder if SME does you know? And yes, NL is a chart topper – and a thread about Megan the Stallion with fans joking about her being a hidden member has endeared me to the comeback if not the song – but I still don’t know about them or their abilities because they haven’t been given a song/stage to show them properly. Shortly after this we got the ‘be natural’ cover and we were speeding away to more fun and their first (?) comeback as a group was Ice Cream Cake and the rest is history. I’ve been VERY hard on Aespa and songs like this are why – NL and BM don’t have intention or purpose like Happiness does, nor is it really a showcasing of personalities and charm which is not on the girls but SME. For a week or so the remaining 4 promoted RL on their own before the promo cycle in general was scrapped and RV/Happiness were quickly pushed out to distract.īut that’s beside the general point of this article lol. f(x)’s ‘Red Light’ had come out less than a month earlier and they were still in the middle of promotions before Sulli would take the hiatus that would eventually lead to her leaving the group. For whatever reason, I recall Happiness (행복) dropping without a ton of warning or pre-promotion teasers. The “velvet” would come several months later. It’s a great representation of their “red” side. It’s not number one, but definitely in the top five.ĭoes the song represent the artist’s music going forward? Happiness is among my favorite Red Velvet title tracks. Is the song stronger or weaker than most of the artist’s title tracks?
Yes, much more than I would have guessed back in 2014. This segment is pure bliss, adding an unexpected shot of drama that enhances the track’s appeal without straying from its core energy. It’s not a complex or revelatory melody, but the arrangement is just stunning.Īnd then, just as you think you’ve heard all of Happiness’s tricks, its musical seas part and the bridge opens to shine spotlight on Wendy’s knockout vocals. This culminates in a kaleidoscopic centerpiece, where the girls’ simple “la la la” is layered to create gorgeous texture. Happiness’s pre-chorus is composed of a seemingly endless supply of catchy refrains, from a faded swirl of vocals to a chant-along build that echoes many classic SM tracks. Shockingly, this approach never feels piecemeal. From here, the track is a cavalcade of hooks as it weaves through many distinct segments.
#RED VELVET DEBUT DATE SERIES#
After a series of filtered chants, the thudding percussion of the verses gives Happiness plenty of drive, previewing many K-pop trends of the next few years.
It exists on the brighter end of Red Velvet’s output, but its sugary hooks hint at the edgy sounds the girls would pursue later in their career. Maybe I just wasn’t as plugged in back then as I am now.Įither way, Happiness is a killer debut.
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Though it had been five years since the formation of SM Entertainment’s last girl group, I don’t think the full importance of Red Velvet’s debut registered with me at the time. In this feature, I’ll be looking back at debut songs through the prism of time, re-evaluating how well they hold up and how representative they are of an artist’s eventual singles run. Sometimes, they’re the only song a group delivers!īut, debuts can also be huge wtf moments in an artist’s career. At times, they’re the best song a group delivers.
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