SHINee-'Love Like Oxygen'
From the title, I totally expected a ballad, but that was a fun funky dance pop track! Let's go! Happy SHINee month Shawol in our community! Thanks for that one Ashley, shout out to Ashley!
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I'm so glad you mentioned Michael Jackson, because that was my *immediate* reaction! I thought right away that the whole thing is packed with references to MJ, not only vocally/stylistically but also through costuming and movement style. As a dancer, I noticed the movement aspects right away. I think it's an awesome reference that plays at the edges of being a tribute without being heavy-handed.
Also fun fact: oxygen is exactly the same in both Japanese and Korean, "sanso"! I speak Japanese, I heard it in the lyrics, and had to go look it up and sure enough! I always think it's so neat when I find words in the two languages that are the same or similar enough to recognize.
baby Shinee!! and they were already so good! this is circa 2008, their debut year and they are aged 14-18. It's 18 years later and they are still super active and relevant! they set a lot of trends in Kpop over the years in culture and fashion, but also musically!
Oh cool, I got married in 2008 lol. They are all not that much younger than me and my husband, 4-10ish years depending.
please do more SHINee!! they are amazing and just had a new album drop!
Heart their songs in the June Kpop request post! Atmos and Sherlock are both requested
Hey Tim, thank you for the reaction! I am glad you liked the song. It is one of my favorites. I personally think this is their song where they all sing with a lot of texture in their voices. I do feel that as they get older, they lose some of this in their older songs. You can tell me what you think as you react to more of their music. Btw, your team's translation of the title is right. In Korean, the title is You Are Like Oxygen, and the English title is Love Like Oxygen.
For a week, there were rebroadcasts of old SHINee concerts, and I started listening to old SHINee songs again, including this one.I hope you can do a deep dive on Sherlock (Clue + Note). We talked about it on Discord, and this suggestion has already received a lot of likes this month. This singing style is very characteristic of producer Yoo Young Jin. There are a lot of runs, growls, and other vocal techniques that I don't know the names of. This is one of those songs where I don't have to look at the credits, and just by the way they sing, I know YYJ had something to do with the production. There are three idols in SM who were taught to sing by YYJ: Changmin from TVXQ, D.O from EXO, and Winter from aespa. They are often called YYJ's children because of their singing style
Yes to Sherlock!!