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I can't explain the way I relate to this song so fucking hard, been on my mind all the damn time since I first heard it
I don't think you'll ever understand the way in which I so deeply wish things would've worked out fine so I could still talk to you and stop wondering what it could have been
LAST CALL: Which member would you like to challenge to a game of Chess?
Too Much: Initial Thoughts
Here's a link to the mv for any that missed it:
I want to make it very clear: it's extremely rare for me to actually like music on my first few listens. I am not educated in a musical sense. I just like what I like.
Initial reaction: I'm bored. Nothing in the production stands out to me. Interesting choice to have JK sing first, basically uninterrupted for the opening.
Rewatch with the lyrics: uhhh, I'm getting the impression of a whiny lazy boy...but not in a compelling way. The lyrics don't impress me but they also don't tip my crude/hate senses either. I think that feeding more into my boredom impression. I think I'm getting a hint that the musicality may grow on me with more listens but it's far too early tell. I may just need to find the right combo if songs to listen to before and after.
Random other thought: in the past 2-3 months I've been trying to open myself up to kpop music outside of BTS. I wasn't able to listen to any music at all throughout my day today though but a song is going through my head as I've been writing this after my two listens of Too Much. It's Happy Death Day by Xdinary Heroes. I haven't yet decided if I like this song enough to put it in a Playlist outside of my recommendations one but I did hear it earlier this week. Odd that it would pop up now...
On another random side note: I woke up from a nap right before listening this. While I regularly have vividly bizarre dreams, BTS-related events haven't been a part of them yet. Anyway this one was like I was onset for filming a series of Jimin Music videos. It was a big fantastical storyline connecting several songs taking place on a pirate ship with Jimin being the lead swashbuckling hero...and playing an intricate piano built into the ship. Oh and Tim Curry was there singing as well...
Anyway, there's my random initial thoughts of Too Much. Probably tmi regarding my personal headspace but it feels relevant...
QUICK COMBO: WHERE YOU FROM | OUTRO: HER | TOO MUCH
My thoughts on this QC:
Something that kept sticking with me as I listened to Too Much was the clear perspective in the lyrics. Many pieces of artistic work are delivered through first-person language but still encompass other parties' view points. That is not the feeling that I get when listening to Too Much. It's very much telling the story of this relationship by how the speaker is effected and not necessarily the other person.
Now Where You From and Outro: Her may not be so strongly from this perspective in Korean but the English translations definitely leave me with that impression as well. Listening to these three together tells a story of benign interest in Where You From, a shaky relationship in Outro: Her and inevitable implosion in Too Much.
(side note: normally I would have cropped out the photographer from the Outro: Her gif but I felt it leans into this story line of perception)
Listening Links:
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Ok I'm almost with the Lewis Capaldi I just forgot about it.. But dont we think that we need more The Kid Laroi on here? I'm thinking of doing him after Lewis I can't rlly do smuts until later on bc well... I suck at them 🥲 but yeah I think he needs a little love too, me personally I'm in love with him but idk 🤗
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