The song F (X) 'Shadow' was named the best K-Pop Side Track by Billboard Critics - Often carrying eccentric concepts, songs F (X) from the outside appear light and pleasant, but their lyrics usually contain the meaning of being creepy, strange, and mystical.
One of the groups made by SM Entertainment, f (x) is now rarely heard from. But even though it is in the hiatus phase, this group fronted by Amber cs did not stop making achievements.
F (x) is indeed famous for their unique experiments in choosing concepts for their works. Often carrying eccentric concepts, f (x) songs from the outside appear light and pleasant but their lyrics usually mean creepy, weird, and mystical.
That's what made this group have many loyal fans and liked by many people including Billboard critics. Recently Billboard Critics released an article that discusses the 40 best side tracks that have been performed by all K-Pop artists over the past 10 years.
In the article there are many groups with the best side tracks such as After School "Love Beat", Akdong Musician "Green Window" and Infinite "Feel So Bad". But the authors admit that there is only one group that has the best and most side tracks, namely f (x).
Evidently not only one song f (x) was successfully entered in the list. The song f (x) titled "Airplane", "Shadow" and Luna's solo song "Galaxy" managed to penetrate the list and make f (x) the only group registered with more than one song.
Not only that, the f (x) song titled "Shadow" even managed to carry the status as the best K-Pop side track by Billboard. Music critic Caitlin Kelley praised the song by saying that the musical instruments were so unique.
"This is a clever trick for taking strange elements such as xylophone, vocal examples and love lyrics themes and then turning it into something scary," said the music critic. In addition, Kelley also praised the background of the creepy music that created a unique aura that was almost like trapping his audience in a deviant fairy tale.
Even though it sounds colorful and imaginative like a music box melody, the soft song f (x) shows something more sinister. The lyrics that hold hidden meanings also do not escape the praise of critics.
"The initial Xylophone paired with a curved vocal layer sounds very troubling," Kelley continued. "If you read the lyrics, the song immediately becomes something terrible."
"At first the lyrics were like 'When the sun rises, along with me walking in synchronization' sounds romantic," continued the critic. "But when examined again, the song is sung from a stalker's perspective."
In a song that adapts this fantasy world and imaginative threats, f (x) makes its own place in K-Pop history. No wonder why Krystal calls "Shadow" her favorite song on f (x).
Source: wowkeren.com
One of the groups made by SM Entertainment, f (x) is now rarely heard from. But even though it is in the hiatus phase, this group fronted by Amber cs did not stop making achievements.
F (x) is indeed famous for their unique experiments in choosing concepts for their works. Often carrying eccentric concepts, f (x) songs from the outside appear light and pleasant but their lyrics usually mean creepy, weird, and mystical.
That's what made this group have many loyal fans and liked by many people including Billboard critics. Recently Billboard Critics released an article that discusses the 40 best side tracks that have been performed by all K-Pop artists over the past 10 years.
In the article there are many groups with the best side tracks such as After School "Love Beat", Akdong Musician "Green Window" and Infinite "Feel So Bad". But the authors admit that there is only one group that has the best and most side tracks, namely f (x).
Evidently not only one song f (x) was successfully entered in the list. The song f (x) titled "Airplane", "Shadow" and Luna's solo song "Galaxy" managed to penetrate the list and make f (x) the only group registered with more than one song.
Not only that, the f (x) song titled "Shadow" even managed to carry the status as the best K-Pop side track by Billboard. Music critic Caitlin Kelley praised the song by saying that the musical instruments were so unique.
"This is a clever trick for taking strange elements such as xylophone, vocal examples and love lyrics themes and then turning it into something scary," said the music critic. In addition, Kelley also praised the background of the creepy music that created a unique aura that was almost like trapping his audience in a deviant fairy tale.
Even though it sounds colorful and imaginative like a music box melody, the soft song f (x) shows something more sinister. The lyrics that hold hidden meanings also do not escape the praise of critics.
"The initial Xylophone paired with a curved vocal layer sounds very troubling," Kelley continued. "If you read the lyrics, the song immediately becomes something terrible."
"At first the lyrics were like 'When the sun rises, along with me walking in synchronization' sounds romantic," continued the critic. "But when examined again, the song is sung from a stalker's perspective."
In a song that adapts this fantasy world and imaginative threats, f (x) makes its own place in K-Pop history. No wonder why Krystal calls "Shadow" her favorite song on f (x).
Source: wowkeren.com
