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Crisp X

Crisp X

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Monado said:
The Who's Back album cover was something else. Her worst album and tour too dd
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It hurts to read but yep... it's her most inconsistent release of the 2010s, even though it houses some favorites of mine. Putting years old singles together doesn't help making it a cohesive listen either.

I've yet to watch the DVD from that tour, so the final comment intrigues me. At least she released a career highlight of an album a few months later!
 
Monado

Monado

Crisp X said:
It hurts to read but yep... it's her most inconsistent release of the 2010s, even though it houses some favorites of mine. Putting years old singles together doesn't help making it a cohesive listen either.

I've yet to watch the DVD from that tour, so the final comment intrigues me. At least she released a career highlight of an album a few months later!
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Also the fact that she added FLY to the next album too is a scream.

I think the tour is visually pretty, each section has a distinct theme and the costumes/props reflect that, which is something her recent shows don't really have. But I wasn't a huge fan of the setlist, the ballad section is exceptionally long and BoA hardly did any choreography. I still think it's worth a watch though, it's a very colorful show.
 
RUNAWAY

RUNAWAY

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Honestly, the J-Country album version of FLY is a highlight for me. I adore the album, and it's one of her strongest Japanese albums by far for me. Where am I now, Make Me Complete, Right Here, Right Everywhere, Crow, the title track, UGH ALL AMAZING. I love that album so much.
 
Patriku

Patriku

Crisp X said:
I have no idea what goes differently in the artwork making process for a solo artist, but you won't find me disagreeing with this point. Who's Back and Woo Weekend are some of the worst offenders. It's weird knowing that, at times, better pictures from the same photoshoots were right there. On other occasions, the cover is fine but it's the typography that I find... questionable nn.

I'm really not an arbiter of taste when it comes to this topic, but I'd say I do love the ones for VALENTI, BoA (Deluxe), Meri Kuri and more recent ones like Unchained, Woman, and Better the most. I guess they seem to have improved in the last few years.

Hopefully you can join the rate! I just gave another extension, so you still got 10 more days to go over the songs.
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Hurricane Venus cover is gorgeous
 
An Insider

An Insider

Okay, I’ve been catching up and I’ll be honest, Made In Twenty is a bit too ballad, OST-esque for me dddd It starts off promising with the My Humps sample (was this a legal sample?), but it’s followed by a bit too many slower songs for my taste. And I don’t mind ballads, too, but a lot just weren’t interesting enough to really catch my attention on first listen. I did quite like when we got to the Y2K vibe of So Real.
 
Crisp X

Crisp X

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Made In Twenty is probably the album I've revisited the least and, for this reason, I am the most looking forward to see how it fares in Part 2. The amount of ballads has to do with it, but it's also sandwiched between Outgrow and The Face that I much prefer over it.
 
Patriku

Patriku

I’ve gone on an insane BoA binge. I love her progression and actually the old albums are still great to listen to. One Shot 2 Shot is so amazing, Better is so amazing. Everything I’m listening to is taking my breath away. Truly an icon and still only 34. She’s my absolute favourite KPopper (well tied with Uhm Jung Hwa)
 
RUNAWAY

RUNAWAY

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Patriku said:
I’ve gone on an insane BoA binge. I love her progression and actually the old albums are still great to listen to. One Shot 2 Shot is so amazing, Better is so amazing. Everything I’m listening to is taking my breath away. Truly an icon and still only 34. She’s my absolute favourite KPopper (well tied with Uhm Jung Hwa)
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YAS!!

Participate in the rate if you haven't already! I know @Crisp X would love to see you!
 
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