Is disco-y chaebol crush the true identity and way forward for IVE? 22
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IVE should stick to chaebol crush / princess concept (15) 68%
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IVE should explore different concepts (6) 27%
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IVE should continue being Baddies and bring back the whips from WAVE (1) 5%
Previously in the thread about Either Way being IVE's attempt at a Ditto moment, I joked about the inspired lyrics of Off The Record copied below:
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"No more time" : Better Things, aespa, "I, I, I, got better things to do with my time"
"kill my vibe" : Bet On Me, ITZY, "I'm trying to kill my doubt, I won't deny my fear inside"
"forbidden island/fruit" : Eve Psyche, LE SSERAFIM/Rina Sawayama, "I wish for what's forbidden"
"on the ground" : On The Ground, Blackpink Rose, "everything I need is on the ground"
Cover Art/Theme: Cupid, Fifty Fifty
English Copy: (G)I-DLE Soyeon
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I was being tongue in cheek, but now with Baddie out, people are saying that it sounds like or reminds them of aespa, IDLE, or ITZY. It strikes me that the production team behind IVE might indeed be possibly running low on ideas and looking at recent 4th gen bops for inspiration. For me, rather than the sound/concept, it shows up in terms of choreography:
The moves:
NewJeans OMG
NMIXX LMLT
LSF Unforgiven
Somi FF
XG SS
XG SS
The timestamps:
0:24 NewJeans OMG
0:55 NMIXX LMLT
1:34 LSF Unforgiven
1:54 Somi FF
1:58 XG SS
2:12 XG SS
So instead of just aespa, IDLE, and ITZY, we now have all the top groups represented. In a way, it's like a tribute to the year's bops, lol.
Anyways, while it's possible the production team might have been dealing with a creative block, I do think they did a good job and were smooth in integrating what they were inspired by rather than being too obvious and in your face. So it's a bit surprising the song's getting so many flop votes. Personally I wouldn't vote it a flop, but I do hesitate voting bop for some reason I can't put my finger on, even though I do like it.
Is disco-y chaebol crush the true identity and way forward for IVE?