Can the people who like Aespa's savage explain why they like the song?

I also wonder. I liked NL so much, but this one is soo all over the place

I'm a Saveej is the new Next levuhl

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in serious note, because all of them has great vocal abilities so whatever type of song thrown at them will always sounds good for me

it's very rare to find this kind of group, usually I will found at least 1-2 members vocals that are not great (imo) in my ears

The pre chorus is so good. Vocals are addicting.

I didn't like it when it first came out but after a few more listens began to like it. The only part I don't like is the gimmie gimmie now. I can't explain why I like it, I just do especially the naevis we love you part. The video was cool too but Next Level is still the best Aespa song so far imo.

I want to know what zu zu zu zu means.

Idk people hate songs with empty choruses...

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Next Level def grew on me even tho I don't love it, the dance is just catchy

The song is also memorable for me as that's where Karina became my bias.

to me, Savage is a lot easier to digest than Next Level, it sounds more melodic (is that the correct word? idk) and make a lot more sense than Next Level. I don't understand what's weird about about this song. The pre-chorus and bridge are fantastic. The chorus is addictive enough, but it's clearly not the stand out of the song for me. Then the lyrics, i personally think those lyrics are fun to follow along even though some people think that it's cringey. That being said, aespa concept (including songs full of story telling) is not for everyone.

Not really fan of the chorus but the Bridge and Pre-Chorus alone is so magnificent.

Also I like the instrumental and Giselle's Rap, I liked it a lot.

But yeah I do get what you meant by it's all over the place and the "empty" chorus.

A lot of people really hate the Naevis We Love you at first listen but guess what, it's stuck in their head now.

Maybe try 10 more listens kekekek

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I totally agree with you, their vocals are amazing but that cant save the song for me. Plus for so much of it they just do a bunch of sing-talk rap instead of singing and it sounds annoying to me

For me, their sing-talk is not annoying since all members could carry a tune. But still, in the end to each of their own I guess.

There's always next time, since you acknowledge their vocals are amazing maybe then you will like their future releases

its an absolute BOP, a catchy rthythm for me. Last song syndrome material.

I don't need to repeat the song to get its sound unlike next level.

I love the song structure and the instrumentals.

imo the song is confusing if you don't understand the lore behind aespa's songs

The song clicked for me after the second listen

It's catchy even though from the first glance it seems all over the place

Honestly I really can't explain why I like it.

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I want to know what zu zu zu zu means.

It means tsk tsk tsk in Korean (clicking your tongue)

It's the only aespa song I like. Haven't checked out the album so out of the bm, nl savage is my fave. The vocals r really good. It's less out there compared to nl.

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thats what I thought too every time a song with a drop cameout back in 2019 or 2020 people (especially sm stans) would hate on it but now they love it

Haha I know this bp has a lot of empty choruses but I don't mind them

For sure, it's nowhere near as good as Next Level, NL to me has a very strong chance to end up as SOTY. I dont think there's a single flaw in the way the song is written.

What Savage has going for it are great rap verses from Karina and Winter, good prechorus, and one of the most gorgeous bridges of any song this year, including the We Love You part which is so addicting lol. What i didnt like were Giselle's rap verses and the final outro with all the adlibs. The Gimme Gimme post chorus breakdown is kinda mixed for me, some days it works, some days it doesnt.

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It means tsk tsk tsk in Korean (clicking your tongue)

Interesting! Thank you, I thought it's gibberish.

Gimme gimme now Gimme gimme now zu zu zu

I hated both NL and Savage with my first few listens, then I was trapped.

I do personally think both songs are not really good but not the worst, but they're catchy af and I vibe so much with them.

Growing up I always listened to instrumental music rather than full-fledged songs. Since my childhood, I was interested in dancing and participated in many competitions where songs with vocals didn't matter as they don't go with the dance form which I learned. It became a habit and I gave 0 fucks about lyrics in a song, that's why got into KPOP.

the genre "NOISE" which Kpoppies love to repeat on and on is my favorite kind of genre. I don't enjoy songs with boring lovely and bubbly bop or cutesy sound with few exceptions. So I feel this might be one of the reason people are enjoying it and fall in my type of category.

It's an earworm. And the vocals are amazing

if you need to be convinced to like a song..

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Interesting! Thank you, I thought it's gibberish.

yep thats why the dance during that part is like showing disapproval, the first version was them shaking their head but lsm wanted to emphasize on it hence why it got changed to shaking their finger instead (which was the part that ppl thought is similar to bp)

i never understand kpop fans that complain about cringey lyrics, kpop has been cringey af from the beginning. Listen to something else if you dont want to cringe smh

savage is a strong piece. it is pure chaos, but at the same time very complex chaos. I mean, if you listen to this song, you never get bored. the lyrics and the beat are very catchy. it adds some energy? for me.

additionally, I can understand your problem with the lyrics. SYNK DIVE, neavis, Kwangya, but the problem is with your perceptions. you have to understand that aespa doesn't create random lyrics about life, love and bad guys. is it kind of a movie? black mamba> next level> savage. it's all the same story, each song is a sequel.

but still sm doesn't want to get the potential out of girls. look at SYNK Giselle. never once we get something like this from her after their debut. excuse me? rap parts are the only thing that keeps me in groups. same with Karina, this girl have such a wonderful voice timbre and they gave her the line "my neavis, we love you". I mean her cover "rose" by lee hi. why are they hiding it? are famous for their change of pace in the instrumental and beat, why can't they stick it together well?

This sounds patronising. You don't have to understand it, it's not science or math and no one has to explain their tastes to you. I don't understand the appeal of more than half the groupe in your sig either but do you see me make threads asking people to explain their interest in them? Just move on and let people enjoy whatever they enjoy

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fr i guess its just a sound effect but its a weird choice

It’s mocking/imitating a snake sound while it also means tsk tsk tsk (I guess it’s an Asian thing but the tsk tsk tsk is something you say as a “no”).

because Winter is a SAVAGE!

I like it. There isn't really a specific thing that draws me to the song, I just find it satisfying and creative.

I don’t even know what to say here.

In the year 2021, for people to be freaking out about songs with rap and a beat drop, I-

The song has a great beat and an appealing percussive groove. It’s not revolutionary here but it’s appealing.

The rap builds up to soaring vocals, which is typical SM structure and makes them feel more dramatic and is one of the things I love in general in their style because I love a dramatic vocal. The drop is pretty typical for modern songs so not sure why the stress about that and the hook is catchy. The prechorus and bridge are excellent, which again is typical of SM song structures.

I love the vocal show at the end, but then SM’s style has always been vocal shows to show off the skills of their singers. I mean we didn’t need that Changmin scream in Mirotic either, but that’s what SM does. I don’t get why this is such a big beef now when they’ve been rocking this for time eternal.

(There’s a rabbit hole here in that SM leans very heavily into r&b tropes and the vocal show is a very solid r&b staple for singers with the chops to do it. I’m here for it personally. Set off those fireworks, NingNing and Winter!)

I don’t know why people are so sprung on whether the lyrics are about Kwangya or Synk Dive, or “gimme gimme now”when you pick just about any Kpop song and find a handful of wtf lyrics.

Just looking at the groups in the OP’s sig, you could ask similar questions around lyrics - this isn’t to shade those groups, only to make the point that this is Kpop, yo. If you’re concerned about cringe lyrics or lyrics always making sense as a dealbreaker for your enjoyment of a song, you’ve come to the wrong place.

This is long because my explanatory posts always are long.

Tl, dr: At the end of the day, if you don’t like it, you don’t like it. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Different people have different tastes and preferences.

Beat is fire, verses are catchy, the prechorus is straight genius and the girls look good performing it.

I can't really explain well. I hate roughly 98% of the music sm puts out but something about Aespa's music really agrees with me.