Konichiwa minna~ or whoever is reading this :P keke~ truly
sorry for the long (relative period of time) absence from blogging. I had to go
through some interchanging phases in LIFE. Mainly, University LIFE ~!! To make
up for my absence, I will be posting several posts in a short period of time.
To those who do read my reviews/post, I truly appreciate it. Hope it was
entertaining.
The star of today’s topic is the
ever-so-sexy-but-still-cute-duck-butt XIAH JUNSU who made his US debut through
the latest single, “UNCOMMITTED”. This single was released on 24th August 2012 and is
fully sung in ENGLISH. To those who are familiar/fans of TVXQ in the old days,
you would know Junsu’s level of ‘engrish’ :P surprisingly, Junsu made a good
effort in trying. With a few confused-pronunciations here & there, it’s
good enough to get the whole song. In contrast to his previous track
“TARANTALLEGRA”, this song came out with a more softer, RnB-ish melody which
personally is my sort of tune ^^ Flowsik of Aziatix is featured in this song with
his small rap parts.
As titled “UNCOMMITTED”, the song depicts the feeling of a
man being accused as a player by his lover whom in the end left. What’s
interesting to me is that rather than actually being caught playing around, his
lover accuses him of being a player on the basis of his past. This
interpretation gives the music & video a whole new meaning as to what we
would perceive a normal guy playing around in leisure is instead exposing his
true reason of moving from a girl to another. Generally, a player is someone
who flirts around with the opposite sex (but it does imply to homo as well I
think), having short-term relationships without giving it much serious thought
or commitment. In the lyrics, Junsu expresses his frustration in not understanding
why his lover accuses him of such when he’s not doing it.....at the moment. How
can he “fix something” he “cannot see”? The repetition of “baby, I don’t really
get it” allows us listeners to fill pity & sympathise with him as he’s
implying a being accused & nothing else. Who would like to be accused of
something but with no further explanation or advice given? I find the line
“...you’re not the right type only good for one night” a stab in the heart.
OUCH. Not only is he being accused of a player, his lover does not find him
good enough. Poor Junsu~~ the whole lyric consist of repetitions of the same
chorus BUT there is suddenly a glitch in the 3/4 section where Junsu actually
questions himself of really being a player. Before, he repeatedly says that he
does not understand & could not believe the accusations but now, it’s
possible that those accusations may have reached his heart, causing doubt to
himself. At this point, I was able to analyse the song as an alternative
explanation as to why some people become players themselves for real. Rather
than desiring it, Junsu was forced into the mindset of being a player. Wow~ I
wonder if this really does happen in real life.
The video was presented with a simple plot of Junsu
according to the lyrics but I was slightly confused at first due to the
interchanging of sections/girlfriends in his life. This is just what I see
& perceive!! The blonde girl was the lover who accuses him of being a
player, hence the scenes of them being happy yet fighting/arguing. After breaking
up, Junsu enjoys himself in a club to kill off the sadness felt. By using money
& alcohol, he dances the night away. He then meets a brown-haired girl
& was attracted to her. They started getting cosy, emitting a possible
intimate relationship. It was during these scenes that Junsu sings the
sudden-glitch lines of actually being a player. The repeating lines of
“Uncommitted, I’ll never admit it but I’ll never get it” tell us how Junsu will
never be uncommitted yet not understanding what it really means. Towards the
end of the video, we catch a glimpse of Junsu hugging the brown-haired girl whilst giving us a mysterious look behind her back. What was actually on his mind? Will this
relationship end in cycle? Will history repeat itself? We won’t know
unfortunately as the video ends with him and a new girl. To the players out
there, were you able to relate to this song?? To the solos out there, do you
find the whole accusing thing justifiable?? I’ll leave that to your own
thoughts~
Melody wise, this is definitely by far my favourite song of
Junsu’s as I’m not a fan of his other more experimental ones. The slow piano
emits the melodramatic feeling of confusion & frustration while the drum(?)
beats gives a fresh feel to the song every time I hear it, making “UNCOMMITTED”
one of my very-often played songs. According to Junsu, a traditional korean gong called Kkwaenggwari is used in the chorus to add in a Korean element(culturally). Vocally, Junsu keeps his voice alive by
inserting soft high notes at intervals, creating a wave to avoid being
monotonous yet easy-going at the same time. SUPER credits to Junsu for practicing his pronunciation very well
in this song in comparison to TARANTALLEGRA. I have heard a number of kpop
idols singing/speaking in English & some just . . . . . . . . . . . yeah.
Overall, I very much recommend you to give Junsu a chance in
hearing his latest single UNCOMMITTED, especially if your a fan of RnB-ish
music. I do hope Junsu releases more music like this BUT I do WANT him to
publish a wider screen MV (-___-) UNCOMMITTED was just too narrow. Or maybe
there was a reason for this?? Another element in complimenting the song??
Perhaps~ That’s all for this round. I hope you find it helpful if you had a
hard time understand Junsu’s singing or video :P next to come is . . . . . . . please anticipate the next update~ ^^ hahaha~
PS: there wasn’t much scenes for me to catch. Here’s a few.
I find the MV best enjoyed as a video rather than pictures. Junsu, you pull off that blue hair just fineeee~ ;D
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