BLACKPINK – Born Pink Album Review|All Social Updates

song directory

Pink poison
shut down
Typa girl
Yes Yes Yes
hard to love
The happiest girl
To match
ready for love

After nearly two full years since the release of her debut album, The Album, K-pop superstar Blackpink has returned with Born Pink. Expectations were extremely high and the pressure for this comeback was significantly higher given the long hiatus since their last full project that has left everyone wondering, “Will Blackpint disappoint?”

Blackpink turned it off

Blackpink apparently heard and made the decision to end it all with their title single, Shut Down. The song sounds like a hip-hop track with trap beats in the perfect spots over a sample of Niccol Paganini’s classic composition La Campanella, giving it the group’s signature swanky vibe.

Shut Down is both refreshing and strikingly reminiscent of Blackpink’s sound, thanks to the intriguing production and engaging hooks; it’s not unoriginal, but neither does it stray too far from the group’s signature elegance.

The song is enticing and appealing (just like every other Blackpink theme tune), but it’s not obnoxious or dependent on cliche tricks. It feels fresh but is unmistakably blackpink.

The sample is used in a clever and pleasing way in this song, acting more as a subordinate clause to support the song’s opulent and unique aesthetic, rather than as a focal point, allowing the rhythm to stand on its own. It creates a noticeable underlay that moves the main body of the song in the right direction without overwhelming the track.

Shut Down seems like the ideal amalgamation of a song and a catchy tune as it maintains a consistent basic structure throughout. It’s well done enough to be enjoyed for its musical quality, but catchy enough to stick in your head.

taste that pink poison

Almost a month ago, the first single from the album Pink Venom was released and became an instant worldwide success.

The song’s chorus, when the women urge the audience to “taste that pink poison,” contains the song’s main hook. But even without its catchiness, the song is really captivating and interesting, especially in terms of production.

The song begins with a menacing “blackpink” chant over traditional Korean music that lingers throughout the first verse. The second verse dives into ’90s rap with hints of hyperpop, and the song culminates in a dramatic ‘RA TA TA TA’ ending before abruptly cutting off. It can leave you at a loss at times.

To be honest, the climax of “RA TA TA TA” isn’t one of the song’s most confusing moments, as it’s more likely to happen than not. Although the song’s sound is actually quite unique to the group, we’ve heard dance break ends sung in pretty much every title track by Blackpink, making the song sound extremely similar.

Pink Venom is known for its seemingly disjointed lyrics that are actually connected by the order in which they are presented. While this is a novel approach to blackpink, using the same old closing formula detracts from the style’s novelty. It has a vibrant, infectious feel that’s unmistakably blackpink. Maybe a little too much.

B-sides – a faltering record

Typa Girl, a trap/hip-hop b-side with a distinctive organ melody, strong lyrics and an even louder beat, continues the trend of blackpink tracks that feel incredibly blackpink. With its aggressive attitude and nasty rhythm drops, the song fits seamlessly into the group’s discography while still feeling fresh.

Typa Girl seems to be the ideal sequel to Shut Down due to its simple and appealing production style; Both tracks will grab your attention without being too loud.

As the record’s soundtracks change, we hear the pop song Yeah Yeah Yeah, which features 80’s style production and retro synthesizers. While this song makes a welcome change from the band’s signature B-sides, it just feels like another casualty of Kpop’s uncontrollable 1980s fixation of the last few years.

Due to its outdated and boring development, it doesn’t really bring anything fresh to the table; Rather than being a full meal, it feels more like something you have to go through to get to the next course.

A pop b-side with a retro vibe, Hard To Love, which charts at number five, is sung by lead singer Rosé. This solo has a disco sound to it, just like the previous track. However, the production reaches a more sophisticated and intriguing climax when the bright vocals combine with the energizing guitar tone, making it one of the standout tracks on Born Pink.

Next up is the predictable The Happiest Girl, which serves as the record’s obligatory ballad moment. The somber and somber tone of the song is perfectly complemented by the members’ excellent vocals, which successfully conveys the emotions expressed in the lyrics.

However, the performance runs the risk of becoming a little monotonous by not deviating greatly from the melancholy standard piano progression. Only in the last chorus do we get a more developed composition that feels like the song is finished. That makes for a spectacular climax, yes, but the rest of the song also feels like a quest to complete in order to get to the end.

The last of the brand new songs is Tally, a hip hop influenced pop song with a tight guitar tone giving it a more rock vibe. This B-side offers a light listening experience due to the repetitive production and circular flow, but is still memorable and distinctive due to its simplicity. It’s also easy to love.

Ready for disappointment

With Born Pink, Blackpink and I decided to save the worst for last. Ready For Love, the album’s final track, was originally released as a PUBG Mobile tether after being dropped (for understandable reasons) as a B-side from the group’s debut album. And in my opinion it should have stayed there – on PUBG, away from the records and away from all of us.

The song isn’t inherently terrible, but it sounds like the creators tried to replicate a 2018 tune from memory and is really generic and dated. Even saying it still has a few redeeming elements, so I wouldn’t write it off entirely.

The fact that Ready For Love appeared on the album, and especially as the last track, is all that makes it so terrifying. It feels disappointing and anticlimactic for Born Pink to end their album with this song of all songs; it’s almost like getting socks for Christmas; It’s not terrible per se, but deep down you wanted something better.

Ready for disappointment

Overall, Born Pink achieves things its predecessor couldn’t, but it falls short in much the same way.

“Born Pink” feels like an album worthy of its name and delivers a clear message to the audience, in contrast to “The Album” which felt more like a collection of (excellent) songs cobbled together to at least to produce an album with more than five songs.

Despite the wide range of sounds and subgenres, Blackpink’s identity is felt in every song. They stay true to themselves throughout the album, gracefully showing both their pink and dark sides.

However, The Album and Born Pink both share the same fatal flaw: they’re just too short. Both albums only have eight tracks each, so they’re done in no time and don’t leave fans with enough material to go on.

Furthermore, such shorter albums, due to the lack of time for the highs to even out the lows, make any flaws of the record considerably more apparent. The flatness, dating, and derivative all feel even more dated, shallow, and derivative. There just aren’t enough songs to feed and satisfy the listener as the tracks tend to blend into one another.

If you disregard Ready For Love, Born Pink is a more developed effort than The Album, but it still leaves you wanting more blackpink.