Dal★Shabet released their new mini album Hit U today in Korea and although I've already pre-ordered my copy, I had a quick listen online to see what they served up for the fourth outing.
1) Fire It Up may be the fiercest song they've done to date. Although they've mainly gone down the cute route (I think I've coined something there... "cute route"), their mini albums have often had hot R&B dance numbers, such as Shakalaka or their eponymous Dal★Shabet song. This is by far the boldest track they've ever done - it's tailor made for the club and the beat is insane! Although their vocals aren't shown off to their best ability here, the track proves to be stomping song setting the album up with a BANG.
2) Hit U is of course the girls' title song (see the music above). Now THIS is AMAZING. I'm not sure how to express my love for this song. Despite only hearing it for 24 hours, I've completly grown to love it. It's edgy, in your face and danceable like their other hits. The lyrics are powerful and strong - matching the heavy beat of the song. What I like about this song is the line distribution. Whereas their other title songs had only Serri and Subin singing the most parts, and Viki rapping; Hit U features all 6 girls equally (except weakest vocalist AYoung - oops!). JiYul in particular sounds incredible on the song and I'm glad she finally gets her chance to shine! She's also the star of the music video, playing the "woman scorned" and getting revenge on her boyfriend and his friends. The dramatic video involves lots of shooting and... pink blood. Very interesting and unique concept!
3) Chu Ma Boy may have a bit of silly title, but it's actually a really sweet song. It definately sits well with their other slower songs such as Rollin' Fallin' and Oh !!WoW!!, but Chu Ma Boy is much more mature. Although highly "cute", the song has soulful R&B undertones and Viki's rapping skills really compliment the slowest point of this mostly upbeat album.
4) Dream In U (Remix) and Hit U (Remix). Usually I'm not a fan of remixes, but these two remixes are actually really great! I thought Dream In U (which features on their last mini album Bling Bling) was a fantastic song to begin with, but the remix takes away the retro vibe of the original and turns it into a modern, club song. And the Hit U remix is just a lighter version of the grittier original version of Hit U. Although they do not beat the original songs, I definately welcome having them at the end of the mini album.
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When my copy of Hit U arrives, I'll be sure to review the packaging of the album and show you guys how it looks!
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