She came to Seoul during her 3rd year of high school, in order to be a performer. During an interview, the team revealed that they went back to '90s R&B music for the musical inspiration, further citing the group's native label allowing the team to incorporate their musical influence. It has been described as a hip hop-based R&B song with a synth melody and a heavy bass sound. ![]() Musically, ‘Peek-a-Boo’ was described as an up-tempo pop dance song with addictive hooks and is laden with trop house elements underneath the overarching quirky pop vibe, and is driven by a deep bass drumline, scratchy synths, and metallic beats which also features a variety of diverse, playful instrumental elements nestled beneath the main melody. In the MV, the members' styling were compared to Disney princesses, where Irene is Snow White, Yeri passed out in a boat in a long pink gown is Sleeping Beauty, and Wendy with her bright red hair and fishtail dress is Ariel. This is an R&B mid-tempo song with lyrics inspired by the story of Jingnyeo and Gyeonu, a folk tale conceived from the Korean festival Chilseok which originates from the Chinese Qixi Festival which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunisolar calendar. ![]() This song is marked as their first single to be released under the ‘Velvet’ concept with a drastic change to a mature, more-sultry image, and also the group's last release as a quartet. The music video includes dynamic movements of the camera on which was shot using one-take techniques. The original choreography of the music video was seen in the pre-debut performance of members Irene and Seulgi. For the re-recorded version by Red Velvet, the arrangement and rap verse remained the same to the original version by S.E.S. It also contained a rap verse, performed by Hyuggie in the original version and then-SR14B's Taeyong. ‘Be Natural’ is mainly an R&B song composed and arranged solely by songwriter Yoo Young Jin, with strong influence from soul and jazz elements. A bright and summery track that perfectly fits into their concept! The songwriting, which includes swimming motifs, portrays somebody falling in love with the eyes and charms of the girls, using the phrase ‘umpah umpah’ as if their love interest was learning how to control their breathing while swimming. ‘Umpah Umpah’ is described as an uptempo dance song with disco house rhythms, with the group's lovely and cool vocals doubling the freshness. After being offered some mysterious pink smoke by member Joy, a series of random and entertaining scenarios ensue where the members follow a floral-clad mascot in a 'Wonderland' while wearing various colorful outfits, such as blue and white Alice-like dresses and continue the chase as they fly around in spaceships. The music video begins with all five Red Velvet members at a play as 'rookie' performers. The members claimed that it was their most difficult choreography at the time. Everything about the track screams ‘Red’!Ī pop-funk dance track, its lyrical content compares a girl's lover to a rookie. ![]() Set in a doll factory where all five members are seemingly being manufactured, the girls dance in colorful sets and sing about their frustrations with their awkwardness as they deal with feelings towards the object of their affections. The song had more red concept in it than velvet.Īn uptempo dance-pop track, its lyrics convey a girl expressing her awkwardness regarding her feelings towards the object of her affections. ![]() ‘Ice Cream Cake’ marks the first release from Red Velvet to contain both ‘Red’ and ‘Velvet’ compositions. While the ‘Red’ concept shows the group's sweet, bubblegum side, the Velvet concept highlights the group as sultry sirens with slow-burning, Janet Jackson-esque R&B jam. Not only does the group's name Red Velvet represent their two different images, it also represents the duality sonic concept that the group was focusing on since their debut in 2014. In addition, similar to being led on a roller coaster at an amusement park, it has dynamic camera movements separating the fantasy world from reality, overcoming adult greed to gain happiness like in a fantasy world. The music video itself is set in a jungle-inspired background with geometric patterns, combination of live action and animation, and various split screens. Upon its release, ‘Happiness’ received mixed reviews from music critics for its mish-mash of different sounds and styles and not much satisfaction with just this one song. Here are some of their best ‘Red’ tracks:Īn urban Euro-pop track, it is about how you can feel empowered and love yourself more by appreciating the small joys in life.
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