FT Island - Jump Up [Mini Album]
Five Treasure Island is back with a new mini album! I’m excited ^^ It’s not just Hong Gi singing 99.9% of the songs anymore.
However, OH WON BIN left! (waaaaaaaaaaaaah) He was my favorite, especially his part in their song “Love Sick.” He was so totally awesome there *dies* I’ll write a special Won Bin post later, and in the meantime, investigate why he left.
Track Listing
1. 나쁜 여자야 (You Are a Bad Girl)
2. 인형처럼 (Like A Doll)
3. 마법 (Magic)
4. Missing You
5. 그대와 나 (You And Me)
6. 어쩌란 말이야 (What Can I do?)
Review
1. 나쁜 여자야: OK, this title is a major turn-off. I’m a girl, and going *puke* And then three minutes later, they change to “I’m a bad man.” Great vocals, if not typical vocals, Hong Gi, but your song is weird. The song’s about how he was so sure her everlasting love was for him, and then she ditched him. How does he deal with this? By singing lame lyrics. And being all heartbroken instead of angry. I think the song would be much more interesting if they take an angsty angrier vibe to it. Plus, being a girl, I really feel awkward with this. Especially since before I played the song, I was wondering if they became masochistic.
2. 인형처럼: I love this song from the beginning. It’d be really awesome if a guy was singing this to you ^0^ 1:18 is to die for. But awww this song is so sad! ;;___;; Please, FT boys, tell me that you did not actually go through this *hugs* The singer is saying how he smiles everyday - like a doll. And he found this new girl, but when he looks at her, he sees his old love (‘you’). He says that the hobbies you shared with him, he now shares with the new girl. Yet, he cannot forget his former love, and by the sound of it, her memory haunts him… so he continues life… as a doll. Uwaaaaah =/ but it’s a beautiful song. Check out the lyrics (and for the rest of the songs) at Qea’s.
3. 마법: If you got all sad from the previous song, have no fear! This one immediately promises happy, head-over-heels mushy times! I’d love to see a performance of this one, especially that guitar riff. And it’s so definitely not Hong Gi singing this. Whoever you are, anonymous background guitarist-gone-singer, you rock, although I almost mistook you for a girl. And the lyrics match the mood, because it’s saying stuff like ‘you and me,’ ‘we make magic’ (uh..), ‘you love me’ and additional profuse admiration that the lucky girl makes the darkness in his heart go away. I like this song, too, but as I’m currently unattached, I’ll sympathize more with the previous song >:D (but truly, Like a Doll is very beautiful)
4. Missing You: Ooh, now this sounds familiar. It’s very Love Sick-ish, and it starts with an awesome orchestral piece, with some piano interspersed. I have this sudden urge to sing along, although I might exaggerate the emotional parts by making faces with my hand at my heart xD But dude, direct me to an MV for this! Ooh, around 2:40 is some awesome guitar solo going on there. Intense song, and a huge reminder of why Hong Gi’s the lead vocal (very nearly the only vocal). Good stuff, good stuff. Oh, I’m also getting the vibe that they’re really stuck in the past, though. Always talking about old loves. …ok, same boat. *high fives FT* xD
5. 그대와 나: This is another song with different vocals for once! It’s nice to have a break, these new voices are a lot more mellow. It’s nice. Nice, just like nice people - you know, the good-two-shoes sunshiny kind of nice, not really exciting or scandalizing or angsty. It’s a fairytale-ish song, hard to insert in my life anyway :)
6. 어쩌란 말이야: As if they heard what I just said, they go to prove me wrong, “We do too have angst!” The song brings us back to belting emotions deep from the heart. This is sad in a futile way… The singer is saying he wants her back, he loves only her, but again, it was the girl who up and left. The rap part is good, but not as hot as Won Bin’s in Love Sick. I just felt like =/ while listening to this.
Overall, I would rate this album a 10/10!! I’m going to listen to it over and over, the whole album is worth it!
Keep it up boys! Hwaiting ~♪
