Well. That was downright Sloppy of SUJu.
I like the brass (well, the fake brass. It's all synth, but still, it's brass-ish). It was a bit surprising for SJ, but in a good way, especially when balanced with the piano. I really like all of the sets the used and most the styling as well (SiWon's suit is questionable...). If they had released this a few years ago, I would have almost no hesitation in calling it phenomenal. The choreography is kind of sub-par for them though, especially with Sorry Sorry, Bonamana & No Other under their belt. Those dances were not only great fun on their own, but they marked the kpop world forever. Hero's choreo is really just there . . . very typical boyband (not even just kpop idol choreo, but to the straight up international standard of boyband dance), and not terribly well done. Normally, SJ is PERFECTLY in sync, and that is an expectation that has become the industry standard, and yet in Hero . . . they just weren't good enough. It's not that they can't hack it, or that they're declining or anything so dramatic as that, they were just sloppy (I blame their production management, this whole PV is a hack-job of cheats and shortcuts, things that should have been reshot and just weren't). It really is pathetically rough to watch in places.
That, when compounded with the lack of story, really makes this a hard sell for me. And that even though I'm hardcore ELF, as Donghae is the sole reason I started looking at Kpop groups outside of BigBang. It's really just not even good.
Admittedly, when compared to the industry par of Jpop, the production values are pretty high. However, the Koreans have always been high above the Japanese par and it is just not acceptable to think that meeting the Jpop standard is an accomplishment.
The song is pretty good. Like I said, I enjoy the brass-piano contrast. And the low-slung energy of the song is lovely. But . . . it's just not that special. SJ has released a dozen songs that have that vibe, and though the brass in this gives it a unique flavor, it is not, strictly speaking, a unique song, especially for Super Junior.
That, when compounded with the lack of story, really makes this a hard sell for me. And that even though I'm hardcore ELF, as Donghae is the sole reason I started looking at Kpop groups outside of BigBang. It's really just not even good.
Admittedly, when compared to the industry par of Jpop, the production values are pretty high. However, the Koreans have always been high above the Japanese par and it is just not acceptable to think that meeting the Jpop standard is an accomplishment.
The song is pretty good. Like I said, I enjoy the brass-piano contrast. And the low-slung energy of the song is lovely. But . . . it's just not that special. SJ has released a dozen songs that have that vibe, and though the brass in this gives it a unique flavor, it is not, strictly speaking, a unique song, especially for Super Junior.
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