에픽 하이 ft 윤하 *우산
Epik High ft Younha
Umbrella
Korean
song with lyrics/subs
live
mv
this song is from their 2008 Pieces, Part One album, performed live after One and Breakdown i think. not one of my favorite lives although its interestingly actually the whole song which is unusual, but the best of this song nonetheless.
anyway, there are a couple reasons i picked this song, the first is pretty obvious - younha and epik high. more seriously though, i really like the lyrical imagery used in this song. ofc they dont explain it explicitly, but if you think about the line "my left shoulder always used to be drenched" i think youll know what he means; hint, love song and the song title. given that i like the imagery, i think the lyrics were very well thought out which is a plus.
epik high does a really nice job of making beats/tracks (if you like hiphop tracks you might wanna check out pe2ny too) by incorporating that violin and keyboard/xylophone sounding thing. the song also has enough variety to not end up sounding too repetitive with the progression from singing almost a-cappella, to rapped verses, to singing again and even a little bit of call and response, its easy on the ears.
younha for the female part was a good choice due to her warm, not too cutesy tone, full, and sincere sounding voice; its just soft and soothing, a perfect touch. i feel like she matches the tempo and mood of the song well, especially considering her ability to sing ballads - or anything for that matter -o-. shes also super cute mouthing tablo and mithras verses on stage haha, if you can catch that in the perf.
i absolutely love at 3:28 of the track on. from a full beat and tablo seconds before, younha begins with only a few chords and raindrops, as her verses progress, so does the beat through her final chorus. the ending is nicely done with the violin taking a bigger role in the melody of the song.
the music video is definitely not one of the most amazing ive seen, but i liked the song so much so long before it even came out, that it didnt even matter.
overall, the combined effects of the lyrics, imagery, mood, tempo, individual artist musicianship, and the constant development of the refrain and its following verse; all let me listen to this song almost endlessly. it seems like they did pretty much everything just right, even its name.
since i just thought of this, every time i make a post it will list some other songs of that artist that i like, unless its so good that im inspired to write its own on the spot. im splitting epik high into two parts since they have a more pop and a true hiphop side to them, so this time its pop...
epik high - fly/ love love love/ fan/ one/ ignition/ fallin'/ 1 minute, 1 second
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