Twice - Taste of Love

Release Date: June 11th, 2021
Genre: kpop

We're finally here. I wanted to review all of Twice's albums because I loved their whole discography and it was very hard for me to decide which songs was my favorite. The girls never disappeared after the release of "Eyes Wide Open." From my perceptive, they continue with their YouTube series "Time to Twice," a few of the members dropped melody projects or performance projects, there was an online concert for their Japanese fans and we have a great "Secret friend" vlog that took 10 weeks to finish.

So 7 months flew by. I really had no expectations because from my experience with "More & More" and "Eyes Wide Open," it really doesn't matter what they do, their overall package has already gotten me hooked.

Review: So with the title track, "Alcohol-Free," I once again did not listen to the teasers, but I did read it was a bossa nova type so right away, I was thinking about "Oh My Girl's "Who Comes Who Knows." It didn't sound like that. To me, it sounded very bare and the melodies didn't grow on me til much later. "First Time" was written by Jihyo and it has some interesting high notes during the chorus. I think it sounds fluffy, like something soft touching your body, but it's not warm. Then "Scandal" really made me go "holy shit." Dahyun wrote the lyrics to this one and it begins with Chae's loud whispers. The whole song sounds spicy.

Then "Conversation" is a Sana written track and I wonder if it was intentional that the chorus borrows a Elvis lyric, but whatever, the song is just sexy. "Baby Blue Love" is written by Nayeon and it's a very easy song to get into, but it heavily sounds like a Burno Mars song, which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Finally it ends with "SOS" which Dahyun wrote. It's good. I like how smooth it flows.

Tracklist/Scorecard:
1. Alcohol-Free 7/10
2. First Time 8/10
3. Scandal 10/10
4. Conversation 10/10
5. Baby Blue Love 9/10
6. SOS 9/10

Summary: The album cover really encapsulates these songs because it's not the bubblegum pop sounds, nor is it the 2019 era, they just sound fresh, clean, and no emotional baggage.

Key Tracks: Scandal, Conversation, SOS
Rating: 9/10