Twice - Yes or Yes/The Year of "Yes"

Release Date: November 5th, 2018/December 12th, 2018
Genre: kpop

"What is Love" was my kpop awakening, but at the end of the year, while trying to make my yearly playlist, I was looking at what else Twice had done and I actually disliked everything they released in 2018, with "Yes or Yes," I felt it was too dated of a concept to not give the other person a choice, but I was thinking too hard, it's a pop song, who gives a shit.

Review: After forgiving the lyrics for being one dimensional, I've grown to love the melodies, the build up, the vocals, and of course, the catchiness of it all. I also liked that the rap isn't forced, just part of the 2nd chorus. After, "Say You Love Me" feels like the same song, and that's what I love about it, just unapologetic high fructose corn syrup pop. On first listen, I thought they were saying "you got something I want, Money" so that made me laugh. The next song continues being ridiculous catchy, and it has horns so it feels grand. And the plus, it has no force rap. With "Young & Wild" its a bouncy song and funny enough, I was into Kim Petras at this song, so it does have her touch when she was still making bops.

"Sunset" and "After Moon" don't sound the same, but I always get them confused in my head, until I start to play it, then I remember. both are fine and they work on their own, but I never have the urge to go to them. I like the bop bop bop parts on "sunset," and it has a nice crunch, and I like the you and i you and i parts on "after moon."

With the repackage, they have a very very "okay" song in "The Best Thing I Ever Did," it sounds very okay. When I watched the trailer for their YouTube docuseries, they played "Be as One" and I never heard it before, so I always assoiate that song with the docuseries, and because it has such a emotional high. Finally, theres the korean version of BDZ, which is a bouncy track. I don't like it, but because it's twice, I don't mind it, but I hate those opening notes, and i don't like the phase "like a bulldozer."

Tracklist/Scorecard:
1. The Best Thing I Ever Did 8/10
2. Be as ONE (Korean version) 9/10
3. Yes or Yes 10/10
4. Say You Love Me 10/10
5. LaLaLa 10/10
6. Young & Wild 8/10
7. Sunset 8/10
8. After Moon 7/10
9. BDZ (Korean version) 5/10

Summary: Focusing on the original release, yeah, it's bliss. three of them are pure pop magic. the repackage songs are fine

Key Tracks: Yes or Yes, Say You Love Me, LaLaLa
Rating: 8/10