The most recent girl group from SM Entertainment, Red Velvet, made their debut in 2014. They have recorded amusing uptempo pop (named “red”) and refined r&b (“velvet”) as a result of their unique concept, providing a broad discography that is guaranteed to appeal to a wide spectrum of tastes. Their music leans toward SM’s more experimental side, much like that of f(x) before them, keeping k-pop weird, unique, and utterly great. Here are the names of their top five albums.
Attaboy
As you go through this list, you’ll undoubtedly discover that one of Red Velvet’s most masterful artistic accomplishments is their capacity to transform the unusual into the most addictive of pop tunes. This hidden gem’s chorus features a chant-like tune that somehow blends well with the dark, trap music and upbeat lyrics. The group’s experimentalism is one of the reasons why their whole albums are worth exploring beyond the lead hit because it showcases them at their best.
Red Dress
Duality is a fundamental concept when discussing Red Velvet’s music, and “Red Dress” is a perfect example of how the quintet can so effortlessly change their mood and sound in the middle of a song. The Red’s outstanding song starts off with a bouncy energy over a beat that is staccato-focused, before the chorus transforms the song into a beautiful bed of gentle synths and cozy harmonies. Never one to keep things simple, the final, cleverly wild chorus combines both approaches.
Peek A Boo
With its layered vocals and brassy rhythms, Red Velvet’s 2017 song “Peek-A-Boo” is anything but infantile despite being named after a game traditionally performed with infants. Starting off with pitchy synths and an oddbeat, it weaves in and out of various tone alterations to highlight the act’s wide range of vocal colors but always comes back to the sly “peek-a-peek-a-boo” of the chorus. A spooky music video featuring the women as a cool-eyed coven that kills food delivery men was released alongside it. It provided the ideal setting for the sly single with its dark and dramatic music.
Bad Boy
Red Velvet will be equipped with the attractive, smoothest music in their record thanks to The Stereotypes and SM Entertainment icon Yoo Young-jin. On the loftily titled The Perfect Red Velvet, “Bad Boy” takes the lead and completely nails it, encapsulating the R&B style they’ve been developing since “Be Natural” in 2014. Layers of sounds, including elegant synths, a silky bassline, chopped snares, heel clacks, and finger snaps, all expertly blend together, and the band members’ vocal delivery is utterly sly. Red Velvet had previously shown that they could successfully take on R&B singles, but this song embodies the word “velvet” in the highest degree. “Bad” has never sounded better.
Blue Lemonade
“Blue Lemonade” comes across as an electro-pop-meets-R&B track that delivers up a serene yet effervescent blend of Red Velvet’s “red” and “velvet” sides from its opening crooning verses to its finish. It thrives on the group members’ expressive vocals, a snappy tempo, and oddball digital whirrs. The music is filled with an ecstatic warmth that redefines the emotions connected to the seasonal beverage in the most energizing ways.
Source : billboard, k-pop herald
