Saturday, March 31, 2018

[MUSIC VIDEO REVIEW] TVXQ - The Chance of Love (2018)


After military service, Yunho and Changmin decided to fulfill their duty in K-Pop music scene. These gentlemen are finally back as TVXQ!

TVXQ released new album New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love on Wednesday, March 28th 2018. This is their eighth studio album as well as first album after military service. It explains why public has high anticipation to this comeback.

For this album, TVXQ choose The Chance of Love as its title track. Many people are curious to see whether TVXQ sticks to their signature style or attempts something new. Which side is TVXQ picking? Check out my review for The Chance of Love below…….


The Chance of Love began with the new side of TVXQ. Yunho and Changmin try to tackle pop-dance genre. It has fast exchanging line, which accompanied by strong drum beat and groovy bass line. The song production is sleek and it makes the dynamic interesting.

However, The Chance of Love takes different turn toward its refrain part. TVXQ decides to bring back their old sound. The song arrangement becomes much simple with catchy hook. Plus, TVXQ adds vocal harmonization that sounds soothing to the ear while gives more punch to The Chance of Love.

The combination between new and old sound of TVXQ flows well. It does not sound out of place. In fact, it makes the song become more exciting. I love how Yunho and Changmin vocal manage to complement the changing sound throughout The Chance of Love.


The similar combination could also be seen on The Chance of Love music video. It keeps the classic look of SM Entertainment’s music video where everything sets in the box. Fortunately, it does not look boring since TVXQ utilizes different type of setting such as studio, dance floor, and stair.

The Chance of Love music video also manages to represent the song theme. It talks about how TVXQ could captivate people attention. They show it through energetic dancing that dominated the whole music video. Beside that, Yunho and Changmin still got great stage presence. You could not help to watch them, especially with those suits!

Although it uses box setting and does not have exact storyline, The Chance of Love music video far from being outdated. This is due to the stylish camerawork with monochrome effect at several parts. It looks sleek, flashy, and able to present TVXQ strength.



TVXQ choose both old and new side for The Chance of Love comeback. These combinations were seen on its sound as well as music video. It resulted well where both sides able to complement each other.

The Chance of Love is definitely a strong mark from TVXQ. They finally here again and successfully show people why they manage to stay on top of their game for many years. Welcome back, one of the Korean Wave kings!


Rating:                        4.5/5


 

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