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Tune Assessment: Mark (NCT) – 1999

Song Review: Mark (NCT) – 1999

For the long-awaited launch of Mark’s first solo album, he’s selling with a title monitor named after his beginning yr. Birthdays apart, 1999 was an superior yr for music. Everybody was in celebration mode because of the impending flip of the millennium. Pop music was various and dominant, with MTV and TRL serving as hubs for youth tradition. Whether or not Mark’s 1999 is searching for to attract upon that vitality or not, its playful sound belies expectations.

The music sees Mark change from rap verses to a mild croon for the catchy, melodic refrain. This works fairly properly throughout 1999‘s first half however will get a bit muddled as we transfer on. There’s a lot occurring inside this monitor because the music makes an attempt to distill its many influences. On this method, the music is fairly “1999” in spirit. Mark does a pleasant job skirting between these varied efficiency kinds. I really favor him as a singer on this monitor, because the rapped moments usually really feel extra gimmicky.

Spikes of operatic vocals pepper 1999 for no different motive than to be zany. I admire the surprising injection of texture, however  I want these moments had been in service to a greater set of melodies. 1999‘s hook is a breezy sing-song that echoes parts of late-90’s alt-pop. However slightly than forge an thrilling centerpiece, this refrain retreats right into a restrained — nearly anti-drop — construction that neuters 1999‘s cartoonish vitality. I a lot favor the music’s rousing finale, when all these varied parts fuse collectively to ship the monitor off on a excessive.

Hooks 7
 Manufacturing 8
 Longevity 8
 Bias 8
 RATING 7.75

Grade: C+

MARK 마크 '1999' MV

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