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Red Velvet “빨간 맛 (Red Flavor)”

I don’t understand a word of Korean but it was pretty obvious what these girls were singing about just by hearing this music: “Red Flavor” is a big, goofy crush song. The melody and super-charged bounce of the beat capture a very young sort of crush feeling, amped up on hormones and undiluted by age and cynicism. I read a translation of the lyrics, and this all checks out – they’re basically comparing this feeling of joy to sweet candy flavors, ice cream, and fruity cocktails. It’s fun to know that, but it’s unnecessary as the ecstatic feeling of the music is so overwhelming that it makes Carly Rae Jepsen seem aloof and unenthusiastic about new love.

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