saraf's seventeen studies

ATTACCA review

saraf's seventeen studies

ATTACCA (2021)

the 15th part of my svt discography review!

Ranking system:

šŸ‡ - 10.0 BNM one of their most iconic slays
šŸ‰ - fantastic song that made me feel something
šŸ“ - eating, a few flaws that are either easy to overlook or a bit charming
šŸŠ - good background music but i wouldn't seek it out
šŸŒ - it does nothing for me but isn't outright offensive
šŸ - does nothing for me and is offensive
šŸˆ - so bad that it almost wraps back around to good just bc i was laffing so much

(note: tracklists are not in album order. they are very loosely ranked)

šŸŒšŸˆ I can’t run away
Why are the hip hop unit making…um…well, what is this? It’s kinda nice. Awwww Vernon rly poured his heart into that prechorus didn’t he. Oh um. That…first…chorus…hi mingyu…lol…his rap on this is pretty funny too. I keep telling scoups he can sing but does he listen to me and/or care? No of course not. He’s busy bragging about his diet on weverse and getting dragged out for fancy dinner with jeonghan. Wonu on the bridge is kinda funny but then vern kinda went into heat for a second and I lost all brain function. The final chorus is funny cuz scoups sounds rly good then mingyu comes through for a real one.

šŸŒ Imperfect Love
Okayyyy that intro is kind of a lot. But then dk opens his mouth and makes the most beautiful sounds I ever heard in my life. Okayyy jeonghan was in his honey voice bag. Oh they all sing the chorus together? We’re going OLD SCHOOL…this is very like .. 2009 core. Joshua getting the dramatic prechorus to himself lol. Why is this chorus kinda taking me out I guess im just really not used to them all singing together like that (put through the HYBE voice blender) … but then we get DK bridge and it was all worth it…

šŸˆ Crush
Umm….is this that one where they’re all wearing those weird hats…did jeonghan just moan at me lmfaoā€¦ā€I don’t know what to do tell me what I gotta doā€ what Vernon says when attempting basic chores. I kind of lost my train of thought again cuz so much was happening. I think I wanted to say scoups was giving gorillaz sdfoigjdfgfj but then I got distracted by Joshua creaming all over the beat. The hook is really annoying honestly. The beat is good. Jeonghan was like…in heat or something. Omg so was woozi. And then it just ends? Okay. A bit of a weird one

šŸŠ PANG!
Should I take this seriously as a song since it’s basically their scientist skit music? It’s kinda better than crush if I’m being real with you. But it also reminds me of something omg wait…no it totally reminds me of something…what the fuck is dino doing lmfao. Westside eastside is CRAZY on a mpreg inflation scientist themed track. It totally reminds me of something though and it’s annoying that I can’t figure out what it is. Okay jun was in his balloon bag. If anyone can tell me what that synth hum reminds them of in the chorus I’d be grateful.

šŸ‰ Rock with You
This song makes me a gyuldaengie for a moment...like idk (gay guy from the IT crowd voice) the GRIT of it…this song is just good boyband music omg I forgot wonu did that im sorry I lost my train of thought…but yeah it’s good boyband music like if I miss the click five I can listen to this. And I do miss the click five. Jeonghan saying baby hold on when I KNOW he’s wearing a flannel is sickkkkk actually. I think the only thing I’d say is like .. an issue with this track is that the chorus is clearly written in woozi’s mickey mouse register and the rest of them are practically killing themselves trying to reach those notes.

šŸ‡ To You
Opening up with a honeyvoice intro was a choice. The facking buildup on this song is seriously crazy and the chorus actually gives you a payoff which was sorta unusual in this era of kpop iirc. I love when they make mingyu sing /gen kinda LMFAO also wonu was rly in his singing era these past couple albums lol when the nerdy kid comes out of their shell be like… Vernon can’t really sing but I love hearing him sing if that makes sense. There’s something about it that the rest of them can’t do. Omg josh was feeling himself on that bridge dsfigjdifg…I know seungkwan hates woozi for giving him these super high notes to belt as they go into the final chorus btw. The post chorus of this track is one of the best things woozi ever wrote btw.

šŸˆ šŸˆ šŸˆ šŸˆ 2 minus 1
WHAT’S TWO MINUS ONE. Im sorry but I kept laughing irl listening to this I rly felt like I was listening to a Disney channel original movie song where the protagonists make a band and diss their backstabbing crush. sympathy subtraction is the worst thing vern has ever said. What’s with that second prechorus lmfao???? What satan’s vocal filter did they run that through???? ā€œI can still see you in myselfā€ is a strangely poignant line to just randomly show up on the bridge of this lmfaooo like who hurt josh this bad? I also believe this song is the main reason that josh is all over vern whenever he drinks.