saraf's seventeen studies

YOU MAKE MY DAY review

saraf's seventeen studies

YOU MAKE MY DAY (2018)

The ninth 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Š Holiday
The pan flutes lmfaoooo like this is really their vacation album. Aw jeonghan served a honey vocal slsksdhifkjgf…it’s kinda like, slideshow music if I’m being real. And they’re dangerously close to millennial whoop territory, but then Dino dips into his rizzler bag and saves the track. Idk the prechorus is kinda nice, too. But the chorus is underwhelming and then it’s followed up by that…chanting…tropical…section…idk, maybe the weather isn’t good enough for this one yet. I’d have to be at the beach tbh…

šŸŠ Come to Me
It’s kinda funny how this whole album seems summer-themed, lol. The instrumentals are all tropical in that late 2010s kpop way, and they’re playing around with all sorts of ā€˜exotic’ FL studio presets. Like if this was just the instrumental, it’d be really good music for like, the amphibian and reptile exhibit at a zoo…I’d be looking at all the snakes and frogs like yooo…this is kinda magical…I think I like it more than holiday cuz they don’t bullshit me with a bunch of chanting. It’s pretty pleasant.

šŸ“ What’s Good
This won’t be my favorite song no matter how many times you try to gaslight me into believing it is, Vern…sorry…Mingyu lisping that we should bounce is kinda hilarious. It also took me out that Mingyu announced he’s 22 years old (21 in international age). Like what the fuck, you were still that young? Jesus christ…I also think Vern’s pen game is getting better, like ā€œJust spit out any konglish, you know what I’m sayingā€ that’s kinda hilarious of him dfgjfdkgj. It’s a pretty fun song.

šŸ“ Our Dawn Is Hotter Than Day
Spent twenty fooour hours, I need moooore hours with you…I mean, if you want Girls Like You without Adam Levine and with Seventeen then this is for you. Honestly, I appreciate that it exists…I wonder if Woozi does this on purpose or if he’s just exposed to the radio too much and accidentally writes better versions of the songs he hears lmfao. I don’t mind this at all, it’s pleasant and pretty nice end-of-the-party music. I don’t have parties anymore, though, so it makes me a little sad. I’m really lonely…

šŸ‰ MOONWALKER
I mean this one’s just fun. I think that for the ā€˜fun summer track’ PFU are the ones best suited to that concept, and yet they went a little freaky with it and I appreciate that! It’s almost…dancehall-esque at some parts, which is kinda fun. I like the production on this song a lot, and the hook is really catchy, I kinda regret listening to this on a night where I gotta go to bed early cuz…like…it’s gonna be echoing in my mind…

šŸ‰ Oh My!
She’s a little nauseating, if I’m being real…but it’s in a fun way. The piano is so cheerful, and the sway of it sorta makes me dizzy. I probably shouldn’t listen to this song while walking around or I’ll bump into people and/or fall over. As a jjf, I’m obligated to say that he sounds great here. Pretty much everyone does, if I’m being honest. Like they were energized! The bridge always catches me off guard, still not totally sure if I fuck with it, especially since it slams back into the chorus on the off-beat. Makes me queasy…I like this one, though. It’s giving, like…candy store or something.