SNSD in Review (Last Part : Repackage Album Opinion)

SNSD is now done with The Boys promotions. SM is now churning repackage album after repackage album like there's no tomorrow. I'm going to voice my opinion on the numerous repackage albums.


Mr.Taxi 3rd Album Repackage 
Release Date : December 8, 2011

-Comes with 12 postcards, 1 randomly selected photo card, and 1 poster
USD $24.99 (with poster)
-Will contain new images

CD Tracks:
1. MR. TAXI
2. The Boys
3. 텔레파시(Telepathy)
4. Say yes
5. TRICK
6. 봄날(How great is your love)
7. My J
8. OSCAR
9. Top Secret
10. Lazy Girl(Dolce Far Niente)
11. 제자리걸음(Sunflower)
12. 비타민(VITAMIN)
13. The Boys(English ver.)


Notice anything new in the tracklist? No? Well, because there's NO NEW TRACKS. AT ALL. The only difference was Mr.Taxi was now track number one instead of The Boys. Oh, and there's The Boys in English, which you can buy on iTunes anyway.  Well, good job milking money SM. Good job.

SNSD in Review (Part IV : Live Performances)

Now I'm gonna review SNSD's live performance for this promotion. First up : The Boys

They actually sound good, and the dance is coordinated as well. I especially love Seohyun's voice here. Taeyeon always sound good, but Seohyun is gorgeous here. Sunny is a bit weak, and her voice tend to crack. But big surprise : Yoona sound halfway decent here. They all look gorgeous, but I hate that blond highlight on Tiffany, and the hat. Besides that, all the other costumes are fierce and I like it.

This is the remix version of The Boys that SNSD performed at Mnet Asian Music Awards. I love it. The girls break into a kick-ass dance halfway through and start singing in English. The costumes are gorgeous as well.

Overall, SNSD performed The Boys 18 times for the usual music shows and 8 for other music shows that I know of. Lately they all seems tired and lack the energy they give off in the beginning of the promotion though. SM, let the girls rest.

SNSD in Review (Part III : The Album)

Okay, now I'm going to review The Boys album. The tracklist is this :

1. The Boys
2. Telepathy
3. Say Yes
4. Trick
5. How Great is Your Love
6. My J
7. Oscar
8. Top Secret
9. Lazy Girl
10. Sunflower
11. Vitamin
12. Mr. Taxi (Korean Version)

PS : The Boys English Version and The Boys English Version instrumental are not a part of the album and can only be bought on iTunes.

The Boys was reviewed already in the previous section, so I'm gonna start with Telepathy.

Not a fan of Telepathy. The Telepathy is pronounced Telepassi (it's the hangul pronunciation). It's a perfectly ordinary pop song, and the girls didn't sound very good either in here. I'm getting bored at the song already.

SNSD in Review (Part II : MV and Title Song)

Now I'm going to review the MV and title song The Boys, both in Korean and English with a special bonus in the end.

First up : MV Korean version

The MV begins with a shot of Yoona being gorgeous, then the members slow motion shot with flower petals dropping on them. It's cheesy, but the dresses are gorgeous. And then the MV change place to one of the place SM loves so much : a white square room. And they dance in it. Good job SM, for recycling the place you used so much on your MV. I love the costumes, I love the fierce dance. I specifically love the part when Yuri drop down to the floor. The dances are great. But dear SM, why did you mess with Taeyeon's hair so much? First there's the two-tone hair on SNSD's Japanese promotion, and now three-tone-hair? And the ugly curly hair from the teaser picture? Besides Taeyeon though, everyone looks gorgeous.

Now let's talk about the song. It's different from SNSD's previous catchy songs no doubt. The first time I hear it, I didn't like it. But without me realizing it, I had put The Boys on repeat on my iPod dozens of times. It's different, with some girls rapping, but I like it. I can do without the overabundance of Jessica's part though, but it'll do. I wished all of the songs on their album is as fierce as this. The MV put special sound effects in the song though like 'wuush' or 'swish' like they did on Super Junior's Mr. Simple. SM, why did you do that? Don't you see that it's cheesy? But besides that, I quite like it.

SNSD In Review (Part I : Teaser Pictures)

First up, I'd like to review their gorgeous teaser picture. SNSD, and other K-Pop idols in general, tend to use different concept for every album or mini album. SNSD have used mannequin, marine, cheerleaders, dark, spy, taxi driver concept, and some other I can't recall. From all of that, I love their photos from the Japanese album the most, because it's like a fairytale and the girls are gorgeous in it. This teaser is as gorgeous as that, but more fierce.

First up is Taeyeon. It's easily seen in here that the concept is some kind of Snow White. Taeyeon is holding an apple, with a Disney Princess-like dress. Taeyeon is one of my favorite SNSD member. I love the concept, but not liking the hair. The curly hair is not good for her.

Sunny is usually full of aegyo, so this is a welcome change for her. She's cute but fierce at the same time. I love the dress, and it can easily be seen that the concept is Little Red Riding Hood. I love this look on her.

SNSD In Review (An Introduction)

I love SNSD. That's not a secret. They're one of my favorite girl groups. So I was looking forward to their 3rd album like everyone else, because I'm expecting something different for them. With the end of the year approaching, I think it's interesting to take a look back at their latest promotions.

I'd like to review the latest SNSD endeavour, starting from the teaser pictures, the MV and title song (both English and Korean), the album itself, the live performance, and lastly my opinion on their numerous repackage albums. Enjoy :)