
Pingback: The Top Ten Best Songs by BTS | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Pingback: The Top 10 Most Viewed Posts on THE BIAS LIST in 2016 | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Pingback: The Top 10 K-Pop Choreographies of 2016 | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Pingback: The Top 10 K-Pop Artists of 2016 | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Pingback: The Top 10 K-Pop Music Videos of 2016 | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Pingback: The Top 50 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016 (Day Five: 10-1) | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Youngji) | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Pingback: Song Review: K.A.R.D – Oh NaNa (ft. Pingback: Song Review: Jessica Jung – Wonderland | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion Pingback: 2016 MAMA Awards: Ranking the Performances | The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion That melodic segment, repeated several times throughout the track, is Blood‘s strongest and most defining moment, wrapping a multitude of moods and emotions into one concise distillation of what makes the group so captivating.
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Those first few notes elicit more than many full songs, bringing us right into a build from the very beginning. They were smart to have him kick off the track. It’s a case of a vocal tone perfectly matching the instrumentation supporting it. Everyone’s at their peak here, but Blood‘s MVP has to be Jimin. Even that one-word hook pulses with energy and attitude, helped along by a potent instrumental breakdown that proves there’s still a bit of life to squeeze out of the tropical house fad.įor an act who debuted as your typical hip-hop boy group, BTS have some incredible vocalists. The song has a real texture, and it’s different than anything the guys have given us so far.

The synths are awash with depth and layers, showered over the track so effectively that they almost feel tactile. Much of that is due to the track’s flawless production, which is lush and all-encompassing.

The song’s chorus is barely there, preferring an easy repetition rather than full-throated melody.

Blood fuses trendy tropical house with moombahton - two genres that have become completely overused in global pop music. The thing about BTS is they pursue so many of the musical angles that usually drive me to complain and nitpick, but they’re just so damn good at it. Blood, Sweat & Tears (피 땀 눈물) is the latest in their continual reinvention, and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s been an absolute thrill to see them come back again and again with material that’s both friendly to pop radio and beguilingly artistic. When it comes to k-pop’s evolution both domestically and internationally, BTS are in the driver’s seat.
