♥ Oh My Girl ♡ ♥ Album Track List ♡
1. ♥ Oh My Girl! ♡
2. ♥ Cupid (Title Track) ♡
3. ♥ Hot Summer Nights ♡
4. ♥ Curious Questions ♡
Adding to the girl group explosion this year, the sister group to B1A4, Oh My Girl, has dropped their new mini-album. The first single off the album, "Cupid," is produced by Shin Hyuk, whose production chops include songs by Justin Bieber. The song is perfectly-timed: springtime, a season for falling in love.
The album opens with the intro song "Oh My Girl!" It's serviceable,and sets the tone for the rest of the disc nicely.
"Cupid," the title track, is a cute tune punctuated with a clattering drum beat, high-sounding synths, and radio-friendly chants: "Hey cupid has shot my heart!" This is also by far the liveliest song on the album. They chose to highlight Seunghee as one of their strongest vocalists -- just listen to those sustains near the end! The one surprise was Mimi, the rapper. This is something that most of the cute girl bands lack, and it makes these girls stand out.
"Hot Summer Nights" is a pleasant, if predictable, summer lovers' song. They keep it firmly G-rated (which means that it likely won't get banned), talking about footprints in the sand, holding hands, and the waves crashing on the beach. The tune is light, poppy, fun, and again has Mimi coming in near the end with her pitter-patter raps. They're not the best I've heard, but they sound good enough.
The last song, "Curious Questions," sounds a lot like "Hot Summer Nights," at least at first. There's more rests during the song, which, along with the whistling synth, separates it from previous song. That and the fact there's no rapping on this track. It saunters along at an enjoyable pace and is a sweet finish for the album.
"What are you, a ghost that haunts the girl's bathroom or something?"
He burst out laughing. It was a unique laugh, nearly contagious. Unfortunately, I wasn't in the mood to be laughing with him. "No, I'm not a ghost. I'm a Cupid!"
"Bullshit!"
"No no no, it's true."
I relaxed my arm a bit and tilted my head. "But aren't Cupids naked flying babies or something?"
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Lim Jiyeon, in her senior year of high school, has no hope for love. When Kim Seokjin, a Cupid, is given the chance to become human again by making others fall in love, he takes up Jiyeon's case. The only fault, Jiyeon can't make up her mind, so instead of using his only arrow, he uses words of advice to help her fall in love.
But who will fall in love with her first?