Songs Are Meaningless Without Words

Many would agree that music itself has its own value, but there are kpop songs out there that are really strange. Even if we don’t understand the lyrics, the song itself with/without the music video should be able to convey the meaning to us but that doesn’t seem to be quite happening in songs like Exo-K’s ‘Wolf’ and Big Bang’s ‘Love Song’.

Usually people would think wolves in relation to lonely howling, hunting, full moon, and snow. Or at least something along those lines, you get the picture. And even perhaps, due to Twilight, people may think of werewolves, which seriously this song wouldn’t make you think of that (dumping the lyrics aside). Even David Guetta’s ‘She Wolf’ would surely suit better in relation to wolves. Why? Well, already we are given the really weird imagery of a rainforest or savannah from the music. And honestly, their voices don’t sound so great. Howling like either some half-drunk guys, or off-key high pitched howling. >< Overall, this basically is no song that people would want to go listening to twice. I don’t think this song really would fully convey a message of something about a wolf, hence thus failing to express much meaning. You can be the judge. 

Click me to listen to the song Wolf !!! 
  

“I love you~ (,not)!” It’s alright that the song title may have a contradiction to the lyrics singing “I hate this love song” in Big Bang’s ‘Love Song’, since I guess that’s the irony of it all. But the music video for it is rather confusing. Their voice and the music have a sense of some sort of defeat but the pain or anger is missing. And there isn’t any love either. So unless the chaotic mess in the music video is meant to reflect their previously lashed out anger of love-hate, their voices and the music lack the connection, hence don’t quite convey the message of whatever it is they are trying to sing. 

Click me to see the MV Love Song !!! 

All images credited to the YouTube official MV ~