Song Review:: Kim Wooseok (UP10TION): Social Savvy Class 101 OST- Hello

  • Release date: 2024 October 26
  • Album tracklist: Hello, Hello (Inst.)
  • Album runtime: 7 minutes

 This has been sitting in my drafts for about two months waiting for me to get to it. It's an OST, which makes it lower on my to-do, but also, I need something a little more relaxing after the rush of the season. I know I like his voice, and an OST will simply let me bask in it. This isn't one of the kdramas I've seen, either, so I don't know what kind of song I'm going to be getting here anyway. It doesn't matter though. I'm happy to have something nice and relaxing, as OSTs tend to be, even though I can't look at the title of the song without humming the song by the same name from NU'EST.

I really love the fact that so many OSTs come with the instrumental version. This is such a dramatic track that I kind of want to watch the show because of it. Piano and guitar spend a lot of time together, just vibing, which is cool. The synth is also gorgeous, settled in to soar up above the other instruments and provide a fabulous counterpoint and texture against the lower, more grounded piano. It's incredibly cinematic and just beautiful.

The texture in his voice when he's soft and low at the beginning is not just a great way to start it off, but a contrast with the later sections where the pitch and the dynamics are both up. He does a great job with his vocal control and the way he uses the different variations within the melody to climb or fall is very indicative of either innate or well-trained skill. I genuinely don't understand how he hasn't made a bigger splash as a soloist.

This looks like a cute school drama. I'd be interested in watching this.


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