EXO "Monster" (Areia Remix)

EXO's "Monster" was the EXO I love, there were some things that made the song a bit bland and weird. Jun Areia, a popular K-Pop remixer, has breathed new life into the jam, giving it a polished EDM production (a lot easier on the ears than the original) and removing the the second pre-chours/chorus.

My Favourite Five Songs (So Far) From The SM Station Project

SM's Station Project has proven successful, showcasing both SM and non-SM artists with. With six more months left, I want to recap the ones that gave me all the feels and gave me Lebron hairline problems thus far.

Album Review: EXO "Overdose"

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Overdose 
SM Entertainment
Released: May 9th
Thanks to the Korean public, EXO went from just another idol group with some buzz to an actual threat to established K-Pop boybands. Last year's "Wolf" was a daring move by parent company SM Entertainment, which ultimately was overshadowed by Girls Generation's "I Got A Boy" in terms of western buzz. Then the "Growl" re-release came in August and overstayed its welcome way into the end of year ceremony season. " With SM finally making some legitimate bank from the half Korean, half Chinese group, "Overdose" was born. Unfortunately, the only drug that would probably match the album would be Valium or tranquilizers.

EXO "Overdose" Music Video

I already gave my opinion about "Overdose" when the song first leaked so there's no need to reiterate that's it's pretty basic. The video is finally out after their comeback was postponed due to the Sewol Ferry incident and it does nothing to make the song worth a second listen.

SM Continues To Ride The Basic Train With EXO's "Overdose"

EXO went from 0-60 last year when SM finally let them out of the basement and subsequently shoved them down everyone's throat for the second half of 2013. The genre-mashing "Wolf" (which still remains superior to all their other title tracks no matter what the charts, their plethora of live performances or their EXOtics say), the much overhyped and overplayed "Growl" and "Miracles In December" cemented EXO as the next big Hallyu stars, so of course SM wasn't gonna lock them away for another year and let them gather dust!

Graded Song:EXO "Growl"

Now that EXO is finally out SM's basement, they aren't ready to put them back just yet. After "Wolf" became their highest charting single to date (and on the contrary of hatin' azz netizens slays all to high heaven), SM has prepped a repackage of the group's "XOXO" album and offered up a new title track, "Growl" continuing with the whole lycan theme.
So I guess since most of Korea didn't enjoy the genre-bending slayage that is "Wolf", they have opted for a more straightforward release. Like with "Wolf" the dance practice video was leaked days before, so I had an idea of what the song sounded like in LQ. It's an alright song, but compared to "Wolf", "History" and "MAMA" this is pretty dryyyyyy. The part that starts with the red haired one singing and the other four come in and begin to harmonize with each other is the most interesting part of an otherwise boring piece. Shame on you SM.  
Final Grade:C

Graded Song: Exo "Wolf"

Chinese-Korean boy band EXO have been in SM Entertainment's basement since their promotions wrapped up almost a year ago for "MAMA" and "HISTORY". While SM rolled out comebacks for Super Junior-M, Girls Generation, two for SHINee and even gave a digital single to BoA, EXO was still hibernating.Then the teasers started rolling out a few weeks ago and EXO-tics flipped their shit . Unexpectedly, the boys' album leaked in full, including the title track "Wolf" and the dance practice video.Out of respect for them, I waited until their M/Vs were released before I did this write-up, but the time has come. Has it been worth the wait?

EXO - WOLF
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The fact that it took them so long to release this brilliant comeback single...I can't! I honestly felt like I was going to be overwhelmed with all twelve of them trying to sing on one song, but for some reason it worked. The track has a eerie tribal feel to it. Like one of those scenes in a horror movie where someone is about to be sacrificed. The yeah's and the pre-chorus could have did with some more enthusiastic vocals.  I also thought that the song was going to be heavy on the faux-step much like SM did with Super Junior-M's "Break Down", but they kept that to a minimum and allowed their vocals to shine. I mean, those high notes...
Final Grade:A
SM has released dance videos for both the Chinese and Korean versions of the song (I'm more biased to the Korean version) and features the boys transforming into wolves while pulling off some choreo on a set. I have to admit that the dance is cool and kind of awkward, especially towards the end. Also, SM couldn't shell out for better special effects for the transformations? Or real wolves? Either way it's decent. Still waiting on the drama version though.
Korean Version Chinese Version