[Review] Girls Generation (SNSD) I Got a Boy

*Intro
I'm currently doing 2 reviews at the same time which is this review and Michael Haneke's film Amour. One thing for sure Amour will be post before Oscars hahaha. I don't usually reviewing K-Pop group album (besides BEG and Big Bang) because usually the other track beside the main track is only a filler, but I have to admit that...... uhm well it's for the closing hahaha.
*Warning this review represent my opinions only feel free to post yours

1. I Got a Boy

So the first track is the leading single, weird move, but not rare. Usually the leading single will be put at second or third, but let's not complicate ourselves with that thing. Okay now the song, the song itself is GREAT. It's not amazing, but hey they're not BEG or Big Bang, this is a massive improvement. The song is quirky, constantly improving, the time when you say 'the song will be going like this' it changes again surprising us again and again and again. A fun pop song that's kinda mixture of 2NE1 and Miss A I think. The only problem with this song is there are parts that's sound too aegyo it makes me cringe. Okay let's face it, it's GG anyway aegyo always exist, there are some parts that tolerable, but something like 'michyeoso michyeoso' arrrhhh. The lyric is standard, but at least it's not dumb. It's a great track, SNSD must be proud they finally doing something different and 'good'.
As for the MV, hahaha not as good as the music. I love the color, there's a sense of Harajuku style, and there's this romantic red scene like Sistar's Alone, although they dance in a box it's entertaining and not boring. My only problem is the guy is completely useless and the drama scene is useless, you can barely get anything there except our lovely ladies acting insanely cute. The concept is aegyo swag hahahaha, I said it, it's aegyo swag. For me it's a bit weird that doesn't mean it's bad, maybe just maybe GG will be the trendsetter of this concept. A few ladies (name Yuri and Hyoyeon) do their own concept which I called Feminine classy swag, they dress like 2ne1 with Miss A attitude. So great I love them. Wow just for a song and the sentence keep piling up and I haven't done the dance department. The dance is cool, they tossed their high heels, do something more energetic, it's refreshing. In general I love this, good job girls oh and anyone who review this badly is just a hater I think because although it's not perfect this is really good.

2. Dancing Queen

O...M....G.... I don't like to bash people so I'm gonna keep this short. Duffy's Mercy is a great song with retro blues influence that's really refreshing, and so this Dancing Queen (cause technically it's the same song with only different lyrics). This is SNSD pre-famous right? Yup I tolerate you for ruining such a great song with ridiculous concept and dance. Well this is an album so we can only hear and not see, I'll say this is a good song, just don;t watch the MV. Honestly Wonder Girls could do this better I think, but once again this is pre-famous so yeah it's okay.

3. Baby Maybe
Actually the song is really good, it feels like spring, fresh, the flowers are all blooming, and cute. The music is likeable and the lyric is cute without being too cute, it suits my palate and I actually love cute things so honestly I love this song. The problem is once again the way they singing, mostly it's good, but there are some parts they singing it too cute. This song is already cute, you don't need to add any sugar at all. So far this song reminds me of BoA's Japanese album The Face so I like it, good job girls or should I say Pixie Lott? hahaha. (It's originally Pixie Lott's demo they said)

4. 말해봐 (Talk Talk)
Uhm I don't find this song interesting, it's so standard. Both the tones and technique are common, but the singing is fit and I think only the capable one singing this song and the least capable like providing background hahaha that's just my guess. The auto tune used at the right time, they didn't use it too much. Uhm it's a very standard song not bad, but not good. So there aren't anything to comment actually ah hem...
(Oh yeah this is recycled from their Japanese album, and I was like (what??? Is it so hard to provide an original song))

5. Promise
This song is good. I do have a little fetish on ballad, but I will keep it clear here, it's not super outstanding but it's good unlike SNSD's previous ballad which seemed forced. It talks about past love, you break up, you cry, you passed it all, you want to move on, and you kinda retrace all the memories. It's good I like it, this is one of the strongest song in the album.

6. Express 999

I can't help it, it reminds me a bit with Britney, Spice Girls, but they make it more modern and it's amazing I love it. You can hear some trumpet mixed with the techno, the lyrics are unique and do I have to add it's sounds good and not cheesy. You can feel the beat and groove, overall this is a very exciting song and a really good job.

7. 유리아이 (Lost In Love)
Is this TTS? Because it sounds oh wow very very amazing. Hehe, the intro with piano and glass sound really makes it sound so dreamy and sad at the same time. The girls voice sounds amazing, the notes also needs some technique and I just can't imagine all 9 SNSD sang this. This track sounds almost like BEG, WHAT?! BEG?! What a progress have you made SNSD. I love it, people will and should love it, good job.

8. Look at Me
Huh, so far I've been so happy listening to the album, a rare case for SNSD material btw that's why my happiness goes double up. And this song ruin it all. I'm not saying this song is super bad, in fact the indian drums and flute can be cool like Jai Ho, but instead it goes into cutesy and the girls also sang it with cuteness overload my head is spinning around. The lyrics also kinda silly haha maybe it's just me. Whatever next please.

9. XYZ
This is a catchy electronic song, I like it but I also think the bpm is kinda slow. An electronic song must tempt  you to dance, and this song is a tad slower to tempt me to dance. Overall I like it, this is like Britney, Ke$ha, Rihanna. The lyrics penned by our lovely girls Yuri and SeoHyun and quite good. Honestly this track is quite good I kinda spechless on what to comment.

10. 낭만길 (Romantic St.)
Another ballad with spring screaming with every notes played. The intro is grandiose, there's this jay swing smell from afar and then it changes to (luckily) not too cute sound, it's in a tolerable dose. In fact it sounds good. Too bad Jessica's voice is too nasal I'm sorry queen it's the fact, she can trade lines with Sunny whose voice is cute in a good way. I love this song what can I say.

I Got a Boy is a great album, SNSD album usually sounds like trash boxed in a very beautiful package. But this time, it's sound like a real album. The tracks are very good and doesn't feel like a filler, I'm having fun reviewing this album because every tracks are worth to listen to (except Look at Me), they tossed their high heels, the dance energitically, and it pays. For every person who thinks this album still sounds bad, I can assure you they're just haters, it's not perfect, but this is absolutely not a bad album.