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[Review] ‘Teddy Riley, The First Expansion In Asia’ by Rania
by Rowdyruff on April 16, 2011 at 9:28 am
Along with the many comebacks this season is the growing number of debuts, and one debutant girl group in particular who’s creating plenty of buzz is Rania.
Firstly, the group: there’s a handful of members (Semi, Riko, Jui, Di, Joy, T-ae, and Xia), who all have the same ‘pretty face’ going for them and pretty much wear the same thing. No surprise there, but it’s when they begin performing that the controversy begins.
According to the media, Rania are just too racy for comfort. The suggestiveness of their dancing is the root of the problem, and they have thereby been ordered to run back to the drawing board and tone down their moves for future performances, or at least cover up their skimpy outfits, which they have just recently done.
This specific issue has always existed in pop culture, and really, artists will still continue selling sex left and right (which does include the men) because it simply works, now more than ever. In Rania’s case, as well as a couple other girl groups, they seemingly crossed a fine line and it was too much for the sensitive Korean broadcasters to handle.
But what does this have to do with Rania’s music?
Well, why do you think they would need to dance oh-so suggestively to begin with?
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Track List:
01. Dr. Feel Good (English Version)
02. Dr. Feel Good (Korean Version)
03. Masquerade (English Version)
04. Dr. Feel Good (Inst.)
05. Masquerade (Inst.)
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“Dr. Dr. Feel Good, come make me feel real good/ strap me down into my chair/ I’ve been feeling real bad,” Rania sing in the chorus of their lead single, “Dr. Feel Good” (taken from the English Version).
Clearly, Rania aren’t heating up the dance floor just for kicks. There are direct threads, from the double entendres in their lyrics to their risque image and moves. It’s definitely provocative and risky, but that’s what they’re going for. Consider it morally wrong if you want, but it’s right on the money, musically.
Unlike most of the mini albums released by K-pop girl groups, Rania’s doesn’t feature several concepts or themes (a sad/dark song here, a cute, uptempo song there), nor different styles wrapped up in a pretty little box. This mini album focuses on one thing and one thing only: lust. I’m sure that’s not all they have to offer, but Rania are steering this first impression with an exuberance of sensuality and it shows all over their songs (which is a total of two).
For starters, “Dr. Feel Good” has exaggerated melodies in the refrain, very ‘come hither‘ in a seductive way while riding (no pun intended) on an electro-pop beat and transitioning in and out by stuttering pre-choruses. It’s nothing out of the ordinary, but not a bad song at all. It has good structure, a really nice production – not to mention it reminds me of “Sweet Dreams” by the Eurythmics. Great song – but what is probably the most admirable element is the hint of strong voices.
It’s difficult to pin down who’s singing what (partially because I haven’t identified names with faces yet), but the entire thing is sung surprisingly well. They have found a strong unified voice for the group, which is a good sign this early in the game, and it sounds great with this kind of up-tempo song.
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{{RaNIa 003}} มามะ... มา Feel Good กัน{แตกประเด็นจาก A10451412}
