Hopepunk Princess

Sometimes music is so brilliant it hurts.



I do think it's better than the original, but perhaps it's an unfair comparison: this feels like a different song altogether. They arranged an entirely new, awe-inspiring soundscape for this cover.

I love Jooyeon's vocals, when he's growling and when he isn't (he's the bass guitarist with the long red-streaked hair). I love everything he does with his voice. I love his nose scrunches and eyebrow quirks. My favourite bit is the 2-minute mark, when the drums lead into a few moments of the keyboard being the only accompaniment to Jooyeon's voice, before the rest of the soundscape blooms back in.

I love that O.de used a megaphone during his rap (he's the one wearing a beret).

I love Junsu's vocals (he's the blonde keyboardist who sang 'Do you want a blonde barbie doll?' while rolling his eyes with delectable sass).

I love that the nails on Junhan's string-pressing hand are painted black while the nails on his strumming hand aren't. (He's the electric guitarist with hair dyed auburn.)

I love that Gaon (the guitarist with a black mullet) was bouncing around the stage while strumming with Jooyeon. They were having a blast and so was I.

The drummer, Gunil, did a solid throughout.

That said, here's the original song if you're wondering how different it is.