strong agree. some of my all-time favorite itzy and twice songs are japanese releases (itzy’s blah blah blah, voltage, algorhythm, twice’s dive, fanfare, doughnut, everything under misamo). it feels like japan picks up the slack for the korean releases sometimes
I haven’t listened to Haute Couture as an album yet, but y’know what I have listened to? Dive. That album, start to finish, some of current TWICE’s best work imo. Outside of that, I’m both excited for Strategy to give me a break from finals week, but also so swamped from class work that I don’t know if I’ll get time to listen to it 😭
The thing about jype Japanese releases that no other company does is how they treat it like a Korean comeback. Twice and stray kids are def my fav Japanese releases this year
Choujimi: I’m gonna explain Haute Catours concept What Choujimi actually did: justify my 3 am zombie self online shopping with money i certainly don’t have
omg ive been a constant viewer for quite some time, and i want to thank you for diving into the discussions of concepts in kpop groups!you explain EVERYTHINGGG in such a logical way and make the viewers realise and see things in a deeper level
I was excited for the album the moment new look was released, but listening to the whole album? OMG, it really represents the high luxury, expensive and regal feeling of haute couture, runway and jealously, baby im good and the singles are so rich and present a beautiful story of power, fashion and Of course HAUTE COUTURE
I never noticed the concept, what a great video!!! FIY with no shade on the side: Haute Couture is pronounced like 'oat' couture, you dont need to enounce the 'te'. Love your videos
@@choujimi If you need a tip for future reference: If a word in French ends in either a consonnant or an "e" without an accent, then you don't pronounce that last letter. For example: if you are saying the word "coup", you would drop the "p" sound at the end. Hope it helps! (There are exceptions to this rule that are related to the first letter or sound of the word next to it though)
Same! I loved this project conceptually and its sonority better than Masterpiece. Masterpiece's strength is on its title, but Haute Couture is more cohesive and diverse in sound than its predecessor. I loved the jazzy sounds and beats in this album and I loved Mina's solo above any other solo.
i really do wish it had its moment because as you said it was just conceptual briliance and having watched misamo documentary they are putting out it was really cool to see misamo so involved and taking the lead with this project in terms of ideas and creative direction. So i kinda wish it came out earlier or at least early next year i dont know so that it couldve been appreciated more. Regardless I'm glad it was a big hit for them in Japan!!
the second i saw this i got excited bc i knew you’d have to mention namie 😭😭 she’s one of my favorite artists of all time!!! to see the misamo cover of new look breathe new (lol) life into the song made me geek out in ways you couldn’t imagine
French person here ! The "haute couture" pronunciation in the video you picked is a little confusing because they put too much accent on the "te", nobody pronounces it that way here. You have to pretend the e isn't here. It' like "hautt-couture ". Also they pronounced the "re" quite weirdly But nonetheless it's no big deal and it's very nice of you to even do your research to pronounce it the best way possible hehe Edit now that I have actually watched the video : I was pleasantly surprised by the album, and your analysis was very interesting and straight to the point, great work!
I’ve been trying to get into Twice lately and out of all their music this album is my favorite. I love Misamo’s sound and how well this trio works together.
One of the highest concentrations of potential title tracks, because honestly both Money in My Pocket and Runway are two of Twice's best songs and they're from a subunit for a foreign market. 2024 was a great year for Once.
have you listened to enhypen's dark blood album? in my opinion, it's sonically one of the most cohesive albums that came out of 2023 and i really enjoy the visuals of the album trailer as well. the trailer pulls elements from their lore + the webtoon/characters based on their lore, and while their music tends to stray from their lore lyrically, i still think the entire project is really cohesive! you talk a lot about this and seem to care a lot abt concepts so i was curious if you had tuned into it!
@@danahugel I’ve listened to it a couple of times in passing, but haven’t paid attention to the concept - I’ll definitely take a look at the trailer and videos!!
I love the concept, but I think the visuals could have been better. In terms of music, I enjoyed the b-sides more than New Look and Identity. I think that they should have been even more extra, but I still like it a lot
As a title track maybe but lol no as an album Haute Couture is much better I only liked specific songs from Masterpiece Marshmallow Do not Touch. ..while Haute Couture has so many bangers it also charted better than Masterpiece in Japan with 133k sales while Masterpiece had 94k
I find that JYPE groups and their Japanese releases have been some of their best work. (In my opinion).
and you are so right
i haven’t noticed this pattern before but now that u point it out i see it!
For sure!!
My favorite itzy songs are the Japanese ones, I agree with you
strong agree. some of my all-time favorite itzy and twice songs are japanese releases (itzy’s blah blah blah, voltage, algorhythm, twice’s dive, fanfare, doughnut, everything under misamo). it feels like japan picks up the slack for the korean releases sometimes
I haven’t listened to Haute Couture as an album yet, but y’know what I have listened to? Dive.
That album, start to finish, some of current TWICE’s best work imo.
Outside of that, I’m both excited for Strategy to give me a break from finals week, but also so swamped from class work that I don’t know if I’ll get time to listen to it 😭
@@fimbulvetr6129 Dive is so good too 😭 I think you’ll really like Haute Couture! Also good look on your finals!!
YES Dive is soooooo good!!!
@@choujimiI think Beyond The Horizon is one of their best songs icl
dive + haute couture are incredible releases that went unnoticed due to them being japanese releases and it irks me
the songs on this album also highlight their voices extremely well, probably more than in masterpiece, like they were perfectly made for them
It's surprising how Haute Couture has been more of a Masterpiece than the album “Masterpiece” itself
Anyway, both albums are masterpieces 🗣️🔥
the presented theme
The thing about jype Japanese releases that no other company does is how they treat it like a Korean comeback. Twice and stray kids are def my fav Japanese releases this year
Choujimi: I’m gonna explain Haute Catours concept
What Choujimi actually did: justify my 3 am zombie self online shopping with money i certainly don’t have
Happy Spotify wrapped day
misamo always eats so bad with their albums ong
THE BLOOPERS AHAHAHHAHAHA
the presented theme😭
why did yt start glitching during the last bloopers section 😭
omg ive been a constant viewer for quite some time, and i want to thank you for diving into the discussions of concepts in kpop groups!you explain EVERYTHINGGG in such a logical way and make the viewers realise and see things in a deeper level
@@prcssng 😭 This is so nice, thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
I was excited for the album the moment new look was released, but listening to the whole album? OMG, it really represents the high luxury, expensive and regal feeling of haute couture, runway and jealously, baby im good and the singles are so rich and present a beautiful story of power, fashion and Of course HAUTE COUTURE
I never noticed the concept, what a great video!!! FIY with no shade on the side: Haute Couture is pronounced like 'oat' couture, you dont need to enounce the 'te'. Love your videos
@@ebthebluealt Haha thank you! Pronouncing that extra ‘te’ was getting hard towards the end lol
@@choujimi If you need a tip for future reference:
If a word in French ends in either a consonnant or an "e" without an accent, then you don't pronounce that last letter.
For example: if you are saying the word "coup", you would drop the "p" sound at the end.
Hope it helps!
(There are exceptions to this rule that are related to the first letter or sound of the word next to it though)
Same! I loved this project conceptually and its sonority better than Masterpiece. Masterpiece's strength is on its title, but Haute Couture is more cohesive and diverse in sound than its predecessor. I loved the jazzy sounds and beats in this album and I loved Mina's solo above any other solo.
Mina's solo is the most boring imo maybe cause I don't really like sad songs
@BTSArmy-d8e5e that's your problem entirely!!!
i really do wish it had its moment because as you said it was just conceptual briliance and having watched misamo documentary they are putting out it was really cool to see misamo so involved and taking the lead with this project in terms of ideas and creative direction. So i kinda wish it came out earlier or at least early next year i dont know so that it couldve been appreciated more. Regardless I'm glad it was a big hit for them in Japan!!
Their Japanese releases HIT DIFFERENT ✨>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Love the cohesion
HAHAHAHA the bloopers
Misamo on a crazy 2 album run rn, masterpiece and haute couture are just * chefs kiss *
the second i saw this i got excited bc i knew you’d have to mention namie 😭😭 she’s one of my favorite artists of all time!!! to see the misamo cover of new look breathe new (lol) life into the song made me geek out in ways you couldn’t imagine
finally someone is recognizing this masterpiece 😍😍
misamo never misses i fear, let us go and feel ourselves (identity-dentity-dentity)
I think twice really never missed with their japanese releases!!! I loved DIVE and now Haute Couture!!!
French person here ! The "haute couture" pronunciation in the video you picked is a little confusing because they put too much accent on the "te", nobody pronounces it that way here. You have to pretend the e isn't here. It' like "hautt-couture ". Also they pronounced the "re" quite weirdly
But nonetheless it's no big deal and it's very nice of you to even do your research to pronounce it the best way possible hehe
Edit now that I have actually watched the video : I was pleasantly surprised by the album, and your analysis was very interesting and straight to the point, great work!
I think you should do a review on Vcha next!
I will!! I hope they come back soon 😭
Such a great album indeed
Choujimi... Or should i say Broujimi... I was really expecting your anaylisis about this projects.
I’ve been trying to get into Twice lately and out of all their music this album is my favorite. I love Misamo’s sound and how well this trio works together.
One of the highest concentrations of potential title tracks, because honestly both Money in My Pocket and Runway are two of Twice's best songs and they're from a subunit for a foreign market.
2024 was a great year for Once.
CHOUJIMI WE NEEEDDD A TWICECOASTER UPDATE AFTER STRATEGY PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏
@@rushedtree960 Working on it 🫡
Pls talk about Zerobaseone and the concept of their debut album!!!
have you listened to enhypen's dark blood album? in my opinion, it's sonically one of the most cohesive albums that came out of 2023 and i really enjoy the visuals of the album trailer as well. the trailer pulls elements from their lore + the webtoon/characters based on their lore, and while their music tends to stray from their lore lyrically, i still think the entire project is really cohesive! you talk a lot about this and seem to care a lot abt concepts so i was curious if you had tuned into it!
@@danahugel I’ve listened to it a couple of times in passing, but haven’t paid attention to the concept - I’ll definitely take a look at the trailer and videos!!
I love the concept, but I think the visuals could have been better. In terms of music, I enjoyed the b-sides more than New Look and Identity. I think that they should have been even more extra, but I still like it a lot
Haute Couture is nothing compared to Masterpiece. their recent release is lacking everywhere. do not touch alone cleared !!!
As a title track maybe but lol no as an album Haute Couture is much better I only liked specific songs from Masterpiece Marshmallow Do not Touch. ..while Haute Couture has so many bangers it also charted better than Masterpiece in Japan with 133k sales while Masterpiece had 94k
@ yeah i don’t really care about sales. their second album is honestly forgettable other than the cover they did tbh
@mai._.mp13 It's surprising because it's the opposite for me I only liked specific songs other than Do Not Touch
@@Files4547 tried listening to funny valentine? momo never misses with her pen👑
@maditi-n5w Yess that's the best song