Seulgi is my bias, and I don’t need to justify how much I love and adore her. But Accidentally On Purpose didn’t fully live up to the hype, and I can’t pretend otherwise. It’s a solid album, but after those insane concept photos and trailers, I was expecting something way more electronic and experimental—not another R&B-heavy record. The first two trailers set up such a cool, quirky Gotham villain-esque world, but then… none of that made it into the MV or album. And that instrumental from the first clip? Completely missing.
I like Better Dayz and Baby Not Baby, and the Deadly Valentine sample in the title track is a cool touch, but overall, the execution felt underwhelming. SM really needs to stop baiting us with these bold trailer concepts and then completely switching it up last minute. We needed that hyperpop/electronic song from the trailer so bad.
And let’s be real—her first mini album was on a whole different level. 28 Reasons was so much more cohesive, unique, and iconic. It had a strong identity. This one just feels like a missed opportunity.
by kakdi-
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I can’t think of a single K-pop release that matched the vibe of its trailer. I remember Twice’s trailers for One Spark teasing an emotional ballad when the final release was almost the opposite vibe.
Can’t fully understand your problem here because the 28 reason trailer had also nothing to do with the album sound or the MV it’s an overall view for the album concept that’s it and this album trailer showed what she wanted to say with this album which is a side she never showed us before and that’s what she has given us and also don’t understand the problem with the songs here they are really good and loved all of them but that’s of course just an opinion but I can imagine that most people find 28 reason better because it was her first album people waited years for her solo debut they were hyped and now it’s the second album people aren’t as hyped anymore so I do understand what u mean and I respect it but don’t really agree with it
The reality is that she just has to perform whatever SM gives her. Don’t get your hopes up. Sorry if you were really hyped, but that’s just what they do with their trailers.
Sorry to hear that bud, maybe give it a listen after a few days? Without the expectation and all that.