One song. Every day. Alphabetical order.
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Beautiful Goodbye (from Pinocchio (Danger) / Hot Summer – 2011)
Opening with the chiming of bells and a dramatic English-language testament from Amber, Beautiful Goodbye stakes its claim on emotional resonance. Its slick mid-tempo beat is firmly entrenched in the mid-to-late 90’s, and gives way to a surging chorus that takes great advantage of the girls’ vocal blend. While the verses play things a little hesitant for my taste, that hook really brings the song home. I love the symphonic backing, which supplies just enough heft to give the melody real impact. A volley of well-placed vocal ad-libs, coupled with cathartic guitar, really send the track off on a high.
| Hooks | 9 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 8 |
~ Rest in peace, Sulli. We will forever be grateful for the incredible music and spirit you left behind ~
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Yes, this is the obligatory softer midtempo album cut of this type. For what it is, it is well done. It is also very straight forward structure Verse-Chorus-V-C-Bridge-C-C-Outro, and all sung, so it doesn’t task the listener with constantly changing perspectives, like 2nd verse half time or rap. That structure with a fine vocal performance make it easy and pleasing to listen to.
My ears are not fully working yet this morning, the coffee hasn’t kicked in, but there is a very interesting stealth key change between the verses and chorus right at 0:56 with that last sung verse note, and then back to the original key for the verse at 1:24 with the piano chord. I believe the Bridge is in the chorus key. (Where is ReacttoK Kevin when I need him?!)
Good song choice for today. Rest in peace, Sulli.
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Gorgeous track, and an excellent example of knowing exactly when to deploy harmonies to build and release tension. The suspended chords in the verses and major-key turn for the chorus are standout moments for me.
Also, I just clocked why Airplane was seemingly skipped – do you stand by your original rating of 9, Nick? Wild that it’s been longer since your initial review than it had been since the track was originally released!
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Yeah I was wondering about that too! I personally think that Airplane could be their best song, or at least one of the more representative of their talents and sound.
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Yes, I would probably bump it up a few notches. Maybe 9.5 by my standards today?
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Yes please! Re-review it! Its my favorite F(x) song!
Actually I was looking through your completed reviews for f(x) on the A-Z list, and its quite short isn’t it. I was actually quite surprised that it was only three song long, so this Grand Revue is well overdue. Hurrah!
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I love their vocals on this track so much. Never fails to bring up some nostalgic emotions along with Ending Page.
Also I just realized in a matter of days I finally get to hear your thoughts on the eclectic JP release Cowboy after all these years. I’ve been waiting for this!
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I miss f(x). These newer girl groups simply don’t hit as hard, no matter how many pages they tore out of the f(book).
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