AOTY 2023

Savage

aespa - Savage
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
User Score
Based on 777 ratings
2021 Ratings: #126
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
NME
Beyond just proving that they’re more than a one-hit wonder, ‘Savage’ digs deep to traverse beyond the boundaries of K-pop and is indisputable evidence of aespa’s proclivity for expectation-bending sounds and visuals.
70
PopMatters

As a nod to their AI-inspired concept, K-pop group aespa make electronic music that challenges the limits of genres and song structures in debut EP, Savage.

marvelgaryen
88

The applicated futurism of 'Savage' the first mini album is so impressive that I bet Sophie would be so fucking proud, cause it's clearly heavily influenced by her. aespa finally made me really pay attention to what they doing, with the first 2 singles 'Black Mamba' and 'Next Level' I was getting a sense but still wasn't invested. Filled with electropop productions, a hyperpop sense in every single track, lines that are quite catchy, very interesting transitions inside every track, it really ... read more

Davibitt1234
92

Nunca me interessei tanto pelo aespa, não gostava muito das suas músicas. Mas em seu primeiro mini-album elas conseguiram me surpreender. Com um dos melhores discos desse ano de um grupo da quarta geração.

Meu maior problema com o grupo era que elas tinham um conceito tão interessante e diferente, mas músicas desinteressantes, "Next Level" parecia apenas uma tentativa falha da sm de criar uma nova "I Got A Boy", e "Black ... read more

Maqtheus
80

Desde que foi fundada em 1995, a SM Entertainment sempre se destacou como a principal empresa na indústria musical sul-coreana. Prova disso são algumas das milhares de realizações que a colocam como grande responsável por tornar o K-pop o que ele é hoje: um fenômeno global. O sucesso no agenciamento de artistas fez com que a companhia ganhasse uma posição decisiva nos rumos tomados pelo mercado de entretenimento asiático. E ... read more

Heavythread
53

This is a very watered down experience than what could’ve been done. Everything sounds exceptionally flat and there’s not a lot of movement or emotion in any track. Some ideas are cool but overall every song is just meh. Nothing you can’t find done much better elsewhere. They have moments (the end of savage specifically) where it seems like they have a cool idea, but the execution is kinda flat and boring. It’s decent k-pop, sure, but there isn’t much here ... read more

yoyokversion
95

- aenergy: 8.0
- Savage: 10
- I’ll Make You Cry: 8.5
- YEPPI YEPPI: 10
- ICONIC: 9.0
- Lucid Dream: 10

Média: 93

Pontos adicionais:
+ 1 vocal
+ 1 produção
+ 0 composição

Nota final: 95

XsVritsGamingX
80

The girl k-pop group always hiding there social attention to ravagery about lifestyle. Never dissapoint on this first mini album, take much joint production and songwriting session too. It willing be the girl k-pop group takes more savage on a spiciness nature forged.

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Track List

1aenergy
2:27
79
2Savage
3:58
89
3I'll Make You Cry
3:34
83
4YEPPI YEPPI
3:33
83
5ICONIC
3:11
78
6Lucid Dream
3:30
86
Total Length: 20 minutes

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Added on: September 13, 2021