It feels closer to an album track than the big statement of intent it needed to be. I just wish that the song gave us a bit more, especially as a debut. The girls don’t have a whole lot to work with here, but their individuality shines through in flashes. Better is the lurching beat, which punctuates the hip-hop verses with crashes of percussion. The whistling sample veers dangerously close to cloying, but also imbues the song with its catchiest refrain. It’s a testament to Whistle‘s more idiosyncratic aspects that it still manages to come off as a solid whole. In fact, the entire structure of the track echoes some of YG’s most clichéd instincts, up to its semi-explosive climactic hook that aims for anthemic, but just kind of fizzles instead. The central hook, like many of YG’s latest offerings, opts for sparse instrumental posturing rather than an actual chorus. This is both the song’s most melodic and strongest moment, though it never builds to much. It kicks off with an ultra-spare verse that barely rises above a whisper before seguing into an acoustic-guitar assisted bridge. Whistle is built around the very sound its title highlights, giving the track an air of a slightly creepy playground rhyme. Whistle (휘파람) is not among the year’s best, but at the very least it has style to spare. After such a ridiculously long wait, anything short of “2016’s best song” is going to come off as a disappointment. And therein lies one of YG’s biggest problems. Their debut single album Square One and its follow-up Square Two, released in August and November 2016 respectively, won the group several new artist awards between late 2016 to early 2017, including at the 31st Golden Disc Awards and the 26th Seoul Music Awards. YG Entertainment said, "As the BLACKPINK members have worked hard for the past two months and poured their sweat into putting on a high-quality show together with a live band, we hope that the concert will be a wonderful gift for the fans.After years of teasing us, YG Entertainment’s new girl group, BLACKPINK, has finally made their debut. It was postponed to January 31 due to the reinstatement of stricter social distancing guidelines. "It is a song that is completely different from BLACKPINK’s music to date," it added.īLACKPINK's first-ever online concert "THE SHOW" was initially scheduled to happen last December. The agency also described the track as "mellifluous, while also capturing the strengths of soulful vocals." YG Entertainment also said that it was Rosé who requested to perform her new single ahead of the release of the full album, to which the agency agreed. Meanwhile, YG Entertainment said they will make an official announcement on the schedule of Rosé's album release "shortly." As the production budget for the video was unprecedented, the music video is a large-scale production, and we are currently doing our utmost in the final stages to ensure a high-quality release," YG Entertainment's statement read. "Rosé completed all filming for her solo album title track’s music video in mid-January. BLACKPINK's Rosé is set to premiere her solo debut song at the group's upcoming online concert "THE SHOW" on January 31.Īccording to a report on Soompi on Monday, YG Entertainment revealed new details about Rosé's most-awaited solo debut.
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