Sunshine Review

 I don't remember what I was doing when I first listened to “Golden” by Jungkook of BTS; probably either drawing or lying in bed getting ready to fall asleep. I do remember being surprised when I first heard the songs, though. Being notoriously terrible at picking up lyrics before at least the twelfth listen, I didn't at first realize that all of the lyrics were in English, but this is only one aspect of the album that came as a shock. From the flow to the subject matter to the fact that my Spotify settings skipped over two of the songs because they were explicit, none of it was quite what I'd expected. Of course, I'm not saying all of this as a bad thing; the Korean singer has never had a reputation for doing exactly what was expected of him (besides consistently impressing fans), and the album itself is a testament to Jungkook’s growth as an artist.   The first four tracks–“3D (feat. Jack Harlow)”, “Closer to You (feat. Major Lazer)”, “Seven (feat. Latto)(Explicit Ver...

  At midnight between July 13 and 14, 2023, Jungkook of BTS released his first solo single, ‘Seven,’ a song that was different from what everyone first expected. When the title was announced, fans expected it to be an emotional song alluding to the seven members of BTS. This was not the case at all. Instead, ‘Seven’ refers to the seven days of the week, and loving someone every one of those days. Basically, the song is about a persistent love that lasts forever. In terms of lyrics, ‘Seven’ could stand to do better. Written fully in English, the song describes romance like just about any other song on the radio. Not that love songs are always bad or unoriginal–love is indeed a large part of human life–but it would’ve been nice to see Jungkook take a more unique direction. Besides that, the song contains a few references to inappropriate behavior. That isn’t even to mention the explicit version, which I would not recommend to those with pure ears. Of course, it isn’t unusual for arti...