Taeyeon has consistently releasing bops since her endeavor as solo artist in 2015, and apparently this song is no exception. With little to none promotion by her agency, this song managed to get to the peak of charts easily.
Musicality (5/5)
Released digitally with one other song, "Blue", which was more on the ballad side, "Four Seasons" sounded more experimental compared to Taeyeon's current discography. Started with around 20 seconds of only vocal with acoustic guitar & piano, the song's went on to have more dynamic & head-nodding, reggae-like beats all the way.
After the intro, it progressed to first verse with some unique bass-drum drops combined with a simple guitar & piano rhythm. Then a momentarily beat loss, a held-on bass note, chime sounds, and the re-entrance of drum beats brought us to the chorus.
The chorus had more rich sound with fuller melody compared to the verse, with additional violin sounds and backing vocals that added more variety. Then it went on to the next verse with similar sound structure as the first one, but with an interesting subtle difference of softer beats, more prominent guitar sounds and intermittent keyboard melody.
The build up to second chorus felt more dramatic, with the same beat-loss and held-on bass note, but followed by increasing melody of piano and violin combo. Then the second chorus came on with similar sound as the first one.
Then the song were stripped to the minimum instrument with only rhythmic bass and melodic guitar for the bridge part. Some interesting bass & guitar passages can be heard here.
Then it went on to have even more dramatic build up for the third chorus. The chorus itself seemed to be made consistent throughout the song. After the third chorus, the song ended with all instrument stopped 1 second before the vocal, leaving Taeyeon's last word echoed to finish.
After the intro, it progressed to first verse with some unique bass-drum drops combined with a simple guitar & piano rhythm. Then a momentarily beat loss, a held-on bass note, chime sounds, and the re-entrance of drum beats brought us to the chorus.
The chorus had more rich sound with fuller melody compared to the verse, with additional violin sounds and backing vocals that added more variety. Then it went on to the next verse with similar sound structure as the first one, but with an interesting subtle difference of softer beats, more prominent guitar sounds and intermittent keyboard melody.
The build up to second chorus felt more dramatic, with the same beat-loss and held-on bass note, but followed by increasing melody of piano and violin combo. Then the second chorus came on with similar sound as the first one.
Then the song were stripped to the minimum instrument with only rhythmic bass and melodic guitar for the bridge part. Some interesting bass & guitar passages can be heard here.
Then it went on to have even more dramatic build up for the third chorus. The chorus itself seemed to be made consistent throughout the song. After the third chorus, the song ended with all instrument stopped 1 second before the vocal, leaving Taeyeon's last word echoed to finish.
"Four Seasons" heavily used percussion instruments combined with good-old classical music instrument, which made it sounds more refreshing than other k-pop song. The song structure itself was not one-of-a-kind, with verse-chorus-bridge-chorus repetition, but the musical composition was unique and interesting, yet not too complex for general public to enjoy.
Lyrics (4/5)
"Four Season" lyric told a story about falling in and out of love. Written in first-person perspective, it begun with the retrospect on how the character were once a couple deeply in love, and how she gave her everything, including all "four seasons" of her time.
Then it progressed to her having doubts, whether or not she really loved her partner, how she seemed to have lost her interest, and how the relationship were going to an unhealthy route. In the end, it told a story of letting go, though with a bit of regret, but she embraced the parting and ready to move on.
I love how deep, mature, and relatable the lyric was. And how it was appropriate to Taeyeon's image, condition, and her target fan-base. Combined with the relatively upbeat music, this could be a positive soundtrack for a break-up situation.
"Four Season" lyric told a story about falling in and out of love. Written in first-person perspective, it begun with the retrospect on how the character were once a couple deeply in love, and how she gave her everything, including all "four seasons" of her time.
Then it progressed to her having doubts, whether or not she really loved her partner, how she seemed to have lost her interest, and how the relationship were going to an unhealthy route. In the end, it told a story of letting go, though with a bit of regret, but she embraced the parting and ready to move on.
I love how deep, mature, and relatable the lyric was. And how it was appropriate to Taeyeon's image, condition, and her target fan-base. Combined with the relatively upbeat music, this could be a positive soundtrack for a break-up situation.
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