Recently, the two-member girl
group, Davichi, came back with a new album entitled “My Love, My Delight.” And
it’s pretty good. The three songs I like the most are “Don’t Say Goodbye”,
“Love, My Love”, and “Do Not Find Me Again.” So, because those are the three
songs I’ve been listening to the most, I guess I’ll talk about all three of
them, in addition to Davichi’s promotions on the music shows. All right, let’s
go!
Their title track is “Don’t Say Goodbye,” and they’ve been promoting this song for around a month now. It starts off with a 90s type drumbeat and a piano melody. Then, the strings come in for that cool, feminine feel.
The verses are pretty
straightforward; it has a really pleasant melody. The chorus is what really showcases
their talents, though. It ascends into a beautiful long and high (but not too
high) note that allows both the girls’ vibrato to come out nicely. I love their
live performances of this song, because Lee Haeri’s voice is totally different
from Kang Minkyung’s voice. In the CD recording, Haeri’s and Minkyung’s voices pretty much blend into one as a result of the audio production, making it hard to discern their voices. However, in the lives, you can definitely hear the difference. Minkyung’s voice sounds a lot purer and younger, and when she sings her high notes, it sounds really effortless, which I prefer a lot more to Haeri’s voice. Haeri’s voice has more power to it; when she
reaches the high notes, her vibrato is very pronounced, but she also has a slightly unpleasant buzz
in her high notes.
“Love, My
Love” is the song they sang live a few times during the first few weeks of their comeback.
The piano introduction is probably what hooked me, even though it sounds like a
typical piano intro to a pop song. I’m not a fan of the “Oo, oo, oo” in the
intro, though; it’s a little too old school-sounding for my tastes. I also do
not like the “Chu ru ru ru ru” in build-up to the chorus. Again, it’s probably
too old school-sounding, and the syllables are a weird choice as well. The
chorus is okay, though, since the phrases lead into each other well. A lot of
pop songs have weird choruses that don’t really fit. SNSD’s “Gee” has an
amazing chorus, since all the lines fit together, and it makes sense musically.
But songs like Miss A’s “Goodbye, Baby” or A.S. Red’s “Hollywood” don’t have
very strong choruses, since the phrases are more disconnected and don’t really
flow too well. Okay, back to Davichi. I think “Love, My Love” is just a pleasant
and relaxing song, not too stellar. It might lean more to the boring side,
though, if you listen to it too much.
My favorite song by Davichi right now is
“Do Not Find Me Again.” The beats to
this song! Listening to this with in-ear buds is amazing, because, first of
all, the beat is pretty bass-heavy, and then when the chorus is about to
arrive, the beat stops, making the build-up epic.
It’s a similar technique to what Teddy used with 2NE1’s Ugly. The verses of “Do
Not Find Me Again” start out soft and melancholic. But then, as the second
verse starts, the beat starts to come in slowly, and the background gets more
and more intense. The build-up rises in pitch, and the background pauses for a
bit. Then the whole thing launches full force into the bass-heavy chorus. The
best part, though, is the second chorus, where the background actually grows
more intense during the chorus. The "beat kick" comes in full force after they sing "Dashin chatjima."
Davichi is
definitely a really talented group, and I’m glad they stuck with just singing.
It makes them unique and more memorable, especially the performances with the
orchestra. I have to say, though, I really don’t like the dresses that they’ve
been wearing lately, with the sheer overlay…It just doesn’t look good. And
there’s something about Minkyung’s eyebrows that are weirdly triangular. Keep
singing, ladies, and keep impressing!
Check out these links to Davichi's live performances (and song):