Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen KARD -- Back To Life -- Simply K-Pop.
I found myself getting teary as I listened to this farewell -- or should it be hasta siempre? - song from KARD. I haven't enjoyed their recent releases that much, so I was gratified to hear them going back to a tropical house sound reminiscent of their earlier material.
I chose this stage because I like seeing the choreo, and the outfits are the best of all the stages and videos that I have seen.
It's a shame that they never broke through in a big way in South Korea. I hope they have derived a sense of achievement as well as monetary compensation from their success with Latin American fans.
Although I didn't understand every line of the song, I was moved by the themes of support and loyalty voiced in the song. Some might dismiss this aspect of the song as World Cup anthem corniness, but in an age where cruelty and faithlessness abound, I would rather accept this lyrical offer at face value than bind myself in the armour of cynicism and so make myself insensible to hope and human connection.
KARD -- Back To Life -- Simply K-Pop
https://youtu.be/grpTwfpBSh0?si=EjV1nID-XP0FOAtY
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