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SONG REVIEW 04
'천국과 지옥 사이' Between Heaven and Hell
Single
Artist: BoA (보아)
Release Date: May 27th, 2013
Producer: SM Entertainment, Star J Entertainment & KMP Holdings
SM Entertainment's queen, BoA has recently released a single for Son Ye Jin's latest drama "Shark" or also known as "Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus." In short, this drama tells a story of Han Yi Soo (Kim Nam Gil) who seeks out the power of his own to avenge the death of his family and he finally points the dagger towards the very woman he loves, Jo Hae Woo (Son Ye Jin). Even after she learns about this ugly truth, she could not stop loving him.
This song conveys just as much pain and conflict as the very own drama portrays. The lyrics itself is painful and if I was ever caught in such a situation, I would be wanting this song in the background. Sorry, forget that.
Unlike her usual songs, BoA strays to sing a sorrowful ballad and to my surprise her voice is wonderfully fitting I almost believed that she has been doing it all her life. There is just something about how her voice flows with the melody, as if the song was really made for her and her alone. The music opens with her fleeting vocals and to be honest, it is as if she is singing live and it sounds heavenly to the ears. How the melody unfolds as the song continues is a bit eerie, like that of a horror movie's soundtracks. I only have one word for this song and simultaneously it acts to describe BoA as well: amazing.
Here's the translations:
I should actually hate you
The more I embrace you, it hurts
Although when morning comes,
I will look for you again
I should actually push it back
This love that can’t be used anymore
Because time will blur us again somehow
I’m sorry that I still think of you, that I still love you
That I won’t be able to completely let you go in the end
Let me love you just for one more day – this is the lie I say again
But when I see you, I forget about it as I give you a smile
And I fall in love with you again
Let me forget you just for one day – these are words I can’t keep
If I don’t see you, I’ll hurt again, I’ll cry
But I still promise myself
I’m between heaven and hell because of you
I hate myself for becoming more desperate when things go more awry
When was it? When you looked at me and smiled?
I’ll smile so you won’t figure out my heart completely
Because I won’t be able to give you this heart in the end
Let me love you just for one more day – this is the lie I say again
But when I see you, I forget about it as I give you a smile
And I fall in love with you again
Let me forget you just for one day – these are words I can’t keep
If I don’t see you, I’ll hurt again, I’ll cry
But I still promise myself
I’m between heaven and hell because of you
credits: KpopLyrics
SONG REVIEW 04
'천국과 지옥 사이' Between Heaven and Hell
Single
Artist: BoA (보아)
Release Date: May 27th, 2013
Producer: SM Entertainment, Star J Entertainment & KMP Holdings
SM Entertainment's queen, BoA has recently released a single for Son Ye Jin's latest drama "Shark" or also known as "Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus." In short, this drama tells a story of Han Yi Soo (Kim Nam Gil) who seeks out the power of his own to avenge the death of his family and he finally points the dagger towards the very woman he loves, Jo Hae Woo (Son Ye Jin). Even after she learns about this ugly truth, she could not stop loving him.
This song conveys just as much pain and conflict as the very own drama portrays. The lyrics itself is painful and if I was ever caught in such a situation, I would be wanting this song in the background. Sorry, forget that.
Unlike her usual songs, BoA strays to sing a sorrowful ballad and to my surprise her voice is wonderfully fitting I almost believed that she has been doing it all her life. There is just something about how her voice flows with the melody, as if the song was really made for her and her alone. The music opens with her fleeting vocals and to be honest, it is as if she is singing live and it sounds heavenly to the ears. How the melody unfolds as the song continues is a bit eerie, like that of a horror movie's soundtracks. I only have one word for this song and simultaneously it acts to describe BoA as well: amazing.
Here's the translations:
I should actually hate you
The more I embrace you, it hurts
Although when morning comes,
I will look for you again
I should actually push it back
This love that can’t be used anymore
Because time will blur us again somehow
I’m sorry that I still think of you, that I still love you
That I won’t be able to completely let you go in the end
Let me love you just for one more day – this is the lie I say again
But when I see you, I forget about it as I give you a smile
And I fall in love with you again
Let me forget you just for one day – these are words I can’t keep
If I don’t see you, I’ll hurt again, I’ll cry
But I still promise myself
I’m between heaven and hell because of you
I hate myself for becoming more desperate when things go more awry
When was it? When you looked at me and smiled?
I’ll smile so you won’t figure out my heart completely
Because I won’t be able to give you this heart in the end
Let me love you just for one more day – this is the lie I say again
But when I see you, I forget about it as I give you a smile
And I fall in love with you again
Let me forget you just for one day – these are words I can’t keep
If I don’t see you, I’ll hurt again, I’ll cry
But I still promise myself
I’m between heaven and hell because of you
credits: KpopLyrics
Video credits: SMTOWN
PS/ Catch the Drama on KBS, it's currently still airing exclusively.
By Nani Azlan
PS/ Catch the Drama on KBS, it's currently still airing exclusively.
By Nani Azlan