rating: ★★
mark:
When Charli XCX brought trendsetting into the depths of underground club dance floors, it was no surprise that K-pop came to borrow from it. However, compared to aespa’s choice of a cool-toned and restrained whiplash, which emphasizes the role of visuals in conceptual expression, delulu appears rather pale and weak. The idea of having K-pop idols, whose every word, gesture, and smile is meticulously controlled, sing about the joys and sorrows at the core of the dance floor is shallow and absurd—but it doesn’t matter, as long as the packaging looks good, the audience will still buy into it. As for the non-title tracks, it goes without saying—only the intro or the chorus is worth listening to. After all, the choreography only highlights that part, and short videos only feature that segment, so it doesn’t matter if the rest sounds bad. It’s a bit like how Chinese language exam graders only read the beginning and end of an essay, so you just need to gild the edges of a grass pot. Never mind, I resonated with this back in high school, but now in college, I’ll just hit play and run. (Saving face here—paired with the visuals, it might deserve three stars.)
当charli xcx将潮流导向引入深挖地下俱乐部舞池时，kpop来借鉴已经不是什么稀奇的事情了。但是相比于注重视觉在概念阐述中地位的aespa选择冷色调且克制的whiplash，delulu就显得十分苍白无力。让一字一句一颦一笑受人支配的kpop idol来唱出舞池内核的喜悲就是一个肤浅且荒唐的想法，不过没关系，只要包装好看观众依旧买单。非主打就更不用说了，只有前奏或者副歌是能听的，反正cha也就cha那一段，短视频也就放那一段，其他部分难听也无所谓啦，有点像语文阅卷老师只会看作文的开头结尾所以要草盆子镶金边，不管了高中的我已经共情，大学的我打过来先跑。（挽尊一下，搭配视觉看应该能上三星）