Yang Yoseob - ‘Caffeine’

I love Beast, in particular Yang YoSeob and Yong JunHyung, so what could be better than collaboration from the two.  Yang YoSeob’s first solo release ‘Caffeine’ highlights all the aspects I love about his voice, which if you ask me is one of the best in the biz.  The soft and catchy melodies teamed with JunHyung’s rap are a match made in (B2ty) Heaven.

I love this song so much that a year later I still listen to it often and love it just as much as the first time I heard it.  Some songs you just never get tired of hearing.

I like the concept, that kind of love that’s bad but you can’t let go of it.  Falling in love with someone who’s bad to you but you can’t be without them – they’re like caffeine. 

I especially like the lines “It’s late, I need to sleep but I already counted all the sheep in my head” and “I keep drawing out your face in the ceiling when I close my eyes”. 

Moving on to the MV side of things... Where do I start?  When I first watched it felt similar to G-Dragon’s ‘That XX’ MV.  Mostly because of the fashion, oh the fashion, but with a totally different storyline.  The suits in this MV were amazing, don’t even get me started on the hand embroidered Balmain suit, also a big yes to the Beatle Juice suit.

I loved the pensive YoSeob setting fire to the suitcase of belongings and the scenes of him standing in the shadows of the blinds.  The MV matched the track 100%.

Oh Yong JunHyung, always stealing my heart.  I somewhat wish he was in this MV a little more but then again it’s meant to be all about YoSeob. 

What else can I say? Listen to it, relax and let your mind wander with it.

-K