It is also below last year’s target of around 5.5%, though up from last year’s actual 3% figure. This year’s growth target of around 5% was at the low end of expectations, as policy sources had recently told Reuters a range as high as 6% could be set. There were small dips in onshore Chinese stocks, the yuan and oil, but Hong Kong shares followed the rest of the world higher, and MSCI’s world index is up 0.2% so far on Monday. “Fair enough I suppose” seems to be markets’ response to China’s comparatively-modest 5% 2023 growth target announced on Sunday. No longer content to play coy, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu are finding their voices as bold and fearless artists who go after what they want.A look at the day ahead in U.S. Eight years into their career, TWICE are certified veterans of the K-pop scene and they’re only getting better and stronger. “Don’t you cry about me baby – don’t blame it on me.” The alternative-leaning “Crazy Stupid Love,” opens with a bluesy, minor-key riff before storming into a head-nodding chorus that find the girls, “ So done with crazy stupid love.”įun and sassy, TWICE have never sounded more in control than on this album, and it’s evident that when it comes to their music - as with their relationships - these girls, nay these women, mean business. “You’re out of control,” the girls declare to an ex-lover. “Blame It On Me,” meantime, is a foot-stomping, kiss-off anthem that’s begging for an HBO sync. The aptly-titled “Got the Thrills” is a shimmery dance track with a hands-in-the-air refrain that could turn up the heat in any club today. The rest of the album is similarly exhilarating. In just three minutes, “Moonlight” perfectly encapsulates the sheer joy of TWICE’s music, brimming with sing-along melodies and playful lyrics that get people talking (just see the memes and TikTok videos created after the song’s “I need you o’clock” line went viral). “Loving undefeated, on your knees pleading, baby you can hit up my line when you need it,” raps Chaeyoung on the second verse. “I don’t really mean to rush, but imma really need your touch if imma make it through the night,” coo Nayeon and Mina.Īlso See Action Meets Romance In 'Gyeongseong Creature' No longer the wide-eyed group that burst onto the scene as teenagers in 2015, TWICE get downright sultry and seductive on the Atlanta bass-inspired track. Things quickly shift into high gear with first single, “Moonlight Sunrise,” a serious contender for pop song of the year. “Now that it’s off my chest there’s room for you and me.” “I’ve been hiding how I feel for you forever,” they sing. The album opens with “Set Me Free,” a disco-fied anthem that finds the girls mustering up the courage to confess a crush. Ready to Be is a confident comeback from one of K-pop’s most exciting groups, chock full of high-octane bangers and clever earworms that command your attention from the very first note. Naysayers chalk up K-pop acts to pale imitations of Western artists, while the uninitiated disparage the grandiose production as derivative or cliché.īut on their new EP, Ready to Be, the girl group TWICE blows up the tired stereotypes and smashes through barriers with a seven-song set that’s as brash and compelling as anything in the pop music landscape today. Much has been said about K-pop over the years and much has been misunderstood about the genre too.
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