In one scene, the girls are dressed head to toe in pink and are taking their sweet time dolling themselves up in front of a mirror. The visual that accompanies “Selfish” colorfully demonstrates Moonbyul and Seulgi happily indulging in activities which shows off the variety of self love they have for themselves. ![]() Sometimes being selfish isn’t to bad, please don’t misunderstand Rather than Changing myself to fit the standards of the world, ![]() I wanna be selfish, My wish hasn’t all come true yet The lyricism is thought out and presents a well developed narrative that is at times both funny and charming. Moonbyul has shown more than enough skill as a rapper, however “Selfish” doesn’t do enough to showcase her true talent potential and thus it fails to leave behind any excitement from beyond the songs end.Įven as the instrumentation becomes the achilles heel to the track, the lyrical content and the music video succeeds at accomplishing what the instrumentation could not do. As mentioned, “Selfish” is a track that is merely pleasant but sometimes pleasantness can tread too close to the mundane and the bland. The song is only able to slightly change from its banal tune when Seulgi hits the repeated refrain after Moonbyul raps for several bars. The instrumental for “Selfish” showcases a mid-tempo R&B melody with a combination of rhythmic hi-hats and low base drumming that puts the song into a tame musical trance for better or worse. Fortunately, Moonbyul doesn’t have to face the feet of reestablishing the meaning of selfishness alone as she partners with Red Velvet‘s Seulgi for a pleasant combination. However, Moonbyul tries to change this negative perception by advising that being selfish is actually needed every once in a while as a form of self-affection and protection. ![]() The term ‘selfish’ itself is stained with an aura of negative connotations and feelings that has displaced its true value with the implication that being selfish is a sin and a transgression of a shortcoming. Moonbyul’s solo debut song “Selfish” is a track with a surprising socially relatable theme about self love and care. Despite the fact that Selfish only contains three tracks with one being an acoustic version of a previous track Moonbyul performed for Mamamoo’s fifth mini album Purple, the under ten minute EP definitely has its showcase of highs and lows although its potential is clearly potent. I ndividually curated songs from Mamamoo’s albums definitely gave fans a sweet appetizer for what kind of musical style Moonbyul would later replicate with her debut. Following the lead of her own group member’s solo career ventures, Mamamoo‘s Moonbyul has finally unveiled her anticipated solo debut with the single album titled Selfish. Center rapper Moonbyul is the latest from the vocal powerhouse retro idol group to release a solo project.
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