British music magazine NME praised Mamamoo's Hwasa's new album.
NME focused on Hwasa's second single album 'Guilty Pleasure' through its official website on the 25th (local time).
Regarding Hwasa's new album 'Guilty Pleasure', NME reported that "It is an album that boldly and brilliantly praises the contradictory nature of life. Just as the concept of a high place cannot exist without a low place and a light cannot exist without a shadow, it means constantly maintaining a balance between opposing principles. This album contains an understanding of the nature of such a life."
NME also paid attention to the dual meaning of the new album's title song 'I'm a light'. NME said, "(The title of the song) is designed to read like a bitch, but it is interesting that the meaning is 'light', it would be a success if it was an attempt to capture the wave of emotions Hwasa experienced after the success of 'Maria' in 2020."
Next, NME briefly mentioned the songs, and said, "Hwasa, who is often portrayed as a badass woman in the K-pop scene, continues her status with this album. Through this, Hwasa acknowledged even her own shadow and has grown more artistically.”
Hwasa's new album 'Guilty Pleasure' is the theme of 'Guilty Pleasure', where she feels pleasure from actions that are proportional to her guilt, as indicated by her album title. The more she immersed herself in her work to pursue her perfection, the more she pushed herself to the limit and wittily released her desire to understand her neglected surroundings, drawing favorable reviews from listeners.
Meanwhile, Hwasa is creating a sensation in domestic and foreign music charts with her comeback. Her new song 'I 'ma light' was ranked at the top of the domestic music charts immediately after its release, and also topped the daily charts of QQ Music, China's largest music platform. Furthermore, it is running unstoppable at the box office, entering the TOP 10 iTunes Top Song Charts in 19 countries and regions around the world.
Written by Lee Deok HaengTranslated by Lee So Yun