NATION'S ACE CHOI SARANG
By Kwon Siwoo
Choi Sarang needs no introduction. The singer-actor has emerged as the top soloist of Korea. Her music being loved internationally. Because of her girl next door charm and soft ballads, she created a innocent and fresh image of herself pretty early on in her career.
Sarang is infamous for her pop ballad songs, all of which have charted so well both domestically and internationally that it has earned her the title of "Pop Ballad Queen" By public and critics alike.
Yet it seems like the idol has decided to test waters of other concepts too as she's growing older, the start of it all being her previous album Lethal Love. Every comeback Sarang always brings something new and refreshing to the table, her music always a hit. But most of her songs are from a similar genre or from a genre we're used to seeing her in.
This time though, Sarang blowed everyone's brain out with her new album REFLECTION. The album is heavily hiphop inspired and rap focused. Sarang has been in the industry for a while and yet no one, not even her fans knew of her talent when it came to rapping.
Sarang actively participated in the album making, she's even the sole creditor of a lot of songs. Label mate Suga and RM also have credits on the album. It was revealed by Sarang in her post album live that she has been practicing for rap under the guidance of BTS' rap line ever since she joined the company. Sarang revealed in the same live that Jhope of BTS had given her hiphop dance classes back in their trainee days.
It seems like the rapline had a massive impact on Sarang.
The album for the most part is receiving extremely positive reviews, people in awe of how versatile Sarang is. This has earned her the title of "Nation's Ace" as the knetz praised her talent in every category.
The Western media and fans have praised Sarang for her rap skills, many of the hiphop artists applauding her skills. Nicki Minaj has even posted the song on her Instagram, tagging Sarang. Fans speculate that a collab might be on the way. Hiphop fans from all over the world are going crazy over the songs and its lyricism, saying they can't get enough of the addictive rap.
The music video of the title track have garnered 66 Million in the first 24 hours, a world record for a solo artist. The idol was praised for her creative approach and acting skills.
Fans and locals alike can't get enough of Sarang and her beauty, her photos and clips trending worldwide. Sarang also talked about her vulnerability, her slow rap hitting in the heart of every listener.
We've compiled some comments and reactions from the netizens for you to enjoy.
"Shibal!! Red suits her so well!"
"THIS is a whole new Sarang omfg."
"Fucking hell she can step on me and I'd say thank you."
"Why's she looking at me like that? Sarang what if I fall in love with you more than I already have?"
"The fucking thigh high slit is making me dizzy😵"
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She can sing, she can dance, she can act and now she can rap too? Is there anything this girl CAN'T do? ㅋㅋ"
"She absolutely slayed. Literally😂"
"Oh now I want Sarang to do a saeguk where she is an assassin or something."
"I'd pay to watch the movie version of the music video. This is so damn good."
"The rap verse slaps so hard."
"Icb she hid this talent for so long."
"Sarang in a historical drama when??"
"Checkmate is such a bop."
"She showed everyone who's the boss."
"Mother is mothering fr"
"Oh this is gonna burn so many people lmao."
"Get them for me queen."
"How did we never know how good of a rapper she was?"
"If you ever play hide and sneak with Sarang, you'd never win. This woman is way too good at hiding."
"Like Namjoon said: Haters gonna hate, player's gonna play."
"Oh she's a queen fr"
"She's so classy in a badass way."
"I'm not a fan of kpop or anything pop related but this woman is making me second guess everything I've known. Can someone drop some songs similar to hers?"
"Two days ago I didn't even know who this lady was, but now I'm the biggest Sarangdan ever. She successfully made me a fan."
"Her rap skills are crazy good omfg. I didn't expect this at all."
"Truly deserving of Nation's Ace title."
"She's sitting like she wants to attract girls 😩"
"MOTHER"
"No wonder she's such a great rapper, she trained under some of the best ones the industry has."
"Out of everything I could've expected, getting a hiphop rap focused album from Sarang was not even in my top1000."
"Not a fan of korean music but yo this girl is making me want to change that."
"For a non-native person her English when it came to rap was pretty damn impressive. Apparently she wrote it herself too? Woah."
"The industry giants and sunbaes who bullied her are probably running around trying to hide their faces and sending apologies to Sarang in case she name drops them ㅋㅋㅋㅋ"
"She really is a crazy bitch lmao ㅋㅋㅋㅋ"
"Oh those who bullied her are probably crying rn, looking at her success."
"Piano of Pain broke my heart so bad."
"She's been through so much."
"The price of fame can be so big"
"I related to this song a lot, I live alone and I feel so empty from inside when I comeback to my place with no one waiting for me."
"Slow rap suits her voice so much."
"Idk why but this song gave me major Mono vibes. Like joon and Sarang definitely were onto something when they made these masterpieces."
"This is so different from her usual music, I was taken aback when I first heard her."
"Oh this is SOTY right here."
"Can someone tell me more about this girl and recommend her music? I'm new so idk much, thanx :) "
"She's the ace of aces and you can't change my mind."
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A/N:- This is slightly different than the usual soompi article chapters I post, but I wanted the public's opinion to be more clear, since this is a major step in Sarang's career.
Hopefully you guys are liking the story so far 😊
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Special shoutout to badbratzzz. Thank you for always supporting and voting on the story I appreciate it a lot ❣️
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