Early Access: SKZ I.N - Hallucination
Added 2024-12-18 17:31:02 +0000 UTCHere's our reaction to SKZ I.N's Hallucination! :D
FINALLYYYYY MVs for ALL SOLO TRACKS LET'S GO!
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Comments
This song and this concept is sooo fitting for I.N. he should definitley do more of it! The first time I saw it, I was struck for about a second by the thought that "someone's been spending time with Hyunjin", but then the Taemin vibes just took over (which Hyunjin also serves on the regular, he's talked about being inspired by Taemin). And I agree so much with what you're saying about not forcing him into the maknae box. As someone who's truly ot8, I.N was the one that took me the longest to ... I guess unlock? And for quite a while I couldn't for the life of me figure out why. But then it clicked. There was such a dissonance between the way I perceived him and the image that he's had, that it confused me. Obviously, he was young when they started - they all were - and he is undeniably adorable (still is), but to me, the incessant "Maknae" focus felt so misplaced that it sometimes even seemed dishonest - by no fault of his own, mind, it's how the industry is built, I am aware... And this feeling was only enhanced by himself continuously expressing how he wanted to be seen as a man, how he wanted to do more daring concepts and how he often behaves like a hyung to his members, as well as his no-nonesense way of being. He doesn't really bring a lot of maknae vibes to the table. Once that clicked, I managed to see past the role of the maknae, and I.N has been coming for me since The Sound, I think (though, the even earlier opening lines of Star Lost is... ) Big Daddy Busan is more HIM. It's been there for quite a long time. We just weren't always permitted to see him as a complex adult human before. His "new"found confidence (since about the start of 2023, and still growing), obviously contributes as well. I am so here for him to figure out more of who is as an artist !
Rina
2024-12-22 09:26:34 +0000 UTCThe song is very special, so great! And I.N. is special as well and it is nice that he is starting to show his own colours now. Chan said he loves this song. No wonder, he has „cultivated“ and fostered I.N., you remember him saying that he saw in him a „white canvas“? Chan must be so proud and happy with I.N.s development. I think that this is the special ingredient in SKZ: Chan fostering and being proud of the members, loving their styles and putting nobody into a box ( which is a very good quality in a producer, I would say).
Ideosycrat
2024-12-19 20:40:13 +0000 UTCDang D'some, when we getting that SKZ dance challenge from you?
Tristana Keauna
2024-12-19 19:25:40 +0000 UTCSorry there has been soooo much content that i am behind on so I'm only just getting back to this. Lol 18+ baguette. Not Han-C saying he thought it was more wet while IN is in the bathtub 😂. I absolutely love the things he did with his voice in this song. Lol OH MY GOSH D'some. Ok. I saw that little body roll D'some. Im here for it. I like the amount of reverb we got. I feel like its perfect. All these darn men love teasing. I can definitely hear Binnie in the show me show me now. ✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾✋🏾 I would LOVE to see him do more of this. I wanna see him in all the genres. I wanna hear his voice adapt to all areas. Bye bye.
Kwestleo
2024-12-19 09:22:45 +0000 UTCI.N is sexy bread lol. I def want more of this from I.N!
Kumu Leato S. Savini
2024-12-19 02:19:52 +0000 UTC🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
NittaLove
2024-12-19 01:48:05 +0000 UTC🙌 hands up!!! more please I.N.
EL Knox
2024-12-18 23:38:21 +0000 UTCThe dance especially and the outfit with the cropped top
Coco Nies
2024-12-18 23:34:49 +0000 UTC"Our baby's making babies" lmao I died
Sam w
2024-12-18 22:51:42 +0000 UTCI really love this one! I.N.'s styling really stands out to me; the white shirt he's wearing is, I'm pretty sure, the exact same one that Changbin wore in the MV for Up All Night (or at least, it's very similar), while the outfit he wears at the end - the cropped suit jacket and shirt over a skirt over pants - is very close to Taemin's look when he performed at halftime during a soccer match last year between AT Madrid and K-League XI. Which I'm inclined to think is deliberate, not only from a styling perspective, but because Changbin also appeared at that same game - specifically, he did the opening kickoff. So given that the song was Changbin's creation, all these little details feel nebulously linked to me. (I'm connecting the dots! I'm connecting them!) Either way, though, I'm extremely down for I.N. serving Taemin levels of charisma uniqueness nerve and talent :D As for the music video, the shots in the dilapidated art studio with the old school filing cabinet and the ceramic busts all around, especially with the occasional bursts of older video footage, really made me think of a late 90s Korean horror movie, Whispering Corridors (or at least, I think that's the one I'm thinking of, where it takes place at a school and a lot of the plot revolves around a secret art room and the ceramic bust of a student hidden in there). The film deals a lot with identity, ghosts and a girl who isn't who she says she is, and so given the lyrics of Hallucination, the MV feels like it could be referencing it, at least in part. Though at the same time, the final shot of the big marble block, untouched, but now with cracks running through it, makes me think of the myth of Pygmalion. Either way, it's really evocative and well done!
sysrae
2024-12-18 20:41:19 +0000 UTCDefinitely.
J.A. Moore
2024-12-18 19:23:53 +0000 UTCChangbin actually wrote Hallucination and included rap in it. I think his intention was to use it later as a whole-group track. But when I.N heard the song, he asked Changbin if he could have it as a solo instead, and also if he could change some parts to suit his voice better. He got rid of the rap and changed it to more a sensual melody.
J.A. Moore
2024-12-18 19:22:38 +0000 UTCAlso, there's been a lot of discourse online about if its Changbin or I.N, only I.N is credited with vocals - so perhaps I.N copied Changbins guide on that? Though I agree, it does sound like Binnie.
Hazel
2024-12-18 18:42:48 +0000 UTCAll of the songs sound like new ones when comparing live recordings to studio, there is so much that couldn't be heard with the live! (Which I'm kind of happy about, because it was like having extra little surprises when listening to the album) :D
Hazel
2024-12-18 18:36:18 +0000 UTCIt’s been a while that I.N wants to show this kinda work and I’m very happy for him! As Seungmin said “he’s a man” hahahaha
Lari
2024-12-18 18:25:41 +0000 UTC@3:54 - I did not have a D'some body roll on my bingo card for this reaction, but I AIN'T MAD!
J.A. Moore
2024-12-18 18:23:32 +0000 UTCHonestly, the 'show me, show me' line sounds like Hyunjin to me. The song tho? 🔥 Didn’t think I was gonna like it at first, but it totally grew on me. It’s all over the place, but in the best way—definitely stimulating, like my brain can't decide whether to keep up or just vibe.
s.x.o.
2024-12-18 18:20:21 +0000 UTCi absolutely LOVE THIS SONG and when it came out it definitely felt like a long awaited Solo Debut and reminiscent of Taemin in some ways, i love this style on I.N.
Olivia
2024-12-18 18:09:09 +0000 UTCIt's giving a little bit of Taemin vibs. In a good way.
Angelica
2024-12-18 17:58:15 +0000 UTCThis song is so good
orly
2024-12-18 17:57:56 +0000 UTCSo off-topic, but I really love Han-C's cardigan. It looks so good and comfy. I.N's track is incredibly delicious, one of my favorites on the album. And my favorite solo track is Seungmin's, it’s too touching and cinematic. Thank you for your reaction!
SilvAni
2024-12-18 17:56:33 +0000 UTCYes
Kwestleo
2024-12-18 17:55:58 +0000 UTCIt is definitely my favorite from the solos and he did such a good job making it his own!
RagnaRay
2024-12-18 17:53:30 +0000 UTCI.N is pure 🔥🔥🔥 The "hallucination" is stuck in my head on loop. Please I.N more of this 🙏
Ann Canovill
2024-12-18 17:44:46 +0000 UTCThe difference between this IN and the IN, who was embarrassed by how sexy Red Lights was, is crazy.
Jinny Sutter
2024-12-18 17:44:01 +0000 UTCHe's no longer our baby bread!! 😭 I'll accept this with my whole being! I love how Changbin lifted him this jewel. He killed it! The whispering shook me. 🫠❤️🙌🏾
Jimika Shuler
2024-12-18 17:33:32 +0000 UTC
