K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Gone With The Wind

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Gone With The Wind (from LOL – 2016)

With a cinematic title like Gone With The Wind, you just know this is going to be good! Indeed, it’s one of my highlights from the LOL album. The song opens with a peppy energy but quickly deepens into something more robust and impressive. I love the tempo change in the chorus. It reminds me of something Sweetune would have written for Infinite’s Be Back album. It has a symphonic edge while still remaining firmly within the pop realm. Then, we get a crunchy electro breakdown that largely takes the place of a second verse. The structural choices are constantly fascinating and dramatic. However, the highlight may just be Wind‘s vocal-and-guitar bridge that leads into a knockout finale.

Grade: B+