MONSTA X officially made a comeback with their second album titled "Take.1: Are You There?" with the title song "Shoot Out" on October 22, 2018. During its promotion period, this song won 4 trophies at weekly music events and until this news was written (June 29, 2024 at 17:30 WITA), the music video has been viewed more than 74 million times on YouTube @STARSHIP.
After trying to listen to " Shout Out ", this song seems to show anger and frustration through the rap in the opening of the song. The members' expressions also show sadness at the same time, but their costumes and dances look cool. So there are lots of emotions that can be captured from the start. The strong image they show in the music video is combined with cool costumes to give a fierce and sexy impression.
“Shoot Out” focuses on the main theme of the album, which is soft, strong and intense, typical of very young people. In accordance with the name of the album which has the tagline: "light and dark, good and evil, life and death, and everything on the border." The catchy melody and upbeat lyrics of “Shoot out” should be able to attract more attention. But unfortunately, this song only gathered 74 million viewers after 6 years.
This number is indeed large and a number is not the only measure of a group's achievements. However, when compared with songs of a similar genre, MONSTA X should have the right to receive more appreciation. Although it has an energetic tone, "Shout Out" actually describes the state of someone who is heartbroken. After losing his lover, MONSTA X calls himself like a zombie because he can't live normally.
Although sad, they also show their anger because their loved ones left without warning. This may also be experienced by many people in real life. Where they feel hopeless because they lost a loved one. But they are not completely sad, but also feel angry and fragile at the same time.
MONSTA X managed to convey the emotions of this song well, even though I couldn't immediately like it. For those who like calm songs, it might be difficult to like this song genre. But there are times when we need a powerful song to release our sadness and anger, like "Shout Out" does. All of its lyrics convey vulnerability, but in an energetic and brutal way.
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