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A Review of A.C.E’s “Under Cover” EP

Do It Like Me

This song did so many things that I wasn’t expecting at all. Firstly, based just on the introduction, I was expecting this to be a super hard hitting song, but instead Jun started the first verse with very smooth vocals. In the second verse, we got a unison syncopated rhythm between the voice and instrumental which was a really cool combination. The instrumental through the song was pretty interesting because each voice tended to stick around one pitch the whole time, which added to the effect of the song. The second chorus instrumental was a bit different from the first one, and the bridge modulated in a really weird way, I myself am not even totally sure what they did there but something changed melodically. And then they went back into the chorus and it was all super chill again. The thing about this song is that it was laid back feeling but it still felt a little menacing, like the guys were challenging the listener. All technicalities aside, this song was just a really fun one to listen to and I liked it a lot!

Under Cover

This. Song. Hits. Hard. From the moment I watched the MV, I knew I had to do a review of this group. I really like the little intro to the song, I think it’s a great precursor for what is to come in the rest of the song. The grungy guitar that comes in is just so aggressively present and in-your-face. In one of Byeongkwan’s parts before the first chorus, he has a little part where he says “beobeobeobeok” and from the first time I heard this I just kept thinking about how deceivingly difficult it is to articulate that word clearly and in time. Also, I love the falling bass throughout the song; I think it adds to this sort of sinister sound that the song is going for. The drums in the prechorus are no joke either, they really add to the intensity of the buildup. And then, the chorus. It reminds me of something that I can’t quite put my finger on. I just love that they say “under cover” and then the beat hits right after. I think that was a great stylistic choice. I liked the transition from the chorus to the second verse because it felt natural. I also liked when Byeongkwan says “pop pop, pop pop” and there gunshot sounds to back him up, making his voice feel more powerful. And my god, the way Chan sings the beginning of the second prechorus with that slight tremble in his voice is so captivating. I had to listen to that part multiple times. All in all, I am just really loving this song. It’s really exciting to see a group doing a concept like this because I feel like I haven’t heard anything like this in a while. (If anyone has recommendations lmk, I hate to be missing out on anything else like this!)

Mr. Bass

The whole time I was listening to this song, I just couldn’t get over the fact that the beginning reminded me so much of 24K Magic by Bruno Mars, haha. The bass groove in the song is super funky. I felt like Wow’s part where he says “1, 2, 3, 4” etc felt a little out of place. I think if they had started on a lower pitch and did something a little more melodically I might have felt that it fit better with the flow of the song. For example, I felt that his part in the bridge was perfectly fine and flowed well with the other members’ parts. I think this song in particular made me appreciate Jun’s vocals even more. He has such a steady tone and a strong voice, which I’ve been really enjoying.

If You Heard (들린다면)

If I’m being totally honest, this song sounded more like a typical boy group song. However, I’m still totally here for it and I think it was a nice way to end the album (the digital one, at least). I liked Donghun and Byeongkwan’s harmonization, and I liked Wow’s parts a lot more in this song because they had more of a melodic line. I liked when they sang “oh”s at the end together, because that’s always a good way to end a song, right? Overall it was a relatively easy listen with some cool piano and guitar/bass parts and a fun but slightly melancholy melody.

Overall Feelings

I am totally in love with A.C.E now, thanks to this comeback. I honestly can’t say that all of their b-sides were my favorite, but they definitely weren’t bad. There was no point whatsoever where I was bored listening to their music, and that’s saying something. I have to say, it seems to me that Byeongkwan is sort of the star of the group, the one that gets pushed to the front a lot. I think any kpop fan will know what I’m talking about.. some groups just have that one member that the company favors or whatnot. To me, that’s Byeongkwan. I think we see a lot of him in the music video and he also has a lot of lines, whereas I can’t exactly say that I remember many of Donghun’s parts. That’s just what I’ve taken away from this as I listened to their music and watched their MV. What do you guys think?

In any case, this was a good album and I am really excited to check out their other music because this album hits so hard!!

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Thank you for reading my review of A.C.E’s “Under Cover” EP! What did you think of the boys’ comeback? Are there any other artists you’d like me to review? Feel free to DM me, comment, and leave things in my inbox!

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Here’s Our 1-A playlist!

You may remember how a little while ago, I (mod Thirteen) posted a little status update saying how we were going a little slow on updates because of a little project we were working on. So here it is!

Basically, each of us chose one (or more) song for each of the characters in class 1-A (+ Shinsou, -Mineta). It was lots of fun, and eventually I compiled them all into one little playlist. Let us know via our inbox or my personal Tumblr @yaoyoyoyo if any of the links are broken!

Under a cut because it’s so damn long:

Yuga Aoyama:

Mod Thirteen- Primadonna by Marina and the Diamonds

Mod Shouta- Perfect Isn’t Easy from Oliver and Company

Mod Kaminari- Razzle Dazzle by Richard Gere

Mod Ochako- Lollipop by MIKA

Mod Tsuyu- Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves

Mod Hitoshi- Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson

Mod Tenya- Mi Mi Mi By SEREBRO

Mina Ashido:

Mod Thirteen- Everybody Wants to Be an Astronaut by Royal Republic

Mod Shouta- Toxic by Britney Spears

Mod Kaminari- Strawberry Blond by Mitski

Mod Ochako- HandClap by Fitz and the Tantrums

Mod Tsuyu- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

Mod Hitoshi- What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club:

Mod Tenya- Let Me Go by Hailee Steinfled

Tsuyu Asui:

Mod Thirteeen- Bubble Tea by dark cat

Mod Shouta- Return of the Frog Queen by Jeremy Enigk

Mod Kaminari- Levan Polka by Otomania

Mod Ochako- Ready to Go by Panic! At the Disco

Mod Tsuyu- Flashdance – What a Feeling by Irene Cara

Mod Hitoshi- Everything Zen by Bush

Mod Tenya- Wild One by Lucky Rose

Katsuki Bakugou:

Mod Thirteen- Sabotage by Beastie Boys

Mod Shouta- Just Like You by Three Days Grace (This song is supposed to represent his relationship with All Might)

Mod Kaminari- Ass Backwards by Mindless Self Indulgence

Mod Ochako- You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid by The Offspring

Mod Tsuyu- Bring Me to Life by Evanescence

Mod Hitoshi- Give It to Me by Agust D | Public Service Announcement by Of Mice and Men

Mod Tenya-  Cool Me Down by Margaret

Tooru Hagakure:

Mod Thirteen- So Much More Than This by Grace Vanderwaal

Mod Shouta- She’s Not There by The Zombies

Mod Kaminari- We Are Giants by Lindsey Stirling

Mod Ochako- When He Sees Me by Kimiko Glenn

Mod Tsuyu- (???)

Mod Hitoshi- Wiped Out!/Prey by The Neighbourhood

Mod Tenya- The Girl by Helberg

Shinsou Hitoshi:

Mod Thirteen- Where the Lonely Ones Roam by Digital Daggers

Mod Shouta- More Than Useless by Relient K

Mod Kaminari- Bitter Fuck by Joji

Mod Ochako- Young and Menace by Fall Out Boy

Mod Tsuyu- Demons by Imagine Dragons

Mod Hitoshi- Fireflies by Owl City (for my hc that he suffered from insomnia in elementary/middle school)

Mod Tenya- Clear by Pusher

Tenya Iida:

Mod Thirteen- Brother by Kodaline

Mod Shouta- Battle Symphony by Linkin Park

Mod Kaminari- Speed of Love by Owl City

Mod Ochako- Warriors by Imagine Dragons

Mod Tsuyu- Wake Me Up by Avicii

Mod Hitoshi- Run by BTS

Mod Tenya- Bullet Train by Steve Swartz

Kyoka Jirou:

Mod Thirteen- Girls/Girls/Boys by Panic! At the Disco

Mod Shouta- I Like It Heavy by Halestorm

Mod Kaminari- I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett

Mod Ochako- Highway To Hell by AC/DC

Mod Tsuyu- So What by P!nk

Mod Hitoshi- At the Mercy of Imbeciles by Bad Religion

Mod Tenya- Boom Box by Laura Marano

Denki Kaminari:

Mod Thirteen- Electricity by Culture Code

Mod Shouta- Electric Shock by f(x)

Mod Kaminari- Gasoline by Britney Spears

Mod Ochako- What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club

Mod Tsuyu- I’m a Believer by The Monkees

Mod Hitoshi- (???)

Mod Tenya- Electric Touch by A R I Z O N A

Eijiro Kirishima:

Mod Thirteen- 7 Years by Lukas Graham

Mod Shouta- I’ll Make A Man Out Of You from Mulan

Mod Kaminari- Whistle (While You Work It) by Katy Tiz

Mod Ochako- Runaway Baby by Bruno Mars

Mod Tsuyu- We Are Young by fun.

Mod Hitoshi- Titanium by David Guetta

Mod Tenya- Shelter by Porter Robinson

Koji Koda:

Mod Thirteen- Something Big by Shawn Mendes

Mod Shouta- Reindeers are Better than People from Frozen

Mod Kaminari- (???)

Mod Ochako- Can’t Stand It by Never Shout Never

Mod Tsuyu- Fireflies by Owl City

Mod Hitoshi- Insects by Kids of Widney High

Mod Tenya- If I Go by Ella Eyre

Izuku Midoriya:

Mod Thirteen- A Capella by Chase Goehring

Mod Shouta- E for Extinction by Thousand Foot Krutch

Mod Kaminari- Waving Through a Window from Dear Evan Hansen

Mod Ochako- The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls

Mod Tsuyu- Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

Mod Hitoshi- Glow by Moose Blood | History Maker by Caleb Hyles | Had Enough by Breaking Benjamin

Mod Tenya- Like That by Bea Miller

Mashirao Ojiro:

Mod Thirteen- Titanium by David Guetta

Mod Shouta- Kung-Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas

Mod Kaminari- (???)

Mod Ochako- Have a Nice Day by Bon Jovi

Mod Tsuyu- Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind

Mod Hitoshi- Trails by Pete Cottrell

Mod Tenya- Just Hold On by Steve Aoki

Rikido Sato:

Mod Thirteen- Tea and Toast by Lucy Spraggan

Mod Shouta- Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard

Mod Kaminari- Sugar Daddy by Neil Patrick Harris

Mod Ochako- One Week by Barenaked Ladies

Mod Tsuyu- (???)

Mod Hitoshi- My Girl by The Temptations (for my hc that he’s a soft man who listens to oldies while baking)

Mod Tenya- River by Bishop Briggs

Mezo Shoji:

Mod Thirteen- Calm Snow by I See Stars

Mod Shouta- Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

Mod Kaminari- Tainted Love by Soft Cell

Mod Ochako- The Run and Go by Twenty One Pilots

Mod Tsuyu- (???)

Mod Hitoshi- Tentacles by Ghost Town

Mod Tenya- Anchor by Novo Amor

Shoto Todoroki:

Mod Thirteen- Chandelier– Piano Version by Sia

Mod Shouta- Arsonist’s Lullabye by Hozier

Mod Kaminari- Gasoline by Halsey

Mod Ochako- Clair de Lune by Debussy

Mod Tsuyu- Burn It Down by Linkin Park

Mod Hitoshi- Identity Disorder by Of Mice and Men

Mod Tenya- La Lune by Madeon

Fumikage Tokoyami:

Mod Thirteen- Sleepwalking by Bring Me the Horizon

Mod Shouta- Monster by Skillet

Mod Kaminari- Welcome To The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance

Mod Ochako- Castle of Glass by Linkin Park

Mod Tsuyu- (???)

Mod Hitoshi- Happy Song by Bring Me the Horizon

Mod Tenya- BLK CLD by XYLO

Ochako Uraraka:

Mod Thirteen- Little Me by Little Mix

Mod Shouta- It’s Beautiful by Sofia

Mod Kaminari- Anyone Who Knows What Love Is by Irma Thomas

Mod Ochako- Sing by Pentatonix

Mod Tsuyu- Stronger by Kelly Clarkson

Mod Hitoshi- Thank God for Girls by Weezer

Mod Tenya- Circles by machineheart (Vanic Remix)

Momo Yaoyorozu:

Mod Thirteen- That’s My Girl by Fifth Harmony

Mod Shouta- One Girl Revolution by Superchick

Mod Kaminari- Salute by Little Mix

Mod Ochako- Words Fail by Ben Platt

Mod Tsuyu- Almost There by Anika Noni Rose

Mod Hitoshi- Chairman’s Waltz from Memoirs of a Geisha

Mod Tenya- Brave Honest Beautiful by Fifth Harmony

Sero Hanta:

Mod Thirteen- Tape Machine by STRFKR

Mod Shouta- Duct Tape by The Warp Zone

Mod Kaminari- Mister Cellophane by John C. Reilly

Mod Ochako- Believer by Imagine Dragons

Mod Tsuyu- Geronimo by Sheppard

Mod Hitoshi- Feelings Fade by Gnash (for my hc that he uses his quirk to go to the top of UA to be alone and listen to cringe/angst songs like this while thinking about life. Also listens to blessthefall & blackbear & sws)

Mod Tenya- My Way by Calvin Harris

Present Mic:

Mod Thirteen- Why Worry by Set It Off

Mod Shouta- I Like It Loud by Cash Cash

Mod Kaminari- Big Enough by Kirin J. Callinan

Mod Ochako- Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard

Mod Tsuyu- Everybody Talks by Neon Trees

Mod Hitoshi- Back To School by Deftones (for my hc that he and Aizawa were those Kool Kidz Who Were Also Misfitz™ back in high school)

Mod Tenya- Louder by Charlie Who?

Aizawa Shouta:

Mod Thirteen- This is War by Thirty Seconds to Mars

Mod Shouta- People Equals Shit by Richard Cheese

Mod Kaminari- Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz

Mod Ochako- Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

Mod Tsuyu- (???)

Mod Hitoshi- Lazy Song by Bruno Mars

Mod Tenya- IDFC by Blackbear

All Might:

Mod Thirteen- Heroes by Mans Zelmerlow

Mod Shouta- Zero to Hero from Hercules

Mod Kaminari- Hall of Fame by The Script

Mod Ochako- The Take Over, The Break’s Over by Fall Out Boy

Mod Tsuyu- (???)

Mod Hitoshi- (???)

Mod Tenya- The Greatest by Sia

Dabi:

Mod Thirteen- Stomach It by Crywolf

Mod Shouta- Don’t Mess With Me by Temposhark

Mod Kaminari- If I Had a Heart by Fever Ray

Mod Ochako- Crazy = Genius by Panic! At the Disco

Mod Tsuyu- Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Set It Off

Mod Hitoshi- Slow Motion by Third Eye Blind | MNSTR by Crown the Empire

Mod Tenya- Mustang Kids by Zella Day

Shigaraki:

Mod Thirteen- Duality by Set It Off

Mod Shouta- Kill Everyone by Hollywood Undead

Mod Kaminari- Body by Mother Mother

Mod Ochako- Don’t Mess With Me by Temposhark

Mod Tsuyu- Sarcasm by Get Scared

Mod Hitoshi- Johnny Ringo/Johnny’s Rebellion/Johnny’s Revenge by Crown The Empire

Mod Tenya- I’m Gonna Show You Crazy by Bebe Rexha

Midnight:

Mod Thirteen- Bubblegum Bitch by Marina and the Diamonds

Mod Shouta- Feisty by Jhameel

Mod Kaminari- Fergalicious by Fergie

Mod Ochako- Lone Digger by Caravan Palace

Mod Tsuyu- S&M by Rihanna

Mod Hitoshi- Bruises and Bitemarks by Good with Grenades

Mod Tenya- Bad Intentions by Niykee Heaton

Bonus: Himiko:

Mod Thirteen- Uki Uki Midnight by BABYMETAL

Mod Shouta- Gorgeous Nightmare by Escape the Fate

Mod Kaminari- I FINK U FREEKY by DIE ANTWOORD

Mod Ochako- Aftermath by Caravan Palace