
Shinhwa has changed musical styles many times throughout their existence, beginning with typical bubblegum pop songs (as seen with their song Eusha, Eusha) like other pop singers at the time. They also did regular pop songs as well, with the release of their 4th album Hey, Come On!. It was in the release of their 7th album, Brand New, that Shinhwa had made a transition into dance songs. With the release of their 8th album, State Of The Art, Shinhwa can still be seen having dance songs as well as, though their hit song, Once In A Lifetime, shows a more slow pop style. While Shinhwa is known best as artists who do dance songs, the members have branch out to do various styles. Min-woo's first album show him as an R&B singer, though his first hit song, Just One Night, is more of a jazz genre. Hye-sung have branch out to do ballads song, as ballads are becoming popular throughout South Korea.
神話的曲風(fēng)并不固定,初期他們推出的是當(dāng)時頗為流行的泡泡糖搖滾樂(如歌曲《Eusha, Eusha》),在第四張專輯《Hey, Come on!》中,他們也推出了不少常規(guī)的流行樂。發(fā)布七輯《Brand New》時,神話轉(zhuǎn)而開始制作舞曲。而在其八輯《State Of The Art》的制作中,神話延續(xù)了其舞曲風(fēng)格,不過其主打歌《Once In A Lifetime》呈現(xiàn)的卻又是一種更為舒緩的流行樂風(fēng)。雖然神話作為組合以其舞曲最為有名,但是其成員的創(chuàng)作能力卻并不局限于此。Min-woo在其首張個人專輯中所呈現(xiàn)給歌迷的就是R&B歌手的一面,不過他的首支主打歌《Just One Night》聽上去更偏向于爵士。Hye-sung的個人創(chuàng)作則多為敘事歌謠風(fēng)格,在韓國民謠曲風(fēng)正日趨流行。
Like most popular bands, Shinhwa has change their appearances various times. In their early days, Shinhwa were generally marketed as a typical boy band with cute looks and matching outfits. They later transitioned this "cute" image concept into a more darker tone with the release of their second and third albums, bleaching their hair and wearing dark make up. Their outfits also matched their appearances, being either shiny or dark. With the release of their fourth album, Shinhwa would change from the Gothic style of before into a much more simple and cleaner look. Their fifth album would change them into a more preppy style. Shinhwa would continue this preppy style into their sixth album, though it was obvious that they were beginning to mature their looks. When they released their seventh album, Shinhwa began to change their appearance once again, wearing black suits and looking significantly more sophisticated than most boy bands at the time. They also stopped with the dyeing hair and heavy make up, as well as leaving their hair shaggy and long. Shinhwa's eighth album continued their sophisticated look, with the group wearing black suits for most of their performances. For their 9th album, Shinhwa's new look was displayed in their MV Run, in which they describe it to be "Mexican Mafia".
正如許多流行樂隊一樣,神話的造型也是在不斷變化著的。剛出道的時候,神話呈現(xiàn)在人們面前的是一個非常典型的男孩樂隊,有著可愛的外表和與之相配的包裝。隨后,這一“可愛”的形象在其二輯和三輯中漸漸變幻成一種更黑暗的調(diào)調(diào),漂染了頭發(fā),采用的是黑暗系的化妝手法,其服裝也配合整體形象發(fā)生了變化,或是閃閃發(fā)亮,或是一色黑暗。在四輯中,神話一改之前的哥特風(fēng),鉛華洗凈,看上去簡單干凈。五輯的神話則偏顯學(xué)院風(fēng),這一形象一直延續(xù)到了他們的第六張專輯,此時的神話已經(jīng)漸漸變得成熟。而七輯的神話又換上了新的形象,黑色西裝,看上去要比同期的其他男子組合要老練許多。他們不再漂染頭發(fā),也不再化過濃的妝容,更不再把頭發(fā)留長弄出蓬松的樣子。神話在八輯中依然展現(xiàn)出老練的樣子,整個組合在大部分的表演中都選擇黑色西裝作為著裝。九輯的神話再度讓人耳目一新,在其名為《Run》的MV中,他們扮成了“墨西哥飛車幫”的樣子出場。
So what will be presented to us on March when they come back? Indeed, I could hardly wait to see it.
所以,待到三月,神話回歸,他們又會為歌迷呈上怎樣的舞臺呢?說實話,我已經(jīng)等不及想要看一看了。