Taeyeon is best known as a singer and the leader of one of the biggest KPop girl groups in the world, Girls Generation. Girls Generation is a house hold name in Korea and has developed a good following through out the world. Taeyeon had decided to make a solo record in 2016 and it was met with huge success. Selling millions world wide and going past 100 million views on YouTube. She recently decided to make another solo record and one of the singles she released off that record was Make Me Love You.
The first thing I would like to point out about this song is Taeyeon's voice. This girl is an amazing singer and in my opinion, this is one her best songs vocally. She demonstrates the great range she has and she also does a good job of singing English naturally. Some KPop artists have an accent when they sing English and it really sticks out. With Taeyeon, she doesn't have that and as a result the song sounds more smooth.
The music is not bad, but it could improve a little bit. The main reason I think that is that it doesn't sound complete. The only instruments in this song are programmed drums and Synthesizer. With only 2 instruments the music sounds a little dry. If they added bass and guitar, like in a live performance she did, it would sound more full. Check out the live performance shown below to see what I mean.
Lyrically this is a love song about the journey to be in a good relationship. The first verse is about being lonely and longing for someone. The chorus is about finding that person and being happy. Then the second verse is about living out that relationship. This song basically tells a story and that is what I like about this song lyrically. Normally most love songs are strictly about the feeling, and don't go into finding that relationship. Because Taeyeon decided to go down the story direction it really makes this song unique.
This is one of Taeyeon's best solo songs and certainly worth recognition. Even though the music sounds a little inclomplete, it still works pretty well and Taeyeon's voice really carries this song. Lyrically, it doesn't go down the traditional love song structure and really makes this song unique. I give Make Me Love You a 4.5 out of 5.
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