Korean's Idol News : Hyuna Comeback with the Hot Fourth Solo EP A+

Hyuna ~ A+

A+ is the fourth EP by South Korean singer Hyuna, released digitally on August 21, 2015 and physically on the 24th. It features the lead single "Roll Deep" ("잘나가서 그래 / Because I'm The Best" in Korean).

Promotion

On June 4, 2015 was revealed that Hyuna is preparing for a comeback and that she's gonna have her solo comeback in July. On August 9, 2015 Hyuna released a trailer for her 4th mini album, the trailer was filmed in Los Angeles, California.

On August 11, was revealed that her 4th mini album will be named A+ and that the album will be released on August 21, 2015.^[4]

On August 13, was revealed that her title track, called "Because I’m the Best" will also be featuring BtoB's Il-hoon. It was also shown that the track would be named "Roll Deep" in international markets.

Hyuna will be performing the EP's lead single "Roll Deep" on music shows starting on August 20 on Mnet's M! Countdown. She will also perform on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.

The intro track, "Run & Run," is actually more melodic than the rest of the album.

The main verse is rapped, but the intro and chorus/hook are sung. I really like the get-lost-loser flow here, and the singing takes the edge off and makes the song better for it. This track seems like she wrote it for the fans, promising that she's looking back with no regrets, and won't stop. Next up is the title track, "Because I'm The Best." Featuring Ilhoon from labelmatesBTOB, this song has a different vibe than most K-pop songs and most hip-hop as well. It has some elements in common with trap and house, but it isn't purely either of those. It's got some sweet bass, and a powerful chorus. The rapping by Ilhoon is adequate, but kinda pales in comparison to HyunA's delivery, blunt, and general badassery. There's some of that wordplay I love so much with some knowing winks at previous singles mixed in. The lyrics are directly addressed to her haters, telling them to go ahead because she is the best.

"Ice Ice" is a naughty number, pure hip-hop, with "Unpretty Rapstar" rapper Yook Ji Dam. At the beginning and at the end it sounds as if HyunA's saying "so f*** you." And that's pretty much the attitude of this song. The conceit is that they're "street poets," but yet so hot and rich. A foray into the worst excesses of Western hip-hop, the song fails to impress. They dial back the hip hop in "Get Out of My House." There are some half-sung, half-rapped lyrics, but the chorus is fully sung. The vocalist for 10cm, Kwon Jung Yeol, joins her in a duet here while a synth bleeps steady in the background, and it's a pretty song. The net effect is a slick, soft pop number, and in my opinion one of the better tracks.

The last song, "Peace," is a ballad. It's a charming tune, a simple, emotive piece with a thrumming bass line. It keeps it from being just another ballad, and gives it a definite kick. She sounds delicate here, almost stripped down (this time, figuratively), while she sings about spending the night with a lover.