RIIZE - "Talk Saxy" MV Review

Photo source: SM Ent.

 

"Talk Saxy" is Riize's first comeback after debuting on September 4 with "Get A Guitar" (Review here)

"Talk Saxy" Review

"Talk Saxy" although not as good as Riize's previous song, "Get A Guitar", is still a strong release, especially towards the end and is great to showcase the different colors of a rookie group. The catchiest part of the song is the "talk to me to me talk talk to me to me" at 2:37. When I first read the title I thought the song was going to be more like Alexandra Stan - "Mr. Saxobeat", Moldova's  Eurovision entry (2010) - "Run Away" A.K.A epic sax guy or even Nene Malo - "Bailan Rochas y Chetas" (Sorry), so I was a little disappointed that the titular sax wasn't as "strong" as those songs.

The music video is a great reminder of boy group videos from the '90s and '00s, especially the parts with Shotaro and Sohee, who look straight out of those videos. The 2:16 part reminds me of the Backstreet Boys for some reason.

Style-wise, I really like the silver sport-like jerseys (?) pictured above with the Riize banner hanging from the pants and I think Wonbin looks great wearing a beret. 

In this MV the style is more uniform compared to "Get A Guitar" with the previously mentioned jerseys and the all-white look that is almost the same for everyone.

Rating:

Song Quality 7/10

MV Quality 8/10

Choreography 9/10

Fashion 8/10

Will I listen again? - Probably.

Overall Rating - 7.5/10

Song Credits

Release Date: October 27, 2023.

Length: 3 min 10 sec.

Writers: danke (Lalala Studio).

Composers: Brice Fox, Tony Ferrari, Jurek Reunamäki, samUIL (Decade+), Tay Jasper, Adrian McKinnon.

Producers: Jurek, Benjamin 55

MV Directed by: Lafic.

*The song credits are taken from Riize's Fandom Wiki*