[Review] Guitarist – Doh Kyung Soo (D.O – EXO)

A month ago, Doh Kyung Soo (or D.O from EXO) made his solo comeback with his 4th mini-album, Dopamine. The lead single from the new mini-album, and the focus of this review, is Guitarist. This is Doh Kyung Soo’s first solo release since Bliss and SING ALONG!, and his first release since EXO’s long-awaited Crown comeback earlier this year. It makes sense that, with the song titled Guitarist, a prominent feature of the instrumental is the guitar. As we all know, the instrument is versatile, and in Guitarist, the guitar (alongside other band instruments) delivers a bright, upbeat, funky tune. It is an extremely nice listen from the outset and has me boogieing in my seat each time it comes on. Alongside the instrumental, Doh Kyung Soo’s vocals are equally bright and effortlessly warm. The riffs and his crisp tone add to Guitarist‘s ‘extremely nice’ appeal. The “Da-ra-da” hook was super pleasant, as were the melodies. As for the music video, we can view it as two halves. The first half shows Doh Kyung Soo coolly playing guitar in a striking red leather jacket and driving his friends to a party or hangout. The second half shows Doh Kyung Soo meeting up with a girl on the side of the road...