♪ BoA - Black Emptiness (Random J Mash-Mix)

The Winamp classic player with a pink colour scheme. Currently playing the Random J Mash-Mix of two of BoA’s songs, “Emptiness” and “Black” — the cover art of which is displayed on the right-hand side.

As many fans clocked when they first heard “Emptiness”, the song sounds A LOT like BoA’s 2019 Starry Night cut “Black”. Both songs sound so much alike, that they are interchangeable. So, I just-

When songs are interchangeable like this, sometimes I’m like ‘Pffft. This is lazy.’ Yes Ava Max. I am looking at you. But sometimes I’m like ‘Oh, this is kinda cool.’ It feels like revisiting a song. And when it’s with a song that I liked, wished had been a single or gotten more attention the first time around, it makes me feel like ‘Oh, they felt the same way about that song too’. Because I always felt that “Black” shoulda had a music video and that SM should have pushed it as a second song, kinda like how they did with “The Shadow” alongside “Only One”.

OH WELL.

“Emptiness” is a really good song. “Black” was a really good song. But BoA releasing good songs doesn’t seem to be cutting it with enough of the current K-pop audience right now, which is a shame.