On March 17, Jimin officially released the MV for his title track Set Me Free pt.2. The song clearly marked JImin's thinking and musical style as a solo artist.
Although he received a lot of positive feedback as well as amazing reactions to the new song, he also received many negative reviews for this song because of the novelty of the song. It. Therefore, a topic about Jimin using a lot of autotune in Set Me Free pt.2 quickly attracted the attention of netizens.
Here are netizens' comments about JImin's new song and the issue of Jimin applying autotune in it:
Jimin is boldly entering a new era in his career with “Set Me Free Pt. 2." The title track, which was released earlier than the day his entire solo album was released, surprised listeners with the new style it brought.
Fans seem to have discovered a new side of Jimin in terms of lyrics, vocal style, and color. Previously, many people predicted that Jimin would pursue the bh allad style along with contemporary performing arts which is his forte, but this time, Jimin showed everyone more than the usual style.
After a decade of singing live on stage, there's no doubt that Jimin has a great voice and he can absolutely sing live. However, in Set Me Free pt.2 which was released yesterday, it quickly attracted fans' attention when the song used autotune, and some even thought it was overused. much.
Immediately after, under the topic about Jimin using autotune in Set ME Free pt.2, there were many comments that they felt that Jimin's real voice was "̾l̾o̾s̾t ̾ in translation" and that the use of autotune was too much:
- that #autotune part from Jimin's new song Set me Free was horrendous sorry ruined the song for me personally
- honestly, the autotune in set me free is bad and jimin could have sang without it but that's the only negative thing i found about the song. other than that, the production, the lyrics, everything from the outfits to the reference to ON, was absolutely wonderful.
- They should release the song without autotune
- set me free is fcking bad for me. GHSTLOOP always produces bad songs he’s really obsessed with ugly autotune. jimin’s lie and serendipity are so much better and that makes me feel disappointed
- I think their concept of their idea of trap is understood, but it wasn’t the best thing to add it here, the dramatic opera style should've been the focus completely
- ik the autotune in jimin’s set me free was stylistically used but imo it could’ve been better off without it or at least less of it. Other than that, the performance, choreo, visuals, instrumental, ATE
- Jimin's natural voice is so sweet would have been better if they didn't use much of autotune
- happy to see another opinion like this. i like the song and i'm SO proud of Jimin, but i agree on the less autotune thing. such a dope MV, tho!
- i agree, everything was SO GOOD and JIMIN did amazing but the autotune wasn’t for me
- Performance wise set me free is visually appealing, I like the choreo but sonically this has been jimin's weakest solo song. The autotune was way too excessive, the second verse is just awful and chorus felt too empty. I do like the prechorus tho, easily the the best part.
- the autotune in jimin’s solo is horrendous
- for a good minute I was wondering who the featured artist was because that just didn't sound like him
- okay. i really did not enjoy the amt of autotune in that song. i feel like it was overused to the point that jimin’s real voice got ̾l̾o̾s̾t ̾ in translation and i’m a bit disappointed ngl. it’s just definitely not what i was expecting
- I think the exact same, the song was good but some parts with excessive auto tune wasn’t my taste
- I wish they used less autotune, because Jimin has a unique colour to his vocal
- im so sorry jimin congrats on your solo but thats too much autotune
However, there are also many comments that respect Jimin's new thinking in music to achieve the artistic effect that he is pursuing. Some fans have pointed out that the connection between “Set Me Free Pt.2,” BTS’s previous works, and Jimin’s FACE concept is a perfect fit for using these effects:
- I believe he's using autotune to play his shadow that he's freeing himself from. As the concept of distortion continues in SMF’s use of aggressive autotune. it creates a dichotomy (natural vs distorted voice) jimin’s software and hardware are arguing with each other.
- The more I listen to it, the more in love I am. It sounds so intimate, like Jimin allowing us to hear his inner thoughts. So well done!!
- I believe it serves its purpose. Honestly I think it creates this fun distortion in the song. It’s so clear and you can’t help but think maybe this is how u distinguish the trapped Jimin from the one setting free. He's using autotune to play the shadow he's freeing himself from
- SET ME FREE PT. 2 IS A MASTERPIECE AND HERE'S A LITTLE BIT WHY: It's not a coincidence that the director of Interlude:Shadow is also the director of Set Me Free. The whole Shadow part of Map Of The Soul: 7 is about your fear, facing it and using it to push your self further. Jimin's Filter, Black Swan and ON were all apart of the Shadow section of MOTS7 and are all represented here. In Interlude: Shadow and Black Swan the Shadow itself is represented by autotune which you can hear here.
"Gotta go Insane to stay sane" is about being brave to Face your Shadow and embracing the good it has to offer - how it can be a motivation for moving forward and overcoming new challenges. In the Black Swan art film the main dancer is afraid of the other ones (the Shadow) as they try to cage him in and only once he faces them he starts to control them and they lift him up. In SET ME FREE PT. 2 Jimin, isn't afraid. He immediately controls the dancers, he impacts their movements, not the other way around. He is already in control of his Shadow. He is in wh̾i̾t ̾e at the end to show that he overcame the Shadow. Jimin is free. He faced his Shadow, told it to let him go and set him free and now he's free from his fears to fly and be the incredible artist that he is. And this is without even getting into the amazing dancing... It's all just so fяєαкing brilliant!!!
- This is out of this world..
- The discomfort that you feel listening to the auto tune is an experiential metaphor — an effective artistic device for transferring an emotional state — genius #Jimin_FACE
- the concept of distortion (via the mirror’s reflection of self) is continued through SMF’s use of aggressive autotune. it creates a dichotomy (natural vs distorted voice) — jimin’s software and hardware are arguing with each other. he is duelling himself sonically & visually.
- Jimin using the autotune as an instrument and incorporating it in the song as it's own different element.. truly a musical genius! Jimin's musical abilities are chef's kiss!
- he use to create effects not to improve his voice like other idols do
- and f*ck the autotune discourse btw i can already sniff it from a mile away. jimin can sing without it we all know that, it was obviously stylistically used and i think it worked.
- I loved it like people need to realise that autotune is often used for artistic purposes with certain songs like black swan for example. JIMIN ate
- bts always tastefully uses autotune (like in shadow and tear too) and never as a crutch vocally.
- The use of the auto tune gave a great message whoever understands its use understands the message Jimin gave
- Plus can't artists have fun!? Autotune has never been a serious resource rather a creative one. But what can we expect from bland pop stans who can't even be happy for their own artists. SMF2 is a fun song, empowering & unconventional. They can keep crying
Regardless of the meaning behind autotune, many fans are praising Jimin for thinking out of the box and trying soмєтнing new for his new era. In addition, in order to feel objectively about the song, Jimin's upcoming live recording stages are soмєтнing to look forward to for the entire audíєnce!
