Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “YOUR EYES” by Dasutt
If you’re looking for the perfect example of how to write an emotional song for a television placement, look no further than “YOUR EYES” by Dasutt.
The song is subdued, stripped back, with a strong focus on vocal melody. An acoustic number, it builds intensity and broadens its sonic fullness through subtle additions of synth layers and a really keen attention to detail on the back end. The mixing engineers and producers on this track really shine. The production team knew precisely how to let the song breathe while letting listeners focus on the little details. You can hear all of the subtleties, like when the acoustic guitarist begins to dig into the strings a little more.
Energy wise, the song never really gets above a 5 out of 10. But it doesn’t need to. The song is built for a very specific moment, and it’s meant to add emotion without distracting from the visual and the dialogue. This song was written for the teen romance television series Hierarchy, a K-drama currently on Netflix. Dasutt really nails the teen heartache vibe.
The show is about 18 young people whose lives and relationships unfold at Jooshin High school, a prestigious private high school where special children are chosen to attend the moment they are born. In such a high stakes social environment, you can feel through Dasutt’s song just how poignant the feelings of love and loss are for these characters. Young love is a savage, delicate thing.