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Ok-pop has had a surprisingly busy week and there’s really been a variety of strong releases throughout that point, even these which were put in right here.
Let’s see.
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Matt Champion & Jennie (BLACKPINK) – “Sluggish Movement”
The drum and bass thrives had been a pleasant shock, too unhealthy about the remainder of it.
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xikers – “We Don’t Cease”
Was prepared to look previous the cosplay side of this because of the thrilling rap-rock vitality, nevertheless it wanted to hold that all through the monitor as a substitute of shifting means down, and the vocal results sections had been the nail within the coffin for me.
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TEMPEST – “LIGHTHOUSE”
In the course of the refrain, it jogged my memory of a poor man’s model of SNUPER‘s “The Star Of Stars“, which is an effective place to be. I simply want it had an analogous ambition and execution, as this felt flatter than it needed to be, however nonetheless an pleasant pop monitor.
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HIGHLIGHT – “BODY”
If each refrain was extra just like the final refrain, I most likely would’ve been received fully over as a result of it solves the problems I had with the dry repetition and the vocal part was at all times the … spotlight. This takes some time to actually get going, however a pleasant groovy pop monitor ultimately.
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Wendy (Crimson Velvet) – “I Want You Hell”
Musically and conceptually, the start of this had me pondering pop-punk man-hating breakup anthem (or aggressively disavowing your previous self, whichever), nevertheless it didn’t appear to need that smoke and kinda simply turns into a cute, playful pop monitor for essentially the most half. Nothing fallacious with that, and that is innocent enjoyable however I believe Wendy has extra in her.
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VVUP – “Doo Doom Chit”
Even Crayon Pop‘s finish of profession music with the identical title clears this, I’m afraid. Like … why are so many choruses these days so devoted to being boring?
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XODIAC – “HEYDAY”
Form of an atmospheric soundtrack type of monitor with mixing that makes all the things really feel echoed for some cause.
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TMC – “PEW PEW PEW!”
All the time learn on Stan Twitter how they need older idols, male idols to be sluttier, and reward all the things as camp, so listed here are former Apeace members debuting as a duo and doing all that.
Level dance of the yr competitors is ovah. pic.twitter.com/IMblUfvMGa
— Asian Junkie (@asianjunkiecom) March 14, 2024
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YooA (Oh My Lady) – “ROOFTOP”
Whereas I’ve by no means understood the attraction of understated speaking hooks that go straight into an empty instrumental, I’m particularly confused by a dancer like YooA selecting that route because it doesn’t appear to permit her to showcase her strengths to their fullest both.
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In all probability have separate posts on LUN8 and BAE173 coming later.
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