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I’m making an attempt one thing completely different this week as a result of I truthfully don’t have the time to look at the complete episodes of this sequence in the mean time and I don’t assume my write-ups are gaining a lot from the limitless context.
In order we enter the Debut Idea Battle (aka: authentic songs), I’m going to look at the performances on YouTube and rank them from least to most favourite. My most favourite this week acquired a lowly “C” grade, so… yeah. Issues are fairly bleak in Boys II Planetville.
Once more, these are my private rankings — not the rankings on the present. They usually’re 95% in regards to the track itself as a result of the performances had been all fantastic. Nobody was a practice wreck. Nobody was a “can’t wait to look at that once more” standout.
Important Dish (carried out by Important Chef)
This one has creepy staging with baseball bats that had been even swung on the followers watching the efficiency through the intro! If a bunch should pose and posture, at the very least these guys decide to the bit and convey some drama to the schtick.
Track-wise, this can be a shout-chant affair anchored by a refrain that’s simply extra shouting. I critically really feel dangerous for these guys’ vocal chords. This isn’t significantly nice to hearken to, nevertheless it’s not for an absence of making an attempt. Rock guitar provides a little bit of welcome texture to the monitor however in the end there’s not sufficient selection to make this attention-grabbing. Even chanting might be compelling if delivered with sufficient completely different rhythmic constructions, however Important Dish is just the identical reheated leftovers time and again. I used to be exhausted by the tip of it.
Grade: D+
Chains (carried out by Love Is)
Judging from YouTube views and chart efficiency, this appears to be the track individuals are latching onto most. That’s not too stunning because it exists inside followers’ beloved “attractive” idea — full with a surplus of chains. The staging within the intro is definitely fairly cool.
So far as the music is taken into account, that is just about precisely what I’d count on from a track known as “Chains.” It has that slinky, stuttering sound boy teams have leveraged for years. I’ve by no means been an enormous fan of this fashion as a result of it at all times appears like a tease – as if the track is consistently pulling away from its greatest moments. This tends to truncate the melodic strains till we find yourself with a bunch of forgettable sing-talk. That’s the case right here and consequently I discover the track extremely boring. The efficiency is ok, although the facility notes may’ve used extra oomph throughout the board. In the end, each the track and efficiency go nowhere and don’t have any actual killing factors.
Grade: D+
Fortunate MACHO (carried out by 777)
“Fortunate MACHO” is a godawful track title. If it was meant as camp I would really adore it, however that is Okay-pop so we all know they’re critical. The introduction’s motorbike poses actually play as camp, however once more that’s not the intention.
Aside from that, this track and efficiency shade by numbers inside Okay-pop’s blustery, badass boy group oeuvre. The percussion skitters ahead with momentum that’s undercut by the comparatively lumbering rap. There aren’t many hooks to be discovered, as even the melodies really feel truncated and purposeful. For a track with such vitality, it’s stunning to listen to how boring every thing sounds. The monitor begs for a refrain value coming again to. The blokes do pretty much as good a job as could possibly be anticipated, however the materials does them no favors.
Grade: C-
Sugar Excessive (carried out by Nyangnyang Chuchu)
This track title screams “shiny boy group idea with overalls” and that’s just about what we get (besides exchange the overalls with foolish hats, cat ears and lollipops). You’ve received to like how predictable Okay-pop has turn into!
It’s not that I naturally favor shiny ideas over edgy ones. It’s simply that – these days – shiny ideas are sometimes the one ones that put melody entrance and middle. I want this wasn’t the case, as a result of songs like this will also be a bit cloying at occasions. To me, Sugar Excessive appears like probably the most baseline model of one of these monitor, resting on established tropes with out bringing the rest to the desk. The melodies are fairly inert regardless of a punchy instrumental that clearly needs to push the track in additional thrilling instructions. I just like the strummed guitar and love the bounding dance break, however general that is so weightless that it virtually disintegrates in entrance of you. The efficiency has some good moments however feels extra like generic fan service than a memorable survival present stage.
Grade: C
