Except I’m forgetting somebody, we’ve got our first debut of 2026 with challenge group Latency. Nevertheless, that is extra like a re-debut for many members. This band consists of acquainted faces (Loossemble’s Hyunjin and cignature’s Jeewon, Semi and Haeun), reinventing idols as rockers. In the present day, we get the primary style of their music through digital single It Was Love (사랑이었는데).
I’m not stunned to see an act like this emerge, particularly as teams like QWER have confirmed so common with Korean listeners. It Was Love takes a simple method, providing a mild band sound with nice melodies. It’s barely louder than coffeehouse, but lacks the highly effective drive you would possibly anticipate from a band. The exception to this happens proper earlier than the music’s remaining refrain as an thrilling guitar solo takes maintain. I might have beloved to listen to extra of this fireplace all through the remainder of the music, as an excessive amount of of It Was Love comes throughout as a pleasing throwaway.
Charmingly, the music lacks among the polish we’ve come to anticipate from Ok-pop. It’s unveiled by a naked bones “stay” clip and the vocals sound fairly unadorned. Maybe that is why the manufacturing additionally feels so stripped again. It actually does have a “challenge” really feel to it, as if some mates got here collectively to put in writing a music and excitedly launch it to the world.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
