Woman group Mimiirose proceed their annually comeback schedule, with The Flowers Swayed (흔들리지 않고 피는 꽃이 어딨어) their first new single since final September’s Flirting. The music sees them towing the road between sparkly synthpop and the extra reserved woman group sound that’s been dominating 2024.

Selecting between these two influences, my style (unsurprisingly) favors the synthpop aspect of issues. The Flowers Swayed is at its finest when leaning into its twinkling synth line, making me want this factor was much more outstanding all through. The observe’s driving beat retains issues chugging alongside however usually feels too murky and reserved to face out. The identical might be mentioned about Flowers‘ melodies. They’re nice however not often gripping, merely passing time as we anticipate a knockout spotlight that by no means comes. I’m reminded of final yr’s Madeleine by the recently-rebranded Limelight — a music that mined far more from the same sonic palette.

Grade: C+