Say My Title debuted final yr as the primary idol group on Kim Jaejoong’s company iNKODE. That debut didn’t do something for me, however their follow-up ShaLala confirmed promise. Now, it’s time for them to tackle a summer season idea with new single iLy, which ambitiously interpolations Frankie Valli’s iconic 1967 basic Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.
In reality, the music launches with a full-on cowl of Can’t Take My Eyes Off You earlier than judiciously utilizing that melody for its refrain. Chopped stabs of brass are additionally sampled as a part of the instrumental. Taken collectively, the method is heavy-handed and makes iLy sound extra like a nasty remix than its personal factor. I don’t know if anybody was clamoring for a sixties basic to be redone in an ultra-trendy, NewJeans redux model #7,642 means, however right here we’re. iLy would have been rather more profitable had it solely borrowed the sampled brass for its manufacturing and solid a completely totally different melody excessive.
As an alternative, we’ve got a herky-jerky supply that cuts and refashions Can’t Take My Eyes Off You‘s put up refrain with out including a lot of its personal to the equation. It’s catchy as a result of it’s acquainted, however that doesn’t imply it’s any good. Maybe with a extra energetic spine and fewer copy/paste from the unique music, iLy may have been an odd little triumph. Because it stands, I discover it extra of a WTF second that doesn’t work practically in addition to it thinks it does.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.25 |
Grade: C
