Starship Leisure is having a busy yr, first debuting new lady group KiiiKiii and now new boy group IDID. IDID received’t have their official debut till September, however like so many different rookies they’re testing the waters with a pre-debut observe.
It’s a horrible feeling to be very enthusiastic about one thing solely to have that pleasure lessened with every new piece of knowledge you find out about it. From the style description to manufacturing credit to miniscule operating time, every droplet of information about Step It Up made me extra skeptical of a mission I believe has a lot potential. With expectations cratered to sub-zero, I’m happy that Step It Up is an honest shot of idol hip-hop. Not less than the blokes aren’t shouting and chanting incessantly. The truth is, the observe boasts surprising prospers of jazzy instrumentation which might be much more participating than the rote entice beats and gurgling bass we’ve heard a lot of over the previous few years.
Step It Up feels underdeveloped and incomplete, which is to be anticipated from a operating time of simply over two minutes. This provides it the air of a pre-debut efficiency piece moderately than a fully-fleshed out tune. As such, I’m hoping this can be IDID’s Siren forward of their eventual Get A Guitar. If I sofa Step It Up inside that framework, the tune makes an honest sufficient teaser and presents glimpses of promising vocals. Nevertheless, I want Starship to present these guys a manufacturing staff and sound distinctive to them as a result of we’ve heard this all earlier than and the market is simply too saturated for extra of the identical actual factor.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
