Tremendous Junior sub-unit L.S.S — comprised of members Leeteuk, Shindong and Siwon — have the doubtful honor of the lowest-rated SJ launch on this weblog. In reality, final 12 months’s Joke is without doubt one of the lowest-rated songs normally. Their music tends to mix retro with novelty for tracks that really feel extra like memes than pleasing comebacks. This method has various ranges of success, and new Japanese single Pon Pon lands someplace within the center.
Okay-pop was once sillier normally, again when it didn’t but must please an ever-increasing world viewers. I miss this vitality, however there’s a positive between foolish and obnoxious. Pon Pon largely sticks with the previous, mixing its new jack swing beat with an icy electro thump. This instrumental is enjoyable and upbeat, bringing the funk in a satisfyingly old-school approach. Had the fellows grafted a unique tune on prime of the manufacturing, we’d be in a significantly better place.
Pon Pon‘s easy refrain works nicely, however the chanted asides that comply with echo the worst instincts of Okay-pop’s first technology. I might do with out the affected “dibidibidib” post-chorus hook. ‘Attempting to be humorous’ isn’t humorous, and at its worst moments Pon Pon strains for absurdity. Nonetheless, I can play this during with out eager to gouge my ears out, so I’ll take into account {that a} win relating to this explicit sub-unit’s output!
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
