A Ok-pop act’s title observe isn’t at all times the perfect track on their album, even when it’s the one most individuals will hear. Generally, b-sides deserve recognition too. Within the singles-oriented world of Ok-pop, I need to highlight a few of these buried treasures and provides them the props they deserve.
There’s a cause I nonetheless watch Ok-pop’s weekly music exhibits in full. Whereas I are likely to catch 99% of latest releases every week, there’s at all times an opportunity that one thing passes me by — particularly if it isn’t paired with a music video. And as well-versed as I’m on the historical past of Ok-pop releases, there are nonetheless a handful of artists I’ve by no means listened to earlier than.
Baek Chung Kang is a type of artists. He received MBC’s Star Audition: The Nice Delivery in 2011 and debuted in 2012. Since then, his comparatively sparse catalog has been a mixture of ballads and bangers. He’s presently performing Dot Dot Dot on music exhibits and it’s a licensed banger with a nostalgic second-gen sound. That is for these of you who love dramatic preparations and big, belt-it-out hooks. Dot Dot Dot opens as a piano-led ballad earlier than the beat drops practically a minute in. We’ve acquired surging synths, banging percussion, violin and a dynamic melody that strikes from energy to emotive falsetto and again once more. And that’s earlier than we hit the electrical guitar solo on the track’s climax. The drama! Shut your eyes and picture a newly debuted boy or woman group rising with this precise track. What an thrilling growth that might be! As an alternative, we’ve acquired skilled veterans protecting this stylistic custom alive. Thank goodness for that.
| Hooks | 9 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 9 |
Grade: A-