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. The truth is, final 12 months’s Joke is among the lowest-rated songs normally. Their music tends to mix retro with novelty for tracks that really feel extra like memes than pleasant comebacks. This strategy has various ranges of success, and new Japanese single Pon Pon lands someplace within the center.
Ok-pop was sillier normally, again when it didn’t but need to please an ever-increasing international viewers. I miss this vitality, however there’s a fantastic 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 distinct tune on prime of the manufacturing, we’d be in a significantly better place.
Pon Pon‘s easy refrain works effectively, however the chanted asides that observe echo the worst instincts of Ok-pop’s first era. I may 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 right through with out eager to gouge my ears out, so I’ll contemplate {that a} win in the case of this explicit sub-unit’s output!
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C