Track Assessment: Cignature – Poongdung

So, Ok-pop business… how do you count on me to take a tune known as “Poongdung” critically? There’s onomatopoeia after which there’s simply foolish sound results. I suppose “풍덩” is extra of a longtime sound in Korea and doesn’t translate nicely internationally. Fortuitously, the tune’s summery sound works throughout all markets.

We’ve heard many iterations of this upbeat, seasonal power and may at all times count on just a few highlights to emerge round this time of 12 months. I don’t assume Poongdung will stake its declare amongst Ok-pop’s summer season classics, however I respect its bounding tempo and thrilling efficiency. A colourful, carnival-esque pleasure runs by means of the observe, highlighted by blasts of brass and occasional home piano. The producers have positively completed their homework in the case of this particular Ok-pop sub-genre.

All that’s lacking to cement Poongdung among the many greats is a sequence of sensible melodies that reduce by means of the dense instrumental. The splashy refrain compliments the tune’s power, however the verses are a let down. Due to this, you possibly can really feel the tune falling again on cutesy asides to keep up Poongdung‘s overstuffed enchantment. It’s a little bit of a sensory overload the place a streamlined set of indelible hooks would have made a greater match. Nonetheless, I’ll by no means say no to an upbeat summer season observe like this. They have a tendency to age nicely, too.

Grade: B-