In 2020, AAA’s SKY-HI fashioned his firm BMSG and since then he’s debuted a relentless surge of recent acts. The overwhelming majority of this music has not been for me, because it typically favors the kind of clanging, shout-heavy hip-hop that I dislike in Ok-pop as nicely. Nonetheless, I admire his ambition and most of those acts have rapidly discovered nice success in Japan.
Regardless of my misgivings, upcoming group STARGLOW’s identify intrigued me and I’m completely happy that I checked out their pre-debut single Moonchaser. From what I can inform, that is set to be a extra vocal-heavy dance act and the surging EDM of this observe seems like an awesome template for them. Moonchaser is refreshingly old-fashioned, from its lengthy runtime (nearly 4 minutes!) to its simple, boppy dance beat. Even higher, the fellows appear to be wonderful performers. There’s actual presence in each their vocals and rap, compelling by their sheer polish.
If I’ve any quibble about Moonchaser, it’s that the tune is kind of generic in its execution. This isn’t essentially a foul factor since I like the particular strategy the tune takes, however a barely extra idiosyncratic twist may have simply pushed this into the “9s.” Even so, Moonchaser by no means places a foot mistaken and its propulsive energy retains me engaged. I’m actually excited to see the place these guys go subsequent as a result of it is a very promising sneak peek.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 8.75 |
Grade: B+