Blended-gender group Genic have been certainly one of my favourite J-pop acts for the previous few years, and final yr’s N_G album solely cemented that. Sadly, since then I haven’t related with any of their singles in the identical method, making me nervous for his or her upcoming album If. Nonetheless, the splashy It’s Showtime will get us proper again on monitor with a sound that compliments the group’s appreciable abilities.
Two of the most important causes I grew to become a Genic fan have been their uniformly wonderful vocal expertise and their potential to compose nice pop songs. The members haven’t been composing their most up-to-date materials (sticking with lyric-writing as an alternative), which in all probability explains why it hasn’t sat with me in the identical method. It’s Showtime continues this method. Nonetheless, this time they’ve handed the reigns over to the unbelievable Takuya Watanabe, recognized on my playlist for writing epics like Attractive Zone’s Run, M!LK’s Winding Highway and Bullet Prepare’s Yell. He has a present for anthemic melody and that high quality takes a cool flip for It’s Showtime.
This tune lets Genic sing passionately over a rhythmically vivid and interesting monitor. In different phrases, it lets them do what they do greatest. The refrain is extremely sticky, delivering a flashy hook over a bounding instrumental. And at practically 4 minutes in size, the tune makes method for an prolonged dance break and a completely fleshed-out construction. That is one thing J-pop has at all times executed so nicely: delivering a whole musical buffet no matter what exterior musical developments might dictate. This leads to music that feels traditional and enduring. It’s Showtime will probably sound as nice 5 years from now because it does at present.
| Hooks | 9 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 9 |
Grade: A-