As Seventeen enters their inevitable navy enlistment period, focus has shifted from group work to solos and sub-units. Subsequent on the docket are S.Coups and Mingyu, becoming a member of forces alongside American singer/rapper Lay Bankz for a celebration monitor that closely samples Roy Orbison’s iconic 1964 hit Fairly Girl. Wow… that’s lots happening in a single tune!
Pop music cycles by durations the place samples and interpolations drive the narrative. I don’t are likely to thoughts this as a lot as some listeners do, so long as the pattern is integrated effectively and never only a cut-and-paste job. Nevertheless, I’ve by no means been an enormous fan of the unique Fairly Girl in order that instantly colours my ideas on 5, 4, 3 (Fairly Girl). This model is basically a riff on the unique, using most of its core parts with out including something notable sufficient to transcend the familiarity.
A lot of the tune is given over to Lay Bankz’s rap, which is fulfilling however needlessly pulls S.Coups and Mingyu out of the equation. Their efficiency is rather more reserved, making it in order that they nearly get misplaced in their very own tune. The remainder of 5, 4, 3 bops together with sufficient power to maintain curiosity, however with none notable peaks it begins to really feel like one thought repeated time and again. And at its worst, this method veers dangerously near “business jingle” territory.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+