Alongside their full-group comeback Maestro, Seventeen’s specialised items are additionally releasing music movies for his or her new songs. We’ve already heard from the Hip-Hop and Efficiency Groups, and now it’s time for the Vocal Crew to convey this sequence to a finale.
Sub-unit Seventeen BSS discovered great success with a cheering track final 12 months, and Cheers To Youth (청춘찬가) feels comparable in intent if not power. Regardless of its buoyant, brassy instrumental, bounding bass and surging percussion, its melodies are extra according to Korean OSTs. It’s onerous to place my finger on precisely why that is, however there’s a sure model of sentimental songwriting distinctive to this sub-genre. Seventeen’s vocal workforce makes an awesome conduit for this method, however its mushiness dulls Cheers To Youth‘s impact.
Even so, that is in all probability my favourite unit launch of the three. It feels probably the most musically strong, providing a fleshed out association that doesn’t depend on repetition. The track is at its finest after we hear particular person parts breathe, particularly throughout the intro the place the vocal solo is adopted rapidly by compelling bass and a ceremonial swell of brass. These highlights grow to be progressively buried as Cheers To Youth goes on, swallowed by the track’s sheer effusiveness. A extra ingenious melody might have poked by to behave as an anchor, however a lot of Cheers performs issues secure and comfy.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+