Tremendous Junior’s Eunhyuk and One Pact’s Jongwoo have gotten into the idol group enterprise with the manufacturing of multi-national boy group Celest1a, shaped by the sequence Ok-pop Home. From what I can inform, a lot of their promo up to now has been in Japan, however debut single Panda sees them performing largely in English.
So far as debuts go, Panda is a mixture of promise and frustration. It leans extra towards the previous, particularly when the instrumental swells with dramatic synth and the members give a full-throated, theatrical efficiency. The track has a way of bigness that immediately calls for consideration. The vocal-driven post-chorus is particularly spectacular, hinting at even higher issues to come back from these rookies.
With this stated, Panda is difficult by its use of… nicely… “panda.” Perhaps followers might help me perceive the importance of this phrase to the group, however for somebody coming into the observe with out expectations, “panda” makes for a clumsy repetition through the refrain. Its inherent silliness contrasts with the stately segments surrounding it, making for a bizarre transition. Even so, Panda‘s strengths so outweigh its weaknesses that I might be able to overlook (and even embrace?) its quirks.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
Grade: B