Until I’m forgetting somebody, we have now our first debut of 2026 with venture group Latency. Nevertheless, that is extra like a re-debut for many members. This band consists of acquainted faces (Loossemble’s Hyunjin and cignature’s Jeewon, Semi and Haeun), reinventing idols as rockers. At the moment, we get the primary style of their music by way of digital single It Was Love (사랑이었는데).
I’m not shocked to see an act like this emerge, particularly as teams like QWER have confirmed so widespread with Korean listeners. It Was Love takes an easy method, providing a mild band sound with nice melodies. It’s barely louder than coffeehouse, but lacks the highly effective drive you may count on from a band. The exception to this happens proper earlier than the music’s closing refrain as an thrilling guitar solo takes maintain. I’d have cherished to listen to extra of this fireplace all through the remainder of the music, as an excessive amount of of It Was Love comes throughout as a nice throwaway.
Charmingly, the music lacks a few of the polish we’ve come to count on from Okay-pop. It’s unveiled via a naked bones “dwell” clip and the vocals sound fairly unadorned. Maybe that is why the manufacturing additionally feels so stripped again. It actually does have a “venture” really feel to it, as if some buddies got here collectively to write down a music and excitedly launch it to the world.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C