The women from KARD have every made their solo debut this 12 months. Gun to my head, I couldn’t inform you something about Jiwoo’s solo monitor regardless of writing about it again in February. That is partially attributable to the truth that she by no means promoted it on music reveals, however the tune clearly didn’t do a lot to differentiate itself both. Sadly, I don’t think about that Somin’s Backseat will fare any in another way in the long term.
To be clear, idols are often fairly gifted and there’s excessive manufacturing worth within the Okay-pop business total. That’s the naked minimal. What we’re lacking proper now are the songs. Backseat does nothing I can’t hear 1,000,000 different locations around the globe. Its slinky pop/r&b sound holds no particular person spark and passes by with a nice monotony. Somin has a pleasant voice, although I’d battle to select it out of a crowd. The songwriting spins its wheels, circling round an unambitious sequence of melodies as a pattern pack of percussion pulses within the background. It’s all completely serviceable however not remotely thrilling.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.25 |
Grade: C