Ok-pop is plagued by acts who – for one motive or one other – didn’t get the complete highlight they deserved. I’ve spent loads of time rating and reviewed the business’s largest artists, however these underrated acts ought to by no means be forgotten.
This characteristic will check out disbanded teams and rank/price their whole singles run, putting them within the pantheon of Ok-pop historical past.
Subsequent up is ChoColat!
Profession timeline: 2011-2013
General sound: Starting from vivid to attractive ideas, ChoColat’s music typically used a throbbing electro beat as its base.
4. Syndrome (2011)
The group debuted with a sound you’d very a lot count on in 2011. Syndrome unveils a catchy chanted hook over an angular electro beat. It’s not probably the most idiosyncratic factor I’ve ever heard and will do with rather less repetition, however total it’s a pleasant begin.
Ranking: 7.75
3. One Extra Day (2012)
Taking a sultrier method, One Extra Day slowed the groove and supplied the possibility for ChoColat to reinvent each their sound and picture. I really like the layered refrain and highly effective vocals in verse two.
Ranking: 8.25
2. I Like It (2011)
I Like It by no means obtained a music video, however was nonetheless promoted as a single on music exhibits. It’s an enchancment on their debut, delivering a gutsier efficiency that sees the group singing of their decrease register. I actually benefit from the stomping electro beat – particularly towards the finale.
Ranking: 8.25
1. Black Tinkerbell (2013)
Along with being their swan music, Black Tinkerbell is the standout of ChoColat’s quick however candy singles run. It feels just like the end result of what One Extra Day was attempting to do, expertly fusing a sensual ambiance to slick electro manufacturing.
Ranking: 8.5
OVERALL RATING: 8.2
(Try the complete “Underrated Ok-Pop” rankings checklist right here!)