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NoK-Popgroup is immune to a bad release.
Even the most legendary groups will come out with a flop or two from time to time.
Regardless of the context, these songs are great and don’t deserve the reputation they’ve earned.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, but it’s critical to call a spade a spade.
Nonetheless, “Zimzalabim” remains an incredible part of their discography, showing their raw musical prowess.
Besides, there’s nothing wrong with letting oneself have a bit of fun here and there.
Leaving the trickiest part of the song’s context aside,the track is absolutely brilliant.
Against their novel sounds and aggressive promotion,STAYC was drowned out.
With that backdrop in mind, it would be hardnotto see “BEAUTIFUL MONSTER” as underwhelming.
“BEAUTIFUL MONSTER” wasn’t groundbreaking, but it was thoroughly cute and engaging.
Time has been kind to “Girls”, though.
“Girls” isn’t perfect, but it’s better than too many fans seem to think.
So, when “Wolf” dropped, fans were less than happy with its infantile, brash sound.
Nonetheless,“Wolf” is a song time has treated well.
The thinking was that BABYMONSTEReffectively served to fill the recently-disbanded BLACKPINK’s shoes.
However, by the time “SHEESH” came around, BABYMONSTER was defining themselves as another group entirely.
Maybe this is clearer in hindsight.
A cynical cash-grab, it might have been!
SuperM was supposed to bea major breakthrough in American markets for SM, after all.
But that doesn’t stop it from being good, however poorly advised the “breakthrough” strategy was.
Simple" and SHINee’s “Ring Ding Dong” - have always been veritable cheese factories.
Like Billlie, for example,ITZYhasstruggled to find their identityafter an initially strong debut.
As they floundered for a voice, ITZY unfortunately started to suffocate under the weight of their own hype.
“Mafia in the Morning” is a fantastic example of this identity crisis.
Cards on the table: the song isn’t amazing or genre-defining.
The lyrics are messy, sure.
That doesn’t stop them from being enjoyable, though.
If one stops taking oneself seriously, the song is fantastic with loads of replay value.
“Wife” was one such flop.
“Objectification is the game?
Here’s an object.”