For the primary time in years, I listened to Teen Prime’s first full album No.1 yesterday. Other than some basic singles, the album itself is simply okay, but it surely opens with a hilariously overblown intro that made me miss some 2013-era Okay-pop’s inherent silliness. Teen Prime are one of some second-gen teams who nonetheless pop up with new music occasionally, however these songs often exist within the shadow of their biggest hits.
I’m positive there are logistical points at play, however I can’t perceive why beloved older-gen teams can’t return with their common collaborators in tow. Teen Prime are so synonymous with Courageous Brothers that it’s nearly unusual to listen to them engaged on a track by anybody else. New single Cherry Pie feels as if it might have been executed by any boy group, which isn’t the impression you need from a long-awaited reunion observe. The track plods alongside on a reasonably rote beat that occupies that unusual middle-ground between dance banger and vibey midtempo. As such, it finally ends up feeling fairly colorless.
To Teen Prime’s credit score, their efficiency simply competes with any of at the moment’s hitmakers. They will nonetheless churn out a sophisticated Okay-pop product and Cherry Pie doesn’t make any actual missteps. The issue is that each factor — from melody to manufacturing — is so plug-and-play generic that the track finally ends up turn into a complete nothingburger. There’s nothing right here I can’t get in a thousand different locations and this overly acquainted sound finally ends up draining the colour and persona from Teen Prime’s efficiency. It’s as in the event that they’ve been pressured to compete in at the moment’s panorama with a Produce 101 fashion mission track that was by no means tailor-made to them within the first place.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
