It’s been 4 years since GFriend’s Yerin debuted as a soloist. Since then, she’s delivered precisely one comeback per 12 months, so we would count on Taking pictures Star (조각별) to be her sole musical assertion of 2026. With giant gaps between albums, we would additionally count on her to expand musical statements. Alas, Taking pictures Star is nice however toothless.

On the plus aspect, this sort of effusive rock sound matches Yerin’s vocals properly. It’s good to listen to her sing in a cushty vary, free of the upper pitches Okay-pop songs typically require. If she was sat in a coffeeshop someplace strumming a guitar and singing this track, most individuals would most likely be impressed. I doubt a lot of these listeners would rush out to stream the track afterward, however she definitely pulls off this type. Taking pictures Star‘s refrain has a pleasant cathartic drive with out going overboard and I admire the fragile bridge that precedes the ultimate refrain. Nonetheless, there’s no manner I’m remembering this track exists in a 12 months’s time.

Grade: C