A Okay-pop act’s title observe isn’t at all times the very best track on their album, even when it’s the one most individuals will hear. Generally, b-sides deserve recognition too. Within the singles-oriented world of Okay-pop, I need to highlight a few of these buried treasures and provides them the props they deserve.

The opposite day, I had a realization that ZEROBASEONE’s TOP 5 is mainly an EXO track, which truly made me get pleasure from it extra. It had already been rising on me, however its basic Okay-pop execution is de facto fairly addictive. The remainder of the album is fairly predictable till we attain the massive ol’ sonic confetti drop at its finale.

I like euphoric pop music. It provides me a rush that nothing else can ship in the identical approach. That’s a part of the rationale I’m such a stickler for giant, bombastic choruses. I’m not too inquisitive about understated vibes, and a observe like Zero To Hundred understands this. Its refrain takes no prisoners, amping up the amount and rallying off a collection of immediately catchy hooks. The rapid-fire, staccato supply that opens this chorus is so sticky and satisfying and I like the way it precedes the massive beat drop that goes on to gasoline the remainder of the hook. The producers even discover a strategy to sneak in a kind of triumphant tropical synth squiggles as an exclamation level between traces. That is the sound of a track dropping all pretension and easily delivering the pop items. We’d like extra of this in Okay-pop as a result of it’s such a gratifying hear.

Grade: A-