ONEUS have been working as a four-piece for awhile now and it positively appears like one thing substantial is lacking with out Seoho’s voice. Nonetheless, they’re preserving issues chugging together with new Japanese launch Below — a superbly nice and virtually instantly forgettable gentle funk pop observe.

This sort of a tune is a dime a dozen in Ok-pop (and J-pop!) in the mean time. That is partially because of a particularly clogged market. There simply aren’t sufficient nice songs to go round, and most companies are too threat averse to attempt one thing new. Below‘s slinky bassline will get the job finished, however there’s nothing within the tune I haven’t heard in 1,000,000 different locations. And and not using a calling card of its personal, Below will get buried by its personal generic sound and lack of ambition. It’ll be a stopgap for followers ready for a brand new Korean comeback, however does nothing to increase or deepen ONEUS’s discography.

Grade: C