To date, rookies TIOT have opted for a nasty boy rocker sound with their debut observe. The music itself didn’t work for me in any respect, although its band components confirmed promise. New single The Lengthy Season (그 계절 긴 터널을 지나) takes a softer strategy, bolstering its guitar and drums instrumental with loads of melody. It’s a way more profitable effort.

Okay-pop (particularly boy group Okay-pop) appears to be transferring in a lighter, extra melodic course and it’s good to listen to idols singing with an effusiveness that showcases their expertise. The Lengthy Season may have simply been a observe from DAY6 or ONEWE. Even its perfunctory rap verse has a melodic edge. The refrain is very efficient, constructing to a number of peaks that give it a satisfying sense of vary. The fellows’ efficiency feels genuine and pure all through, free from an excessive amount of studio trickery.

In brief, The Lengthy Season brings a basic pop music strategy that feels recent inside at this time’s Okay-pop market. I’m unsure it’s distinctive or memorable sufficient to face the take a look at of time, nevertheless it’s definitely an enchancment on their debut and offers them a promising area of interest transferring ahead.

Grade: B