Secret are a kind of second-gen teams whose output utterly pre-dates this weblog. Over time, I’ve reviewed precisely considered one of their songs by a retrospective function, and to be sincere their discography has by no means carried out a lot for me. At the moment, two of the group’s members (Hyosung and Jung Hana) have reunited alongside new member Yebin for the group’s first new music since 2014.

Second-gen reunions are very thrilling, however the music is usually a combined bag. Both the music will get in contrast unfavorably to previous triumphs or the sound has modified a lot that it hardly feels just like the group in any respect. Ice Cream (아이스크림) doesn’t attempt to replicate the retro pastiche that Secret made their title on. The truth is, it doesn’t attempt to do a lot in any respect.

Essentially the most notable facet of this tune is its outstanding pattern. These acquainted strings from Vivaldi’s Spring forge a lot of the instrumental, set towards a really beigepop sound that’s extra wistful than thrilling. For a second in direction of the top of the monitor, the producers throw in a cool synth melody that provides curiosity, however greater than something Ice Cream is a peaceable romp by summer time fields. It’s nice and by no means degrades Secret’s legacy in any approach, nevertheless it additionally feels fairly extraneous to their discography.

Grade: C