BTOB are most celebrated for their stately ballads and gentle pop music that showcases their vocals. Nonetheless, the group are able to far more than that. I’m a fan of their many dalliances with new jack swing, largely as a result of these songs let the fellows have enjoyable in a extra carefree means. New sub-unit single Tang Tang Tang (탕탕탕) follows the same trajectory.

You’ll be able to thank Korea’s Waterbomb pageant for this monitor. Members Eunkwang and Minhyuk wanted a brand new track to carry out and Tang Tang Tang grew to become the right vitality burst to hype up an keen crowd. It’s a boisterous get together monitor with retro hip-hop affect, contained to 2 and a half minutes and not using a second of downtime. Tang Tang Tang kicks off with excessive vitality and solely careens farther from there.

The track positively feels a bit novelty in execution, however beneath the veneer of silliness there’s a lot to understand. I really like the aggressive rhythm guitar (a serious 2024 Okay-pop development) and bounding manufacturing. I’m undecided how the shouted refrain will age, but it surely’s actually a temper lifter and should sound unimaginable in a live performance setting. Greater than something, Eunkwang and Minhyuk’s dedication is infectious. They promote the hell out of the track.

Grade: B