On the earth of foolish Okay-pop names, “SMORZ” is fairly cute but in addition ridiculous once you notice that it’s a mixture of “S’mores” and “Era Z” and signifies that you’ll need extra of… Gen Z? This mission group has debuted with an English-language EP, showcasing their world ambitions.

Okay-pop in English all the time offers me pause as a result of it means I’ve no selection however to listen to and perceive the lyrics. This will pull down an in any other case superb monitor, and that’s precisely what occurs with I Need You To. It’s like one step ahead, two steps again with this music. Whereas I’m so comfortable to listen to a lady group inject a little bit of vibrant, upbeat power into its strategy, this monitor is about as generic as you may probably get. The lyrics are so inane that you may’ve simply satisfied me AI wrote them. The women overuse a chirpy affectation to the purpose the place it turns into fully ineffective, veering dangerously near Kidz Bop territory. And past this, I really feel like we’ve heard I Need You To earlier than. I can’t give you a direct comparability, however I swear these actual melodies exist in different pop songs — possibly even ones launched this yr.

General, I Need You To is totally innocent and will even discover a area of interest viewers, however I can’t discover a lot to advocate about it.

Grade: C