MV-K April - Now or Never

[hynapia]

It's a cute summer bop, kinda reminds me to WJSN's boogie up. But after the bop that was lalalilala it falls kinda flat tbh.

[hynapia]

1 hour ago, Leaping SLY said:

Honestly, after April's solid discography, this just really falls flat.

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Not that the song is bad, it's really fun to listen to and the vocals are really great but listening to April's religious music, they're above the standard of kpop music quality. April Story > Mayday > Take My Hand > The Blue Bird > Oh My Mistake > Lalalilala? A pretty damn solid lineup of title tracks. April's discography is God level and Now or Never pretty much can't be grouped with those songs.

Exactly, the song is not bad itself but it's pretty forgettable, especially after oh my mistake and lalalilala that were superior bops and had such a refreshing sound. This just sounds like a generic summer bop, but nothing particulary memorable.

[hynapia]

1 hour ago, nightvisiongoggles said:

You can't blame them for trying something that appeals to the common denominator this time around; they've been releasing excellent songs that nobody's buying.
Now that they went for something with mass appeal they're suddenly breaking their previous sales records and charting everywhere.

And besides, this is probably just to keep them relevant until their winter comeback which is when they put out the really good songs.

But they precisely started to get more attention since oh my mistake that was a masterpiece, and lalalilala which it's great too, is their breakout song. Meanwhile with this song they haven't cracked melon yet (I know charting is much more difficult now but after the success of lalalilala I expected them to chart at least in a low position).

[hynapia]

1 hour ago, nightvisiongoggles said:

 

DSP is targeting a wider, mainstream audience with this summer release.

 

Those are minor charts, I mean, even ATEEZ that's totally nugu in Korea charted in Bugs. I was talking about important sites like melon. Idk how they'll do in the long run but lalalilala charted for a long time in the top 60-100 and even now it's still top 200. With this song, I'm not sure if they'll have the same longevity.

Edited July 29, 2020 by hynapia