Fantagio Entertainment’s new boy group LUN8 has had an oddly fractured debut roll-out. They emerged late last spring and then followed their title track with a sub-unit release in the fall. New single Super Power marks their first official comeback as a full group, and sounds very little like any of the tracks they’ve released thus far. Such is the nature of K-pop, I guess!
Nowadays, brighter funk energy has become the norm for boy groups, and Super Power follows this trend with a generous dose of amiable energy. It never puts its own stamp on the genre, but bops along with plenty of excitement. Its English-language chorus is catchy from the start, washing over the listener with breezy ease. The verses are less exciting, employing a sing-talk approach that fails to land any memorable punches. I’m much more interested in a few production flourishes that pop up during its conclusion. When tackling funk, I wish groups like this would go full bore. Otherwise, we end up with material that’s perfectly nice but hardly galvanizing. This is likely to get lost in the shuffle over time.
Hooks
8
Production
8
Longevity
7
Bias
8
RATING
7.75