[Review] Cherry Bullet - Aloha Oe

Summer isn't over quite yet. FNC are gonna try and divert our attention from their AOA disaster with a Cherry Bullet release. To somewhat of a surprise, I've never written about this group on the blog yet. They've had a sort of video game motif going on for at least a couple of their releases which was neat but the music itself has been uninspiring at best.

I fear I have gotten to the point where nothing a girl group does is really gonna inspire or impress me anymore. At least from a general perspective. Especially when it comes to summer songs because if there's one genre of Kpop that has been rehashed over and over again to a pulp, it's this one. The Hawaii theme is evident from the title alone, and carries over into the song (with the little aloha riff) and music video (look at how fake those rooms look). The instrumentals comprise of the typical refreshing sound during verses and stronger sound during choruses. Seems like none of their trainees could follow up on Jimin's talent as far as rapping is concerned because what you hear here is quite bad. The bridge houses some nice vocal moments I guess, but it's really nothing to praise considering a summer track like this isn't exactly showcasing their talents. There isn't much else to say which is kind of a shame. It's a boring summer song from a boring (for now) group. It's that simple to write about. Cherry Bullet have a lot of work to do before they can confidently find themselves out of AOA's giant shadow, for better...or for worse.