Aimers are one of those under-the-radar groups who I’ve written about several times on the blog yet can’t for the life of me remember. I know they’ve released music that I’ve (at least somewhat) enjoyed, but no song has taken hold in a way that would make me easily recall it a year or two later. So essentially, they’re a blank slate.
The buoyant Starry Night is quite enjoyable as well, though like past efforts I’m not sure it will have a long life on playlists. The song embraces a light, refined funk sound that borrows liberally from city pop. The sound is upbeat and fun, yet lacks the personality and punch to stand out among many other similar tracks from idol groups over the years. This is mainly due to Starry Night‘s melodies, which trace the lines of the instrumental’s chunky bass without developing hooks that stand out on their own. The song is a toe-tapper in the moment, but I’m not sure I could hum it back a few hours after hearing it. It dissolves as it goes on.
With that said, Starry Night‘s sprightly energy is enough to warrant a place as pleasant filler on a spring playlist. I don’t think “pleasant filler” is what Aimers need at this point in their career, so make of that verdict what you will. However, it could have been much worse.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
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I had to go back as well to re-read my reviews. At least they intrigued me enough that I wrote reviews, because there have been some songs in the past year or two, I just can’t find the words.
Song is fine, production is fine, vocals are fine perhaps even good (the falsetto in particular is nice). Its a runner on first base in the bottom of the 4th, which is fine but doesn’t advance the game much and everyone is getting up to go get another snack.
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I sincerely can’t figure out how this ton of “under the radar” (not to say “almost completely unknown”) boygroups can even survive so long without any basic marketing potential. But I sincerely can’t figure even more how might an agency listen to the demo of a song like this and think “WOW! This is exactly what we need to boost our business to the very next level!”.
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They are okay. The debut was solid and I really like Somebody but that’s pretty much it. I think they will forever get stuck in the low-mid tier popularity.
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Somebody was a helluva banger. One of the few nugu BGs that made my top list for 2024.
This isn’t as good, sadly.
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