TRENDZ have become one of my biggest frustrations in K-pop. They had such a good thing going with last year’s mega-banger Go Up, but a piecemeal approach to collaborators has resulted in music that feels haphazard and incongruous. New single Chameleon (카멜레온) might as well have come from a totally different group than Go Up or Vagabond or My Way.
In a way, I guess the word “chameleon” describes this perfectly! The song is yet another transformation for the group, depositing them in the world of old-school hip-hop. It’s a well-trodden path for K-pop’s boy groups. We’ve heard a ton of this sound in the past few weeks alone. And like a broken record, I’ll say once again that any genre can be revitalized if the classic elements of songwriting (melody, chords, beat) are strong.
Rather than aim for a fully-realized production, Chameleon feels more focused on becoming an earworm. Its chanted hook is repeated early and often to the point that it begins to grate even before the track has finished. It’s catchy, but “catchy” isn’t always a compliment. I find the chorus an obnoxious listen, which dampens everything else swirling around it. There are some interesting ideas embedded within the verses (that corrugated synth is cool), but overall this is an easy skip.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7 |
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Yeah, I share your feelings exactly.
It’s frustrating that when boy groups try to do something different from the crowd and are paid dust, they always resort to the same old bad boy concept that is often very generic. It seems boy group fans are never open to new sounds, girl groups are a bit luckier in that regard. I’m starting to fear for The Wind’s future…
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What is Trendz even doing atp
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this feels like a step in the wrong direction.It just lacks color,something Trendz had up until Bad Enough.
Its a 6.25 for me(6,7,7,5)
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Argh… For someone who released Go Up last year, this is definitely out of the expected caliber.
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Hot sauce skippy dip day
in a different order, but it has many of the elements of Hot Sauce … skippy dip day. For example, the hook descending line hits at 0:21 and 0:56 instead the very start, and has lyrics instead of mumbled vowels.
I’m going to say yes, because I happen to like Hot Sauce. I have this chohula green one that has been a good one for avocado toast.
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r
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I kind of like the general sound, but I don’t think I can get past the way they pronounce “chameleon” and every word they rhyme with it
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