MADEIN have had a rough go, at the whim of an agency with serious allegations against it. This has caused them to lose three members already and makes it impossible not to read between the lines when the girls depart for “personal reasons.” But purely from a musical standpoint, their output has been decent. New track Super Obvious (안 봐도 비디오) also has its strengths, though the song doesn’t quite capitalize on them in the end.
Up until the first chorus, my ears perked up and I wondered if Super Obvious would be the year’s first great title track. I love the cascading energy of this segment. Percussion steadily builds as guitar joins the arrangement to deliver a wallop of drama. The girls sound great and there are actual melodies driving the structure.
Super Obvious‘s chorus is also good, but stops short of “great.” The refrains feel more muddled and lack the kind of “hit you over the head” strength I’d hope for from a rock-fueled track like this. It’s as if the chorus is a draft with potential, waiting for revision to polish it up. However, this overall sound feels quite refreshing in K-pop’s current landscape and I’m leaving space for the song to grow with more listens.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8 |
Grade: B-
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It’s honestly sad to see what these girls have been going through
All I want is them to go to a new company, please and thank you
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They are missing 2/3 of the Limelight members and 1/2 of the Kep1er girls. I really don’t know why they don’t just disband already. I can’t hit play on anything from them knowing what I know about that agency.
People are saying Yeseo could rejoin Kep1er and maybe that’s just wishful thinking, but we never thought Kep1 would get their contract extension at all so I guess anything’s possible… I do miss the full lineup badly.
Mashiro, we need to get you out of here!!!!
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The fact that you need to disband is Super Obvious!!!!!
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I hope for the best for the remaining girls.
The song sound likes a combo of GFriend meets OhMyGirl meets Dreamcatcher. It actually has good bones, but somehow … let me pull up my baseball reference again = the song is like a ground hit double, possibly a triple. Nothing wrong with it per se, gets the job done, just didn’t knock it out of the park.
If I give it an extra point for the key change at 2:39, I would say low to mid-8’s.
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Forever sad what happened with this group. Obviously, it’s not in anyway as tragic as what happened to the members, but it’s such a waste of a fantastic girl group name.
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