Three years ago, LE SSERAFIM released Perfect Night, a collaboration with the video game series Overwatch that became a massive hit for them. Now, they’ve back with another collaboration — albiet in a very different genre. Made My Night opts for an energetic club sound, further adding to the resurgence of dance music in K-pop.

Unsurprisingly, I’m much more moved by a good dance beat than a subdued, made-for-streaming-in-the-background bop. So far, K-pop’s foray back into so-called “recession pop” has been heavy on the sing-talk and short on melody. Made My Night pulls us slightly toward the latter and should be seen as a welcome babystep in the right direction. Its repeating brass riff is a tried and true club favorite, giving the track a very European sheen. Overall, the production is uncluttered and generic but gets the job done. It’s fun, energetic and insistent.

Melodically, Made My Night centers around a simple, instantly memorable hook. It’s nothing earth-shattering or even exciting, but will make for plenty of successful dance challenges and short-form content. However, the song forgets what dance music is meant to do: get you to the dancefloor and keep you there. The lure of the rhythm may tempt you out, but the song runs out of ideas and is much too short (and soulless) to keep you dancing for long. Great dance music employs build and release to craft genuinely emotional and transcendent effects. Made My Night is content to take its simple hook and repeat it with no variation. This makes the track sound like exactly what it is: a commercial tie-in. At just around two minutes in length, it might as well be a slightly extended jingle. At least it’s a pleasant one, I guess.

Grade: B-