

Love it!….it’s the kind of kpop ‘Summer Queen’ bop we have been missing since Sistar disbanded….all the girls are looking beautiful and sounding awesome, especially my bias, Eunji….and while i’m not ready to just yet crown my girls the new ‘summer queens’ (not just for one comeback when Sistar did it year-after-year), i am, however, ready to give them that crown for summer 2021!….they have come back with a absolute bop!….the production is crisp and contagious and most importantly, the ladies look they are happy and having a lot of fun!….i love Brave Girls and am so grateful they did not disband….now, let’s see if Brave Brothers can keep this momentum going with at least another comeback before the end of the year (a full album would be nice)….keep fighting, Brave Girls!Īnd, i have had the chance to listen to this comeback mini-album and when i say that each of the 5 songs on there are bops, please believe me….or, better yet, don’t believe me and take a listen for yourself and stream the hell out of it! It’s hard not to get swept up in this conviction, overbaked as the song may be. It never takes a moment to breathe, spinning its summertime fantasia with convincing resolve. And, that may be Chi Mat Ba Ram’s greatest asset. Underpinned by a relentless dance beat, the final product is undeniably fun. I don’t think this chorus is particularly great, but it gets the job done. Brave Brothers’ melodies always feel as if they’re chasing their own tail, and that circular motion results in a satisfying sense of completion. For their part, Brave Girls imbue the performance with an infectious sense of joy.Īs expected, Chi Mat Ba Ram’s chorus hinges on a cyclical structure.

It’s not remotely new, but the whole thing moves at such a breathless pace you’ll hardly notice. Opening with a brassy flourish, the track moves into a sprightly, self-referential verse that unfolds like all of Brave Brothers’ tracks thrown in a blender. After all, this is the guy who gave us classics like AOA’s Heart Attack and Bestie’s Love Options!Ĭhi Mat Ba Ram (치맛바람) harnesses a similar energy to those songs, but lacks their lethal hooks. Knowing that he would throw all his energy into a summer song had my expectations sky high. And despite working on songs for his new boy group DKB, this high energy style has been absent for too long. From melody to pacing to instrumental, you know it as soon as you hear it. Will Brave Girls finally be the ones?īrave Brothers – like a few notable Korean producers – has a definitive sound. Yes, there have been individual tracks that dominated the season, but no one has returned again and again to defend their title. And honestly, it’s about time! Ever since Sistar left the throne vacant, no group has made a convincing bid to take the crown. After the massive success of Rollin, Brave Brothers had a singular goal for Brave Girls: make them the new Queens of K-Pop Summer.
