Cherry Bullet - Cherry Rush

Release Date: January 20, 2021
Genre: kpop

I watched produce 48 mostly to learned about all the members of Iz*One, but the one non-member that stood out was Haeyoon, when her group sang that BoA song, her vocals, I was like, holy shit! But the songs I tried listening to from Cherry Bullet have been sorta awful. "Hands up" is hilariously bad, that Beethoven sample is so weird. And "Aloha Oe" is cute, but only during that samples.

Review: So my first impressions of the title track, "Love So Sweet," was that, it's another kpop song that relies on saying the name of the song, hopefully in a memorable way, but it's very hit or miss with me. Sometimes I feel like I get it, and then at times, it just feels lacking a bigger crunch. Then with "Follow Me," those initial sounds could have made me swing either way, but it was quirky and the build up to the chorus is so cute. It's infectious. Probably my favorite song on this album. "Keep Your Head up" is fast pace and "pom nage" is a word I'll probably remember til the end of the year. "Whatever" is a bit groovier and I like the crunch in the chorus. It sounds familiar, but it's more of my style so I like it because it keeps the flow of the EP going. Finally the last song "Ting-a-ring-a-ring" slows things down. I want to say it's your standard kpop ballad, but the song is sweet and the melody is pretty.

Tracklist/Scorecard:
1. Love So Sweet 5/10
2. Follow Me 9/10
3. Keep Your Head Up 8/10
4. Whatever 8/10
5. Ting-a-ring-a-ring 7/10

Summary: Title track is passable, but to my surprise, I loved the other 4 songs on this ep.  Hope they continue to make catchy songs without relying on a famous sample.

Key Tracks: Follow Me, Whatever
Rating: 8/10