At first, I thought HINT was a newly debuted group gracing the stage with their first song. But after some research (aka. YouTube side recommendation bar), I have come to realize that HINT made their debut a while back (2012) under the name of TURAN. It wasn’t until last year with the release of Tang Tang Tang did they change their group name to HINT. Today’s focus will be on their recent track, Walkie Talkie.

Walkie Talkie falls within the ‘standard KPOP’ genre. And while we are always expecting something a little different with each release, it is always nice to have a look back once in a while. And honestly, the track could not have come at a better time. It is a cutesy song that has a catchy hook and beat. It doesn’t have me singing along, but I can’t help but gravitate towards the song today. The ‘Walkie Talkie‘ repetition was quite addictive.  The instrumental seems to fall neatly into the KPOP sphere (as previously mentioned) but it seems to incorporate some tropical house influence with that whistle synth. Overall, the sound is definitely bright, making it a stand out in the recent Winter weather dominated industry at the moment. Vocally, they sound pretty much like other cutesy girl groups. Not terrible but not jaw dropping amazing. I did like how they end the SOS by adding that effect on the song. 

Like the song, it is your standard cutesy music video. Unlike the song though, it just doesn’t have that fresh feel to it. HINT takes you to the beach in the video and arranging a nice picnic at some park. The colours are bright in the video, which compliments the overall vibes of the song. The choreography scenes were nice but it does suffer due to that standard look. I did find the onesies scene quite cute and would have like some more of that in the video.

Performance wise, I think their dance is enough for the song. It has that cute feel to it and definitely channels a decent amount of energy fitting for the song. The chorus made me smile with their arms flailing about and their faces all scrunched up into a smile.

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 7/10 
Performance – 7.5/10
Overall Rating – 7.6/10