It is time to cover some KPOP groups who recently made a start to their careers. NEWKIDD has yet to officially debut, however, they did release a new pre-debut single as a subunit (NEWKIDD02) titled as Shooting Star. This occurred back on 25th of July (and I have been bumping it around since its release). The subunit features Jinkwon, Ji Hansol (who is also currently promoting as part of UNB), Choi Jiann, Yunmin, Hwi and Woochul. NEWKIDD also has another subunit, Lemme Spoil U, who released Will You Be Ma at the end of last year.

Shooting Star is quite a funky and groovy song to listen to. It has the instrumentation to be an addictive song in my opinion.  But it is mediocre, at best. It just doesn’t deliver, which is a huge disappointment in my mind. The song could have more momentum or drive, which would have made it more appealing. The group does have good vocals however I don’t think that is much help here, especially since their hook is quite weak. The song also could have used a more defined rap section, which would have added that energy/momentum. Despite all of my criticism, the song isn’t too bad once you hear it on a playlist. It isn’t terrible in any way, I just think it needs a little more to be able to stand out from the crowd.

It has been a while since I have seen an all blonde male group. I think the last time that occurred was B.A.P’s debut back in 2012. The music video benefits from good post-production, which I think made the video much more enjoyable. And that is the best thing I can say in regards to it. It does fall towards the boring side of the spectrum, which doesn’t make me want to rewatch it again.

The choreography was quite cool. I liked the skipping part and the arrow shooting towards the end of the music video. While the song and the music video hasn’t got rave reviews from me, I am glad the choreography shows that there might just be something to put this group on my radar.

Song – 5/10
Music Video – 6.5/10
Performance – 7.5/10
Overall Rating – 6/10