TEMPEST has announced they are making a comeback later in September. But I have yet to review their April 2023 comeback – Dangerous, which is featured on their fourth mini-album, The Calm Before the Storm. Well, I am finally going to review the track today ahead of that comeback. This was TEMPEST’s first release of 2023, following last year’s debut with Bad News and their two subsequent comebacks with Can’t Stop Shining and DRAGON.

Dangerous is unequivocally a fun and upbeat pop dance track that makes up for the likes for DRAGON, which was a let down in terms of TEMPEST’s discography. The energy that comes from the song leaves quite the impression, which is line with their more likeable tracks like Can’t Stop Shining. Not only does the instrumentation make the song upbeat, but the brightness the members bring to Dangerous via their vocals gives the song a playful and entertaining flair that brings a smile to your face. The ever-so-light descending tinny-like synth line in the background is something that I noticed and cannot seem to forget. Dangerous also features a catchy chorus that easily gets the song keyed into your mind within a few listens. That being said, I did wish (and still do) there was bit more to the chorus, especially as the song progresses. I think this could have made Dangerous more dynamic and appealing, and prevents the song from relying too heavily on repetition. The danger (ha!) of repetition, to me, is that it overdoes the hooks and dulls out the catchy effect. Dangerous didn’t step over that threshold, but it could potentially have. The members vocals and rapping were solid, though I think Dangerous could have benefited from a more powerful and harder rap sequence than what we got. This too could have played towards that more dynamic and appealing wishes I had for Dangerous. Overall, Dangerous is a strong return to form for TEMPEST and I hope their upcoming comeback shares a similar upbeat and exciting style.

Dangerous‘ video is another one where I am not entirely sure of what is going on. We can see from the start that school in which the video is set at is frozen (along with the members). I really like how the video from the get-go really plays into the playful side of the song. It makes it quirky and intriguing to watch. Slowly, the school thaws out and the group ends up having fun performing the track with no hesitations. But at the end, all their dancing causes ice to fall back onto the school, which might lead the school back into its ice age (but we don’t see it eventuate to that). I think there is a bit of a mismatch with the lyrics, as it mentions villains and being dangerous. But there isn’t much of a connection to that in the video.

To me, the performance was the part of the comeback that got the least positive response from me. It is more so that the choreography didn’t really do much justice for the song. There was intensity and there was energy – everything that the song calls for. But nothing stood out and I was waiting for that something to appear.

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 7/10
Overall Rating – 7.8/10