Making their comeback last week was ONEUS, who returns with their 10th mini-album La Dolce Vita, which is Spanish for ‘The Sweet Life‘. The title of the title track (and focus of this review post) is also titled in Spanish, Baila Conmigo, which is Spanish for ‘Dance With Me‘. The new release follows on from the group’s ERASE ME and PYGMALION promotions from earlier in May of this year.

With no surprise, the Spanish titled Baila Conmigo also features Latin influences in its mix. But for the main backbone of the track, Baila Conmigo sees a contemporary pop dance sound and reggaeton beats. All of these come together to create a decent and surprisingly balanced instrumental backing. However, I do feel like the instrumental lacked an exciting element to take it to the next level. Everything in the instrumentation felt firmly in the background of the background, and I wished there was more to the forefront of the instrumentation (i.e. those exciting elements I was just talking about). The added oomph via those more defined percussion and beats was an interesting element to give Baila Conmigo a bombastic end and to fill out the instrumental so it can be more fulfilling. It serves its purpose and also surprised me, given the subdued nature of the rest of the song. But it did feel a tad late. The vocal work from ONEUS was solid, per usual. But the lack of a memorable hook or melody does make Baila Conmigo less interesting to return to. The Spanish second verse was a big surprise, but I don’t think it was as big of a weapon as ONEUS and their producers had hoped for. I wished there was much for to Baila Conmigo. But it was still a decent listen, nonetheless.

The music video for Baila Conmigo was okay, but also lacked that memorable aspect, in my opinion. The video goes down the aesthetic route with a sensual and mature concept. I did like the different sets, some of which looks to be Latin influenced and how the colours choices either gave the sets a warm or cool tone. The choreography in the pool of shallow water and glittered covered floor also felt refreshing. And adding to the aesthetics of the video, I believe the people in the background/drummers were wearing a Vejigante mask to fit in with the Latin concept influence. It all looks very pretty and neat. But asides from choreography and closeups, there wasn’t much else to the video.

The choreography for this comeback isn’t as bold as their previous works. This makes way for a sensual routine, which works well with the song. I do like the end where the beats become more dramatic and the song takes that bombastic turn. The members traditioned over without it being jarring or disruptive to the flow of the routine.

Song – 7/10
Music Video – 7/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 7.2/10