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One of the songs nominated for Most Underrated Song of 2023 this year in the 2023 KPOPREVIEWED Awards (click here to vote today, if you have yet to) is BLIZTERS’ Macarena. Obviously, there is a reason for this nomination which I will address later on. Macarena is BLIZTERS’ only comeback in 2023 (thus far, but it is definitely looking like that is the case) and is featured on their second single album of the same name. BLIZTERS is a seven-member male group who debuted under Wuzo Entertainment in 2021 with Breathe Again.

It is about time I got around to reviewing Macarena, given that it is seven months old. With that in mind, I am deeply sorry for how long it has finally taken me to turn my mind to this song. As mentioned above, I did put this song forward as a possible winner for the Most Underrated Song for this year (and it is my personal pick, as well). There are a few reasons for that decision, but if I had to boil it all down to one reason, it is because Macarena is one fun track, thanks to all of the brass, toots and horns in the chorus. I also found the deep voice repetitive ‘Macarena’ hook in the centrepiece to be really catchy, and the combination of all of this means one super addictive track in my books. Even their delivery throughout the track was super dynamic, and so the playful energy of from the centrepiece of Macarena was definitely maintained and reflected through the verses. Overall, Macarena is a blast of a song and it is a track that I would have on when I want to or am experiencing a good time.

In the music video, one of the members wakes up from the dead, surrounded by the other members. They remind him of what I think is an embarrassing video, and he (along with the rest of the group) go in search for the video, which is contained in a laptop. Nothing that interesting in the first portion of the video, but the video takes a comedic turn when they all encounter zombies. All of them try to fight the zombies, as they appear to fail due to some funny stuff-ups, like accidently putting themselves to sleep by hypnosis, getting distracted by focusing on a dancing zombie, or sitting in car and enjoying some popcorn whilst the zombies are about). But somehow the group survives and they go onwards to find the laptop, which is held hostage by another group of zombies. After some negotiating with 7 kilograms of meat, the group succeeds in getting the laptop and the video is deleted. Cue the celebrations. However, in the end, we see the member who rose from the dead wake up again, in a Ground-hog day type of situation. Just like the song, this video is fun and light-hearted thanks to its funny nature.   

With such a fun song like Macarena, I just want to dance every opportunity you get when this song appears on your playlist or queue. Probably not as coordinated as what BLITZERS performs on stage, but probably just as fun. Anyway, I love the circular and shaking motion that makes up the chorus, and I also enjoyed how they changed up the routine in the bridge every now (though it should have been more often) and then to give some variety and something extra to look forward to.

Song – 9/10
Music Video – 9/10
Performance – 9/10
Overall Rating – 9/10