Despite still being in January 2024, my time machine takes me back a few weeks to 5 January 2024 to review Geenius’ debut digital single Voyage. Geenius is a 5 member female group (consisting of Yeyoung, Sion, Mika, Zoe and Andamiro) under HOMe.

As a debut song, Voyage sets up Geenius quite well. The first impression I got out of Voyage is that the song features some really nice vocal work, which definitely complements other parts of the song. The instrumentation for Voyage takes on that upbeat yet dreamy form of pop, and the vocals contribute towards that dreamy motif via their melodies and smooth vocal work. I really liked the cheerfulness and hopeful vibes you get from the song, which brings both a smile and comforting feel to Voyage. Voyage also features a bit of rapping, which I thought was a decent effort. Reflecting after the fact on Voyage, I do think there could be some improvements to make it more memorable. Until I picked up the song for review, I didn’t remember much of it. While the melodies were good, the hooks for Voyage were somewhat lacking. The instrumental could have also been more punchy, and the producers could have leverage that to help make the song more catchy. But as a whole. Voyage was a fair debut track and does a decent job of introducing us to Geenius. Cannot wait to see what else this new group has to offer in the future.

The song lyrics talk about escaping reality and going on an overnight “voyage” with a loved one to one’s dream. And in the video, we see the members go on a voyage themselves, with Zoe sketching the place the group goes to into her book at the start of the video. Part way through the video, someone takes the book from Zoe whilst she is asleep, alluding to the fact that her loved one (i.e., the other members) made Zoe’s dream the destination. That is my interpretation of the video. Aside from that, I thought the video was quite nice visually and very high quality for a unknown company. This definitely showcases the members well.

The choreography for this debut is also quite nice, just like the song and music video. I did like the ‘prettiness’ that the routine exuded. I particularly enjoyed like the post-chorus sequence, where the members used their hands to represent a star going over their heads. It was cute and looked memorable in my books.

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