After going viral earlier this year with the track RUDE!, Hearts2Hearts made their comeback a couple of weeks back with their second mini-album and title track of the same name, Lemon Tang. Seems like lemons are all the rage this year for the female groups of SM Entertainment.

Despite being released for almost two weeks now, Lemon Tang has yet to evoke much from me. A brief listen to the song can tell you that Lemon Tang is a cute, vibrant summer comeback song. I totally realise that. But for me, Lemon Tang lacks substance. The song’s hooks and melodies haven’t reeled me in, and the instrumentation has been pretty unimaginative (sans that piano ripple at the start and beginning of the final chorus). Thus, I don’t remember much of the song. I also feel like Hearts2Hearts delivery was pretty flat despite Lemon Tang being noticeably vibrant and bright in nature. Besides that, I don’t have any other thoughts on the song to share. Though ‘not much’ is pretty much a consistent thought I have about the song. Maybe more listens to Lemon Tang could remedy that.

The music video sees the members on a tour bus. Along the way, YE-ON spots an attractive guy who is transporting lemons somewhere. The lemon truck gets into an accident with a van, forcing the bus to stop. For some reason, the tour guide and the members get off, with everyone on the bus continuing on their trip. Guess the members made it to their destination. From there, they visit a seaside town for their trip and a lemon farm, where YE-ON musters the courage to make contact with the attractive guy from earlier. Though she embarrasses herself right after handing the lemon to the guy by tripping. Plot-wise, I think the music video starts strong, but becomes very disconnected soon after. Though everything was cutesy, vibrant and bright as you expected from listening to Lemon Tang.

That last sentence pretty much sums up my thoughts on the stage performances, as well.

Song – 5/10
Music Video – 7/10
Performance – 7/10
Overall Rating – 6/10