Album title: Five
Artist: Shinee
Genre: Pop/Teen Pop
Nationality: Japanese
Release date: January 27
Position in Discography: Fifth
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.55
The last time I listened to one of these type of records it was, I believe, Korean, and I likened it to boyband music, which this kind of sounds like too, so it may be a bumpy ride, or I may even be reaching for that eject button. Yeah, we're five tracks in and so far this has made no impression on me, surprise surprise. There was some vaguely half-interesting thing about blood types in, I think, the third track, but other than that (and even including that) I don't really care. This is bland, faceless, corporate pop for the teen masses to wet themselves over. I haven't been a teen for thirty years now so it says nothing to me. Even when I was, I would have hated this. The presumably intentional ripping off of American boybands' technique is annoying; I bet they even do the same dances. Ack. Out I go. (Something of a record: two Bail Outs one after the other!)
Check out more from this artist? Under no circumstances
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Not if I can avoid it
Expectation Index: 0