Atom Boyz Debut Singles

Okay since all the Atom Boyz groups that are going to debut have songs out — or so I think!¹ — here’s my ranking of their debut songs.²

1. FEniX / Fire Fighter — Great hook, styling throwback to the early 00s, no notes.
2. U:NUS / U & US — I like the bones of this song, but 2013 called and they want their Macklemore opening and lite trance production back. This song is fully written by the members³ which is impressive for any boyband in their first year.
3. Ozone / O.A.O — Recent-ish EDM production over an upbeat, hopeful-yet-generic pop melody. Not my fave but Sony is clearly gunning for widest GP appeal. (I like their second single Unicorn better, but I suspect that song was too much like Dynamite-era BTS to serve as a lead single.)
4. VERA / Playboyz feat. Karencici — I like the lyrical and visual concept but tryhard dark rap pop is my least favourite genre of boyband song. The things I put up with for my biases.
5. AcQUA / AcQUArius — Either pick cute with sparkles or pick tryhard with bass drops, not both. I know their USP is that they can do both concepts, but not like this.

( Notes )