BLACKPINK, “Pink Venom” | Track Review 🎵

K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK return with plenty of attitude, and lots of musical ideas and shifts on their ear catching single, “Pink Venom.”

They’re back! Who? K-Pop collective 🎙 BLACKPINK, of course! The girls return with a bang with 🎵 “Pink Venom” which is totally tuned in and turned up from the jump.  The biggest selling point is arguably the production by  🎛 TEDDY which is slick AF.  There’s no question that he puts in work with an assortment of musical ideas and beat switches, which are all the rage these days. Also, credit TEDDY for the oriental stylings which appear at the beginning and recur throughout much of “Pink Venom.”

Of course, it’s not all the production that makes “Pink Venom” so potent. BLACKPINK is totally tuned in as well.  It begins with the chanting of the group’s name during the intro, crescendoing as “Pink Venom” establishes itself.  You’ve got to ‘heart’ the attitude that the girls bring to the table, exhibiting and showcasing ample personality.  Like many of their singles, the girls give the audience the bilingual treatment, performing in both Korean and English.  Even though it’s tough to decipher Korean if you don’t speak it, there’s enough English (and attitude) to provide context to what the girls are serving up.  Obviously, it’s “…the pain like / This that pink venom!”

Final Thoughts 💭 

“Pink Venom” is ear catching from start to finish.  There is no shortage of musical ideas and an assortment of musical styles incorporated in this three-minute joint.  Arguably, BLACKPINK and producer TEDDY do too much – there’s a lot going on during the course of three minutes and change.  Still, there’s no way after listening to “Pink Venom” that you don’t give the K-Pop girl group props for putting in work.  

🎙 BLACKPINK • 🎵 “Pink Venom” • 🏷 YG Entertainment / Interscope • 🗓 8.19.22

[📷: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, YG Entertainment]