True to 3Mix style, ‘Promises’ epitomizes the ‘boyband’ pop genre of the 90’s.

And its great to hear this Asian music group bringing back the era.

Whether listeners still want to hear this kind of music is a totally different question altogether but the boys are doing what they do, and doing it well.

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Yes, the lyrics are a little bit cheesy, as they were back in the day, but the music is great, the vocals are fitting and the video is better than some of the video’s I have seen lately.

My only criticism is that the first line of a song sets the precedent for the entire song and to start with a heavily autotuned line is always going to get you minus points in my book, especially when the song is supposed to be romantic.

The boys have vocal talent, was this really necessary?

MY verdict: Nice song for those who remember what pop used to sound like. If you’re not a fan of the genre, you may find it hard to enjoy but give it a chance.

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