Review: Treasure - My Treasure

I think that when songwriters make a Treasure song, they have two aims. The first is an unneeded, jarring, second verse trap breakdown, and the other to have them say the word "Treasure" 5403 times at the least.

By this point, Treasure fans who discovered my site are probably not frequenting here too often. I mean I gave I Love You 5.5/10, and MMM 5/10, and I was nice. I really find their music lacks an identity post-debut. Despite this, I love their pre-debut single Going Crazy and Yedam's solo debut was one of my favorite 2020 songs. So hope still exists.

Lyrically, My Treasure is about hoping for a better world and being happy. This could be a generic song, a love song, or a pandemic song. I think they did this on purpose, perhaps to relate it to the current situation without breaking longevity.

The first verse is middling. It tries to be fun but is unwilling to indulge. I assume the producing team Future Bounce did not want to get criticized for the song being too light and fluffy, but they fail to add any weight to keep us entertained.

The chorus is fun. There are disco strings, and it is celebratory. But I cannot really recommend it too much. It is nice and even a bit classy, but there are better songs in the same style.

Of course, Treasure songs seem to be cursed with utterly terrible 2nd verse trap raps. Unlike in I Love You, I was not expecting it as it totally does not fit with the song. This makes it even more jarring. Long term, this will keep me from listening to it, truly hurting its longevity. The rest of the verse tries to salvage the situation with disco strings, but the damage is already done.

The climax edits to the chorus are great, the bridge is solid, and the high-note might be the best moment in the post-debut Treasure discography. Easily their best post-debut single, My Treasure is greatly hurt by a terrible rap but has its redeeming moments.

Rating: 7/10

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