[Review] Lemonade Fever – CRAVITY

Despite CRAVITY’s Lemonade Fever being out for a month now, I am actually excited to finally get a chance to review the new single. Lemonade Fever is the title track of CRAVITY’s Dare to Crave: Epilogue, the repackaged version of their 3rd studio album, Dare to Crave, that was released in June this year. Alongside that album, CRAVITY released Set Net G0?! as the title track.

Lemonade Fever stands out of the pack with its energetic groove and funky underlay, pushing forward a dynamic and upbeat dance profile. Great rapping and vocals feature throughout Lemonade Fever, with easy-on-the-ear pop melodies that help make the song approachable. Lemonade Fever is very much an underrated track and should have received more attention. Needless to say, CRAVITY did well with the song, but it wasn’t any of the already mentioned aspects of Lemonade Fever that grabbed my attention. That came down to the second half of the chorus, with the distorted guitar. The deepness, the harshness and abrupt nature of this second half was such an unexpected change up and contrasting element to the rest of Lemonade Fever. Yet, it works extremely well as a centrepiece to the song. Overall, I enjoy repeating Lemonade Fever, but there is something about that second half of the chorus that just manages to tickle my brain, particularly when it comes out of the blue.

The music video and lyrics to Lemonade Fever sees the members liken the attraction and pull towards a lover to the sweet taste of lemonade. The music video features the members enjoying the sweet taste of the beverage and shares this enjoyment with the people around them. Though, I think it gets out of hand at a certain point, with lemonade leaking all around the station, and it turning people exposed to a zombie. Slightly confusing, but still a fun and lighthearted video to enjoy.

The performance for Lemonade Fever encapsulates the funky and groovy elements of the song for majority of the choreography. But when it comes to the contrasting sequence of the song, the members turn serious (to complement the deepness and harshness) and give off more mature vibes. I did enjoy the entire performance, but particularly that same part in the routine.

Song – 10/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 9/10
Overall Rating – 9.2/10