To be honest, the title “Charizzma” sends a shiver down my spine. Naming your song “Charisma” would be cheesy enough since this is a quality you should be showing rather than telling, but adding the “Z’s” (a la the cringey slang “rizz”) practically makes the song collapse in on itself before even starting. HITGS already have a dubious musical track record, though last month’s Gross grew on me a bit due to its sheer silliness.
I don’t see the same trajectory for Charizzma. The song makes almost every musical choice I find irritating in 2025. It’s hopelessly muted, bopping along the same herky jerky garage-inspired production we’ve heard from every other girl group over the past year or two. At this point, I actively hate this production. The plonky percussion is flat, the walls of weepy synth are sonically deflating and the herky jerky arrangement makes it impossible to engage with the song for more than five seconds because it keeps pulling the rug from underneath you.
Add a bunch of instantly forgettable sing-talk, spelled out words and affected catchphrases and you’ve got a perfect storm of bad 2025 trends. I hate to take this out on a group as seemingly innocent as HITGS, but there comes a time when enough is enough and a wholly forgettable song like this becomes more annoying than legitimately bad songs that at least try to do something different.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Production | 6 |
| Longevity | 6 |
| Bias | 5 |
| RATING | 5.75 |
