mm. "pop" (because i don't even really know what defines it) is ok, but a lot of the time it can be really ironically forgettable despite also being meant to be an earworm
i only really mildly dislike it at worst, but i'm not sure if i can reliably expand by calling it shallow when i'm pretty sure i just don't carry the same kind of sentimental profile and experiential relationship with these songs that the more avid listeners do
some songs can be reasonably "profound", some do serve a sort of important role in placing a social phenomenon in public consciousness by making it into a song, and some don't need to be profound to be pleasurable or positive for people
but i just can't relate, even though i want to :c