After a decade long hiatus from the recording industry, legendary 63-year-old South Korean musician Cho Yong Pil returned with a vengeance last week, knocking Psy's record-breaking hit "Gentleman" off of the number one slot on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100, with his upbeat single "Bounce."

Without even a music video, "Bounce" created an instant buzz across the world of K-pop after its release last Thursday, boosted by generous praise from younger stars like Taeyang and G-Dragon of Big Bang.

With his new hit, Cho Yong Pil is clearly aiming for the legions of young K-pop fans, and based on his chart topping success, he is winning them over.

The song does, as the title promises, "Bounce," with an opening hook that instantly imbeds itself in the listener's brain. The backing band, driven by a soaring guitar part, is vibrant and passionate.

Although nearly a senior citizen, Cho Yong Pil's voice shows no sign of wear and tear from his previous 18 albums.

If he wasn't one of the country's most famous and influential musicians, and "Bounce" was marketed as being the work of a hot new teenage K-pop star, there is nothing about the song that would give away that it wasn't .

Yet, as any legendary artist knows, Cho will always be competing with himself.

Although "Bounce" is a well-executed piece of pop music, when compared with early Cho Yong Pil classics like "Dorawayo Busanhange" ("Come Back to Busan Port") it is easy to find "Bounce" less than satisfying.

The song's producer also made the unfortunate choice to follow the ubiquitous practice of inserting random English phrases into K-pop songs.

For anyone who understands the meaning of the words, it is difficult not to be a little perplexed by a man in his 60s singing: "baby you're my trampoline. You make me bounce."

This is the same Cho Yong Pil that was the first major South Korean artist to use a synthesizer in 1980.

The same Cho Yong Pil that learned the painful technique of traditional Korean singing while practicing on mountaintops.

The expectations for an artist of his caliber are simply different than they are for just another teen idol.

Considering the experimental brilliance of the man on the microphone, it is difficult not to hear "Bounce" as a disappointingly safe career move.

Listen to Cho Yong Pil's number one single "Bounce" RIGHT HERE

Check out the Cho Yong Pil classic "Dorawayo Busanhange" ("Come Back to Busan Port") RIGHT HERE: