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Woodbine
80

I’d like to dedicate this review to my friend who got me into K-POP…
Friend (You know who you are), you love to watch people suffer, don’t you? I mean, getting me invested in a girl group without telling me that they were disbanded, and then letting me wait for new music? Do you not understand how CRUEL that is?

‘[x x]’, also known as “Multiple Multiple” is the repackaged version of Korean Girl Group, LOONA’s debut EP, ‘[+ +]’. The ... read more

steelgoddess
95

Korean girl group LOONA's 2019 installment '[X X]' takes everything exciting about the K-Pop scene and fuses it into a single album. If you know anything about K-Pop, you'll that [X X] is somewhat of a cult classic, and rightfully so. LOONA managed to create and master a sound ahead of it's time, hereby catapulting themselves as an artist to look out for in their generation.

exception
62

It's pretty hard for me to rate kpop objectively based on the irrational and subhuman stan culture that surrounds it. Yes, if you are a kpop stan I view you as less than human. Sorry, but tweeting about a group 20x a day and using all the trending tags to promote a corporate creation is a waste of oxygen. Not to mention my previously aired comments about the intense & inorganic nature of the Korean music industry.
Despite my gripes, I really do try to find some kpop music that will ... read more

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100

Flawless. There is simply nothing else in K-pop that sounds like xx. The album feels almost revelatory in its vision, pulling from a tradition that has largely disappeared from the genre while making it feel entirely contemporary. In many ways, it feels like the second coming of Christ—not in a literal sense, but in how completely it reshapes the landscape around it. Every detail feels purposeful, every idea fully realized. A rare album that doesn't just meet expectations but ... read more

gabyloom
83

wings wings

85

Now this is the K-pop I like, so far I've only listen to LOONA and nothing else within this genre, K-pop gets lots of hate likely due to the fanbases. I honestly think that's fair enough, but putting that aside, music from LOONA is fire. I might consider diving deeper and becoming an orbit (loona fans), STAN LOONA

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Track List

1X X
0:48
81
2Butterfly
3:57
93
3위성 (Satellite)
3:09
89
4Curiosity
3:08
86
5색깔 (Colors)
3:15
87
6Where you at
3:27
83
7Stylish
3:29
88
8Perfect Love
3:42
83
9열기 (Heat)
3:30
81
10favOriTe
3:14
88
11Hi High
3:16
94
12+ +
0:58
80
Total Length: 35 minutes
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