It's hard to say if the extra time in the oven SM gave this release only to drop a pseudo-reissue of the EP from last April was to any benefit. Still, the release does gain from one of the extra tracks this time around, with Boom Boom Bass undeniably being the best of the lot. Talk sexy is a little overblown for my taste and Love 119 is a cute love ode, but both fail to make any lasting impression for the better. Ultimately though, as a whole the project remains mostly the same, slight ... read more

1y*

★ playback ★

𝐌𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐈𝐈𝐙𝐄’𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠

── This release roll-out is so confusing, I thought they dropped the EP but in April but it was a “pre-release” EP?? Whatever that means. And this new version isn’t even an album, just the same with one brand new song, and two singles released in 2023 and early 2024. I want to have all my thoughts ... read more

UwillneverknowY

Impossible is a banger, but the rest was not for me. Especially the second song, I thought that was trash...

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doyoungfullsun

It had impossible tho!!

Mikane

Riize is seven

Boom Boom Bass : 4,5
Siren : 3
Impossible : 5*
9 Days : 3
Honestly : 5
One Kiss : 3,5
Talk Saxy : 3,5
Love 119 : 3,5

2mo*

gwanlinclub

I loved rookie RIIZE. When they came onto the scene with songs like "Memories", “Get A Guitar” and "Love 119", all I felt was excitement. They seemed like a breath of fresh air. For the first time in years in South Korea, a new boy group was gaining real domestic traction through accessible, easy-listening music.

The late 2010s to the early 2020s were not a particularly strong period for boy groups in South Korea. BTS largely monopolized public attention, and ... read more

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