AtHeart - Plot Twist
eclipsically
Feb 26, 2026
85

I get to listen to this K-Pop group because I saw them in a YouTube ad!

Plot Twist - This track is genuinely super relaxing and honestly I do not know at all why. Most of these K-Pop songs really rely more on their charm with overpowering productions and such with ringing elements to it as well. Still, for the debut, AtHeart kind of delivered a love song that definitely has their own girlcrush type of energy here that definitely works very effectively as much as the other of those other songs that we have right now. The chorus is addicting too, and you just know it. 9/10.

Push Back - Following up a very wonderful opening of showcasing the talents of AtHeart, this song is a great one to bring up some more of that dynamic. This also brings up a little bit of that Afrobeats influence at there as well, and I really do enjoy and welcome this slight change. The serene sound of this record does not disappoint and it is a great track that continues this streak of some of the more calm love songs of the group. It is a fantastic sound that does not falter at all. 9/10.

Dot Dot Dot… - It's somewhat more on the pop side for AtHeart, but this track is a genuine vibe. There are some interesting ideas for sure here for the group, adding in some interesting twists and elements to bring a bit of that vibe overall here for the group. I really do enjoy how much this whole track is in general. I really do enjoy the presence of this track bringing in quite a lot of that heat with their vocals as well that do not have any means at disappointing whatsoever. 8/10.

Knew Me - Going for a bit more on the synthpop sound like what I hear from something like Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTION album, as this is genuinely and vaguely very familiar to that pop album. Still, this track is a definite hit to what we have coming out from AtHeart, and the way that this track kind of floats out, it is not really all that focused towards a single goal or means to what it needs for the group to shine. Though, it's good, it may not probably find me favoring this track other some of the others that are already pretty good. 7-8/10.

Good Girl (AtHeart) - Listen. I get that this song in particular has received the shorter end of the stick of the fair deal in the runtime, so there is this sad and unfortunate situation. Still, I really do enjoy how much of a vibe this one really is, and it reinforces very well with the themes that it has already done for the album. Though it is much more poppy in the way that this track is very much getting, I really enjoyed how much of a banger this one is, kind of reminding me so much of "Do The Dance" by ILLIT by a very slight margin. Though to be fair, the short runtime really got me wishing this song is put up with a lot more. 7-8/10.

Closing Remarks: Not a bad start for AtHeart!

Favorites: Plot Twist, Push Back
Least Favorites: Knew Me, Good Girl (AtHeart)
Overall: 85/100!

Track Ratings
1Plot Twist / 94
2Push Back / 94
3Dot Dot Dot… / 84
4Knew Me / 76
5Good Girl (AtHeart) / 79

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