I guess this is the most boring kpop album of 2021, and Justin Bieber's "Changes" counterpart in kpop—instrumentally too generic as a whole, but Teddy's production somehow saved the album.

About Pink Sweat$' involvement in the title track and the english b-side, I felt no impact on the latter compared to the former.

HIGHLIGHTS: XOXO, Birthday, What You Waiting For, Outta My Head, Dumb Dumb

EDIT (10/30/2021): Well that too me quite some time for the album to sink in, but I'm giving GBOGH an 8 and Blockbuster a 7.5. And I'm keeping the album ;)

Setting aside my biases as a Pre-debut Eggie and an ENGENE, I think this album needs more time for listens than their Border era.

After I-LAND, their Border series made me stan them and look forward because of their solidifed discography as Day One and Carnival just slaps at most 2-3 listens, not to mention Forget Me Not from their ... read more

as the kpop industry gets oversaturated with repetitive genre recipes, they really went "savage" for their debut mini-album

from their previous releases, "black mamba" showed their fierce side as they run towards KWANGYA, "forever" showed their innocent and mellow side, and "next level" really showed that they are gearing up more in their color

but as "savage" came into frame, they stepped up their game more to a whole new level

overall, not ... read more

Their worst title track to date. Sounds like a mix between a rearranged version of "Wild Wild West" from their previous era, and that 3RACHA bass-trap from those SKZ songs.

this song just placed me into a mf'n trance

If only this could be added to the Moonlight Edition of Future Nostalgia.

One of the most cohesive, no-skip R&B albums released this year, next to Tinashe's "333". Might be a knack at first listen but grows a lot after succeeding listens.

Shows a promising potential to join hands with LOONA Odd Eye Circle's "Max and Match". One of the acts to look forward in their genre changes every comeback.

The K-Pop couple/duo who paved the way by breaking boundaries by being open about their relationship and showed an adorable chemistry. However, putting this chemistry into test through their combined music artistry doesn't just seem to work.

Although, "Ping Pong" is a good reggae-hip hop track that is enjoyable, but somehow borrowed similar elements as to that of HyunA's "I'm Not Cool".

YUUUS: Ping Pong, Deep Dive
MEH: XOXO, I know

A more soulful successor to her predecessor R&B release, 24°C, with paying homage to her Seoulite elements.