EXO's debut mini-album leaves behind impressive amounts of potential through their newlyfounded hip-hop/rnb styles, although there's a clear sign of struggle for them to main a variety of consistently solid ideas for their overall success.
HIGHLIGHTS: MAMA, WHAT IS LOVE, HISTORY, ANGEL
LOWLIGHT: TWO MOONS
SOFT 7
BTS's frontman RM releases a compact playlist of lo-fi bangers, putting his solid consistency and emotion to good use. This whole project feels raw and deep down from the heart; a little bit of something we all need to hear when exploring deep, meaningful genres like the rnb landscape.
HIGHLIGHTS: TOKYO, SEOUL, MOONCHILD, EVERYTHINGGOES, FOREVER RAIN
LOWLIGHT: UKGOOD
SOFT 8
NOTM offers some really interesting and unique ideas in its entirety, though the album tends to be a bit front-skewed. Hardly any complaints here though.
HIGHLIGHTS: UP MY SLEEVES, BILLY NOT REALLY, BLACK QUARTERBACK, VOILA
LOWLIGHT: BIG DIPPER
HARD 8