Song Review:: Bang Yedam (Treasure): Like Yesterday

• Release date: 2024 October 20

• Album tracklist: Like Yesterday, Like Yesterday -  inst.

• Album runtime: 7 minutes

 Bang Yedam has quite the pedigree, it seems. I also struggled with the decision or not to put Treasure in the review title, because I have typically been doing that, but he voluntarily left the group. And I didn't add 2PM to Jay Park. I think I'm trying to figure out what my rules are concerning members leaving a still active group. There will be a couple of artists that I absolutely will be attaching their group to them if they ever put out music again though. So for now, maybe I'll just attach Treasure in the tags. If I figure out my rules, I'll come back and align this one up with what I decide. Also, I am a huge fan of that run time. Well done, producer Yedam.

This adorably sounds fairytale-esque. This isn't even like a rom-com, which it absolutely could belong to. This sounds like a song that belongs in the ending credits of a Disney fairytale, especially from the 2010s releases. Yes, there's a steady beat, but I'd hardly call it firm or aggressive. There's a gentleness to the instrumentals, with a guitar that has brief moments where it's strummed, but for the most part, those strings are plucked. I'm pretty sure there's a piano in there too, and the two instruments swap which gets the melody of the accompaniment, like a very delicate dance between the two. 

I have no idea what this man's range is like because it doesn't matter here. His voice is here to be a devoted-beyond-all-else hug, enough to soften the heart of even the most cynical person. It's the kind of voice you fall in love with. No fancy belts or high notes here; the song doesn't need or want them. Contentment, soft celebration. He has an absolute beautiful voice. Alternatively, it could be a 90s ballad, as some of the vocal runs he does sound like they belong in a ballad by *NSYNC or the Backstreet Boys. 

The music video is beautiful and simple. No gimmicks. No effects. Just a man and a couch/chair and his voice. Simple.