Song Review:: NEXZ: Beat-Boxer- Beat-Boxer

• Release date: 2025 October 27

• Album tracklist: Legacy, Beat-Boxer, I'm Him, Co-Star, Next To Me

• Album runtime: 14 minutes

 Okay, time for the title track. I'm looking at the title runtime and just being a little disappointed in it, although there is a song that's over three minutes so after I write this, I'm going to be taking a look at that one in hope that one specifically is really good. Not that I'm not also hoping to really like Beat-Boxer, but it's the length, you know?

This is a surprisingly sparce instrumental for a lot of the song. It's got moments where it gets a bit more energetic and full, but for the most part, it's at most a quiet beat behind the vocals, which is a lot of rapping. There are also some interesting science fiction warbles and what sounds faintly like alarm sirens. It's an interesting combination, I'm not going to lie, but at the same time, as much as this would probably make a great workout song (ignoring the title for a second), there's not a lot of strong variation. 

So, as I said, the song has a lot of rapping. The points where there is singing isn't, mmm, how to say this politely, particularly impressive. Not that I don't think the vocalists aren't incredibly talented; if nothing else, JYPE has a really good eye for talent and great vocals. But the song doesn't show that off almost at all with the limited singing. The style of the song doesn't particularly encourage that though, even though an extra minute could have let them show off some. There's one spot where it gets so close, but then it switches to shouting. Still, the rapping is very stable, and I can hear a difference when the members switch, so there is a difference in texture and style. I'm counting that as good news, both for me and the song.

I have a question for the fans of this group. Do they have some sort of a magic concept? Because I recognize those lights from one of xikers's music videos, and I think they were meant to represent the goblin power of their concept, so I'm wondering if these guys have one as well. Otherwise, this is a performance video and a half. That choreography? I got tired just watching it. Literally, I started yawning. That's impressive choreography. The general concept of the music video is very on-the-nose, but I actually do like that. Not everything needs to be subtle, you know?