Song Review:: Wonho (Monsta X): Syndrome- Better Than Me {Pre-Release}

• Release date: 2025 October 31

• Album tracklist: Fun, If You Wanna, DND, Scissors, At The Time, Beautiful, On Top of the World, Good Liar, Maniac, Better Than Me

• Album runtime: 27 minutes

 Yes, I'm very much aware that I have already done the title track and one of the pre-releases for this album, but I never did this one. And the music video popped up on my recommendations today while I was doing other things, which reminded me that this was sitting in my drafts. It unfortunately is what it is, but I need to clean out the drafts and this is a good time for that. So, without further ado, let's get on with it.

I feel like this comment I'm about to make is going to be considered blasphemous, but honestly, it was my very first thought and it was one I continued to have over the course of the song (which is painfully short, but whatever). And I mean this in the absolute best way possible. I think this is secretly a Britney Spears song. Other than the very obvious dance break, it hits so many of the same sound beats as some of her songs. And I don't know if I'm happy or not about the fact that a song that's less than two-and-a-half minutes actually gets a dance break. 

Vocally, the Britney Spears comparison could also be considered valid, because this is a combination of "Oops! I Did It Again" and "...Baby One More Time". I hope I haven't completely lost my mind and someone else can hear it too, because that would be embarrassing. There are also shades of Destiny's Child and TLC in here as well. My little 90s baby heart is so happy right now. Why did this take me so long again? And I think this may be another one that's in all English.

...That's a thumbnail. Apparently he took lessons from from20. See, this is why I wait to watch the music videos until after I've written the majority of the review, because, I'm going to be completely honest here, I'd be too distracted to focus on the music. He looks very good. The lighting director did an excellent job.