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Song Review:: Hyunsik (BTOB): The Answer

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Release date: 2025 August 22 Album tracklist: The Answer Album runtime: 5 minutes  Goodness, Hyunsik. Over here dropping a song with almost five minutes on it. I expected something close to four, probably a little bit over, but not more than four-and-a-half. This is actually kind of funny because the last song I played on Spotify was a song by Changsub, so, apparently today is just BTOB day. Also, I appreciate a man who does understand the decision of "single", not that I don't like multi track singles, but that phrase itself is kind of an oxymoron.  You can really tell where Hyunsik learned music from because that instrumental track practically screams it. It's soft. It's mellow, but it utilizes the drum set to keep track of things, occasionally pop in and be a bit more obvious, but for the most part, it isn't there for the drama, but rather to keep the song on track. The guitar is where you get most of the texture of the song, which I think is also his prefe...

Song Review:: Lim Hyunsik (BTOB): When The Phone Rings, Pt. 1 (OST)- See The Light

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Release date: 2024 November 30 Album tracklist:  See The Light , See The Light - Instrumental Album runtime: 6 minutes  I saw this while I was glancing through the new releases and internally sighed. I don't do a lot of OSTs, although I have done a few, but my mother wouldn't forgive me if I didn't, because this guy over here is her ult from her ult group. Yes, I did this to my mother. No, I'm not sorry about it. I don't disagree with her about his voice though. Wow. The inclusion of the instrumental means I get to ignore his voice for the time being, something I appreciate, because I know it'll be distracting. My first impressions of this are John Wick and Looper , both of which are very intense movies but for different reasons. I don't know anything about what this show is, but the ticking clock and the respirator percussion, not to mention the quietly intense vibes, make me think this isn't some cute little rom com. I'd almost call it a "last...