The Universe app continues to bear musical fruit — if you’re willing to go through all the rigmarole to view the full mv! Luckily, the complete audio is available for anyone who wants to listen, and the latest act to deliver a new song is WJSN.
Most Universe releases have elicited little more than an apathetic shrug from me, but Let Me In (너의 세계로) slots nicely within WJSN’s existing discography. This is largely due to producers Full8loom and ARTiffect, who’ve already contributed their fair share of material to the group. Let Me In doesn’t scream ‘industry-conquering title track,’ but it would make a solid b-side on any of WJSN’s albums. The production retains their spacey sound, while borrowing chirpy synth loops that feel as if they’ve been ripped from an IZ*ONE track. The instrumental has a welcome fullness, and improves as surging electro percussion joins the fray.
Let Me In’s verses are too fragmented for my taste, but that’s a criticism I’ve become almost numb to. This generation of K-pop loves its messy, sing-talk verses – a symptom of large group configurations, I’d wager. Thankfully, the pre-chorus is a breezy wonder, adding a welcome sense of propulsion to the song. The chorus follows suit, bounding along a catchy synth riff. It’s giddy fun, simple and to the point. An exciting bridge and climactic chant morph Let Me In’s structure just enough to end the track on a high.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
I really like this song. It definitely has this distinct WJSN sound which I love! However, the release through the horrible Universe app is honestly a disaster (like every Universe release so far). Gorgeous 4K teasers get uploaded to YouTube which are absolutely stunning to watch and the end product gets delivered through the sluggish, buggy Universe app (+ the video quality is way worse). It’s such a shame!
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As Chris said, i think it’s pretty good but I’m also a whore for anything WJSN. I hope we get another comeback from them before the year closes out.
SIDENOTE: Have you heard Lisa’s money song. I thought Lalisa was bad but this song is horrible I can’t lie. I genuinely find it hard to believe it was written by an actual person. Especially with the “Twerking, twerking, when I buy the things I like” line
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Yep, Money is baaaaad. I shan’t mention its name here 🧐
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lisa turn off ur blaccent pls
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I’m so so so so glad someone finally said it. THANK YOU!
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yw 😉
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Very iggy azalea-esque if you ask me
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I couldn’t even finish the song. That bad
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There are various parts of the melody in Money that seem directly borrowed from sm entertainment songs like cherry bomb and jopping all thrown together with a scratchy instrumental and even obnoxious lyrics
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I couldn’t get through it. It does sound like an autobot wrote it from a mashup of various Rihanna CardiB MeganThee songs.
I suppose that since there is no real music video or promotion, that absolves Nick of reviewing that other song that is out today. (For the record, it sounds like a contemporary Christian worship song to me.)
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Apparently, a music video is “coming soon.”
Who knows… I may touch on it at some point, but I’m not sure the song can really be considered K-pop.
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Let me ruin it for everyone:
Replace half the lyrics with My Lord and Jesus Jeessus, his love is like water, his love his love is like water (and sometimes a tree).
Because it comes from Christ above! You make our hearts light up inside! We are made of our Lord’s grace, my baby!
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MY LOVE IS LIKE WAAAAATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
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Jee!
Sus Lord!
My Universe!
Aaaand I!
Just want!
to love him more!
(I can’t unhear it now. Sorry.)
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if he did, it’d probably be around the 5’s.
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Is it just me, or are the vocals a pitch or two WAY too high here. It really is annoying, cuz this ain’t the genre for that.
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The main melody is pitched at about the same range as usual for these kind of girl songs, and possibly even a note or two lower than usual. Its well within the range of Oh My Girl type songs, or even some of the Twice songs.
I think it may be the high synth hook behind the vocal (the one that starts the song) that makes the song as a whole sound a higher range of noisy than usual.
There is also a descant aka a high harmony about a third above the main melody that pops in now and then, especially in the chorus. It is very clear in the measure just prior to the chorus. The voicing of the chord is different than conventional girl kpop. Those lines may be making it sound higher than usual. (And to be clear, no one will ever sing those high harmony lines live.)
Well, so, I have now listened to the song several more times, and it is already growing on me. The break or outro starting about 2:20 is quite good and also fun too.
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For the Universe universe of songs, it actually is pretty good. To be honest, I couldn’t tell from the sound if it was WJSN or GWSN or WekiMeki or twelve other groups. The song as a whole is very girly and skews young, so it isn’t for me, but for what it is, its alright by me.
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