It’s weird being a massive fan of a group while simultaneously wiping a segment of their discography from your mind. You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger Golden Child supporter in the K-pop review community, yet I have no place in my music collection for the Japanese material they’ve been saddled with.
Listening to a song like Crayon is like peeking into an alternate universe where Golcha’s music is generic and faceless. I wouldn’t have become a fan in the first place if their music had always sounded like this, which means I would’ve missed out on so many non-musical charms and highlights.
Purely as a song, Crayon is dull and unmemorable. It’s elevated by the group’s always-spectacular performance, but sacrifices the characteristics that make them stand out. It’s also marred by an awful hook. “I’m a crayon” is one of lamest declarations I’ve heard in some time, and not in the earnest/dorky way that makes Golcha so appealing.
The only good news is that, with Crayon out of the way, we must be getting closer to a Korean comeback. Right??
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
leaked demo of nct tokyo’s debut just dropped
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You know what? This isn’t even that bad. I was expecting it to go shout-athon on my face, but it didn’t! Instead it gave me beautiful melodies in the chorus! Have to agree though, the “i’m a crayon” is a bit goofy.
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that electric guitar was nice
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I actually like this one the most out of their japanese releases. I’d rather them give Bomin some singing parts cause I like his singing more than rapping, but Donghyun’s rap part is a pleasant surprise.
I’m more curious of what you think about their b-side Weekend, will you review it or nah?
That being said, I do wish for them to have korean comeback soon. But with Daeyeol and Y in military, plus 3 of their vocalists are having musical shows until July, I think their korean comeback will have to wait 🥲
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I loved Weekend myself, lush and sweet.
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Yeah, I think it isn’t that bad. I mean, its not great perhaps flat to low 8’s, but I am not nearly as disappointed as Nick. To me it sounds like another song that uses the flavors of SM-style EXO chromaticism, but doesn’t full commit or lean into it. And that is the problem to me.
Also, “invisible crayon” is a bit goofy for the styling. This isn’t GD “Get your crayon” goofiness, where he (again) fully commits and leans into it. It is just odd and misplaced visible crayon.
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It’s sung so much better than it deserves. For f’s sake, just make a Japanese version of Lately or Fanfare. Those songs slot in perfectly with hip Japanese dance-pop. I don’t know why they dumb down their stuff for Japan when so many other groups shine. Hopefully the Korean comeback is better.
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You know the group is great when you replay it to hear their voices but not the song itself. Nice that y shows up. I can’t wait for a korean release, replay singularly raised golcha on myb list of favorite boy gro ups
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