1. Intro: 13 // 2. New Emotions // 3. Time Difference // 4. I Got You // 5. Find Me
FIND ME
Funny enough, Find Me is my least favorite track on this album but my favorite vocal performance. On the past three songs, I’ve struggled with the restraint of Infinite’s vocals and melodies. After all, few K-pop groups have such a strong array of singers. Their music is at its best when the guys belt it out with full feeling and guts.
Because of this, Infinite are one of the few idol groups who can turn a simple ballad into a 9+ rated stunner. Songs like Between Me And You and Diamond are absolute masterclasses in dramatically arranged, brilliantly cathartic balladry. Find Me is very pretty and tender, but could have gone so far past that.
The falsetto-kissed chorus is a highlight, especially as the guys raise the key leading into the song’s finale. But without a singular, belt-it-out power note or well-placed harmony, Find Me concludes without delivering the emotional gut punch the group’s history promises. I’m not saying every song needs to bring the vocal fireworks, but the fact that we’ve gone through an entire album’s worth of material without any big climax speaks to just how reserved 13egin truly is.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
speaking of Infinite and vocals, they absolutely devoured here. all the while being chaotic! Sungkyu apologizing to ZB1 was the cherry on top 🤣
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They’re spending so much time singing their old Sweetune hits this promotional cycle and everyone’s loving it. Why didn’t they just come back with another Sweetune track?
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After reading a bunch of interviews, I really think they underestimated their own longevity and popularity and were worried their old style wouldn’t land after so much time. Woohyun said on the radio that Sungkyu invested a good amount of his personal money in the comeback, so I can’t blame them for wanting to play it safer and going with a producer already popular nowadays for their first comeback after five years.
(Some part of me also wonders if they’re even on speaking terms with Sweetune?)
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Like the commenter below or above me (normally lurker, welcome to the comment section!) I think they believe those songs are popular because they’ re already well-known and iconic. Like an iconic piece of classical music that people love, but they wouldn’ t necessarily listen to a similar, but new classical piece.
They probably didn’t think a new song in that “old” style would attract listeners?
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Your review made me feel the same way as the song! TT The way you start about their amazing belting and emotional, all-out delivery that can make ballads standouts, I was expecting to hear some of that here.. but alas. OTL
It seems they don’t have any full force belt/high note/Infinite drama moments on this entire album. Too bad. I hope this comeback will be a new beginning for Infinite though, and that perhaps in the future we’ ll see more of a return to form.
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I can’t help but be disappointed. I think they wanted to resonate with the new generation of K-Pop fans, and in doing so, neglected the mountain of us (and even newer fans!) who love Infinite for their core sound. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this isn’t the last we hear from them and they go back to being the Infinite we all know and love next time. Heck, I’d even take a repackage with just one classic Infinite bop. I need a song from them that is core Infinite but also fresh. I need 2023’s The Chaser.
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