TIOT made their pre-debut late last summer with a cover of Click-B’s Unbeatable. That was a great teaser, and now the group has returned with a new member and an official debut song. Rock Thang promises more distorted guitar and bad boy energy, but falls into too many current tropes to work.
It took all I had to keep Rock Thang playing after the first chorus. Yep, the song is driven by the same obnoxious boy group chanting that hinders so many modern tracks. You all know I can’t stand this sound. It’s like a thousand gnats buzzing in my ear at once, and really prevents Rock Thang from becoming an enjoyable listen.
Beyond this, the song moves through its boy group motions. We have the boring, slowed down second verse, the unearned power note during the climax and the last-minute tempo boost. If we had never heard this approach before, Rock Thang might have offered some cheap thrills. But this is 2024 and this thang feels too predictable for its own good.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Production | 7 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 6.75 |
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
I downloaded a few songs from TIOT’s debut last summer. Every now and then one of the songs comes around on the shuffle, and I wonder who is this? Or WHO is this? Or who IS this? Or who is THIS? Oh, those TOIT people. TIOT. Tight. Toight. … Who?
This song will not be joining the download list, but somehow they are still on my radar. Even if I have no idea who they are.
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A waste of pretty vocal tones on a loud shouty song.
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i enjoyed paradise off the same album much more than the other songs!
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Why do boy groups keep doing these boy chants in their choruses?? It instantly loses their group identity, it could have been anyone doing those shouts. I like their prerelease Moonlight hundred times more than this one, it had an IKON blues type of vibe to it.
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