It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from either Zico or BLACKPINK, making this new duet instantly buzzy. Amidst all the uproar happening in the industry at the moment, HYBE might be hoping this superstar collaboration could be a bit of a distraction. But at the end of the day it’s the music itself that should be most important. So, when it comes to music, how does Spot! fare?
Prior to its release, Spot‘s teasers unveiled the song’s most cloying moment — a descending, siren-like synth hook that seems intent on killing your ear drums. Despite opening with this salvo, the song doesn’t feature the flourish often. That’s to its great benefit, as a little of that synth goes a long way. Instead, Spot is a loose funk jam, built upon nimble percussion that has an early-2000’s Neptunes flair. This production goes a long way toward selling the song as a carefree burst of pop.
Zico and Jennie make great sparring partners, though both of their performances feel a bit too forceful at times for this kind of rhythmic arrangement. There isn’t much to the melodies or chorus, but the duo mostly sell Spot‘s predictable “up and down, round and round” refrains. And let’s be honest, everything about the track seems destined for streaming ubiquity. It’s charismatic but easy to listen to, and the groove is so consistent you could play this in a loop and hardly notice where it begins or ends. I don’t see myself rushing to it often, but there’s no denying its commercial power.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Ā Production | 8 |
| Ā Longevity | 8 |
| Ā Bias | 8 |
| Ā RATING | 8 |
Grade: B-
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Thank goodness, they didnāt use that annoying-ass loop as the chorus cause I would have flipped. Like I said in a reply to your tweet, that loop sounded a bit like that mosquito bridge of YooAās āSelfishā (mostly the first few seconds) so thereās that š
But the song is alright. Itās got a decent groove and I like Jennieās singing here though I wonder what if she rapped instead? Maybe a groovy-ish rap? But nevertheless, the songās fine.
Ratingās pretty much the same.
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Who the hell are you to give review? Are you a vocal coach (I don’t think so)
I feel like you’re more a twice shit (twice fan)
Am not a bp fan instead am an army and am professionally trained in music and dance and am telling you this was very unnecessary.
The way you went like “Lets just be honest”…I knew the review is coming from a very biased person who doesn’t know a thing about music.
You just need an excuse to drag bp . I CAN’T!!
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lol
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Post once. Not twice. Or just don’t comment at all. Also, shut up.
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i can do whatever I want. I’ll not ask you.
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literally bp antis are so obsessed
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IKR!!!! Thr audacity to demean her!! And this ain’t the first. She always make sure to target Jennie no matter what. I’ve seen her other reviews too. Its always Jennie or Blackpink. The obsession is crazyā”. Thank goodness, atleast they gave views to the mv out of hate.
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Nick is a male.
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Replying to the wrong person :)) and not reading the comment to conserve my braincells :))
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you don’t need to put down other fandoms/kpop groups for a song, saying are you twice shit? That’s so rude, and ngl ur one of those toxic armies
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It is fine, not bad but not good. The point about it is Zico and Jennie after all.
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I kept thinking, āOh, this is nice. When is the song going to really start?ā And then, āOh, this is the song.ā It felt well done but very slight to me.
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best
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Actually Zico would be upcoming The Seasons host starting next month, so it actually meant to build momentum for that (instead of whatever drama HYBE is doing this week)
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Who the hell are you to give review? Are you a vocal coach (I don’t think so) I feel like you’re more a twice shit (twice fan)Am not a bp fan instead am an army and am professionally trained in music and dance and am telling you this was very unnecessary. The way you went like “Lets just be honest”…I knew the review is coming from a very biased person who doesn’t know a thing about music. You just need an excuse to drag bp . I CAN’T!!
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ok grandma lets get you back to bed
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Sing me a lullaby first. You see, I’m insomniac , I can’t sleep at night.
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https://www.udio.com/songs/oq9Z1H6fNAFjcmhveXtKgp
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Not for nothing, but using AI to diss someone feels like bad juju for someone who reviews music by actual humans.
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Unexpected duo for sure. I liked Jennie here but the song is ok. Feels very tik tok-y.
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This song is good. I’m happy to see more collaborations from the BLACKPINK members.
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