Angsty rock influences seem to be a major driving force in recent boy group material, following in the footsteps of TXT’s successful rock makeover in 2021. The latest group to mope around with guitars is WEi — an act who has changed styles more than once throughout their idol career. Unfortunately, new single Not Enough brings nothing new to this sound and hesitates when it would be better off going for the pop/rock jugular.
There’s a great moment right before Not Enough‘s final chorus when its electric guitar is fully unleashed, shredding through a brief solo. New-gen K-pop groups tend to dole out these spikes of drama in short bursts rather than infuse their entire track with a similar level of dynamic energy. Too much of Not Enough simply plods along, mired in its moody angst without finding the moments of catharsis that make that moodiness worthwhile. Its chorus comes closest to opening the emotional floodgates, but feels too measured for its own good. Coupled with dull melodies, the song fails to excite. It’s perfectly serviceable in every way and will likely appeal to fans of the genre, but I’ve heard much better versions of this over the past few years.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
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I wouldn’t call it angsty rock at all. An overlay of electric guitar chords over the chorus and one brief solo does not make it rock.
What it is is a middle of the road sentimental mid-tempo. For that, the rating is about right.
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After listening to this, I came to the review 100% certain I would read the inevitable line about “Not Enough” not being enough, but it never came. I don’t know whether to applaud your willpower in avoiding the obvious comparison, or bemoan its absence.
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that’s it… it’s not like we haven’t heard this other times, however, I admire this sound much more than others
7.75 (7, 8, 8, 8)
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Completely unrelated but i’ve been dying to ask you this, do you like Susumu Hirasawa?
One of the greatest artists of all time IMO, he does super artsy electropop with some ambience, IDM and classical here n’ there…
It’s like if Sweetune overdosed on weed one morning, spent the entire day blasting Björk and Eno, then slept in on a DJ deck. (Might be overdoing it now.)
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Never heard of him, actually. What would be a good song to start with?
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Tbh, 7.5 is too high for me.
Wei, bless their heart, never did anything that didn’t sound or look like completely bog standard nugu BG fare.
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