On this busy comeback day, NCT’s Doyoung stands as the sole male performer in a flock of competing girl groups/bands. Memory (안녕, 우주) comes from his second solo album and sees him continuing the sound he established on the first. His rich voice is well suited to OST-style music, sacrificing edge for comforting emotion.
Because of this, I interface with Memory in the way I do so many OSTs, charmed by its sentiment but ultimately underwhelmed by the song on its own. Fortunately, Memory has more drive to it than expected. Rather than a straightforward ballad, the song offers a driving rock energy. There’s a sense of catharsis throughout, though this could have been capitalized upon further with a more daring, dynamic arrangement. Any hint of experimentation is smoothed over in favorite of straight-down-the-line, tried and true musical tropes. Doyoung’s voice is stirring enough to compensate for these generic approaches, but overall this musical package is pretty forgettable.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Hi Nick! I’ve created a virtual (real people, just not physically in contact) kpop inspired girl group on instagram under my label, FOM RECORDS. It’s composed of 9 girls who are passionate about singing that won’t be able to perform their songs together because they come from different countries. I’ve recently published to spotify the instrumental of their debut song, set to release in July. I don’t think it’s your type of song, but I’d like if you could still give me some feedback. https://open.spotify.com/track/4nkHBLcXYrslGyNHpYDTbG?si=q67lCquzSW6r4AtbobplnA&context=spotify%3Asearch.PS: i promise the lyrics wont be about being the richest/baddest 😭
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Here is also BLING BLING (Short Version), which features the chorus. https://youtube.com/shorts/YYLSUD_JUF8?si=TrQM1Vop0zgmvOaf
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When SM gives Doyoung his Without You, I will be able to exist happily.
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I fear they have no Without Yous to give 😞
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It does sound like his audition reel song with Day6 styling. He does a really good job for that. Using that Day6 styling is a great choice as they are doing well in Korea lately.
I am also not knocking the OST part, because there are many Korean singers who earn a living from OST’s. Some songs and artists are huge because of their OST – Crush “Beautiful”, Ailie “I will go to you like the first snow” and many more. These songs stay forever on the charts, get covered by everyone, get them invited on all the music and variety shows.
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ooh, i just saw the 5th blog anniversary top 100 songs ranking!! haven’t checked it out yet, but ill def do when i have time. i hope there will be a new one this july? i think it would be cool to compare the older rankings to the new ones.
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Not my vibe, but at least this is more out of the standard ost vibe. I really do love his voice though.
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