Since returning from the military, Wonho’s music seems targeted toward an international market with English-language lyrics and an overall trendy sound. For about two years from 2020 to 2022 he stood as one of the industry’s most reliable artists, releasing a string of bangers. I wish he’d return to that pattern.
There’s something deflating about a subpar track built around the lyric “no one does it better than me.” If you’re going to repeat that statement multiple times, you better have the goods to back it up. Better Than Me is a threadbare, 2:24 song that becomes the latest in a very long line of material borrowing from an early-2000’s Justin Timberlake/Timbaland sound. While I enjoy this era quite a bit, we’ve gotten to the point where the style has become oversaturated and requires a truly excellent song to stand out. Better Than Me may not be a long song, but it’s so repetitive and flat that its meager running time seems to stretch forever. Pick any ten-second segment from this track and you’ve pretty much heard all its tricks. I don’t mind anything about Better Than Me, but it’s completely extraneous within the larger K-pop landscape.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
I’m just hoping the rest of the album gives me Open Mind and Lose vibes.
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I mean, I suppose this means that JT is still relevant these days, the way the kids copy his style from like 23 years ago.
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Funnily, in was listening to his music in the gym. I think he had a good thing going. This doesn’t necessarily ruin it for me, especially since wonho is a good conduit for JT, but I hope he returns to more exciting sound
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It is a nice simple fun track. It’s a Summer song. I enjoyed it.
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Totally agree with you, I think Y2K is becoming the 80s lol. And for better or worse, K-pop is taking the Y2K sound to an extreme. It kinda seems like very artist wants or is forced to have a track like this in their catalog. Having said that, I won’t complain about this song at all. I will always take Y2K reheated nachos, especially if they’re influenced by early Justin Timberlake.
I don’t understand my fascination with the Y2K era, but I’ll admit there’s a personal bias there. I guess it makes sense why I find this song to be so good. My only complain is that I was expecting that sexy JT-Usher falsetto at some points during the song, but I guess Wonho isn’t doing that.
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