1. Head Shoulders Knees Toes // 2. Overdrive // 3. Hot Blue Shoes // 4. Caffeine Rush // 5. Overthinking // 6. Here For You
HERE FOR YOU
Fan songs are an integral part of an idol group’s discography, and they’re at their best when they’ve got some heft to their melody and production. TWS are uniquely suited to this formula, as their music is already so melody-driven. And to add extra sentiment to Here For You (내일이 되어 줄게), member Dohoon participated in lyric-writing.
Here For You follows a tried-and-true template, but if it ain’t broken there’s no need to fix it. Its sweet pop sound features a lilting shimmer that builds to a propulsive centerpiece. The chorus is easily the song’s standout as it pushes forward with a sense of addictive optimism. It’s musically manipulative, but I tend to be a sucker for this approach even as its machinations are obvious.
The track also builds to its requisite high note, but this moment unleashes a bit of frustration for me. I’ve noticed that most K-pop producers these days choose to fade out power notes rather than let them breathe. I know full well that Dohoon can nail and sustain a note like this, so why can’t the arrangement let his voice stretch out instead of immediately truncating the climax? In our age of two minute streaming jingles, efficiency is often the goal. But sometimes, efficiency whisks us right past the best parts of a song.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 8.5 |
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Hybe are just going to put out ones like these with TWS until they get their own Mikrokosmos. It is a good candidate for that. Swap the percolating synths in that one for a plinky plunky guitar strings in this one, it almost the same song.
I am not saying its a bad song, it is just clearly pitched as a fan service song play so it is hard as a non-fan to go wowser over it. I am just recognizing it for what it is.
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On the topic of high notes, one of my favorite ones is in SHINee’s Stranger, where Jonghyun is just allowed to beautifully sing the high note. It always gives me shivers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uky-37rVDpE
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I didn’t clock this as a fansong-type piece at first, probably because I tend to tune them out immediately, but I can see what you mean here. Speaks to the strength of TWS’ musical style that it ended up being one of my favourites from the EP despite that.
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