Fresh off the members’ participation in Boys II Planet (none of them made the final group), VERIVERY are hoping to pull a Nu’est and re-emerge with new material and a vaulted level of success. Time will tell if that will happen. K-pop is fickle and the guys have been away since 2023. However, Jellyfish Entertainment seems all-in on the promotion with new single Red (Beggin’).
K-pop doesn’t often directly interpolate popular Western tracks, but Red builds much of its chorus around an interpolation of The Four Seasons’ 1967 hit Beggin’. This is an ultra-familiar melody, utilized in mega-hits by Madcon and Måneskin, among others. So for listeners who follow pop music closely (ie: me), its inclusion is a little eye-roll inducing. I mean, if you must interpolate, at least choose something a little less obvious.
Thankfully, this hook is used pretty sparingly and fits well within Red‘s energetic drum-and-bass percussion. The guys bring plenty of power to the track, imbuing errant melodies with a sense of flair and conviction. Apart from the chorus, much of the song flies by without leaving much melodic impact. Sing-talk/sing-shout strikes again, but a cavalcade of sonic goodies (strings! electric guitar!) help make Red feel bigger and bolder than it is. Overall, this could be better, but could be much worse. I hope it does well for them because I always like to see an underdog succeed.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8 |
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
I’m digging this. It feels fierce and energetic, when a lot of boy groups are languid these days. I can see live stages bringing this to life even more, since VeriVery have always been sharp dancers.
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True! I pretty much lose interest in kpop this year. But this one actually made me go a bit…. Wow???!
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OMG veriveryyyy!!!
i still regularly play their trigger ep very frequently and so many of their songs that I initially did not like have become personal classics (Undercover, O, Crazy Like That, Tap Tap)
i haven’t listened to this yet but I’m hyped
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hi, I was scrolling through some of your older posts and have a question: what would you rate windy day by oh my girl? your original post gave it a 9.25 but it was only in the low 40s for your top 50 kpop songs that year. Did the song fall for you?
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Hello! It’s a 10/10 for Nick since he inaugurated Oh My Girl’s Windy Day into his Legendary Songs!
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WOW! I was not expecting this much energy! The hook may get on my nerves but for now they came through and delivered.
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i mean if nothing else im happy jelpi didnt do what they did to gugudan and disband them after that long of a hiatus + members on a svs (tho tbf in gugudans case xiening did make the final group in the svs)
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