Are you in the mood for a K-pop song that sounds like a hostage situation? Well, I’ve got just the track for you! ALLDAY PROJECT are the latest act to team up with video game franchise PUBG for a soundtrack release. I Don’t Bargain is unflinching in its aggression and represents the worst instincts of an act that can actually release decent music when they want to.
I Don’t Bargain is a “clapback” at the haters, which is almost always an exhausting proposition for a pop song. Looking at its lyrics, my eyes instantly glaze over. You must be really clever with your wordplay to make a song like this work, and the boasts here just aren’t doing it. Some samples:
“Everywhere I go is drama, all the boys I gifted trauma”
“I don’t partake with them fakes”
“I’m all in, this throne my home, ain’t up for auction”
“So tired of hates and comments. Why y’all got no sense that’s common”
Just… ugh. Does anyone actually care about this? It’s beyond cringey and relegates the song to parody status. In another world, I Don’t Bargain‘s chanted call-and-response hook could be quite catchy and silly, but ALLDAY PROJECT are so serious about this that it loses all sense of fun and simply feels like admonishment. Add the requisite tinny (crap) percussion to the mix and we’ve got a thoroughly unenjoyable standoff I can’t wait to escape from.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 6 |
| Longevity | 6 |
| Bias | 5 |
| RATING | 6 |
Grade: D-
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Picking my nose was more interesting than whatever this was.
6 (6, 6, 6, 6) for me.
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😭😭😭😭😭
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La Di Da is the best song against haters haha
It sounded like Madonna singing about the haters
Imagine someone bashing at the haters with high notes and a difficult melody to sing? God, I miss 2nd/3rd gen…
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Did I know about this before? No
Did anything about me change after listening to whatever the fuck this is? No
I’m neutral on this group, mind you, I don’t hate nor bias anyone
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I opened YouTube just to dislike the video
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As you should monarch 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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why does it sound like the instrumental is dying as the track progresses.
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I know there’s no use comparing, but i happened to be listening to Shinee’s “Evil” while reading today’s reviews and realized I that so far I haven’t heard a 2026 song as interesting or well-crafted as this random Shinee b-side
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SHINee always wins.
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Pass. Insert that gif of the little girl looking like what the what.
… Did I just hear “cut the beef I cook like Ramen” … ? *sigh* they need to hire Jesse to produce to get some real actual authentic sass going.
For the kids here, in case you think kpop sucks at this subgenre, may I suggest Bizzy -Tiger-Yoon Mirae. Gosh, I have like a dozen from them, which one should I link here spins wheel this one.
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Honestly, for me this is not music. It’s …. idk what it is. I listened to it once and never again.
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This is a strong contender for worst song of the year (along with Gimme by Choco1 x Choco2).
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the fact that you haters always have the time to watch their music and have a say in it is crazy. Like why take your time and listen to them if you hate them. Why didnt they add “Haters in the back row still watching, I don’t bargain.” Cause that is actually what yall are doing now. All because your ults did not get the awards early in their career does not give you the chance to ruin someone’s hardship and well earned work. Yall are just disgust as fuck at this point🤮
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shut the fuck up.
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…? its not about hating? people in the comments are just saying their own opinion. you deciding to bring up ADP’s award situation.. well it says alot. you came onto this song review on a blog WHERE THEY REVIEW SONGS upset that someone doesnt like a song?? its personal preference. nobody even mentioned hating them too, and giving a review on a song wont “ruin” AllDay Projects “hardship and well earned work”
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I mean… I had two of their songs in my top 50 year end list last year. People don’t have to like everything an artist releases and have the right to voice their opinion. People who read this blog are generally K-pop fans so, like me, give pretty much everything a listen and then offer their thoughts. It’s really as simple as that.
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I actually like ADP, but saying this site of all people is a “hater” is complete ignorance.
Go and read their other ADP song reviews and you can actually see they’re objective. Even Korean charts relatively mirror their ranking of songs, seeing that the only songs ADP has on Melon Top 100 are Famous and One More Time.
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i like several adp tracks. hell look at me and wicked actually managed to grow on me, and those were tracks I hated at first listen. but THIS is not it. I sincerely believe that they do not have the skills to pull off a hip hop track such as this
also, keep in mind tarzzan has been called out multiple times of cultural apporiation as well as Annie who has been called out for being a nepo baby. I do not exactly blame ya if you do not want to check out the group because of these factors.
whatever. youll just respond calling me “jealous” and “upset”
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god the instrumental is so irritating to listen to
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Every ADP relea$e prove$ what it took to be awarded a Dae$ang $o early in their career and that is certainly $omething right?!
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i like woochan’s verse,,,, that chorus is the worst part for sure it’s so. ugh.
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I just want MEOVV to come back.
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I like Woochan’s verse. His are always enjoyable. The rest.. as usual. ADP.
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