While I wait impatiently for TWS to announce the details of their promised April comeback, we’ve got an unexpected treat to tide us over. Three of the group’s members (Dohoon, Jihoon & Kyungmin) have teamed up with American rapper 24kGoldn on a project single for Bugs‘ Essential; Studio. I’m not sure exactly what this is meant to promote, but I’ll happily accept any new TWS-adjacent material.

To be clear, this feels like a 24kGoldn track that just happens to feature TWS, as he very much takes the lead and co-wrote the track. Me being the TWS fan I am, my focus immediately went to the song’s second verse and bridge where the members take full spotlight. Unsurprisingly, I love the vocals here. These three have such specific tones and bring a ton of natural exuberance to the track.

As for You Like It I Love It itself, the song is fine. It’s catchy and simple and never quite frees itself from its pleasant mid-tempo bounce. I like the touches of guitar during the chorus, which add needed grit. This is clearly the kind of “duet” recorded on two opposite ends of the world, meaning there’s no real interplay between the artists. I’m not sure if you can call this a CF song, but within that narrow world You Like It I Love It does pretty much what I would expect.

Grade: B-