As of this moment, X:IN have the “honor” of being the lowest ranked act in my “Ultimate Artist Ranking feature” on this blog. That standing should be celebrated in its own way. It takes a certain commitment to beat everyone else out for the lowest rung.
Today, the group has extended their reign with the release of their first full album. It comes along with the peculiarly titled ZZIRIT featuring Brazilian artist Luísa Sonza. And, during the opening verse I briefly thought this might be the song that pulls X:IN up a bit in rank. But true to form, ZZIRIT becomes intent on terrorizing us with the worst kind of non-chorus.
It’s not that ZZIRIT‘s verses are amazing or anything, but at least they have some energy and focus. I’m not sure what inspired the songwriters to completely upend that (limited) goodwill for the chorus, but the lazy talking that “highlights” this segment is neither convincing nor enjoyable. They’ve got “a flame in the veins” or something and I still don’t know what a ZZIRIT is. Run away, Luísa Sonza. Run far away.
| Hooks | 5 |
| Production | 7 |
| Longevity | 6 |
| Bias | 5 |
| RATING | 5.75 |
Grade: F
Yk, between them and Lay, I respect them a lot for their earnest approach to churn out bullshit even if they have no intent to do it on purpose. Like with Cortis and Katseye, it’s like their ragebait is on purpose. And as a result, I have a soft spot for this group and it makes me wanna root for these underdogs, considering they lack the resources Cortis and Katseye (and even Lay) have for better producers.
As for this song? I love the baile funk beat here, though as always, they end up switching to a terrible chorus.
6 (5, 7, 6, 6) for me
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Also, “Zzirit” is a stylized term of the Korean onomatopoeia 찌릿 (jjirit) which means a tingling or electric sensation (like a quick spark or a flash of excitement)
And this song does nothing tbh.
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I think many of my thoughts on Sugar High can be applied here.
A good-decent verse cannot mask an atrocious chorus. (This one isn’t as grating as that one, but still pretty bad)
So 5.25(4,7,55)
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