I know that hook will stay in my head and not leave there any time soon, but it is the question of whether I can overcome my sheer disappointment over this title track or let it fan the flames of an already schorching rage. I’m not sure how the album and the song will age.
I’m not sure if I want to come back to anything, except perhaps Bills and Karma, but Bills doesn’t even feel like a Kpop song and it is painfully obvious that it is not written with Kpop in mind.
When I try picture bite me with a sort of build up and progression with the likes of Infinite’s Back or Miss A’s Hush, my heart twists in turpid disappointment of the what could have been.Īs if it can’t be worse, this is also my least favorite album from them so far, at least from the first listen. If that is the case, than doesn’t the song need to be as dramatic as the lyrics to match it? But because of it the lack of innovation, the energy feels plodding and almost dulls out the other wise great chorus. They are going for a fantasy theme right with the vampires? They said something on the lines of biting them would enable them to be saved. With such a great hook, I would imagine Bite Me to be a lot more dramatic. I’m so mad because the song already decided to ditch a bridge but then it decided that including that chant that is frankly irritating and grating (and this is coming from me who actually doesn’t mind most of NCT’s ‘noise’ music) and doesn’t add anything to the song tbh, and it even repeats itself! Then the chorus melody to develop further into a pre chorus that builds on the good foundation it already has. HooksĪs an Enhypen fan, I have to express my sheer disappointment with this song and what it could have become if that chant bit of Bite Me was completely erased and replaced with something as lot more melodic, or simply just removed and allow the song to jump straight from the first part of the pre chorus into the chorus. The song plays with one or two musical ideas, but they’re never fleshed out in a way that crafts a satisfying whole. Without a bridge, the song fizzles into a form that feels more like an extended interlude. I’d much rather have heard Bite Me‘s arrangement grow into something expansive and fresh. In a song this short, there’s no room for filler. Sadly, this is followed by a jarring chant that lands with all the finesse of a lead balloon. I’ll take what I can get.Įven better is the first half of Bite Me‘s pre-chorus, which experiments with vocal layering to inject much-needed texture. It cycles around this refrain too often without enough modulation to make it interesting, but a melody is a melody. At its best, it delivers a solid melodic hook that takes me back to early-00’s pop ( 98 Degrees, anyone?). I tend to prefer their brighter fare to the vampire cosplay, and Bite Me borrows from both extremes. I’ve gradually come around to ENHYPEN’s music, and their 2022 mini album was on heavy rotation throughout the summer. “Fast fashion” has never felt so apt a descriptor for the industry, and ENHYPEN’s new Bite Me follows this sleek-but-empty trend. Too many songs are feeling disposable these days - catchy and stylish but lacking the indelible melodies and striking centerpieces that forge a long-enduring classic. After a promising April, the K-pop industry has me back in the doldrums.
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