It’s time to say “farewell, for now” to NCT’s Doyoung. He enlisted yesterday, alongside fellow member Jungwoo. And like Jungwoo, he’s launched a parting present for followers within the kind or a digital single. Sadly, he gained’t be selling this on music exhibits however Promise (늦은 말) nonetheless stands as a welcome balm for these mourning his absence.
Promise is precisely what you’d count on from a music developed to mark the beginning of a army enlistment hiatus. It’s a mild ballad highlighting Doyoung’s love in a manner that may simply be transposed onto followers. As traditional, his voice sounds lovely and the monitor delivers a number of vocal peaks all through its pleading construction. Manufacturing is usually restrained to piano and strings with slight hits of percussion to present the association added heft.
This type of music doesn’t have an enormous quantity of buy with me, even when I like the vocalist. Promise feels constructed for spectacular reside performances, which makes its arrival after enlistment a little bit of a missed alternative. As a music on a playlist, I’m hardly ever within the temper for one thing so restrained. However as a footnote to this stage of Doyoung’s profession, Promise will please the very followers it’s designed for.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
