Hey, it’s been two years with no new Wonho single! He’s been serving his necessary enlistment and now appears prepared to start out a brand new period. For awhile there, he was dropping banger after banger, however pop has moved into totally different territory since then. The English-language What Would You Do suits into the extra downbeat, subdued sound sweeping the charts in the mean time.
Truthful or not, my thoughts goes instantly to bounce music after I consider Wonho. He feels most profitable right here, bringing wanted showmanship to the male solo pop star position. What Would You Do entails no dancing, selecting as an alternative to ship a Ryan Tedder fashion mopefest over resounding percussion. There’s an air of seriousness to the observe, meant extra to admire than take pleasure in. However amongst Wonho’s many charms, his voice doesn’t really feel suited to this materials. His most compelling expertise fall by the wayside in favor of a trudging vitality and performative moodiness.
A lot of my hesitance about What Would You Do facilities round its instrumental. The melodies are relatively slight, however might sound higher with manufacturing that had extra life and spontaneity. Whereas listening, I saved excited about how properly TXT delivered angst in 2021’s 0X1=LOVESONG. The percussion there ebbed and flowed and constructed to dramatic peaks. What Would You Do simply limps alongside, largely unchanged from starting to finish.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
