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Taemin has made his unexpected return with a repackaged album of his second studio album, MOVE-ing. He previously returned with Move (which is the title of both his second studio album and title track) in November. His latest title track is Day & Night, which is one of the four new tracks on this repackaged album.

Day & Night is a mid-tempo song that seems to draw attention to Taemin’s vocals. It is a lot different to his previous comebacks and title tracks as it doesn’t employ dance elements or synths. Instead, everything is stripped back and made to sound more acoustic. And it is a style that I would love to hear more of from Taemin. It has never occurred to me that he should do this style, but hearing it once just confirms that we need more of these songs. His vocals are extremely well done and it definitely shows the road he took to get here. Them ad-libs at the end of the song were really good. I have to say, despite the guitar-based instrumental, the song has this very chill vibe to it. It does lack a good hook to make this song memorable but I will be replaying this song regardless.

This is the first music video under Taemin’s belt that does not feature a choreography. Instead, they contained various shots of the artist himself in nature. It makes for an artistic video. On top of that, it is loaded with aesthetics especially with the colour palette that was used. Besides that, there isn’t much else to say about the video.

Despite my wording in the review so far, it isn’t a Taemin comeback without a choreography. If I were to pick one word to describe it, it would be ‘elegant’. The way his body moves to the music is captivating and this song is great for displaying that.

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 7/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 7.5/10