While November is promising to be one jammed packed month for comebacks, it seems like we are given a small teaser to what November a few days earlier. One of the comebacks revealed today (or rather debut depending on how you look at it) is JBJ95, which is made up of two former members of JBJ – Kenta Takada and Kim Sanggyun. Their debut single is titled as Home, which is also the title for their debut mini-album. 

I think of the appealing aspects of Home is that is a warm song. You don’t often get that feeling when it comes to a song of an electronic instrumental, like this one. But the song wasn’t that hard hitting and was actually quite soothing for the most part. The vocals and rapping also contributed to this sense of warmth,  with the vocals showcasing nice melodies and the rap-singing similar to the instrumental in the sense that it isn’t too impactful. I think the next thing to talk about is the very noticeable squeaky synth. While I tend to turn away from songs with unpleasant sounds, the way the producers of the song managed to make it feel fitting and intriguing is quite remarkable. The chorus to me was quite dynamic in a very subtle way, which makes it even better. I think the way the song turned out is definitely quite unique and it stands out in a crowd of very upbeat and energetic songs.

The video takes an artistic approach and has great cinematography. Essentially, from what I can gather from the lyrics and the visuals of the music video is that their loves have left them after a fight (represented by the broken glass and household items all over the floor) and the guys are essentially hoping they return (represented by the reverse motion of these household items returning to their original positions/ state). Besides the small plotline, their close-ups and choreography shots looked standard. Overall, it was a good video to watch that felt fitting to the song.

I think what really impressed me with the performance is how they managed to incorporate aesthetics into the choreography. I really like the pulsing balls they formed with their hands at the start of the routine, while the rest of the performance has a whole heap of various hand motions that add to the aesthetics. I also like how the chorus looked overall as well.

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 8.5/10
Performance – 8.5/10
Overall Rating – 8.3/10