V is the final member of BTS to release solo work since the announcement that the group would focus more on solo endeavours as they move towards their military enlistment. His official solo debut won’t occur until early September. But in preparation of that release, V has pre-released Love Me Again on Wednesday, alongside a music video for the single. In addition to that, V has also pre-released another single Rainy Day with its own music video just yesterday – both song and video will be the subject of its own review.

There is no doubts that Love Me Again showcases the wonderfully husky and raspy vocal tones that V is known for. The track really nails down in that department at the start and continues to bring these vocal tones as Love Me Again progresses. The R&B instrumentation is very comforting and mellow-sounding, with the atmospheric instrumental break (which doubles as the bridge of Love Me Again) being quite dreamy. But while the track is executed well, I did think it lacked a compelling element to get me back once it ended. Love Me Again is the type of track that I would listen to if it appears on my playlist or queue, but I wouldn’t necessarily go out of my way to search for the track or go back to it. I also found the track, while wispy and floaty, to be over sooner rather than late, and I felt this prevented the song a chance to show or develop that compelling element if it was in Love Me Again already.

I feel like similar comments can be made with regards to the music video. V, himself, is quite well known for his visuals. So the focus on his face in this video is warranted. V is also dressed in a sequined top, which glimmers and dazzles in the light. But aside from that and the retro-style karaoke setup during some parts of the music video, there isn’t too much else to the video. And the lack of ‘else’ in this video does make it become on of those where ‘you watch it once, you have seen it all’ videos. The only other comment I can make about the video is question why the background is cave-like.

Song – 7/10
Music Video – 6/10
Overall Rating – 6.6/10