Ahead of their upcoming comeback later this month with La Dolce Vita (their 10th mini-album) and the title track Baila Conmigo, I will be reviewing ONEUS’ PYGMALION today, which was released back in May of this year. It serves as the group’s 9th mini-album and features the title track ERASE ME, the pre-release single Unforgettable and an additional three side tracks to round out the mini-album (links and thoughts down below). PYGAMALION follows the group’s MALUS mini-album from a year ago.

1. Intro: LETHE – Dramatic orchestral strings start off LETHE and remain in background the rest of this introductory track. This is alongside some synths that adds some momentum to the track. Together, LETHE is quite a haunting introduction. Disappointingly, I felt the members sang their way through LETHE quite plainly. I think more could have been done to really push LETHE to higher heights. (7/10)

2. ERASE ME (Title Track) – Click here for the full review of ERASE ME. (8.5/10)

3. Unforgettable (잇다있다잊었다) (Pre-Release Track) – Unfortunately, I have decided to ditch my plans of reviewing Unforgettable separately due to time constraints. I honestly wished I reviewed the song separately earlier as it does deserve its own review. I like the mixed of the pop rock and orchestration in the background of the chorus. The pop rock just gives Unforgettable so much punchiness, while the orchestration adds a beautiful touch to the song. HWANWOONG and LEEDO’s rapping was very cool, while all the members do an amazing job on the vocal front to make it a captivating number. (9/10)

4. ECHO – ONEUS revisits R&B in ECHO. I quite like the slight bounce the members bring to the song via the smooth melodies, particularly in the choruses of ECHO. In addition to that, ECHO also sees a slightly groovy tinge to its instrumentation. Both allows the track to come together to form an unexpectedly playful side track to indulge in. LEEDO’s rapping, again, takes centre attention with his deep voice in the second verse and the extra oomph he gives the song in the bridge. (8.5/10)

5. Halley’s Comet (반짝임 그 찰나의 너) – Halley’s Comet takes the form of a pop ballad. All the members sound amazing throughout the track. But the stand out member in Halley’s Comet was SEOHO, who’s soaring vocals in the choruses and high notes really took the song to the next level. I like how the instrumental also soared with the vocals, which helped made the song more impactful. (8/10)

Overall Album Rating – 8.2/10