Also making their comeback this week/yesterday was TXT, who returns with their 3rd studio album The Name Chapter: FREEFALL. Leading the charge on their latest album is the single Chasing That Feeling. We last heard TXT on the Korean stage through their promotions of Sugar Rush Ride and The Name Chapter: Temptation, and more recently through their international collaborations with the Jonas Brother (Do It Like That) and Anitta (Back For More) – both of which are featured on The Name Chapter: FREEFALL, sans Anitta (the TXT version of Back For More is featured instead).
Chasing That Feeling is a pretty decent synth-pop track. It is rather straight forward and doesn’t miss a beat from the very moment it begins. It isn’t the perfect track, however, as Chasing That Feeling is missing one vital element – the climax. Every time I put the song on, I am hoping that there is a peak to the song, but it just never gets there. Instead, we get a pretty neutral and generic vibe in Chasing That Feeling as a result. And this is quite disappointing. Apart from that, Chasing That Feeling features a decent set of vocals from the members, with some clean melodies. Though some more powerful vocals could have taken Chasing That Feeling to the next level. The ad-libs at the end were pretty good, however. I like the splash of extra instrumentation for the chorus, which helps makes the central piece stand out more in this neutral piece. While the melodies are good, the song also lacks a hook to really get our minds to grab onto. In addition to the inclusion of a proper climax, more powerful vocals and meatier hooks, I would have liked to hear more interesting 80s synth pop tropes in the instrumental to give it some flair. While Chasing That Feeling definitely has the set up to be a strong song, more is definitely needed to get it there.
The music video see the members crashing into Earth (more specifically, a sewer) and chasing after these orbs of light separately. And while the members try very hard to chasing these orbs of light, the orbs ends up bringing the members together again (and whilst not shone, fuses into one). My guess that it shows the members are strongest when they are together and not alone, no matter where they are. Apart from the storyline, the music video also features some really cool post-production effects. The best of it is shown at the end where the buildings and roads undergo some alternative dimensional changes despite everything around the members also going on as normal. It gives off Dr. Strange vibes, which I personally think is one of the cooler Marvel movies out there.
The choreography, to me, is quite good. Sure, it probably isn’t their most memorable piece ever, but I like the fluidity of the movements and the smoothness of the overall routine. It is still a performance to watch, as it still shows off TXT’s performance skills. I like how effortlessly the routine goes with the music, which very much carries a similar vibe, as well.
Song – 7/10
Music Video – 9/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 7.8/10
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“decent” is an understatement. This song doesn’t need a certain part of a climax because the whole song is the climax. It tells a story with an amazing beat and is a song easy to understand and simply dance to. The only thing I could say is that the actual image and music video obviously neglected to focus on the whole album rather than just one track but that is extremely common when an artist (especially group artists) releases a full studio album after a long time since their last (Their last being The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape) which was a repackage of their album, Freeze was also very well produced. Evidently, again, the TXT members put a lot of care into this album. It contains two different pre-release singles both collabs with very popular Western artists including the legendary boy band, The Jonas Brothers. In my opinion, their single, Do It Like That was a musical masterpiece. You don’t see those worlds of bands clashing very often. A lot of the time, when K-pop groups collaborate with very popular artists from a different genre, only the fans of the K-pop group actually stream and listen to the song. This is because throughout a song a lot of the time it’s like the two artists are competing between who is actually leading the song. However, TXT is able to adapt to any circumstance and songs to blend in but also shine and reflect the amazing talent of each member individually and somehow it perfectly contrasts with the other artist’s voice, style, and music production skills. It was amazing how the two very different artists were able to blend so accurately to create the undeniable sensation that is the single. The beat, the smooth transition of the parts, everything just leaves me without words to express the utter showpiece that this song is.
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Yeah, I agree with your comments about their collaboration with the Jonas Brothers. As I mentioned in my review for Do It Like That, both TXT and the Jonas Brothers sounded so alike, it took me a while to figure out who was who. And to be honest, I don’t even think I am confident in working who is singing at any given point, even after watching the music video many many times.
Also, definitely agree with your comments that the song has an amazing beat and that is is easy to understand and listen to. It has grown me a bit since I reviewed Chasing That Feeling. I just think it was missing something extra to take it to the next level. I do hope that HYBE will releases remixes for Chasing That Feeling, that should hopefully satisfy what I am looking for out of the song.
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I also thought it needed a climax which could’ve been added in a bridge. I kept waiting for it during the premiere. I also thought it lacked a hook to make it catchier. MV is pretty cool. It’s not bad but it could’ve been better for sure.
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