I am finally back with a new album review. Apologies for the absence of these types of posts over the last few weeks, I have been busy preparing for the 2023 KPOPREVIEWED Awards, which is now officially in the fan-voting stage. So if you have yet to vote, please do so to help decide the winners of the 2023 KPOPREVIEWED Awards.

Anyhow, this album review post is for P1Harmony’s HARMONY: ALL IN album, which dropped back in June of this year. It features a total of six songs, including the title track JUMP. I had originally intended to review the album much earlier on, but ended up passing over it due to some time commitments. But now that I don’t have a time pressure, I thought to revisit the mini-album before I move onto albums released during the month of August, given that I have previously reviewed some of P1Harmony’s albums in the past. Continue reading to see how HARMONY: ALL IN stacks up against some of my thoughts on past P1Harmony albums: HARMONY: SET IN, HARMONY: ZERO IN and DISHARMONY: FIND OUT,

1. JUMP (Title Track) – Click here for the full review for JUMP. (7.5/10)

2. Love Me For Me – The second track on this mini-album takes on a much brighter and bubblier energy that contrasts well with the title track. Instantly, I am reminded for SEVENTEEN’s Snapshoot from a couple of years back. I like how self-love song suits the Summery season that the album was released in. The piano in the background just brings out a nostalgic form of fun and feel-good vibe. The members don’t really hold back and their delivery, especially in the chorus, genuinely sounds like they were having a blast. The central piece of Love Me For Me was also catchy. The rapping in the pre-chorus was a great electrifying incline towards the chorus, while Keeho’s melodic vocals in the bridge was also amazing. (8.5/10)

3. New Classic – New Classic is such a cool song. Interestingly, the electronic dance track comes off subdued, but the synths give New Classic buoyancy to offset the subdued nature. Together, I find the backing of New Classic to feel balanced and not too obnoxious (which too much of the synth detailing could easily have made New Classic slip into). It makes sense for the rapping to take over as the main delivery mechanism in the song, but the vocals in the pre-choruses and bridge we did get were nice. And with an instrumental break like the one we get in the bridge of New Classic, you can already imagine a cool dance break on stage performed by the lead dancer Soul himself. (9/10)

4. More Than Words – For me, it is the pleasant rhythm that wins me in More Than Words. And this comes about from the heavier reliance on vocals in the song and percussive instrumentation, both of which I quite enjoyed. The vocals just feel so groovy and sleek at the same time, which I think is another positive aspect of the song. More Than Words constrict the rapping to the second verse and the bridge, but I felt this consolidation makes the rapping feel super effective and cool in the song. (9/10)

5. Heartbeat Drum – Every time I hear Heartbeat Drum, the start of the song reminds me of P!NK’s So What, which itself is an iconic pop rock song. Heartbeat Drum develops more into an electronic dance track, but the chanty and beaty energy of the song makes it sound so good and catchy. The vocals and rapping are very much on par with one another, and I really like how cool and chic it gets. I also like the grandness of some of the beats in the background, as well. (9/10)  

6. I Am You – For the final song on this mini-album, I Am You takes us down more of a sensual and sultry R&B road. It is a very different sound from their P1Harmony’s usual reliance on electronic synths, such as in all of their earlier tracks on this mini-album. The rawness of the guitar in the background adds to the mature vibe of the song, while their vocals did an excellent job of adding to that sensual vibe I already mentioned. Given the group’s usual sound, I would love to see a performance for I Am You, just to see how P1Harmony would interpret this track on stage. (8/10)

Overall Album Rating – 8.5/10