This might not be the TWICE review you were expecting to see today – ONE SPARK‘s is coming shortly after this one. But before I can review the title track from their 13th mini-album With YOU-th, let’s dive into the pre-release single, I GOT YOU, released earlier in the year whilst I was away from the blog. This latest comeback follows one from their SET ME FREE Korean comeback and Hare Hare Japanese comeback from last year.

Now, before we really get into the song, I GOT YOU is an all-English track, similar to last year’s MOONLIGHT SUNRISE pre-release to READY TO BE. And in previous years, I would have covered this in an International Song Review (ISR) post. But as you may also know, I have also been lagging behind greatly in that segment. So moving forward to help out with coverage, some songs that I usually would cover in an ISR will be lifted into a standard full song review post. This will be on an ad-hoc basis and will be determined in the moment.

Anyhow back to the song, I GOT YOU fits into the ongoing resurgence of retro that has been ongoing for a while now. More specifically, it is a modern take on 80s synthpop. To me, it doesn’t have anything special or unique within it that really makes it its own piece, But that doesn’t mean the synthpop backing to I GOT YOU isn’t enjoyable – it is. I also found it to be breezy and refreshing piece, great for a long road trip. I particularly liked how it had drive, which was particularly important given how soft all of their vocals and melodies were. The drive definitely helps moves things along and gives the track some life. Back on the vocals, the soft nature of their voices gives I GOT YOU a pleasant exterior, which also adds to the enjoyment of the track. I also liked how each members’ individual vocal tone and colour was featured in this track. No member was masked or processed in a way that takes away from their vocals, and I appreciate that. My only issue with I GOT YOU is the slightly muddled ending due to some of the ad-libs and extra bits going on in the backing. The added bits just makes the final chorus lose its crispness. But that is a super minor issue, in an overall lovely song from TWICE.

I GOT YOU is an ode from the group to each other, that they will always be there for one another. The music video sees the members sail through a storm, which probably represents hard times and rough patches throughout their careers. But during the storm, the members aren’t scared. Rather they are full of smiles and enjoying each other’s company. In the context of the storm/hard times/rough patches, some of the members are see in the lighthouse, helping the rest of the group navigating their way through the storm. Throughout the video, we see the members embrace each other and come together as a group in different scenes. You can definitely sense the simple enjoyment of being around one another, as well as the friendship and bond they share. Apart from the video’s meaning, I also liked the scenery throughout the video, from the boat scenes (when the seas are calm and the sky is stunning), the shoreline and the grassy fields with the flags flying high.

The choreography that we can see in the music video adds a little bit of complexity to the video, which helps offset the simplicity of everything else we see in the comeback. But on stage at their Mexico concert, where they performed I GOT YOU for the first time, there was no choreography. Pity, because in addition to be slightly complex looking, the routine actually looks like it brings a nice flourish to the release.

Song – 9/10
Music Video – 9/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 8.8/10