[Album Review] Summer Beat! (2nd Mini Album) – TWS:

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TWS:’ Summer Beat! is next up for an album review. This is the rookie group’s first comeback and second mini-album since their debut in January 2024 with plot twist. Summer Beat! was released back in June and features the title track If I’m S, Can You Be My N?, the pre-release single hey! hey!, and four other side tracks. Like my comments on yesterday’s album review, the start of Summer Beat! was strong and promising, while the mini-album gets slightly weaker towards the end. Had this part of the mini-album been better, I would have definitely recommended Summer Beat!. Continue reading to see if you agree with me.

1. You+Me=7942 (너+나=7942) – Opening up their second mini-album is a short yet dynamic single. You+Me=7942 has a sing-song melody in its chorus that reminds me of a nursery rhyme. While commonly seen as childish, the robustness of the synth instrumentation ensures the song is everything but that. The instrumentation is fun in its own right, and the combination with that melody comes off as playful. The upbeatness and vocals/rapping make sure You+Me=7942 is a solid opener for the mini-album. (9/10)

2. If I’m S, Can You Be My N? (내가 S면 넌 나의 N이 되어줘) (Title Track) – Click here for the full review for If I’m S, Can You Be My N?. (9/10)

3. hey! hey! (Pre-Release Track) – Click here for the full review for hey! hey!. (9/10)

4. Double Take – It appears I missed the brief promotion of Double Take, which has its own performance video. It shows a completely different side to TWS, opting for more of a hip-hop motif. It is a funky track, and I have a boogie whilst listening to the song for this review. The “Double Double” hook is very catchy. The only problem I have with the song is that it doesn’t fit the rest of the mini-album. It sticks out (but not necessarily in a positive way). (7/10)

5. KEEP ON (내가 태양이라면) – Pleasant guitars mellows out the synth-pop KEEP ON. I quite enjoyed the light-hearted nature of the song, as well as the nice vocals from TWS. I don’t have much to say about the song other than it is pleasant. For KEEP ON, I mean this positively. (8/10)

6. Fire Confetti – The final song on the mini-album is Fire Confetti. It continues the mellow sound that was visited in the last song. Once again, Fire Confetti has some nice and pleasant vocals from the group. But it features an upbeat mid-tempo instrumentation that feels easy-going and relaxing. Fire Confetti is a nice song to ease out the mini-album. (9/10)