There have been a few debuts this year, and I haven’t covered any of them on my blog yet. That is until today. Hearts2Hearts is the first newly debuted group I am picking up for a review. The group comprises 8 members (Carmen, Jiwoo, Yuha, Stella, Juun, A-na, Ian, and Ye-on) and they are SM Entertainment’s latest female group (the company’s first since aespa). Their debut single, The Chase, was released almost 2 weeks ago.

Right off the get-go, The Chase is pleasant and soothing. The elements, particularly melodies, exude calmness and smoothness. But there are risks with this style, and The Chase fully realises some of these risks. The Chase is an empty track and it doesn’t have much for me to ‘grab’ onto. The smoothness I mentioned earlier helps glide the song along. But unfortunately, nothing sticks. The hooks or melodies were not compelling, and I missed the chorus several times because of how hollow it sounded. From what I can tell, the members sound okay on both the vocal and rapping front. But, I wish the material was more interesting so that we can appreciate each member individually. Finally, The Chase is supposed to be a debut song. But when compared to other debut tracks we have heard in the past, The Chase is underwhelming. To be honest, this soothing style would have made for an okay side-track. But as a debut track, this isn’t a good start for Hearts2Hearts, mainly since I have forgotten the track. The only thing that attracts my attention towards the group is that they are from SM Entertainment. I am willing to give Hearts2Hearts another go, but hopefully it is with a bolder track.

The music video accompanying The Chase also doesn’t connect with me. But I am not sure if this is more so the song speaking rather than the actual video. However, since they are paired up, it is difficult for me not to find the visual material boring. The music video has a few things going for it, though. I liked the mysterious vibes that the video started off with. However, I wished the entire video wasn’t just mysterious vibes, which raises more questions for me. The members look great (especially the chic look they don while in the lobby location), and I liked the flowy vibes the music video exudes. But there isn’t much else to remember the music video by.

The performance is good. It fits the dreamier motif that The Chase goes for in the song. I did like the circle formation they made towards the end of the performance. But aside from that, there isn’t anything that memorable in the performance.

Song – 6/10
Music Video – 7/10
Performance – 7.5/10
Overall Rating – 6.6/10