2025 also saw the beginning of a new 24-member (!) male group, idntt. Under ModHaus, which is home to tripleS (a 24-member female group) and ARTMS, the group is slowly unveiling its members through subunit releases. The first subunit, uneverm8t, debuted in August 2025 with 3 title tracks, one of which is You Never Met (the focus of this post). I will come back to review the other two tracks, Storm and Boytude, on another occasion, as well as the debut of idntt’s second subunit, yesw8are.

Just a quick side note: the way tripleS and idntt carry out their activities confuses me. I just don’t know why the unit releases are marketed under their respective full group name (which makes me think the entire tripleS and idntt lineup has made a comeback or officially debuted). Then, when I check out the new material, I think it is a different group, which has led me to push them aside to focus on other groups. Anyhow, this is not the point of the review. Just note, I will be trying to engage with more of tripleS’ and idntt’s work into the future (including the massive tripleS backlog).

So, back to You Never Met: it starts with a chant that doubles as the chorus opener later on. It then brings in some old-school glitchy hip-hop and modern electronic flourishes as its instrumentation. I enjoyed the dynamic flair of the instrumentation, which drives the song forward and adds a lot of energy. Beyond that, however, You Never Met never really catches on. While there were some good vocals and rapping (JUHO’s powerful rapping and TAEIN’s autotuned lines were probably the strongest moments in You Never Met), they largely don’t go anywhere. There is also very little catchiness to the song. The chant should have been the song’s prominent hook, but it felt very flat upon delivery and didn’t feel buoyant enough compared to the instrumentation. Similarly, the melodies were fine, but doesn’t have much of a memorable ring. You Never Met also feels short, with ‘a blur’ being a good way to describe the entire song, if I am being honest. This is despite it going for almost three minutes. I wish You Never Met was much stronger elsewhere to complement the instrumentation, which was definitely its strongest asset of all.

The mixture of 90s video-style shots and cleaner, modern shots throughout the video complements the song’s profile of old-school and modern flourishes. I also liked their casual, urban outfits that we see the members wear when they meet up and hang out. Similar to SEVENTEEN’s Ready To Love music video, I question the need for the members to perform in the ‘rain’ towards the end of the video, but I guess it gives something to mention in the otherwise ‘seen before’ music video.

The synchronisation and sharp movements make it a cool performance. Interestingly, the verses did a better job of showcasing their performance skills than the chorus. But I think that is because musically, the material is better in the verses (as mentioned earlier). The only thing I don’t like is how unmatching and awkward the first few seconds of the performance were, when the instrumentation was relatively stripped back and there was just chanting.

Song – 7/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 7.5/10