After not caring for a lot of their music final 12 months, NEXZ has slowly and absolutely received me over in 2025. This culminated with final month’s Beat-Boxer, a tune that has confirmed to be one among my largest growers in latest reminiscence. I like its silly, cartoonish power and nonsense lyrics. It’s made me understand that what I actually need from this group is huge, foolish pop music and quite a lot of flipping round.
The brand new NEXZ album can also be sturdy. JYP Leisure appears to agree, as they’re selling it with a follow-up tune. Subsequent To You closes the album and presents a peek at a sweeter sound for the fellows. Whereas not my favourite b-side, its fitful association grows right into a standout refrain that brings bubblegum melodies again to Ok-pop. This has been an trade method for many years, highlighted in classics like DBSK/TVXQ’s Balloons. The melodies at Subsequent To Me‘s core will both delight or grate relying in your temper and willingness to give up to the cheese of all of it.
More often than not, I’m within the temper for Subsequent To Me‘s overbearing method, however even then I nonetheless really feel prefer it’s solely half of a great tune. The verses do little for me, dragging down the observe’s upbeat power. These segments really feel like placeholders earlier than we get again to the great things, making Subsequent To Me extra irritating than it ought to be.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+