[Review] TASTE – YOUNITE

YOUNITE is a KPOP male group that you don’t see much on my blog. But they debuted in 2022 with 1 of 9. Since then, I have completely dropped the ball when it comes to YOUNITE. I have not written a single review about their music over the last two years. To any YOUNIZ (YOUNITE’s fandom), I apologise for that. Recently, the group returned with the single TASTE, and I thought I would pick it up for review.

Honestly, I don’t remember much of YOUNITE’s music. I have been listening to their music, but nothing really stuck out. Otherwise, I would have written a review for YOUNITE sooner. As such, I don’t have a baseline to refer to and can only rely on my first impression of TASTE. The first thing that jumped at me was that TASTE is a fine song. It falls into the hip-hop realm, with a funky instrumental and appealing upbeatness. There were these nice yet faint flute sounds in the background. They helped polish the song by giving TASTE a subtle and sophisticated feel amongst the rest of the instrumentation. That being said, the flute sounds were faint and barely audible. I wished they were a little more prolific, as there is opportunity for these flutes to become more of a drawing point for TASTE. As for the vocals, I wished they were more fleshed out in TASTE. The melodies and hooks were just plain and flat, which didn’t help showcase their vocals. They have a good set of vocals to rely on (the bridge is a good indicator of this). But TASTE just wasn’t the material to draw my attention towards the group. However, I did like the whispery lines that followed the first and final choruses.

There isn’t much to the video apart from the members hanging out with one another. I did like the home video concept the music video has. It makes the video feel laid back and casual, complementing TASTE‘s hip-hop influence. It also adds some trendy retro touches to the video, which helped keep the video from being consistent.

The choreography was good, but it could have been better. Nothing stands out to me. The choreography leaned too much into the casual and laid-back side of the song. It should have embraced that upbeatness more. A little more sharpness and dynamic flair would have done wonders to this routine.

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