[Review] With – RESCENE

KPOP has seen its fair share of chart resurgences. RESCENE is one of the lucky groups to experience this phenomenon. Their 2024 single Love Attack climbed back to the top of the Korean charts, followed by their remake of KARA’s Pretty Girl earlier this year, and several of their earlier tracks also enjoyed renewed attention. With this momentum, RESCENE is now back with a fresh release to see whether they have staying power with their fourth mini-album, Pulse, and its lead single, With. Interestingly, RESCENE goes for a more muted, serious affair in With, rather than their energetic, upbeat Love Attack sound. It is an interesting move, but it is shaping up well for them given their current chart performance with the new single. With focuses on a softer delivery consisting of vocals and rap-speak, and a straightforward pop instrumental that is extremely pleasant yet captivating. I want to expand on the vocals and rap-speak delivery a bit more, as they are extremely nice and deserve more attention. Apart from Love Attack and their remake of Pretty Girl, I am not familiar with their arsenal, and truthfully, I didn’t expect the stunning delivery in With. But RESCENE proved me wrong. My ...