Everyone has been lamenting about the shortness of songs nowadays. And it annoys me to. There’s something so infuriating about feeling like you’re going to get a full song only to look at the track length and be disappointed. It’s a common Kpop problem, but people have been pointing out that HYBE seems to really lean into it. I mostly listen to LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT, but it’s not just them.
Looking at the lengths of a few title tracks:
*LE SSERAFIM – Easy (2:44) *LE SSERAFIM – Crazy (2:44) *LE SSERAFIM – Hot (2:23) *LE SSERAFIM – Spaghetti (2:17 without J-Hope) *ILLIT – Magnetic (2:40) *ILLIT – Cherish (2:56) *ILLIT – Not Cute Anymore (2:11!)
Of course they have some songs over 3 minutes but they’re starting to feel rare. But the b-sides themselves are under 3 minutes, making the EPs and albums feel so short. I was waiting for Not Cute Anymore, but the song’s length has robbed the hype all of me. I had the same feelings when listening to HOT.
These songs are so underbaked. With no bridge or no climax, I listen to the song and have an annoying feeling of emptiness at the end. I can’t help but think about the potential of these songs and how much better they would be if they were longer. There’s so much build-up and hype until release, only for the songs to be so short they feel like intros. “All this hype for this?” is what I end up thinking.
I wish Hybe would listen to feedback because this won’t be the last time this is talked about.
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