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  • Summary: This is the second full-length English-language release (and the ninth overall) for the South Korean pop group Monsta X.
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  1. 80
    Being the K-pop chameleons they are, MONSTA X continue to refine and redefine themselves with every style and genre on each new release.
  2. 80
    The Dreaming is, overall, a diverse album that showcases new sides of Monsta X whilst also meeting the ideas and feelings that fans look forward to.
  3. Dec 16, 2021
    70
    On their second English-language album, The Dreaming, K-pop group Monsta X pays homage to boy-band culture, with Nineties-style harmonies, slick choruses, and head-bopping beats that come together for an infectious and joyous 27 minutes.
  4. Dec 16, 2021
    60
    MONSTA X, formed through a reality TV programme, display versatility, emotion and style on their second English-language album. If their third is a tad more ambitious they’ll really be onto a winner.
  5. Jan 31, 2022
    60
    Sees the group shift away from the more anthemic direction of their major hits ("Love Killa," "Gambler") to an airier, more vocally driven set of songs: strummed-funk tracks like "Tied to Your Body" and "Blow Your Mind" pull heavily from Justin Timberlake's early-2000s run, while others like "About Last Night" and "Better" slide toward the nostalgic disco yearnings expressed by their 2010s contemporaries.