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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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- Record Label: BMG
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Asian Pop, K-Pop
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Dec 16, 2021Being the K-pop chameleons they are, MONSTA X continue to refine and redefine themselves with every style and genre on each new release.
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Dec 16, 2021The 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.
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Dec 16, 2021On 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.
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Dec 16, 2021MONSTA 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.
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Jan 31, 2022Sees 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.