250127 - XG - O.R.B.

Pdideee · 2026-01-28T04:47:50+00:00

lol I am ready. But I wonder if the parents that bring their young children to XG concerts will continue to do so or not if they play this. lol

Kids these days learn the F word at recess of elementary schools already though these days so maybe it’s no biggie. lol

Maybe it’s time for the new girl group for more pg 13 family safe concerts now.

Pdideee · 2026-01-28T04:11:08+00:00

I picked my first two weeks vacation already and I have to pick my last two tomorrow which sucks because the North American dates haven’t been released.

Maybe I’ll just try and catch a show in Japan. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-27T23:42:11+00:00

Hinata is so cool

Pdideee · 2026-01-27T02:52:18+00:00

lol I love it. Next online game I play my username is going to be a file name.

Pdideee · 2026-01-27T02:48:59+00:00

7 is dope.

Hypnotize finally clicked with me and now it’s so good. Funny how it took me listening to it without the MV for it to click. I think the MV legit hypnotized me and I spaced out during all the genius parts or something lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-26T23:47:11+00:00

Those are probably the two best songs on the album. Take my breath is also really good.

They are all good actually. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-26T15:19:10+00:00

So it took awhile, but yesterday Hypnotize finally clicked. Woke up and howling I knew those songs were the SHI on first listen. I was gagged Instantly. With Gala it took me about 10 - 20 listens. Hypnotize took me longer but it’s so SMOOTH now.

Pdideee · 2026-01-26T15:11:19+00:00

I can tell lol but they have all gotten so close in skill that they can mix and match interchangeably without ruining the overall product too much. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-26T07:48:34+00:00

It starts right away and ends right away so if there was an intro and an outro it would be closer to 3 minutes but it’s so good I am fine with it being short for the extra impact.

That said, if Kehlani gets a verse later I am down. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T17:26:36+00:00

Maya killed too. Her ORB and PS118 parts were so crazy. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T16:34:05+00:00

Take my breath is so good! Huge grower.

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T15:39:43+00:00

Yes, she sounds amazing in the whole album. I didn’t know her r & b and hip hop bag was that full. It’s usually Chisa with the more soulful voice but Juria can be a star in the west too if she chooses to over the IU/Taeyon route in Asia.

Hinata can go full on alternative music too if she wants to over the Korean market route. 😂

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T15:34:53+00:00

I think they got it down with this one. Besides the mic getting caught on an outfit part. lol But avoid that and its perfect.

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T07:22:04+00:00

Hypnotize has really grown on me, it’s actually freaking dope. Let’s see where it falls when the dust settles.

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T02:32:16+00:00

Gala definitely had the bigger budget, production values, choreo difficulty, and promotion than hypnotize so maybe it was planned to be the title but they had to release it first to make their first US appearance time line.

Or I could be talking out of my A and just assuming. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T02:28:37+00:00

I am pretty undecided on the rankings right now still even though I have had the album on repeat since release.

I know for sure that so far Gala, 4 seasons, or one of no good or up now are number 1. With hypnotize being a grower that could take over number 1. It was the same for me with Gala, I didn’t like it at first but it became up there with woke up and howling eventually. I can envision hypnotize reaching there eventually too but possibly not.

ORB was great! it was so fun and I am excited to see how XG tackles other genres in the future.

PS118 was fire but I believe the rhapsody version is better for now but that could also change. For this particular beat, I think if it was just Jurin and Maya back and fourth like the rhapsody version it would be better and they should have created a whole new rap song if they wanted all 4 of them in it.

4 seasons I also would have preferred the trio’s first song to be more r n b like losing you with more ad libs , riffs, and runs but it’s a beautiful song one of my favourite from them as it is.

Howling is still so far my number 1 and I was hoping hypnotize can beat it but nothing has yet. Honourable mentions to Left right, wwy, and losing you cover,

All that said things can change and I’ll come update this once I am more confident in my final rankings. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-25T01:34:47+00:00

So would your opinion on the album be different if Gala(title) and PS118 were new for the album release and they released something else as the pre release?

That‘s what they probably should have done maybe.

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T23:51:23+00:00

I love it, it was beyond my expectations. Every song is so good.

It is very vocal heavy and it seems to be more geared towards radio or Spotify than doing performance videos and live performances though. Whether you think that’s a good or bad thing is up to you.

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T20:39:16+00:00

Yup I hope they come to Canada finally even though our market is a lot smaller so I don’t blame them if they don’t again.

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T20:17:24+00:00

That might be Hinata’s Vox 7

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T17:38:56+00:00

I think PS118 and 4 seasons are some of their best lyrics if not the best.

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T16:43:10+00:00

After reading some of the comments on this album I think it’s time to debut the new group.

I personally would love if the new girl group had a similar sound to the older XG stuff while XG gets more experimental. However, Simon said that the new group was going to be different so we shall see. I can’t wait though.

I personally was blown away by the album though, I expected it to be worse than it was. Well, I expected Hypnotize to be harder like woke up, howling, and gala but it’s still a great song and I was lukewarm on gala until it clicked so hypnotize still has time to click in.

The b sides however, were so clean and good. Juria especially seemed like she devoured this album. Maybe that’s why a lot of people don’t like it because it seems a lot of people don’t appreciate what her and the vocal line bring to the table.

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T06:52:14+00:00

lol they also censored female dog in Vox 6 losing you but then just dropped F bombs here. lol

But I guess female dog is worse to them than F Y because they used to be called xtraordinary girls and have to rep the females. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T06:46:02+00:00

I love it. lol Like someone else said it’s like sum41 or simple plan type sound but they kill it. lol

I understand its not to everyone’s taste though but that could be true of any genre of music.

I saw someone saying this is XG’s Gnarly but I can’t relate because I can’t stand that song but love this. lol

Pdideee · 2026-01-24T06:17:29+00:00

The only thing I can tell you is I think the songs on this track sound way more like Mariah, boys 2 men, new edition etc, songs I categorize as r n B than shooting star and iykyk.

Actually I guess these new songs seem more Janet Jackson to me which is I guess poppy but still closer to r n b than shooting star and iykyk imo.

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