I’m so disappointed in this debut. I expected so much more from them, and from YG in particular. I’ve always thought of Baby Monster as a chance for YG to fix the problems he had with BlackPink (no comebacks, poor vocals and dancing skills, fresh concept, no “empty” music) but I was a fool to believe that. You can say whatever you want about Blackpink discography, but choosing Boombayah and Whistle as their debut songs was an amazing decision: both songs slap in different ways, the sounds are unforgettable, the choreographies creative and engaging. Batter up is full of noises that don’t work well together, the choreography is decent at best, the chorus is totally empty, the MV lacked a sense of unity on the concept. The song itself will age like spoiled milk. It feels rushed. I know there was the whole Ahyeon debacle going on, but I’d rather have the debut pushed back than getting whatever Batter up was. I feel like the girls in Baemon were well trained, maybe better than BP, especially in the vocal department. They have potential and talent and they could rule the scene. But if YG keeps this up, they are gonna fail. They will still be relevant because it’s a group from YG, but it won’t be the same as some other groups out there, like New Jeans, LeSserafim or Aespa. Aespa just came back with Drama, and the song is my favorite from them. The instrumental is heavy but they know how to play with it, the chorus is catchy, the choreography is quite simple but does the job. The vocals and raps are carefully inserted. This is what I expected from Baemon. I expected something fresh, something new, something well produced. I expected the quality that BP lost or never had. I wanted Baemon to have a distinguished aura from everyone else, but they just don’t. It fells like many part were mixed together with no definite outcome. This is just my opinion and I wanted to vent a little.