Unfortunately this will snap my streak of consecutive months with at least one full review. Somehow, this is the first time I've written about VIXX (and added them to labels) which is quite the surprise. They were always a solid middle tier boy group and I've enjoyed some of their past hits. Songs like "Error," "Voodoo Doll" and "Shangri-La" rate highly in my library. On the other hand, I wasn't a fan of anything during their 2016 run. Nonetheless, here's "Scentist," fooling everyone into thinking they were gonna be singing about scientists. This is very much a VIXX song: the smooth instrumental that hits hard enough to dance along to, while maintaining that mysterious almost ethereal sound this group is well-known for. The unique twist is having Hongbin lead the chorus, shifting Ken to prechorus. Definitely an unexpected change but executed well. Heck Hongbin even closes out the song, too. Plus having Leo as your backup should put you at ease. Ravi only used like five noticeable English words in his rap! That's a marked improvement, and I can actually follow along this time. As far as I remember this music video is way more vibrant and expressive than those before it, and understandably so. You don't get to see too much of the dance, and Blitz reviews don't include live performances, so that's really all there is to "Scentist." It's a solid number coming off the beauteous "Shangri-La" and VIXX continues to make this type of sound their trademark.
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