82major is a South Korean Boyband that made their debut in 2023. I didn't know anything about them during their debut but, I did stumble upon them on Youtube. Their unique video Thumbnail made me click really fast and "Choke" pulled me right into these guy's musical world. X-82 is their newest mini album to date.
X-82 marks 82major highlighting more of a rap focus on this album. Their last album had choruses full of vocal harmonies that supported the groups strong force of rap. This time around the tracks are more hip hop based with less singing. Stuck was the exception with the track's smooth vocal runs in the chorus. I really thought this adds a cool vibe to the song. As an album, all the tracks are very adventurous for the current Kpop landscape. Not a lot of Kpop boybands are releasing mostly Hip Hop only albums. Plus, they guys seem to naturally love hip hop as an artist expression and not as a costume for a concept. The Wu Tang Clan shout out in the lyrics was everything!
I loved this album as well as their last release. 82major is on a good path so far. I would like to hear more in the future. A full album better be in the works.