230714 NME: Review – On ‘Seven’, BTS’ Jungkook kicks off his solo career on a summery, UK garage high (4/5)

Some extracts

>Where on previous releases, his acclaimed vocals have complemented and matched the music he was singing over, here opposites attract. As fragments of acoustic guitar loop between irregular rhythms, Jungkook is an anchor, his smooth voice – which glides and dives between polished mid-register and honeyed falsetto – cushioning the more jagged nature of the sonics here. It’s a combination that works brilliantly.

>Arguably one of the BTS members with the broadest mainstream, commercial appeal, ‘Seven’ sets the bar pretty high for Jungkook’s solo era. A summer-ready bop that also adds new facets to the singer’s artistry? We’ll take that any day of the week.

I kinda dislike how critics just keep on emphasizing his “broad mainstream appeal”, why encapsulate him in just one lane?

I’m not biased at all😂- but how is this only a 4 out of 5!?????????