Like many boy teams of their stature, The Wind might be sending a member off to compete within the upcoming season two of Boys Planet. Thanatorn might be absent for promotions throughout this time and — if he makes the eventual group — for fairly a while after. Earlier than that, the group is celebrating their anniversary with particular single Hey Tomorrow (안녕 내일). This annual launch has change into a convention, following final yr’s Sirius Half 2.

Although these tracks are fan songs by nature, I admire how each have been upbeat and in step with The Wind’s total sound. Sirius Half 2, particularly, felt as if it might have been one in all their title tracks. As compared, Hey Tomorrow is extra throwaway. Its breezy pop beat chugs alongside properly however with out actual consequence as equally light-weight melodies supply candy sentiments excessive. After I consider The Wind at their finest, I hear punchy — generally ornate — instrumentals and melodies full of thrilling peaks. Hey Tomorrow is subdued on every of those fronts, however I assume that shouldn’t be shocking given its goal. Nonetheless, with the group’s rapid future in flux I’m wanting to squeeze as a lot wonderful music from them as attainable earlier than issues change an excessive amount of.

Grade: C+