The members of KARD have been persistently releasing solo work over the previous few years, and now it’s J.seph’s flip to point out what he can do. As one in every of two male members within the group, it looks like he was usually within the shadow of BM, whose charisma has a a lot louder method. This makes J.seph a little bit of a thriller that debut single Straightforward does little to resolve.

Briefly, Straightforward is strictly what you’d count on from a KARD solo. It might have simply been a KARD single, really. That may have had the advantage of bringing collectively numerous vocal tones and types so as to add texture and selection. J.seph does completely nice by itself, however we’ve heard this sort of track so many occasions previously decade of Okay-pop. It’s laborious to make it stand out and there’s nothing within the efficiency or manufacturing right here that feels distinctive. The refrain kicks up some power, however I doubt I’ll keep in mind Straightforward in even a month’s time.

Grade: C-