SEVENTEEN support my idols and sports agenda by leaning all the way in with “HOME RUN”

SEVENTEEN returned recently with “HOME RUN”, and while I had assumed that it was just a bait-and-switch title, it fulfilled its destiny by being chock full of baseball-themed lyrics. That meant I couldn’t NOT cover it, lest I tempt the baseball gods and lessen the potential of future baseball-themed releases.

“HOME RUN” is a bit of throwback to corny K-pop, but in a good way if that makes sense. It’s not something I’d have on loop or anything, but it’s a lot of brassy fun with amusing lyrics that comes off a bit like a show tune.

In a bit of a shocker, SEVENTEEN have delivered a pop song with the most direct baseball references since Nelly’s “Batter Up”, and for that I’m thankful.

Keep giving me an excuse to push my agenda. Thank you.

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TheBiasList felt “Home Run” was a good, solid release from SEVENTEEN but was relatively one-note from start to finish.