Remember when we didn't need a lore map to understand a comeback? I was re-listening to some tracks from 2017-2018 today and honestly... the music felt so much more impactful back then. 'XO, My Cyberlove' has incredible production, but I feel like the whole industry is leaning way too hard into the 'Cyber' and AI-themed aesthetics lately. I’d take a simple, high-quality vocal track over a complex, high-budget concept any day. Am I just stuck in the past, or is the actual soul of K-pop being replaced by visual world-building? Let's be real, the music was better when it was just about the music