Not gonna lie, Exo-K, and presumably the whole Exo crew, have a singing style that is VERY similar to SHINee’s style or perhaps S.M the ballad. If it weren’t for the trippy backing track that actually sounds really cool, I’d think SM is re-using SHINee’s concept mixed with the whole ‘sub-groups’ idea of Super Junior. It’s probably because it’s a ballad-y type song and I won’t fully judge until they release a more pop-ish song but until then, this is just generally how I feel. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing but it’s an interesting outcome.

I don’t want to make comparisons but this is hard to ignore.