Follow: Find You is the seventh extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released worldwide on October 28, 2019 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. The EP consists of eight tracks, including the title track "Follow". The album marks the band's final release to feature member Wonho before his departure from the group on October 31, 2019.[1][2]
The EP had two lead singles, with "Find You" pre-released on October 22 and "Follow" released with the album on October 28.[1] The physical album was released in four versions.
Critical reception[]
"Follow" was noted for its use of traditional Korean inspired elements, in both the song and music video, including hanbok-inspired outfits and the use of the taepyeongso. Tamar Herman described the single as "an explosive dance track tinged with EDM breakdowns and moombahton-inspired beats" for Billboard.[1]
Jeff Benjamin of Billboard called the EP a return "to a lighter and fun sound" for the group following their "darker" albums Take.1 Are You There? and Take.2 We Are Here. Benjamin felt it was exemplified by the first track "Find You", which he described as a "serene, synth ballad", as well as the "dynamic" title track "Follow", which he compared to the group's hit track "Hero". He went on to note "Monsta Truck" as a "blend of smooth groove and industrial breakdowns", "Disaster" as "a bare-bone boom-bap production that allows the rappers Joohoney and I.M's aggressive delivery to shine", "U R" as an "acoustic-leaning R&B cut" and "Mirror" with its "warm, brassy production".[2] Michael Cerio of Radio.com also wrote that on the EP, the group "finds a balance between ballads and bangers, exploring the connection they share with each other and adding another chapter of tunes to the tale", summarizing the whole album as "bouncing between immersive ballads and pulse-quickening jams that snap expectations" and "the sound of K-pop secure in its sound".[3]
