Some of their stage instrumentals are genuinely the most cinematic instrumentals I’ve ever heard and their potential just gets hidden…
Last year’s Accendio performance with the brass in the instrumental was SO EPIC, I can’t believe I’ll never get to hear this again lol (https://youtu.be/PA952V4t-4o?si=N-PSO2Z64BhCObat).
And this year’s XOXZ performance at MAMA with the strings??? Literally took the song and gave it an IVE touch. (https://youtu.be/sPDWTM_vjZ8?si=qBHSTFnfq3_DLp48)
Last but not least… I’m forever bitter about Off the Record’s teaser not being the actual instrumental (https://youtu.be/-D55EnPV0GQ?si=mHwndg9sv83XrpSn). ILLIT went viral recently for their “Do the Dance” instrumental, dare I say Off the Record could have been that too?
what do y’all think of these versions?