I WANT IT: STAYC Took a Summer Vacation From Being Perfect and Packed the Good Bass
RAERAE REACTS I WANT IT STAYC wants honesty, fun, imperfect choices, and apparently an entire vacation property full of objects that should not be indoors. Artist STAYC MV release July 21, 2025 Single album I WANT IT, released July 23, 2025 Members Sumin, Sieun, ISA, Seeun, Yoon, J Genre lane Bright synth-pop, summer dance pop, […]
YES, NO, MAYBE: ONE PACT Turned Romantic Indecision Into a Five-Man Voting Booth
RAERAE REACTS YES, NO, MAYBE ONE PACT turns a relationship question into a voting booth where all three buttons are emotionally unsafe. Artist ONE PACT Release July 22, 2025 Album ONE FACT, fourth mini album Members Jongwoo, Jay Chang, Seongmin, TAG, Yedam Genre lane Dance pop, R&B polish, melodic rap Creative note All five members […]
Animal
RAERAE REACTS · KATSEYE Animal KATSEYE auditioned for five male versions of themselves, got their headshots shredded, and called Demi Moore when the wardrobe crisis became a spiritual emergency. ArtistKATSEYE ReleasedJuly 24, 2026 WritersEd Sheeran · Johnny McDaid · Blake Slatkin · Omer Fedi ProducersOmer Fedi · Blake Slatkin Video directorCody Critcheloe Special guestDemi Moore […]
Motto
ITZY · Motto · RaeRae React Motto ITZY builds a museum for its old eras, remembers a K-pop song can have a bridge, and dances out before nostalgia locks five adult women inside a 2019 display case. ReplaysMeaningSongVideoDanceAlbumVerdict ArtistITZY ReleasedMay 18, 2026 AlbumMotto Running time3:19 MV Bottom line: Five members, a full chorus, an actual […]
I LIKE IT
BABYMONSTER gets off the giant soundstage, steals a yacht, catches feelings, and discovers that being adorable does not require surrendering the vocals.
HYPNOTIZE: XG Made House Music Feel Like a Seven-Woman Mind Trick
RaeRae Reacts · XG · HYPNOTIZE HYPNOTIZE Seven women, one target, a piano-house groove and absolutely no emergency exit. ReplaysLyricsBeatMembersVideoEaster eggsCreditsVerdictReceipts ArtistXG SongHYPNOTIZE AlbumTHE CORE – 核 RaeRae verdictRestraint with excellent boots Bottom line: XG did not make a love song. They made a very stylish threat with piano keys. “HYPNOTIZE” trusts groove, faces and […]
BURNING UP: MEOVV Set the Corner Store on Fire and Waited for the Rain
RaeRae Reacts · MEOVV BURNING UP MEOVV finally found a beat that lets all five members move like a group, then ended the video by calling in weather because apparently the fire department was underbooked. ReplaysMeaningVideoChoreographyVerdictReceipts Bottom line: Jersey club gives MEOVV the forward motion their earlier singles kept teasing. The five members finally read […]
GALA: XG Turned the Met Gala Into a Ballroom and Refused to Dress for Earth
RAERAE REACTS · XG GALA: XG Turned the Met Gala Into a Ballroom and Refused to Dress for Earth “GALA” is what happens when seven women look at the fashion industry’s biggest staircase, hear ballroom drums underneath it, and decide the red carpet needs better choreography. SongGALA ArtistXG ReleasedSeptember 19, 2025 FandomALPHAZ I liked this […]
Commas: GIRLSET Spent the Rebrand Budget on Attitude and Forgot the Third Minute
RaeRae Reacts Commas GIRLSET came back with a new name, four women, two minutes, and the confidence of somebody who absolutely did not bring enough food to the cookout. I like the beat. I like the girls. I am still checking the bag for the missing third minute. Song file Artist: GIRLSETRelease: August 29, 2025Label: […]
BADITUDE: SOOJIN Put on Red Hair and Made Shyness File a Missing Person Report
RaeRae Reacts BADITUDE SOOJIN put the red hair back on, lowered her voice, and walked into a villain concept like the quiet woman from the interview had been reported missing. The dance break is guilty. The title is corny. I have accepted both facts. Song file Artist: SOOJINRelease: August 27, 2025Release type: First single album, […]
CLOSER: JEON SOMI Made Narcissism Look Like a Date Night
RAERAE REACTS · K-POP JEON SOMI borrowed a melody people already knew, turned it toward a woman admiring her own reflection, and then made the mirror start breathing. I like the song. The video is where things get gloriously uncomfortable. SongCLOSER ArtistJEON SOMI ReleaseAugust 11, 2025 AlbumChaotic & Confused SoundStutter house, dance-pop, electronica SampleSean Kingston’s […]
r u ok? ifeye Turned a Check-In Text Into a Sugar-Rush Interrogation
ifeye · RaeRae Reacts r u ok? ifeye turned a concerned little text message into a hurricane warning, invited a sheep, set the editing on “somebody drank my boba,” and somehow made the chaos feel precise. “r u ok?” is the song that made me understand ifeye. Their debut was pretty. This one has teeth, […]
I’m Just Me: CrazAngel Debuted With Anne of Green Gables Confidence and Four Live Mics
I’m Just Me: CrazAngel Debuted With Anne of Green Gables Confidence and Four Live Mics Four rookies walked into a debut built around freckles, red hair, stubborn imagination, and the terrifying suggestion that a girl might like herself before the public votes. CrazAngel did not debut with a luxury apocalypse, a fake motorcycle, or thirty […]
Woh oh oh: 4EVE Turned a Department Store Into a Crush Emergency
Woh oh oh 4EVE made a whole song out of the five seconds between “I like him” and “oh no, he can probably tell.” Nobody dies. Nobody conquers a kingdom. Seven women simply lose the ability to act normal inside a department store, which is honestly enough plot for me. “Woh oh oh” is flirty […]
KATSEYE’s “M.I.A.” Is What Happens When Disappearing Becomes Self-Care
KATSEYE’s “M.I.A.” Is What Happens When Disappearing Becomes Self-Care Sometimes healing is communication. Sometimes healing is putting the phone face down, leaving the location tag off, and becoming a rumor until Monday. Released June 27, 2025Second listenOfficial audioSpoilers: mild My actual first reaction First thought: My first reaction was physical: shoulders down, notifications off. The […]
KATSEYE’s “Gameboy” Makes Emotional Unavailability Look Like a Loading Screen
KATSEYE’s “Gameboy” Makes Emotional Unavailability Look Like a Loading Screen The man is inconsistent, the interface is cute, and apparently the correct response is to turn romantic frustration into a brightly colored boss battle. I support women in STEM. Released June 27, 2025Second listenOfficial music videoSpoilers: mild Jump to: Reaction · Second listen · Lyrics […]
Girls Will Be Girls: ITZY Survived the Apocalypse, But the Chorus Forgot to Evolve
RaeRae Reacts “Girls Will Be Girls” gives ITZY a ruined world, a mysterious crow, five women fighting their way back to one another, and choreography sharp enough to cut through concrete. The music video has a whole film trapped inside it. The song has a very good dance break trapped inside a chorus that refuses […]
KATSEYE Touch React: Soft Pop With a Hard Boundary
KATSEYE’s “Touch” pairs airy pop, viral hand choreography, and pastel polish with a hard emotional boundary. RaeRae breaks down the lyrics, members, production, video symbolism, and why the song needed a bridge.
BABYMONSTER FOREVER Dance React: Keep the Moon, Clear the Runway
BABYMONSTER’s FOREVER performance video clears the fashion props and exposes the choreography. RaeRae breaks down seven-member formations, center handoffs, chorus mechanics, CHIQUITA’s dance break, RAMI’s monitoring, camera choices, rehearsal labor and what the runway adds.
BABYMONSTER FOREVER React: Freedom Checked Into a Luxury Hotel
BABYMONSTER’s FOREVER turns bright synth-pop, a luxury hotel and a moonlit runway into a seven-member freedom fantasy. RaeRae breaks down the song, vocals, lyrics, video symbols, choreography, labor, cultural lenses, strengths, limits and credits.
KATSEYE Debut React: Two Minutes, No Introduction
KATSEYE’s Debut is a sharp two-minute announcement built on clipped percussion, choreography and confidence. RaeRae breaks down every member, the lyrics, production, global-group experiment, visual branding, strengths, limits and the bridge that never arrived.
Red Velvet Cosmic React: Romance Joined a Flower Cult
Red Velvet’s Cosmic pairs warm disco-pop, layered harmonies and a sincere alien-love story with a flower-crowned folk-horror video. RaeRae breaks down the song, vocals, lyrics, Midsommar imagery, cultural tension, symbolism, credits and what works.
BABYMONSTER SHEESH Performance React
The music video sold the monster house. This version clears the furniture, turns on the lights, and proves the completed lineup can actually move as one.