DIFFERENT: LE SSERAFIM Put Five Bodies on One Groove and Let the Details Argue
Still from LE SSERAFIM's official “DIFFERENT” performance film. Video: HYBE Labels. LE SSERAFIM made their first original Japanese title track about refusing the assigned shape, then filmed five women in matching black-and-white clothes proving difference does not require everybody to wander into separate videos. On this page Release File The Bassline Does the Bragging The […]
Do the Dance: ILLIT Turned First-Love Panic Into a Borrowed-Cat Emergency
Still from ILLIT’s official “Do the Dance” music video. Video: HYBE Labels. ILLIT turned first-love panic into French house, borrowed-cat slang, a vintage anime sample, waist-length hair, tandem bicycles, and one poor boy who has no idea five girls have crossed an entire city because Wonhee made eye contact for half a second. On this […]
Do the Dance: ILLIT Turned First-Date Paralysis Into French House and Cat Choreography
Still from ILLIT's official Studio Choom performance of “빌려온 고양이 (Do the Dance).” Video: Studio Choom. RaeRae’s verdict: ILLIT found a French-house loop that sounds like a music box learned how to flirt, then built the choreography around five girls trying to act normal while their nerves have other plans. The song is sweet, strange, […]
Killin’ It Girl: j-hope Left the Lyrics Thin and Put the Rest in His Body
Still from j-hope's official “Killin' It Girl (Solo Version)” choreography video. Video: BIGHIT MUSIC. RaeRae’s verdict: “Killin’ It Girl” is two minutes of j-hope choosing body control over lyrical depth. The beat is lean, his delivery slides between rap and pop without a seam showing, and the solo choreography video explains why the song exists. […]
Lemon Drop: ATEEZ Lowered the Volume, Raised the Heat, and Forgot the Final Kick
Still from ATEEZ's official “Lemon Drop” music video. Video: KQ Entertainment. RaeRae’s verdict: ATEEZ poured “Lemon Drop” over a slow R&B groove and discovered that eight men can make summer look threatening without setting anything on fire. The vocals are warm, the rap verses stay inside the song, and the hook is smoother than the […]
ZILLER!: KIIRAS Made a Better Debut Introduction Out of the B-Side
A full RaeRae React to KIIRAS ZILLER: hook meaning, production, official performance video, choreography, six-member file, backstory and verdict.
HANDS UP: MEOVV Turned One Flute Loop Into a Full-Body Emergency
Still from MEOVV's official Studio Choom performance of “HANDS UP.” Video: Studio Choom. RaeRae’s verdict: MEOVV’s “HANDS UP” is a workout hiding inside a Brazilian-funk beat. The flute loop is irritating in the useful way, the five voices finally sound cast for the same song, and Studio Choom shows how much detail the music video […]