Burn Me Into the Light: MINNIE and SHUHUA Walked Into the Fire Together

RaeRae Reacts · Minnie × Shuhua · The Resurrected Burn Me Into the Light Minnie and Shuhua were asked to open a Taiwanese revenge drama and answered with a song that sounds like grief walking toward a fire on purpose. ReplaysDramaVoicesProductionVideoSymbolsVerdictReceipts Bottom line: “Burn Me Into the Light” works because Minnie sounds like the wound […]

ARISE: i-dle Walked Into Solo Leveling and Made Five Hunters Look Like a Comeback Team

RAERAE REACTS ARISE i-dle took Solo Leveling’s most famous command, wrapped it in a rising battle track, and let five women enter the dungeon as playable hunters instead of decorative collaboration skins. Artist: i-dle Released: August 27, 2025 Project: Solo Leveling: ARISE collaboration OST Members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua Watch the music video […]

Good Thing: i-dle Found a Great Beat and Forgot to Hire an English Editor

Still from i-dle's official “Good Thing” music video. Video: Cube Entertainment. RaeRae’s verdict: “Good Thing” is i-dle laughing at an ex over arcade noises while the music video lets all five members beat one another through several television genres. The English is crooked, the song is 2:34, and the post-chorus says “holy moly” like somebody’s […]

Girlfriend: i-dle Took a Breakup to Paris and Brought a Five-Woman Response Team

Still from i-dle's official “Girlfriend” music video. Video: Cube Entertainment. RaeRae’s verdict: i-dle made a breakup song where the emergency response is five women, a Paris safe house, and permission to talk trash about the ex. “Girlfriend” has a chorus simple enough to sound childish until the members start swearing in a group chant. Soyeon […]

HER: MINNIE Met the Woman in the Mirror and Refused to Pick Just One

MINNIE turns her first solo title track into an argument between the woman being watched and the woman writing the scene.

Valentine’s Dream: MINNIE Asked Time to Leave the Room

MINNIE gives her self-written R&B ballad a quiet Valentine setting where her voice, not a plot twist, is the event.

Obsession: MINNIE and TEN Made Fixation Sound Like a Two-Person Standoff

MINNIE and TEN trade control across a sleek duet where fixation sounds less like surrender and more like a standoff.

Cherry Sky: MINNIE Painted the Clouds Pink and Told Everybody to Keep Quiet

MINNIE gives a dreamy album cut sharp choreography, pink clouds, and one very firm request not to ruin the mood by speaking.

Blind Eyes Red: MINNIE Opened Her Solo Era With a Beautiful Warning

MINNIE opens her solo era in black and red, using her low register and her own lyric credit to turn desire into a beautiful warning.