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Keep It Sexy: Jay Park Made MOMMAE 2 and Somi Walked Off With It

Still from Jay Park and Jeon Somi's official “Keep It Sexy” Seoul live clip. Video: MORE VISION. RaeRae’s verdict: Jay Park called this “MOMMAE 2,” invited Jeon Somi, and then handed her the section people remember. “Keep It Sexy” is a filthy little club loop with a chorus engineered to lodge in your skull. Jay’s […]

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 […]

MILLION PLACES: XG Reached Tokyo Dome and Turned the Tour Footage Into a Thank-You Letter

Still from XG's official “MILLION PLACES” music video. Video: XGALX. RaeRae’s verdict: XG closed a world tour by releasing the song people usually save for the encore speech. “MILLION PLACES” is earnest, polished, and completely uninterested in pretending the fans are an abstract marketing segment. The MV uses actual tour footage, exhausted smiles, airports, stages, […]

LIT RIGHT NOW: MEOVV Found Their R&B Pocket and Lost the Last Thirty Seconds

Still from MEOVV's official “LIT RIGHT NOW” special video. Video: THEBLACKLABEL. RaeRae’s verdict: “LIT RIGHT NOW” is the MEOVV song that stops asking five teenagers to pose like they own a multinational company and lets them enjoy being good at R&B. Gawon and Narin helped write it, the low vocal colors finally have room, and […]

DROP TOP: MEOVV Opened the Roof, Found Their Voices and Finally Looked Their Age

Still from MEOVV's official “DROP TOP” music video. Video: THEBLACKLABEL. RaeRae’s verdict: “DROP TOP” is what happens when MEOVV stop announcing that they are expensive cats and start sounding young enough to believe tomorrow might work. The song begins quietly, grows guitars, and gives five distinct voices an actual emotional arc. Gawon helped write it. […]

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 […]

Messy: ROSÉ Gave F1 the Emotional Crash and Shut Down Las Vegas to Walk Through It

Rose in the Messy official music video

Still from ROSÉ's official “Messy” music video for F1 The Movie. Video: Atlantic Records and Apple Original Films. RaeRae’s verdict: A Formula 1 soundtrack asked ROSÉ for speed and got emotional brake failure. “Messy” is a power ballad about treating chaos as proof of love, which is exactly the kind of terrible idea her voice […]

Yum: Kep1er Turned Seven Aliens Into a Dance Weapon and Served Only 2:29

Still from Kep1er's official “Yum” music video. Video: Sony Music Labels. RaeRae’s verdict: Kep1er turned seven women into aliens who hypnotize humans with choreography, which is already more plot than most songs called “Yum” deserve. The bass is mean, the pre-chorus is gorgeous, and the post-chorus keeps shouting the title until the meal becomes an […]