TOP 5
ZEROBASEONE · Ascend- · RaeRae React TOP 5 ZEROBASEONE turns a flirt list into a five-person roll call, walks into its post-project era without funeral music, and makes the new number sound chosen instead of leftover. ReplaysMeaningSongVideoMembersWhat changedVerdict ArtistZEROBASEONE ReleasedMay 18, 2026 AlbumAscend- Current lineupFive members Bottom line: “TOP 5” counts a lover’s best qualities […]
XL (Extra Love): ICHILLIN Ordered the Biggest Crush on the Menu and Added a Lemon
XL (Extra Love) ICHILLIN ordered the biggest crush on the menu, squeezed a lemon over it, and somehow made “too much” sound exactly right. “XL (Extra Love)” is bright summer pop about a feeling that refuses to arrive in a reasonable serving size. The song is sweet. The bass has enough bounce to keep it […]
Remedy: Jay Park Built a Dystopian Love Story and Cast the Cure as the Problem
RAERAE REACTS Remedy Jay Park hired Chun Woo-hee, built a dystopian action movie, and then made the cure look more dangerous than the disease. This is what happens when a three-minute R&B single gets a movie budget, twenty-eight dancers, blood, guns, and an actress capable of making one empty stare feel like a full divorce […]
Touch: KARD Let Four Adults Flirt Without a Permission Slip
RAERAE REACTS Touch KARD put four adults in one song, let the chemistry breathe, and reminded K-pop that co-ed does not have to mean awkward school-project energy. This is heat without panic. The beat moves. The members know exactly who is looking. Somin is especially aware and I support women knowing they are gorgeous. The […]
X: ONEUS Found a Funk Groove and Made Four Members Fill the Room
X ONEUS lost its main vocalist to military service, found a bass line with suspicious confidence, and decided the correct response was to make Xion impossible to ignore. RaeRae Reacts: X is bright funk-pop with new-wave edges, a chorus that arrives before you finish sitting down, and a four-member music video that never asks us […]
Lips Hips Kiss: KISS OF LIFE Found the Lost R&B Future and Put Chrome Around It
KISS OF LIFE Lips Hips Kiss review: R&B sound, hook, lyrics, official MV, choreography, member roles, 224-era backstory, Easter eggs and RaeRae verdict.
Outside: ENHYPEN Robbed a Warehouse, Shot Each Other, and Still Needed Another Verse
Outside ENHYPEN robbed a warehouse, fought their own shadows, shot each other, and still left me asking the most important question: where is the rest of the song? ENHYPEN turns “Outside” into a grimy little action film about desire getting loose and immediately becoming everybody’s problem. The song hits first with swagger, percussion, and a […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
When I’m With You: LISA Entered Tyla’s Heatwave and Bose Brought Every Speaker It Owned
Still from LISA and Tyla's official “When I’m With You” music video. Video: LLOUD and RCA Records. RaeRae’s verdict: LISA and Tyla made a heatwave video for a song that melts pride before the first chorus. Tyla brings the humid vocal glide, LISA finds a softer R&B pocket, and both women dance like the camera […]