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, […]

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 […]

BLUE: ZEROBASEONE Made Sadness Sparkle, Then Studio Choom Took Away the Scenery

ZEROBASEONE make sadness sparkle in “BLUE,” while Studio Choom strips away the scenery and lets nine performers explain the ache.