Three major K-Pop releases for today.

Here’s my immediate first-listen vibe check for each:

NCT DREAM – Boogie Woogie
The Vibe: Disco
First Impression: As a fan of the group, this song is actually the same vibe as one of their B-sides, Better Than Gold – disco pop that makes you want to bust out your Flashdance moves. It also feels very celebratory – something you would want to bring out during New Year or graduation. Watching the MV, with the translated lyrics, it has the Life Is Still Going On vibe because it’s telling people that even if life is a mess, it is fine – celebrate who you are.

CHAERYEONG – Lovesick
The Vibe: Summer love
First Impression: If you’ve heard Boogie Woogie from NCT Dream above and Blue Hour from TOMORROW X TOGETHER, you would probably get the idea of the vibe. It gives me the summer first crush/love feeling though. Watching the MV, I get the whole song – it’s how this one person engulfed your whole life as they are the only one you think about day and night. I was waiting for the tree man to become a human so that ending was cute.

A20 SOUL – Dancing in the Dark
The Vibe: Disco, synth pop
First Impression: At first few seconds, it gives me The Weeknd’s vibe like Blinding Lights, maybe? Or The Hills? And at some point, it gives me Jessie J’s Domino kinda sound. So, if you mix The Weeknd with Jessie J’s Domino, you’ll probably get this. As for the MV, like I’ve said in another post for another boy group’s debut last week, the boys in school uniform trying to get the high school girls’ heart a-fluttering. But, with a sorta Halloween twist.