TREASURE is welcoming a brand new period with one of many catchiest Okay-pop singles of the 12 months.
The boy band’s new EP The Second Step: Chapter Two follows up The Second Step: Chapter One from February that delivered the group’s greatest displaying on Billboard‘s International charts thus far: lead single “JikJin” hit No. 110 on the International 200, whereas B-side “Darari” additionally entered the chart at No. 169 after a surge of viral exercise.
Co-written and co-produced by TREASURE members Choi Hyunsuk, Yoshi and Haruto, the newest single “Whats up” is crafted round surging synthesizers that observe the blokes by moments of jock-jam dance breakdowns to trendy rap sections. The refrain’ repetitious traces (“I’m like, ‘Whats up, hey, hey, the place you’ve been all my life?’” and “Yeah, I’m wanting, I’m wanting, I’m in search of you”) give TREASURE a handful of simple hooks and make the tune a simple earworm.
The accompanying video reveals the boy band embracing brilliant and colourful units emphasizing the TikTok-ready choreography. At one level, the members maintain indicators for “hey” in numerous languages like Japanese, Spanish, Chinese language, German and Indonesian, chatting with Okay-pop’s world viewers immediately.
“Whats up” and the brand new The Second Step: Chapter Two mark the newest launch from TREASURE with a slew of distinctive particulars for the album. The five-track EP consists of songs carried out by completely different sub-groups of TREASURE members with the rock-rap joint “VolKno” carried out by Hyunsuk, Yoshi and Haruto, whereas Asahi and Haruto teamed up on the rock monitor “Thank You.” The Second Step: Chapter Two additionally marks the primary time TREAUSRE is performing as a 10-member outfit as members Bang Yedam and Mashiho are taking break day from the group to pursue their research and deal with their well being, respectively.
Say “Whats up” to TREASURE beneath: