TWS (투어스) 'SODA SODA' Official MV

What happened

TWS released the official music video for “SODA SODA,” a summer romance song that compares swelling, unspoken feelings to carbonation and the marble shaking inside a ramune bottle.

Why Koreans care

Korean commenters place the song within the idol concept of cheongnyang: not merely “refreshing,” but a youthful mix of brightness, emotional uplift, nostalgia, and bittersweet longing. They distinguish TWS’s softer, heart-swelling version from a purely fizzy or energetic summer sound. Their repeated requests for a Korean release also reflect the distinction between music made for Japanese promotions—signaled here by the ramune imagery and Japanese hashtag—and songs formally promoted in Korea.

In the Korean comments

Majority — Commenters overwhelmingly treat cheongnyang as TWS’s defining identity and want the group to retain it: “When I think of refreshing concepts, I think of TWS. As they gain seniority, a time may come when they’ll want to do it but can’t, so I hope they do plenty of refreshing concepts before then.” Majority — Many are specifically asking for a Korean version or Korean promotion, rather than merely praising the video: “I really hope this song gets released in Korea next summer too, like ‘The Day We Meet Again’… This is what TWS truly is.” Fandom — Fans emphasize that the song offers a more wistful, emotionally swelling form of freshness: “TWS aren’t so much sharply fizzy and refreshing; theirs is a slightly moving, heart-swelling kind of freshness.”

What the words mean

“청량” (cheongnyang) literally suggests coolness or refreshment, but here it is a Korean idol-genre label combining youthful styling, bright melody, seasonal freedom, and nostalgia. “벅차오르는” does not simply mean “exciting”; it describes emotion welling up until the listener feels almost overwhelmed. “감다살,” used by one commenter, is compressed slang for “their sense is alive,” meaning the creative team has excellent instincts.