BABYMONSTER - WORLD TOUR [춤 (CHOOM)] BEHIND in JAPAN #1

What happened

BABYMONSTER's official channel released the first behind-the-scenes episode from their CHOOM world tour, shot backstage in Japan. The video spans stops in Kobe, Fukuoka, and Yokohama, covering costume fittings, choreography camera-angle discussions, backstage routines, and a water-spray moment for fans modeled on a Korean festival tradition.

Why Koreans care

The tour's title, 춤 (CHOOM, meaning "dance"), doubles as a mission statement — BABYMONSTER built its reputation on sharp, camera-tested choreography, which is why much of this episode is members debating camera angles and formation spacing rather than just backstage chatter. The mention of turning the Japan show into a "워터밤" (waterbomb, Korean summer water festival) moment references 워터밤 (Waterbomb, a Korean summer festival built entirely around artists spraying water on the crowd); invoking it signals the water-spray bit isn't random horseplay but a recognizable Korean concert tradition being exported to an overseas tour stop.

What the words mean

When a member says "목소리가 퇴근했어요" (moksoriga toegeunhaesseoyo, "my voice clocked out"), a foreign viewer might read it as literal nonsense rather than catch the joke. It's a common Korean bit of wordplay that treats her voice like a coworker who finished its shift and went home — meaning her voice is completely worn out from performing, not that anything is literally broken.