[ENCHIN] SOMETHING SPOOKY BEGINS... NOW

Why Koreans care

Halloween isn't a traditional Korean holiday, but K-pop idols have increasingly embraced it for themed content, stages, and fan events in recent years — this "spooky" video fits that recent trend rather than any older Korean custom.

In the Korean comments

The most specific thing in these comments isn't excitement, it's a question. One comment reads, in translation, "Everyone, is this the next 몬테 (Monte)?" — the commenter is asking whether this new spooky content connects to something already known to fans by that name, rather than just reacting to the teaser itself.

What the words mean

소름 돋다 (soreum dotda) literally means "goosebumps breaking out," which could sound like a fright reaction fitting a spooky video. But it's often used for excitement rather than fear, and that's the case here: one comment reads, in translation, "Oh my gosh, I already have goosebumps! I'm so looking forward to it!" — pairing 소름 돋다 (soreum dotda, to get goosebumps from excitement) with 기대되다 (gidaedoeda, to look forward to something). The tone is excited and exclamatory, not scared.