2027 RIIZE SEASON’S GREETINGS BEHIND

Why Koreans care

One member explains the appeal of 시그 (sigeu, Season’s Greetings): unlike album production, it lets the group try concepts and looks they have not used before. That makes the unusual research-lab setup more than a random backdrop—it is part of the format’s creative freedom.

In the Korean comments

A comment turns the interaction at 9:10 into a miniature sitcom, reading, in translation: “To me, this looks like a troublesome customer chatting away with a cucumber face pack on, and a cat throwing him out.” It offers a specific comic lens through which to rewatch the scene.

What the words mean

In “영원즈 얼합 개살벌” (Yeongwonz eolhap gaesalbeol), 얼합 (eolhap, facial pairing) is shorthand for how striking two people’s faces look together. 개살벌 (gaesalbeol) literally sounds like “extremely fierce,” but here it is casual, exaggerated praise: the commenter finds the pair’s combined visuals overwhelmingly powerful.