IVE 'Looks Can Kill' Recording BEHIND

Why Koreans care

The comeback prompt given to the group was “hero,” but Rei’s recording direction calls for a “villain older-sister” feel and a more devilish delivery. That hero-villain contrast is worth listening for in her finished lines.

In the Korean comments

A comment timestamped 2:18 reads, in translation, “I’ve come from the future—the Super Rei-chan choreography turned out to be insane.” It points back to Rei recording the self-written “Super Rei-chan” section after the commenter had seen how that moment was staged.

What the words mean

쫀득하다 (jjondeukhada, chewy or sticky) literally describes texture. In the comment saying the 9:16 “I’m drop dead” line sounds 쫀득한 (jjondeukhan, satisfyingly elastic), it praises how tightly and appealingly the words sit in the rhythm; it is casual, sensory performance praise.