On the day before the release of their first full-length album, group XG (XG) raised expectations by releasing a music video teaser that blurs the line between dream and reality.
XG (Jurine, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Julia, Maiya, Kokona) on the 21st released the music video teaser for the lead track "HYPNOTIZE" (Hypnotize) from their first full-length album THE CORE - 核 (The Core - 핵) on their official YouTube channel.
In the released video, XG flexibly crosses the boundary between reality and fantasy, leaving a strong impression with sleek visuals. A space reminiscent of the deep sea and a mysterious creature trapped in a glass tank alternate in quick succession, revealing an expanded world view.
The music video teaser, which evokes a being awakened in a futuristic world, vividly highlights the album's worldview keywords of "evolution·change·creation" through XG's distinctive visual styling and raised expectations for the full music video to be released at 7 p.m. on the 23rd.
A portion of the melody revealed in the teaser also draws attention. The house number, with a rhythmic piano layered over dreamy sounds, leads listeners into a hypnotic sensation, heralding the birth of a song that condenses confidence, agency and XG's intense energy beyond mere seduction.
Earlier, the surprise live-streamed content "Live View: XG's CORE" on XG's official YouTube channel on the 20th also drew great attention. Along with the studio interior, it candidly showed rehearsal scenes for the second world tour "XG WORLD TOUR: THE CORE" starting in February, dance and vocal lesson videos from their trainee days and members eating together, offering a special live that connected past and present. Especially, elements suspected to be album spoilers appeared throughout, prompting chat comments such as "What on earth is happening?", "Is this a broadcasting error?" and "The concept is so original," eliciting passionate reactions from fans.
Meanwhile, THE CORE - 核, which is released at midnight on the 23rd, is a work that serves as a declaration containing the group's deepest essence. It includes a total of 10 tracks, including pre-released songs "GALA", "4 SEASONS", "XIGNAL (The Intro)", "ROCK THE BOAT", "TAKE MY BREATH", "NO GOOD", "HYPNOTIZE", "UP NOW", "O.R.B (Obviously Reads Bro)" and "PS118".
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