Whereas everybody is aware of SEVENTEEN divide its 13 members into three sub-groups of the Hip-Hop Unit, Vocal Unit and Efficiency Unit (ask Wednesday‘s Emma Myers for a crash course), “BSS” is one other unit that any fan of the chart-topping group ought to know after releasing their first single “Simply Do It” almost 5 years in the past.
Consisting of members Seungkwan, DK and Hoshi, SEVENTEEN’s BSS dropped their first EP, Second Wind, at the moment (Feb. 6), consisting of three new tracks and two sudden featured friends. Led by the brand new single “Combating,” the boys teamed up with breakout Korean hip-hop star Lee Youngji, marking the primary time SEVENTEEN or any of its sub-units featured a rapper in a music. A high-energy anthem, “Combating” is an ideal match for 3 of SEVENTEEN’s most animated and energetic members as the celebrities empathize with the struggles and stresses of each day life however pledge to encourage and cheer for the listener.
Just like the sporty spotlight medley video, BSS embrace an athletic theme for the accompanying “Combating” music video, rocking trendy and sporty appears, together with a soccer jersey and items from an Adidas and Gucci collaboration. Youngji makes an look for her verse, spitting hearth in the course of the bridge whereas Seungkwan, DK and Hoshi supply comedian aid with cameos within the background.
Alongside “Combating,” Second Wind additionally options the retro, synthesizer-focused observe “Lunch,” plus Norwegian singer-songwriter Peder Elias options on the solemn-but-hopeful pop minimize “7PM.” Like almost all of SEVENTEEN’s music, all of the tracks have the group’s main producing member Woozi and go-to producer BUMZU on the credit. SEVENTEEN’s chief S.Coups additionally co-wrote “Combating,” displaying how, even when solely three members carry out new music, the Ok-pop group is all the time tightly and creatively knit.
Watch BSS’ “Combating” with Lee Youngji under:
