NewJeans is the most recent act to play an element within the League of Legends World Championship. The Okay-pop stars offered the championship with this yr’s anthem “Gods,” making them the primary Okay-pop group within the recreation’s historical past to supply a tune for the annual occasion. The observe additionally marks the tenth anniversary of the sport’s world championship anthems.
“Gods” arrived on Wednesday (Oct. 4), alongside a video that options the story of Korean professional participant Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu, from his begin with taking part in League of Legends as a child in highschool, to changing into World Champions alongside his staff.
The observe serves as a departure from the quintet’s nostalgic, R&B-inspired sound and sees the artists delivering the observe fully in English with a backdrop of highly effective booming synth instrumentals.
“They usually’re singin’ your praises, la-la-la/ Screamin’ your title out la-la-loud/ Another step, you’re immortal now ’trigger/ When you play God, when you play God/ They’re gonna crumble one after the other/ Then we gon’ experience proper into the solar/ Prefer it’s the day my kingdom come/ Child, we’re/ Go-Go-Go-Go-Go-Gods,” the ladies take turns singing on the observe.
The tune is the most recent from the Okay-pop quintet, who launched its second EP, Get Up, over the summer time. The set debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and is presently in its tenth week on the chart. Over on the Billboard Sizzling 100, three of the EP’s tracks — “Tremendous Shy,” “ETA” and “Cool With You” — charted at Nos. 43, 81 and 93, respectively. “Tremendous Shy” spent a complete of eight weeks on the tally, whereas the latter two tracks spent one week every.
Take heed to “Gods” within the video above.