STAYC returned a few weeks ago with their 6th single album S, and the new single BEBE. Today, I am getting around to writing a review for it. This is STAYC’s first release since GPT in October of last year.

BEBE is a strong track from STAYC. It is probably their most serious and mature-sounding title track yet. Their delivery of BEBE has so much attitude and sassiness, which is a whole new side to the group (for me, at least). I like the sing/rap-talk style the members use throughout the track. It helped make BEBE feel jam-packed and loaded, driving the song forward. This is further heightened by BEBE‘s instrumental, which carries a bold and prolific club vibe with so much oomph and style. I also like how the instrumentation doesn’t hold back or get in the way of the members. The hooks made BEBE catchy, and so I have been constantly revisiting BEBE since its release. Everything in BEBE melded together really well, creating a very cohesive track. I am a bit uncertain about the end, which to me felt abrupt. But at the same time, I am unsure if they could have ended it another way to maintain the bold nature of BEBE.

You will notice a consistent theme of me liking everything in the music video. I like how a part of the video shows the members strutting the stage in their outfits. It just fits the vibes of the song so well. I also enjoyed how the footage revolves around fashion, and the members looked fantastic. The sets were simplistic, allowing the focus to be on the members. I liked the framing over ISA and YOON’s lines in the first choruses and the whole magazine-like filter applied to J’s opening line at the start of the second verse (probably my favourite bit of the entire video). Everything was very cool.

I liked the stomping move they do at the start of the choruses. Something about that move and the flirty arm on the neck move got me. I thought better synchronisation between the members would have enhanced the overall performance. But what we got looks excellent!

Song – 9/10
Music Video – 9/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 8.8/10