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Next up on rookie fortnight is Baby DONT Cry, who made their debut back in June 2025 with the single F Girl. The group consists of four members (Yihun, Kumi, Mia and Beni) and is managed by P Nation (the home of HWASA, PSY, Crush, Heize and TNX). More recently, the group made their first comeback with I Dont Care, which will be the subject of a different post. For now, here are my thoughts on F Girl.

I can hear a lot of potential in Baby DONT Cry through F Girl, an edgy rock-influenced dance track. However, the spoken rap verses fall flat and do little to elevate the song or distinguish the group from its peers, as the instrumental remains repetitive and underdeveloped. The song improves in the pre-chorus and bridge, where the vocals are clean and the momentum builds. As for the chorus, it was cringy at first. But repeated listens have helped the central piece ofF Girl grow on me. That being said, I wish there were more to the instrumentation and that there were proper lines in the chorus. While the hook is catchy (thanks to repetition), the chorus feels a little elementary and one-dimensional. The track is strongest toward the end, where the heavier rock elements and “La La La” hook add attitude and energy. This is the energy that the track needed throughout, and this could have enhanced F Girl quite a bit. Overall, F Girl is a mixed effort, but it shows enough promise to warrant interest in the group.

As mentioned above, the release has a lot of attitude, and I find this a prominent aspect of the music video. And I thought the locations chosen for the music video helped infuse it with a bit of light-heartedness. Other than that, the members looked absolutely stunning, becoming the second strong aspect of the video.

The same goes for the choreography – it has attitude, particularly towards the end when the song amps up. Parts did feel a little elementary, like in the song, but it was still a good watch. I think having dancers really elevated the ending (like in the music video), and I wish they had incorporated some at the end of the performance.

Song – 7.5/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 7.5/10
Overall Rating – 7.7/10