As mentioned yesterday, Rookie Fortnight will officially be over once I get the necessary number of reviews out to cover a fortnight. Until then, expect more reviews from the 2025 rookies. Next up is AtHeart, who debuted in August 2025. They are a 7-member female group under Titan Content, consisting of Michi, Arin, Katelyn, Bome, Seohyeon, Aurora, and Nahyun. Their debut was with the single Plot Twist. Prior to Plot Twist, they also released their pre-debut single, Good Girl (AtHeart), in May 2025.

Among all the rookies, I don’t remember much about AtHeart. Listening back, I could tell by. Plot Twist leans more toward the minimalist, subdued side of KPOP. That being said, Plot Twist does have some bounce to its instrumentation through its synth work, which was a nice touch. But beyond that, it is a song that keeps to itself and doesn’t evolve beyond what has been described. As for their delivery, AtHeart does boast a good set of vocals. But I wish Plot Twist were a bit more developed to truly showcase AtHeart’s capabilities. The song had melodies, but nothing memorable. Instead, the minimalist, subdued approach described earlier makes the song’s melodies faint and barely noticeable. Thus, the members sound rather monotone throughout AtHeart. Charming, but not great as a first step to get people to notice you. Similarly, Plot Twist‘s hooks were barely present, weakening the appeal of the Plot Twist overall. It also doesn’t help that the song is severely short and ends abruptly.

The music video opts for a mysterious, eerie vibe, which makes sense once you consider the song’s meaning. The song is about wanting to push someone away, but as a plot twist, they end up falling for the other person. The video ends up portraying the “wanting to push someone away” scenes by showcasing the classic “love, marry, kill” game with a clear preference for killing someone (via the member with an axe), ‘an ick’ as something toxic (via the gas mask), and someone who is sick with someone who isn’t of sound mind (via the member who thinks they are getting married on the beach). There are other creepy scenes throughout the music video, such as the final scene where only one member is present in the group meeting, which makes me think that everyone else was her multiple personalities, and that only she prevails as she chooses the love plot twist.

Watching the performance version of Plot Twist, I still get those creepy vibes from the music video. Once you get over that, the performance was actually pretty decent. I really liked the inclusions of the twists during the pre-choruses, as well as the incorporation of the jumps to complement the bouncy synths during the chorus. The intensity during the chorus was also intriguing in the context of a minimalist, subdued song.

Song – 6.5/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 7.3/10