DRIP
DRIP Album ∙ K-Pop ∙ 2024 BABYMONSTER YG Entertainment launched BABYMONSTER in April 2024, hoping the seven-member girl group would follow in the footsteps of their ultra-successful company predecessors 2NE1 and BLACKPINK. DRIP , BABYMONSTER’s inaugural full-length album, gives young members Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora, and Chiquita a first proper chance to build towards those K-pop ambitions. “Tonight, the stars are shining bright,” they sing on the title track, a dramatic EDM dance number that fits right into YG’s rich tradition of “girl crush” swagger songs. “Baby got passion, ambition, and I flaunt it,” sings Thai member Pharita, before Korean singer Rami comes in with “Look at that every move I make, I feel it in my bones.” Co-written by BIGBANG’s G-DRAGON, the track sustains its bouncy energy as it builds to a sparkling, sustained high note from Ahyeon, before launching into the high-powered outro. On the English-language rap track “CLIK CLAK,” the girls are “spen...
