[Review] body – DAYOUNG (WJSN)

Despite most WJSN members renewing their contracts with Starship Entertainment in 2023 (LUDA and DAWON left Starship, but remain as part of the group), there has been minimal music release from WJSN or the members themselves. The only member to release music since 2023 is SEOLA with her solo debut single Without U in January last year. Over a year and a half later, DAYOUNG is the next member to release her solo debut single, body.

I don’t think any KPOP song released this summer has earned the annual title of a Summer hit. Maybe Soda Pop from KPOP Demon Hunters, but I don’t consider that to be KPOP. With that said, perhaps DAYOUNG’s almost-all-English body potentially has what it takes to earn that title. Both the dance pop track’s instrumental and DAYOUNG herself sound refreshing and upbeat at the same time. For the instrumental, I enjoyed the bouncy bass and beat in the background, while the synth work feels very cool and chill. body also benefits from being straight forward and easy on the ears. As for DAYOUNG, I enjoyed her vocals. Like the instrumental, she was also very straight forward in her delivery, but she also brought a lively touch to body. The rap-sing in the second verse did take a couple of listens for me to warm up to (as it felt very plain at first), but it works fine now. body‘s hooks in the chorus are extremely pleasant and catchy, and I find myself easily humming along to the chorus when body plays. Personally, I would have liked for something a little more dynamic towards the end, just to offset the potential risk of repetitiveness and the main hook becoming monotonous . But that is something I can overlook, which will help body to edge closer to becoming that yearly summer hit in my books.

Looks as if the music video was shot in the USA, this visual aspect of body embodies the summer season quite well. The location is extremely bright, with the house chosen for the video having a lot of open space and tall windows to emphasise the presence of the sun. I liked the summery outfits worn by DAYOUNG and the dancers. I also liked how sexy the video got during the bridge, with DAYOUNG and the dancer’s silhouette being the main focus.

As mentioned earlier, body is upbeat and dynamic dance pop track. DAYOUNG and her dancers do a great job of showing just that on stage, and also have a blast while they are at it. I liked how there was something different in each chorus, but it all came back to the same moves. The performance looks best when everyone is on stage dancing together.

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