"Chk Chk Boom" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their ninth Korean-language extended play Ate (2024). It was released as the EP's lead single on July 19, 2024, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. A Latin-styled hip-hop track, the song was written by 3Racha, DallasK, Ronnie Icon, and BB Elliot. The accompanying music video, premiered on the same day, co-stars actors Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool and Wolverine costumes, respectively.
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Single by Stray Kids | ||||
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Released | July 19, 2024 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 2:28 | |||
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"Chk Chk Boom" on YouTube |
Background and release
editOn June 19, 2024, Stray Kids announced their Korean-language ninth extended play, titled Ate, slated for release on July 19, accompanied by a trailer that teased the title for the lead single "Chk Chk Boom".[1] It was confirmed again on the flyer-styled track listing posted on two days later, alongside the "Festival" remix version.[2] The group teased all tracks of the EP, including "Chk Chk Boom", via a mashup video uploaded on July 10.[3] Stray Kids teamed up with YouTube Shorts and launched a dance challenge to promoted the song on July 18, revealing snippet of the song and its choreography.[4]
Composition
edit"Chk Chk Boom" was written by the in-house production team 3Racha (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han), and co-composed by DallasK, Ronnie Icon, and BB Elliot. It is described as a Latin-styled hip-hop track, talking about the "confidence to aim at the desired target more perfectly than anyone else."[5] Alongside Korean and English, the song included Spanish words and Latin music flavor, including rap parts.[6]
Music video
editAn accompanying music video for "Chk Chk Boom" premiered on July 19, 2024, concurrently with Ate,[7] preceded by two teasers.[8][9] Directed by Bang Jae-yeob,[10] the music video begins with, on the fictional television channel CCB, Australian actor Hugh Jackman in Wolverine costumes being reporting weather news. But the broadcast was interrupted by Canadian-American actor Ryan Reynolds as a news presenter, who has issues with the toilet, making him angrily walking away.[11] Next, Reynolds sits at the desk and reports the "worldwide mysterious phenomena".[12] After the song starts, it was followed by Stray Kids on the disarrayed world with colorful explosions and chaotic backdrops,[13] and performing on rooftops and city streets, etc., in New York City.[14] At the end, the visual shows Reynolds wearing Deadpool costumes along with Stray Kids in the studio; he sheepishly asks the group if the group are looking for an "older, less agile" member, but they respond in the negative.[15]
Live performances
editStray Kids debuted the live performance of "Chk Chk Boom" at Music Bank on July 19, 2024.[16]
Credits and personnel
editPersonnel
- Stray Kids – lead vocals
- Bang Chan (3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming, digital editing, recording
- Changbin (3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition
- Han (3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition
- Felix – background vocals
- DallasK – composition, arrangement, instruments
- Ronnie Icon – composition
- BB Elliot – composition
- Restart – arrangement, instruments
- Chae Kang-hae – arrangement, instruments
- Lee Kyeong-won – digital editing
- Goo Hye-jin – recording
- Manny Marroquin – mixing, mixing in Dolby Atmos
- Chris Galland – mix engineering
- Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – assistant
- Kevin Madigan – mix engineering in Dolby Atmos
- Anthony Vilchis – assistant
- Trey Station – assistant
- Dave Kutch – mastering
Locations
- JYPE Studios – recording
- Channie's "Room" – recording
- Larrabee Studios – mixing, mixing in Dolby Atmos
- The Mastering Palace – mastering
References
edit- ^ Choi, Jae-hyuk (June 19, 2024). "스트레이 키즈, 태풍의 핵이 온다! 7월 19일 새 앨범 'ATE'로 컴백!". CBC News (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Noh, Kyu-min (June 22, 2024). "'컴백' 스트레이 키즈, '칙칙붐'으로 여름 씹어 먹을 작정". News Culture (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Hyun, Jeong-min (July 11, 2024). "스트레이 키즈, 신보 'ATE' 전곡 작사·작곡…新 명반 탄생 예감". Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Min-kyung (July 18, 2024). "스트레이 키즈, 'Chk Chk Boom' 발매 아직인데…챌린지 선공개 호응 폭발". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Duk-haeng (July 19, 2024). "라틴 음악으로 돌아온 스트레이 키즈, 무대 씹어먹을 '칙칙붐'". Ize (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Jung-youn (July 19, 2024). "Stray Kids return with 'ATE,' ambitious to broaden music". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Kim, Na-yul (July 19, 2024). "[팝's신곡]"한발치 더 다다랐지"‥스트레이 키즈, 여름 찢을 'Chk Chk Boom'". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Ahn, Ha-na (July 13, 2024). "스키즈, 신곡 'Chk Chk Boom' 뮤비 티저 공개...'라이언 레이놀즈' 깜짝 등장". MBN (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Geum, Bit-na (July 16, 2024). "'컴백 D-3' 스키즈, 타이틀곡 'Chk Chk Boom' 두 번째 MV 티저 오픈". MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Stray Kids - Chk Chk Boom". bangjaeyeob.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Kurp, Josh (July 19, 2024). "Stray Kids Enlist Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman For 'Chk Chk Boom' Video". Uproxx. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Ziwei, Puah (July 19, 2024). "Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds star in Stray Kids' new music video for 'Chk Chk Boom'". NME. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Zhan, Jennifer (July 19, 2024). "Deadpool and Wolverine Both Stan Stray Kids". Vulture. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (July 19, 2024). "Watch Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman Cameo in Stray Kids' 'Chk Chk Boom' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Kocharian, Joseph (July 19, 2024). "Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman cameo in new Stray Kids music video 'Chk Chk Boom'". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Han, Hae-seon (July 19, 2024). "엔하이픈, (여자)아이들 제치고 '뮤뱅' 1위..NCT127·스키즈·하성운 컴백[★밤TView]". StarNews (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2024.