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Staff picks: K-pop songs for your summer getaway

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Jaehwa Bernardo and Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News

<p>With looser restrictions and more places open to tourists, this coming Holy Week break is a chance for most people to finally get that much needed vacation and rest.</p><p>Whether you&#x27;re stuck at home or going out of town in the coming days, here are some fun K-pop songs to get you in the mood for summer.</p><div><strong>For homebodies who opt to rest at home</strong></div><div><strong>&quot;Weekend&quot; by Taeyeon</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RmuL-BPFi2Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;I&#x27;ll go on a drive / It&#x27;s okay to just walk around / I&#x27;ll just leave to wherever my feet end up,&quot; sings Girls&#x27; Generation&#x27;s Taeyeon in her 2021 hit &quot;Weekend,&quot; a laidback disco bop that talks about being free to &quot;put my day together&quot; and travel without worries. Aren&#x27;t those things we all aspire for on our days off?</p><div><strong>&quot;House Party&quot; by Super Junior</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BtJMOVKjhUo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>In 2021, veteran boy band Super Junior released &quot;House Party,&quot; telling listeners that they can still have fun while adhering to pandemic restrictions. It&#x27;s a sure good time with this brass-filled pop song if you plan on staying indoors in the coming weekend.</p><div><strong>For nature lovers</strong></div><div><strong>&quot;Bon Voyage&quot; by Oh My Girl&#x27;s YooA</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AAOOKbk-knM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;Bon Voyage,&quot; released in 2020, features minimal instrumentation that allows YooA&#x27;s dreamy vocals to flourish. Paired with haunting chants, the Oh My Girl member&#x27;s sprightly solo debut evokes a sense of being one with nature.</p><div><strong>&quot;Starry Night&quot; by Mamamoo</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0FB2EoKTK_Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The Mamamoo members&#x27; gorgeous voices blend beautifully with the Latin-influenced synths and strings in the subdued &quot;Starry Night,&quot; giving listeners the feeling of being in the great outdoors.</p><div><strong>For beach lovers</strong></div><div><strong>&quot;Chi Mat Ba Ram&quot; by Brave Girls</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e70PkoJhQYM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>After its breakthrough with the viral hit &quot;Rollin&#x27;,&quot; Brave Girls made a comeback in mid-2021 with &quot;Chi Mat Ba Ram,&quot; a festive summer song that&#x27;ll surely make you want to dance on the beach.</p><div><strong>&quot;Wave&quot; by ATEEZ</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FIInyEWWW-s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Rising boy band ATEEZ offers summer bliss in its 2019 single &quot;Wave,&quot; bringing together lush sounds, an absurd but effective hook (&quot;hakuna matata&quot;), and a rousing finale to achieve tropical pop perfection.</p><div><strong>&quot;Red Flavor&quot; by Red Velvet</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WyiIGEHQP8o?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>It&#x27;s not a K-pop summer playlist without Red Velvet&#x27;s most memorable song of the season, which draws listeners in from the get-go with a chorus driven by the quintet&#x27;s exceptional vocal harmonization. It&#x27;s a song that&#x27;s as refreshing as the fruits featured in its music video.</p><div><strong>&quot;Alcohol Free&quot; by TWICE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XA2YEHn-A8Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>TWICE abandons K-pop summer tropes, instead taking on bossa nova in the intoxicating &quot;Alcohol Free,&quot; the perfect song to listen to while sitting by the poolside and sipping on... well, perhaps a glass of mimosa or piña colada.</p><div><strong>&quot;Love Me Love Me&quot; by Winner</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ppOWR7ZLl7Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Following the success of &quot;Really Really&quot; in early 2017, boy band Winner came back months later with another tropical house track, &quot;Love Me Love Me,&quot; bringing elements of disco into the equation for a funky summer offering.</p><div><strong>For those embarking on a road-trip</strong></div><div><strong>&quot;LO$ER=LO♡ER&quot; by Tomorrow x Together</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JzODRUBBXpc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>You can never go wrong with pop-rock songs during road-trips and one of the groups that effectively harnessed the genre in 2021 was Tomorrow X Together. Among the quintet&#x27;s releases, the anthemic &quot;LO$ER=LO♡ER&quot; makes for an ideal companion on the road.</p><div><strong>&quot;Highway to Heaven&quot; by NCT 127</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1eekOcpx_iQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;There&#x27;s no boundaries, we&#x27;re limitless,&quot; Mark raps in NCT 127&#x27;s &quot;Highway to Heaven.&quot; The line perfectly describes the overall feel of the song, which features sublime pop melodies, rounding off with a power note by vocalist Haechan. This one sounds like it was made for epic long drives.</p><p>Notable releases that didn&#x27;t make it into this list but deserve an honorable mention include BTS&#x27; &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuklIb9d3fI">Permission to Dance</a>,&quot; Bobby&#x27;s &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBk0-QDjWfA">I Love You</a>,&quot; Enhypen&#x27;s &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IRsW_TkyVA">Tamed-Dashed</a>,&quot; Fromis_9&#x27;s &quot;<a href="https://youtu.be/HM6UpQZvbhY">We Go</a>,&quot; IVE&#x27;s &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8JFxS1HlDo&amp;ab_channel=starshipTV">Love Dive</a>,&quot; Momoland&#x27;s &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crUnaCpci2U">Yummy Yummy Love</a>,&quot; and SHINee&#x27;s &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF53cptEE5k">View.</a>&quot;</p>

Whether you're stuck at home or going out of town for the Holy Week break, here are some fun K-pop songs to get you in the mood for summer.

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Staff picks: K-pop songs for your summer getaway

Jaehwa Bernardo and Rose Carmelle Lacuata,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 16, 2022 12:00 PM PHT

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