The hotly anticipated debut single from KATSEYE has gone viral - for better or worse. In this episode of CCTV: The Nonstop Pop Show, we give our unfiltered thoughts on the chaotic pop anthem, “Gnarly.” We break down the song’s production, lyrics, music video, and performance - while trying to make sense of the online meltdown it’s triggered. Is it genius satire? A misunderstood slay? Or just… a lot? Let us know: are YOU team “Gnarly” or team “Make it stop”?
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- 0:00 - Intro
- 2:29 - Song
- 8:13 - Lyrics
- 13:54 - Music Video
- 20:56 - Choreography and Performance
- 28:39 - What's next for KATSEYE?
References:
- “Gnarly” MV https://youtu.be/R2-yomhYAj4?si=8t56gxrCNnS3tveR
- “Gnarly” MV (Choreography Version) https://youtu.be/PkMKJEkE8Mo?si=3hhgJe3332XS2bPS
- “Gnarly” Music Bank Choreo https://youtu.be/VBD1B25wZeo?si=LE4v7ucVKqkDQ3oL
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00:00:00 --> 00:00:07 If we could describe this song with one single word, it's Gnarly. Let's discuss Cat's Eye's single, Gnarly.
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00:01:17 --> 00:01:44 We have done a Cats Night episode before about Popstar Academy. And we also discussed their first EP. So definitely go check that out if you haven't after this one. And keep up. We'll definitely be reviewing these as Cats Eye keeps releasing new music. You know, we had a lot of requests, actually. They were like, we need more Cats Night episodes. We were like, we want to, but there's nothing to talk about. But we now have something to talk about. And that something is something. It's gnarly.
00:01:44 --> 00:02:09 It's gnarly. So, gnarly. It was released on April 30th, 2025. And gnarly is the hotly anticipated new single from Cat's Eye after, like we said, that nine-month wait. And when describing the song, people just say, if you get it, you get it. The song definitely resulted in a ton of instant negative reactions. But then people started to go...
00:02:09 --> 00:02:38 Wait, hang on, hang on. So now we'll discuss the production, the vocals, and lyrics, and give our rating for Gnarly. Is Gnarly good? Is it bad? Both? Or is it just Gnarly? And remember, viewer discretion is advised. Your fave will be criticized. So the song was done by Tim Randolph, Alice Longyu, Gao, Madison Love, Pink Slip, Jacob, Kasher, and Slow Rabbit.
00:02:38 --> 00:03:03 Mm hmm. So if the point was to get people's attention, they definitely accomplished that for sure. Yes. Right. For sure. Yeah. When I first heard the song, I was like, what the hell is this? Mm hmm. Valid. And I think most people had that reaction to I think it texted you that, too. I was like, what the hell is this? You know? Yeah. And I was thinking about like, it sounds like a DJ track. And then, you know. Yeah.
00:03:03 --> 00:03:27 Yeah, and I think the negative reaction largely focused on the lyrics, actually, and how cringey that all was. Like, even more so than the actual song. You know, I think the whole hyper-pop thing is quite big right now. The kind of non-melody of it is also quite common right now. So I think people weren't as thrown by that side of it. They were just like, these lyrics are so cringey.
00:03:27 --> 00:03:44 Mm-hmm. But then people started seeing the visuals of the performances and really started analyzing the lyrics and meanings more deeply. And then, yeah, let's get, well, we can get into all that. But the song itself, for me, I still hate it, despite all the meanings and stuff. But what do you think?
00:03:45 --> 00:04:12 Okay, so meanings aside, let's be able to hear it. If you're a Cat's Eye fan, maybe you're like a young person or maybe you're a little bit older. But like if you played this on the radio, no explanation. What does the song say? And it says nothing if you're just listening it to the first time. Like when you hear it on the radio or in streaming, you pass it. You're not going to go back to it. Let me analyze this. So to have five lyricists for this one song is a little bit meh. But then again, it might be one of those like, this was a demo.
00:04:12 --> 00:04:32 which it was, or like a joke, and then song camp led to X, Y, and Z. When I heard it, I actually stayed up for the premiere, and we'll talk about the video later, but I stayed up for the premiere, and I think I was just annoyed with, like, the lyrics, whatever, but I was disappointed with the length of the song. Like, I had a little beef with that. I was like, where's the bridge? Where's the bridge?
00:04:32 --> 00:04:50 Like, I feel like this song would have gone. I mean, they're already dancing their booties off. We'll talk that, but the song would have gone off a little bit more, I think, had, let's just say, Aespa had the song, right? Or even InMix at this point, like, both of those groups do the whole, like, mixing of the genre, the crunchy hyper pop.
00:04:50 --> 00:05:17 and their respective companies then produce it in a way that fits their artists, right? With this one, because we just came from cis, because we came from touch, it was a little more like shocking, but I think we kind of wanted them to kind of give a sassy. So I think the song, when I was listening to it and I heard the gang, gang, gang, gang, gang part, I started laughing because I was like, this reminds me of how people use AAVE or the recent slang from what they say is internet speak to sound cool.
00:05:17 --> 00:05:47 Like there's no substance whatsoever. Um, the chorus, I actually did like the brattiness of it. Cause like, we haven't had like a bratty, not like Charlie XCX brat, but like a genuine, like, I'm just so awesome. I'm just so pretty. And like, they could sing that. They, they look the way they do. They are the ish. They look like that. They sound, it's like with the don't you thing with, uh, Pussycat Dolls. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Not the same song, but in terms of like, don't you wish your girlfriend was hot as me? Nicole was hot as hell. It makes sense. Um, so like with this one, I'm like
00:05:47 --> 00:06:04 There are some background vocals here and there that add a little bit of a interesting kind of thing. Like when the girls say, I'm the ish, there's a part where they all go, I'm the ish. And I'm like, that's hilarious. So you hear things like that. And this song, let's be real here, is not about them actually singing. I don't know.
00:06:04 --> 00:06:32 Like, we know this is not about them actually being like, I'm a vocalist, when we know Sophia sings the way she does, or like Laura, right? Yeah. I feel like, in terms of mixing, this song is perfect for that party girl thing. Like, the production is crunchy, and then fuzzy, and the synth and the bass are, like I said, that fuzzy, crunchy distortion. It's hyper-pop. The slice sound is really fun, too. It's a fun element to kind of hear. Yes. Right? And I feel like...
00:06:32 --> 00:06:58 I needed a day to listen to this, honestly. Honestly. And when I got into it, I was like, oh, it's actually not bad. I will say, coincidentally, I like the clean version a lot better because they don't mention, you know, Tesla. That, but mostly the chorus. Hottie, hottie, this ain't just a hobby. I like that a little bit more than the talkies line. But the talkie thing kind of works, I guess. But I think just certain things here and there, I was like, eh.
00:06:58 --> 00:07:24 I'm not actually Let's talk about the lyrics in a second I think just in terms of the song itself At face value as a song Like you said there's no melodies You can't tell any of the girls apart Literally the one thing That I said I really liked from the production Was that knife sound That slice sound that you just said And yeah I don't know it's just noise It's just noise
00:07:24 --> 00:07:40 And it's noisy. And I get that that is a sound right now. It's just not for me. One of my friends said it sounds like Temu, Charlie XCX. Like, I personally don't love...
00:07:41 --> 00:07:55 brattiness whether that be charlie xcx brat or actual brattiness like you were just saying that's just not for me like for me i think don't you there's like a confidence to that and and it's less um it's a little less in your face um
00:07:55 --> 00:08:22 It's not like, look at me, I'm amazing. It's more like, I know you think I'm amazing. I don't need to try that hard to prove that to you. Oh, yeah, that's valid. You know, and I think I just prefer that energy more. Or a style, yeah. This kind of really in-your-face style is not for me. And again, this is that face value. Because when I then get into the lyrics, then I'm like, oh, right. Because I'm not mad at the Tesla reference. I'm not mad at all this stuff. Because the whole point of it...
00:08:22 --> 00:08:26 is that gnarly can mean...
00:08:27 --> 00:08:53 whatever you want it to mean. It could be good. It could be bad. Right. Yeah. Especially as the visuals started coming out and performance started coming out. And yeah, people started analyzing the lyrics. People realized that in a way, the song maybe isn't supposed to be great. It's not supposed to even be good. It's all satire. And it's almost mocking the whole current pop culture of our virality and trends and stuff.
00:08:54 --> 00:09:09 So when you take that into it, I love that. I love that so much. And I fully separate the song itself from the whole concept. And I don't think I've ever really experienced that before. So I find that really cool.
00:09:09 --> 00:09:39 I find it kind of crazy that they're doing this with like their second single or third single, I guess, you know. Yeah. If you count debut and touch, it's kind of two separate situations. But like, I feel like it's almost a little too early to be doing something like this. But then it makes me think, OK, maybe they just have something amazing right after this. So they're like, let's just make something, make a statement and just get people's attention. And then people will be like, what the hell are they going to release next? And then it's like...
00:09:39 --> 00:09:57 freaking amazing you know that's kind of what i'm hoping for but yeah me too yeah i found the whole yeah but yeah once you get into the whole concept of the mocking pop culture and just the current culture of how things are then it's awesome
00:09:57 --> 00:10:10 Yes. Yeah. I think the, I think once I got into it, um, cause people like, oh my God, the Tesla thing. I'm like, girl at this point, um, it don't matter. It really doesn't matter. It's about all of these things that we consume.
00:10:10 --> 00:10:37 That's it. Yeah, even Boba is hot suddenly. I paid freaking $9 for Boba when I had only paid like $5 back in the day. You know what I'm saying? Like, even down to that. I feel like with this song, the lines that like stood out to me, I kept saying it to my sister when she was visiting, was, I'm making beats! I'm making beats part with Lara. Or a boring dumb chick is hilarious to me. And it's like, you like my mansion? Isn't the view just awesome? It just sounded like...
00:10:37 --> 00:10:42 My friend Slay Riz is in California right now, and she says people talk like this. It's like...
00:10:43 --> 00:11:11 Who do you know? What have you done? So they can assess how to treat you. Like, it's... This is why I hate LA. Sorry. Sorry, LA-ers. Sorry, y'all. Y'all know how it is. But yeah, I think for this song, it is very smart if they can get DJ remixes of this song. Like, Hybe, the relationship with Steve Aoki was made from BTS and Mic Drop. Like, this song would go off at a rave, at a festival. Like, even if the next song is like, meh, whatever, this is the big...
00:11:11 --> 00:11:28 you know, what the F song that could get them more attention, even especially here in American market. I don't know why they're just in Korea with it now, but like, I'm, I got used to the song even before I, like the whole explanations came in. I got used to the song. I was singing it the next day over and over again. Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:28 --> 00:11:58 So I got into it a little bit more than I think you did. Interesting. Yeah. I think, again, I appreciate it for what it is because you just mentioned, right, like there are people who totally talk like this. But the fact that it's not them trying to fit in with those people, it's actually them making fun of those people. Of those people, yeah. That's what makes it so amazing. Like that whole really bratty chorus of I'm legit. You know, that's a clean version. But it's so annoying.
00:11:58 --> 00:12:14 But that really is the culture now. It is. Where it's like these people just trying to like keep up with the trends and show that they're on, you know, legit or this or whatever. And it's just making fun of that whole concept. And even all the positive stuff.
00:12:15 --> 00:12:33 Like in the first verse with Lara doing the whole... Oh my god, this song is so lit. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But she's saying it in such a sarcastic tone. So it's like, oh wait, are you actually shading it right now? Again, another commentary on the fakeness of kind of this...
00:12:33 --> 00:12:53 the way we are right now with social media and everything yeah so yeah i think the whole it's so smart it's so smart and like again i will never choose to listen to this song but i fully separate how much i don't like the song itself from how awesome the concept is
00:12:53 --> 00:13:10 Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah. You know, that's valid. I think, going back to what you were saying, like, the vocal production is tuned, and it has filters on it, and they all sound so fake and artificial. Like, the Valley Girl voices on all of them. All of them are using vocal fry. So, yeah, and then the AI voice, where it's, like, absolutely fake. Gnarly. Like, it was...
00:13:10 --> 00:13:30 Oh, wow. So yeah, I think in terms of the concept and what it's representing, great. And then for my own personal taste, I actually did come around to liking it. So I would listen to this and act like a complete nut at an EDM event for this one, for sure. I'm not gonna lie. Because I've heard worse. Like, Little Mariko, Where's My Jewel? Way worse than this.
00:13:30 --> 00:13:46 If you guys know what I'm talking about, bless your ears. But that, oh my God. I mean, some of the TikTok trending songs, like sometimes I'm just like, why? Why are we encouraging this? I know, I know. Stream Chroma, y'all, is my album. Anyway.
00:13:48 --> 00:14:01 Alright, so that's the song itself. But then, yeah, we mentioned the visuals being amazing and a big part of why people started paying attention. Because obviously the music video did premiere, but then they started performing it. But we'll get there. Let's talk about the music video first.
00:14:01 --> 00:14:27 Yes. All right. This one was directed by Cody Critchlow. I'm hoping I'm saying his name properly, but shout out to him. He's worked with, or he and his team have worked with King Princess, Demi Lovato, and Robbin, just to name a few, like of Western artists that we would know. And when it comes to absurdity, he's great at it. This video is probably one of my favorites I've seen in a really long time. It does, however, I meant to say this. This reminds me.
00:14:27 --> 00:14:49 When I first heard Gnarly, I was like, this sounds like Fire Truck with that girl group 5B. Or 5. But yeah, it had a crunchy sound. And I was like, okay, what is this? The video reminded me of something that they did with their video Lettuce, where it was like them dancing in a kitchen and chopping lettuce. You know, it has that same what the F sound.
00:14:49 --> 00:15:10 you know, kind of funness to it. I'm not saying that they reheated anyone's nachos. I'm not saying that. And even if they did, they made a chalupa out of it and did a good job of it. I think I was looking for all the fun things in this video, like the Tesla line that you look in the video, Yoon Chang's kind of like smiling, kind of cheekily, while Danny and Sophia are like, ugh, you know,
00:15:10 --> 00:15:29 You know, so things like that happen. The match in the hand of Lara's hand, she throws it and it goes into a sad face where it could have been a smiley face. But again, it goes into that, like, do you actually like this song? What the hell? There was Manon in that wig. She loves a good bob.
00:15:29 --> 00:15:46 Okay, like a lot of icons know when she gets on live, she's either wearing a wig or she just looks crazy. I think certain things that really stood out were like the creepy paparazzi scene toward the end. Like that was creepy. Their eyes were so big and their teeth were getting like very like, how do you say?
00:15:46 --> 00:16:14 just predatory. I don't know how to describe it, but they look like animals. There were Nowhere Land references on the... That's from, like, the Touch video. They had Nowhere Land. Yunche, when she was in the package, she was called a natural fairy product, which kind of goes to, like, their Winx thing. So there's a lot of things to kind of pick up on. And then there was a sign outside the mansion that she got thrown out of the window, the balcony she got thrown off of. Nowhere Land is there again. So I think they have a little bit of a lore going.
00:16:14 --> 00:16:36 There's some continuity in terms of their story. So they can go anywhere in nowhere land. They can go to touch. They can go here to this weird, absurd valley girl thing. The fashion in the video was everything. Oh my gosh. Oh God. The fashion in this video really redeemed the designers or the team because literally their Vivo performance of touch. Have you seen that Vivo performance?
00:16:36 --> 00:17:02 No, I think I started it and it was just annoyed that they didn't have a band or anything. And I was like, why is this on Viva Live? So I never finished it. So I don't know. Well, lucky. The outfits were like, it was giving millennial, not millennial, um, Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Orphan Annie. Like the colors were giving drab and pastels. And then they were all wearing like ballet flats. It was terrible. I hated it. Um, anyway, um, the fashion in this video made up for all of that. The video is so fast paced though. Yeah.
00:17:02 --> 00:17:26 But it's seamless. With videos like this, you would think, oh, they're going to overlook something. Nothing was overlooked. The sandwich was always there. The Hummer limousine showed up multiple times. Everything just made sense. And they made a club sandwich for their club outing. Like, I'm just, I'm here for it. So, I mean, there's a lot of other nuances that I'm sure you catch caught. But these are the little things I was like, oh, interesting. Cool.
00:17:26 --> 00:17:55 I like that. No, the video, yeah. The video is amazing, and you can tell how much thought was put into every single moment in it. Yeah. And yeah, it's so well thought out. And every scene is memorable as well, which is really great. And yeah, there are so many hidden meetings. I went down a Reddit hole with this stuff too. It would take a full hour episode if we tried to name them all. So I'm just going to name some of my favorites. But I think the fact, the whole sandwich idea...
00:17:55 --> 00:18:16 Because I think, you know, when they were teasing the song, it was like food items floating around. And then the single cover is the sandwich with the knife on top. With the goo, with like the goosebumps goo. Spelling out gnarly. Yes, right, goosebumps. R-L-S-K-I-N. Yeah, the whole idea of using the sandwich as the representation of the trends. Yeah.
00:18:16 --> 00:18:31 right because that's what they're doing in the beginning they're like stacking they're like Tesla stacking something Boba Dee stacking something and then Yoon Shay is the youngest member and she's the one to consume it so it's like this whole commentary on again on how culture is right now
00:18:32 --> 00:19:02 Yeah. Yeah. And then the forced Joyba Boba Tea brand placement, I thought was hilarious. Like how they're just all in the fridge. And then I think it's Manon that's like holding it in the car. Yeah. And again, it's just the whole commentary on the virality. And, you know, all the TikTokers that are just like going out to like try and like promote these brands and stuff. Yeah. And then, yeah, the red carpet stuff. The crazy faces that the paparazzi were making remind me of Jade's.
00:19:02 --> 00:19:21 FUFM video. She would totally do something like this with her video. Because they did the creepy mouth and eyes bulging out and stuff too. And she also, you know, she's also doing some commentary too. But again, the whole red carpet and the fact they were walking on the catwalk that was on a table. Yeah. Again, they are a product to be consumed.
00:19:21 --> 00:19:41 Yes. Right. And that's just how everything works right now. Like anyone who posts on anything, you know, you're trying to turn yourself into product to be consumed. So again, I just think the whole thing is just so smart, because it's not too in your face, because you could just watch this video and just appreciate kind of the weirdness of it.
00:19:42 --> 00:20:06 without thinking too deeply about it yes you can kind of go into every single scene like when i was on this red hole like people are like oh my gosh like this moment this tiny two second moment uh huh two millisecond moment it represents like that and they write a whole paragraph it's like it's so amazing i love that about pop music videos sometimes when people can do this so yes they killed this
00:20:07 --> 00:20:29 they killed absolutely they do they do so shout out to cody shout out to them like i feel like with this video even just on like a less of like symbolic thing just watching it again my complaint i was like that's it where's the rest of the song it wasn't oh wow they didn't perform this like literally oh my god they're so good on camera they're great yeah and you know i would i would assume that
00:20:30 --> 00:20:57 Sophia would be the one that was going to kind of suffer because of how she is portrayed in this group. But even she was giving me something. And I'm just like, okay, so there's no black hole in this group. Love that. Which is why the choreography and the performances for this group has been so impressive. Choreography was done by Grant Gilmore, Sohei Sugihara, and Sienna Lalao. Names that we're familiar with. If you've seen the show and also if you watch just any kind of K-pop.
00:20:57 --> 00:21:18 You know, Sienna's name's been in there for a little while now. But yeah, dude, I think you had mentioned when we were watching the Cat's Eye video, you changed your mind a little bit after, but you were like, I don't know if Yoon Chae's going to match and fit in here. Because something about her is kind of being held back. But then you had seen her perform. You were like, okay, I can see it. I can see like there's something there, but we never had it on record. So...
00:21:18 --> 00:21:32 Now, nine months later, how do you feel about this video, about Yoon Chae specifically? Because I know you had that commentary and I was like, I can see what you were talking about. But I was like, just wait. I think I can say, I was like, just wait. She's going to do something. No, it's true. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:21:33 --> 00:21:51 No, Yoon-shee definitely... You know, you just watch all the touch performances, you know, through the few months that they were promoting, and she already improved quite a lot. Right, right. I think for her, it's hard. I think I mentioned that, you know, with the K-pop training, sometimes it just feels a little fake. Yes. And I think...
00:21:51 --> 00:22:11 You know, when we were watching Popstar Academy, I said, my dream for this is the real combination of K-pop and Western pop and kind of influence from both, right? You have the intensity and the skillfulness that comes from K-pop, but then you have just kind of the more personality side of things that come from the Western side.
00:22:11 --> 00:22:37 And she just was the one that kind of didn't feel like those two things were really melding together. But now I think they've managed to almost kind of match each other in a way. I think this song almost helps in a way because they're kind of supposed to be really over the top with it. So it's not meant to be super genuine. They all kind of have to put on a character for this. And so I think that works.
00:22:38 --> 00:22:57 In this case, right? Because none of them are really truly being fully genuine, genuine in quotes when they're performing this because they're kind of supposed to be putting on these facial expressions. They're supposed to be kind of just like doing the most with it, like being super extra. And so all of them are killing it.
00:22:57 --> 00:23:16 in this performance are all on the same level I think Manon actually impressed me a lot you know a lot of what was going on with her in the show was she's just she just wants to look pretty all the time but I think with these performances yeah she's committing she's committing to some of the uglier quote unquote faces that they have to make in this so yeah they're committed
00:23:16 --> 00:23:37 they're committed for sure you know i'm sure i would love to learn more about the conversation behind the song like if a few of them were more into it than others or like i don't know i'm just curious how that all worked yeah yeah but yeah the choreo really is so good just congratulations to everyone involved i think yeah yeah do you have any favorite moments from the choreography
00:23:38 --> 00:24:08 uh oh okay let me i think this is the booty pop i think any kind of moment when you have a oh oh no no you i mean beyonce popped her booty um sierra and goodies popped her booty i don't know no one's popping their booty anymore so the little booty pop does something for me it's simple it's effective it's on the beat it's just it's fun to watch people struggle and pop their back when it's literally like the butt um i think my favorite part about this dance that really sets
00:24:08 --> 00:24:27 Like the things that we like new jeans for, right? Or NJC, whatever they're going through, whatever name they're going through now. Sorry, some girls. But anyway, I think that whole like we're going to school thing and we're just friends just dancing together. That's what made it really charming. Them being able to be fake as heck with each other
00:24:28 --> 00:24:51 That takes a lot of chemistry, of just making sure we're on the same page. Like, not a single one of them was like, I don't understand what we're doing here. You know, like, even when Lara says, congratulations, they all go clap and they kind of sit back. And I'm like, those little micro interactions mean so much. Because, like, if one person's face is not there and they're in the front, girl, what are you doing? Like, when they're in the circle...
00:24:51 --> 00:25:09 after um the making boring we're making beats for a boring chick yes they're making like little crunchy faces like all those little moments matter um and i and i think things like that really stand out so even danny's little moment before the second verse like her licking her teeth like oof
00:25:09 --> 00:25:36 Every time it gets me, it's the same thing. But I'm just like, girl. And it's crazy because she used to get criticized for not having any expressions on the show. Now look at her. A whole moment where she is eating it up. And I'm like, yeah. Yeah. It's giving me Jade. I was sitting here like, ooh, Jade from Little Mix maybe? But yeah, I think the song grew. Like I said, the song grew on me because I sat with it. But then the performance, I was like, wow. They have...
00:25:38 --> 00:25:55 definitely grown, right? I feel like that mama performance definitely like kind of just propelled them because they had to be sassy. But all of them want to be that. The girls have been doing such a great job, almost too much of a good job where people are saying, I wish K-pop idols gave this much. But like the song is about the performance. That's one thing that the girls do.
00:25:55 --> 00:26:13 But also this song allows them to be fun, flirty, and sassy. And I think all of them have an element to this, of that rather, that they are performing. Like it's not fake. Like this concept doesn't feel like it was forced upon them. Like with K-pop, it's like, yeah, we want to put you in this group. This is the concept that you're going to do.
00:26:13 --> 00:26:43 That's what happens. I feel like La Seraphim, even though they do try to give off this whole, we've come up with the concept on our own, they are also very constructed and crafted, which is fine. But they naturally fall into these concepts, so it doesn't feel like they're being out of place. So I appreciate that. Yeah, I think overall, this feels very genuine. I want to learn this choreography. It's very good. I think it's one of those songs where it's like, if I see anybody else try to choreograph to it, I'd be like, girl, it's not as good as the original.
00:26:43 --> 00:26:52 You know, that says a lot. That says a lot. And also their mics are on, but they're yelling most of the time. No offense to them. Like they're not really singing actual like...
00:26:53 --> 00:27:15 You don't even need to focus on the vocals for this one, I don't think. So, yes, I will say let's not go like, I wish K-pop Shai's would do this. Okay, listen, there's a lot going on. There's a lot of criticism, but they're not really like singing, singing. The only criticism I would have is that maybe I'm kind of surprised that they're allowed to bend over and touch their toes on Korean music shows. But that shows how far we've come from getting banned.
00:27:15 --> 00:27:33 You know, the fact that the song is fully in English as well, and they're able to perform it when there's been groups like Z Girls or like K-pop groups that try to sing in English and they're like, nope, not here. So there's been some commentary about them bending over and Yoon Shay performing such suggestive kind of dancing. She's not really doing much.
00:27:33 --> 00:27:58 Um, but yeah, I, yeah, there's some people are like, oh, some Korean, uh, uh, I guess like not fans, but like some netizens are like, we should report them to the broadcast. And I'm like, girl, I, I, I'm not gonna let that happen. First of all, but go off. Like focus on your own life, people. Um, yeah. So you shouted out Daniela already, but her and Laura, you know, they, they're the ones that I, um.
00:27:58 --> 00:28:15 watched the most from watching these performances. And like I said, I don't like the song, but I will tolerate listening to it to watch them perform it. Like, that's how good this choreo is. It's how good the performances are. I do think, obviously the main part with the
00:28:15 --> 00:28:33 you know, getting in the diagonal and doing the booty pops into the gnarly, you know, with the chest and all that. That's definitely the best part to me. Yeah. But yeah, they are killing it for sure. And yeah, it's kind of...
00:28:33 --> 00:28:56 It's been so interesting watching all the commentary on this song. And again, going back to what I said at the beginning, like if they just wanted to just come out with something just to make sure people were paying attention to them, this did an amazing job. Like I've seen a lot of people watching it just out of curiosity because everyone's talking about it. And so now the name is there, you know? So then, you know, hopefully...
00:28:56 --> 00:29:22 Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. I'm excited. I do. I do hope that the next single is like a solid song and is, I guess, in the terms of better. It has to be because otherwise it's going to be like, wow, you guys really did that for clicks. You know what I'm saying? And they don't. Yes. And Cat's Eye deserves better. I'm not saying that the girls are doing it for clicks, but the company would be kind of be like, wow, that's so cheap. Do not like they literally are sitting on like a golden goose.
00:29:23 --> 00:29:46 It already popped out one golden egg with touch. Now it's like, is there another one going to pop out? I'd call that a bronze egg. I'm ready for the golden big one. That's like the song of the summer. If they time this right, because it's supposed to be coming very soon, right? Yeah. They could have the next espresso. Yeah. Yes. Yes.
00:29:46 --> 00:30:10 And that's my hope. Oh my god, yes. At this point with K-pop, even though K-pop fans, we like the K-pop. The American public is just kind of like, okay, alright, we've done seen the 5'11", BTS. Because that's what they all call these people, BTS. Even though it's a girl group. Oh, that BTS group? And you're like, girl, that's a girl group. But I think at this point, with Hyde behind Cat's Eye, they could...
00:30:10 --> 00:30:33 bring that k-pop sensibility even if it is not k-pop but hey we'll take what we can get like strides but with k-pop i think terms of like popularity with the general public like i'm not sure it's gonna be there but cats i could kind of bridge a little bit of a gap and so yeah i hope they do get a song of the summer i really do oh my god he's so cool and i want vocals yes give me vocals
00:30:33 --> 00:30:56 Give me something impressive because I think that will actually also help a bit with that. Yeah. Oh, man. Okay, so then taking everything into account, the song itself, the meaning behind it, the video, the choreography, what would you rate the song? Ooh, okay. It's hard. It is. So in the genre that it is in...
00:30:57 --> 00:31:17 I'm a little bit of a club kid. So like the whole like little Mariko, like a lot of people don't know who little Mariko is. And it's like, she's terrible. Like, like vocalist, no offense to her. Um, so the song itself, I feel like, dang, it's tough. So my own personal sensibilities, I would give it like a 7.5, maybe an eight. Um, yeah.
00:31:18 --> 00:31:44 I can't go with general public and what people usually like, but for me, I think I like it. So I would give it a 7.5 or an 8. I just think for the length, I'm leaning towards 7.5. So it's kind of sitting somewhere in the middle, above middle. But I want to give it that 8 because I actually do like the song. If it were longer, yeah, so it's tough. Maybe I'll say, I'll give it an 8. I like the song. I don't dislike it. I like it. I actually have it added to a playlist. So it's like, I like it.
00:31:44 --> 00:32:11 What about you? I definitely would never listen to it. I think if you were just reading the song and you were listening through a project, I'd give it like a three, honestly. Okay, yeah, for a song structure, yeah. But taking everything into account with the video and the meaning behind everything, that does bump it up quite a bit, I would say. I guess between a six or a seven. I want to say seven just because the performance is just so good. Like, I will listen to it because I will be watching every performance that they do of this song. Right.
00:32:12 --> 00:32:38 right you know what i mean yeah that's i'm saying with 7.5 and you know yeah yeah so yeah this is so interesting it is oh my gosh it's so interesting i love all the layers me too and icons if you listen to this review and you were like you hate the girls then you aren't listening make sure you got to because that happened in our xg review somebody was like oh my god you hate the girls i'm like no one said we hated them relax but guys listen outside we're excited for it
00:32:38 --> 00:32:59 We want more from them. Okay. So that's always a good thing. We have high expectations, you know? But yes, what do you all think of Gnarly? Let us know in the comments, along with other albums or songs you would like for us to review. Honestly, we're probably going to talk about Cat's Eye regardless. But just let us know how you guys feel.
00:32:59 --> 00:33:24 Yeah, we are. There's no probably. Definitely. So don't forget, you can hang out with us and the crew on Patreon. And you can message us at CCTV Pops on social media. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and turn on the notifications for our YouTube channel. And if you're enjoying the show on a podcast platform, please give us a comment, following, rating, and we'll see you next time. That's Chris. That's Chantelle. And we're signing off from CCTV, the nonstop pop show.