ONEUS
The group ONEUS reignited the craze for “개미 두 마리 (Two Ants)” with its first remake since its debut.
On the 22nd of last month, ONEUS released a digital single “NOW (Original by Fin.K.L)” which covers the group’s mega hit Fin.K.L. ONEUS, who showed its own concept encompassing East and West, including a human monarch turned vampire, a pygmalion who breathes new life into himself, and a mysterious mermaid prince, attempted to make another musical transformation with his debut remake title since its debut in 2019.
“NOW (Original by Fin.K.L)” is even more special in that it is the music of a first generation girl group reinterpreted by the fourth generation boy group. While the original song highlighted the girl crush side of Fin.K.L, all of whose members became adults in 2000, ONEUS added its natural “fatal sexy” charm to create another atmosphere. On stage, they performed a trendy performance as a “fourth generation representative artist” with powerful moves such as high-level break dancing, which are the hallmark of ONEUS.
Particularly, 4th and 5th generation idols, born in the 2000s, recently participated in the dance challenge of “Now (Original by Fin.K.L)”, creating great generational unity. So far, the cumulative number of views of the challenge video exceeded 6 million views, with several artists including Viviz’s SinB, E-tion & Seungjun e Onf, The Boyz’s Q, Ateez’s Woo Young, Kep1er’s Kim Chaehyun, Jung Hyerin & Nien of Triple S and Zhang Hao of Zerobaseone.
ONEUS adopted the one-off choreography from the original song as the challenge section of the chorus which had them shouting “개미 두 마리“. It is said to evoke nostalgia for the older generation while imparting new addictive properties to the MZ generation. Thanks to this, ONEUS has formed a consensus between all generations, triggering the craze for “2024 Two ants”.
Before this comeback, ONEUS showed responsibility in the remake by asking advice directly from Ok Joo Hyun, the original singer. Ok Joo Hyun also reportedly gave thoughtful feedback and sincere advice. Expectations are high for ONEUS’ performance, which will continue the craze of “2024 Two Ants“, which is welcomed by all, in a unique musical attempt that has changed both the generation and the genre.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS ONEUS
