Rising Korean group Astro made their return Wednesday (Nov. 1) with the Dream, Part. 02 EP and its lead single, “Crazy Sexy Cool.”
Following the boy band’s May release “Baby,” the new effervescent nu-disco, synth-pop track has a lilting and bright vibe with groovy rhythmic strings and a snapping beat driving much of the melody.
A bit of a divergence and maturing from Astro’s more hyperactive, electronically-driven past singles, the new song is produced by songwriting team LDN Noise, which has produced some of K-pop’s biggest hits in recent years, including Red Velvet‘s “Dumb Dumb,” f(x)’s “4 Walls,” and, most recently, EXO‘s “Power.” The team co-wrote the song with frequent collaborator Adrian Mckinnon.
Along with “Crazy Sexy Cool,” the Dream, Part. 02 features four other songs: the summery house track “With You,” the soaring “Butterfly,” the mellow pop-rock “Run” and the ballad “Better With You.”
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While released the day after Halloween, the music video for Astro’s new single offers up a bit of a creepy mystery as the band members are woken from their sleep and surprised by a mysterious, otherworldly silhouette, who they can’t help but fall for and attempt to confess their love. A variety of comically cute moments are interspersed with several cut scenes featuring the members in funky suit ensembles outside an industrial space, where they perform the stylized, playful choreography of the dance.
Through a variety of television show appearances and performances at both KCON 2016 and 2017 in Los Angeles, Astro’s quickly grown a sizeable following among international K-pop fans ever since they released their first album Spring Up in February of last year. Four of the band’s EPs have ranked on the World Albums chart, with Spring Up, Dream, Part.01 and Summer Vibes each peaking at No. 6.
Watch the music video for “Crazy Sexy Cool” below: