Throwback Thursday: 5 Upbeat Summer Dance Alongs
It’s summertime, and you know what that means — it's time for K-Pop summer anthems. Every year during this time, many groups and solo artists will release songs that make us want to go to the beach. Or, even just dance in our rooms. These five songs are only some of the iconic summer dance-along songs we all know and love.
“Power Up” - Red Velvet
We are starting off strong with Red Velvet. This girl group is under SM Entertainment and consists of five members. The members Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Yeri are known for their amazing vocal abilities. Our spooky queens released this summer anthem on August 6, 2018, on their mini-album titled Summer Magic. Just based on the title of the mini-album, it got us all excited for the summer, and it did. The bright and colorful video was just as quirky as their other ones. This song definitely goes down in history as an upbeat, happy song that everyone knows the choreography to, and it always makes it feel like it’s summer time.
“WAVE” - ATEEZ
Hakuna Matata ya! As an ATINY, it is a must to finish that lyric. On June 10, 2019, ATEEZ released a well-known summer banger that brings a smile to many faces. This light-hearted song makes you want to dance along and scream the lyrics at the top of your lungs. ATEEZ is a KQ Entertainment boy group and has eight members. The members are Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho. The video takes place at the beach and it was a beautiful sight to see. The royal blue water, clear bright skies, and carefree attitude were the icing on the cake of this classic summer anthem. This song made us excited to see more of ATEEZ and their songs.
“Alcohol-Free” - TWICE
On June 9, 2021, JYP Entertainment girl group TWICE released their song “Alcohol-Free.” This isn’t the first time TWICE has made an iconic summer anthem that we all love to sing and dance along to. We all know their song “Dance The Night Away” is top-tier when it comes to summer bangers. When they released “Alcohol-Free,” everyone was super excited. TWICE consist of nine members. Their names are Jihyo, Jeongyeon, Mina, Sana, Momo, Nayeon, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu. The beautiful scenery in this video was pleasing to all eyes. This song is bubbly, cheery, and is all around fun. It’s definitely on all of our summer playlists.
“Magic” - TXT (Tomorrow x Together)
This song is pure magic. This happy love song gets everyone ecstatic when you hear that first beat drop. TXT (Tomorrow x Together) is a five-member group under BigHit Entertainment/HYBE that has rocked all our worlds since their debut. The members Soobin, Yeonjun, Taehyun, Beomgyu, and Huening Kai released this song on June 10, 2021, and it should be played on everyone’s speakers. This song has a different style from the past ones. The “Magic” music video has a futuristic take and showcases the members' visuals. This song makes one feel thrilled and joyous as it plays. “Magic” will have you dancing with your friends and smiling from ear to ear.
“VERY NICE (아주 NICE)” - SEVENTEEN
The song “VERY NICE (아주 NICE)” is known for its upbeat, and hype styling. This song was released on July 4, 2016, by SEVENTEEN. SEVENTEEN is a 13-member boy group under Pledis Entertainment that has released many summer anthems throughout the years. The members S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino are all in the song, and every time they perform the song the crowd goes wild. Normally at their concerts, this song is performed multiple times back to back having everyone around them jump with joy. The video showcases SEVENTEEN’s amazing dance, vocal, and rap abilities and looked like so much fun to film. This song will forever have everyone thrilled to hear it and will always remain iconic.
Edited by Vivian N.