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SM Entertainment announces new music from aespa, EXO's Kai and more in 2025
SM Entertainment has revealed an extensive 2025 lineup including releases from aespa, Kai, Red Velvet sub-unit Irene & Seulgi and other artists across Q1-Q2.
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'Monster' finds EXO adopting the persona of an obsessive, all-consuming presence in someone's life. The track pairs a swagger-heavy delivery with production that sits somewhere between hip-hop and R&B, the members cycling through verses that oscillate between seduction and threat. The song's central conceit is one of irresistible invasion: the narrator positions himself as an inescapable force, creeping into the subject's heart and mind, impossible to shake or refuse. What gives the track its tension is the way it holds two impulses in balance. There's genuine charm in the melodic passages, particularly in the sung choruses where the "monster" framing softens into something closer to romantic obsession. But the lyrics maintain a harder edge throughout, dwelling on possession, manipulation, and the narrator's own awareness that he is, by his own admission, dangerous. The production mirrors this duality, moving between moments of sleek restraint and sudden surges of intensity, keeping the listener off-balance in much the way the song's subject is meant to be.
"Monster" is a track by EXO, released 17th August 2016. The track is 3:41 long. Full lyrics are available below.
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