
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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EXO's 'Obsession' is a hip hop dance track built on repeating, spell-like vocal samples and a heavy beat. The song cycles through its central refrain with hypnotic insistence, then shifts into verses that sketch obsession as something darker and more invasive: a presence that creeps in at night, clouds perception, and refuses to leave. The repeated Korean refrain "I don't think so" becomes a mantra of resistance, pushing back against an unnamed force that demands attention and control. The track operates on multiple levels. It can be read as a message about obsessive fandom, a portrait of a toxic relationship, or as an internal conflict between two sides of the same person. That final interpretation gains weight from the closing lyric, which reveals the antagonist as a reflection in the mirror. The song builds toward exhaustion and refusal: after a thousand nights of this pursuit, the speaker is done. They demand the obsession leave them alone.
"Obsession" is a track by EXO, released 27th November 2019. The track is 3:24 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about EXO.
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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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