{"id":147295,"date":"2025-08-22T16:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=147295"},"modified":"2025-08-22T16:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:59:22","slug":"new-music-friday-in-kpop-5-releases-we-cant-stop-replaying-featuring-stray-kids-cortis-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/new-music-friday-in-kpop-5-releases-we-cant-stop-replaying-featuring-stray-kids-cortis-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday in KPop: 5 releases we can\u2019t stop replaying, featuring Stray Kids, CORTIS &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 22, 2025, is coming in hot with great releases from K-pop\u2019s biggest acts, such as<strong> Stray Kids and MONSTA X<\/strong>! Today, we\u2019re compiling five releases you need to keep your eyes (and ears!) on. There\u2019s a little bit for everyone: Brazilian funk, indie rock vibes, trap beats, and EDM are just some of the musical choices our fave groups are taking on in their latest tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s break down our top 5 releases for this August 22, 2025, <strong>New Music Friday<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MONSTA X &#8211; Do What I Want:<\/strong> The MONSTA X guys are back with a bang! This pre-release single is just a taste of their upcoming mini-album \u201cTHE X,\u201d dropping on September 1, 2025. In the song, the MONSTA X guys are giving us Brazilian-funk with a serious dancey vibe.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4PGX1ZYvzvo?si=WrPGHd4zr-QE1H72\" title=\"MONSTA X \ubaac\uc2a4\ud0c0\uc5d1\uc2a4 &#039;Do What I Want&#039; MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4PGX1ZYvzvo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li><strong>CORTIS &#8211; What You Want:<\/strong> The new rookies on the block, CORTIS, enchanted new listeners with \u201cWhat You Want,\u201d one of the main songs from their upcoming mini-album \u201cColor Outside the Lines,\u201d which will drop on September 8, 2025.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e2OpbOv_JiQ?si=En8USGmV08pVmDxE\" title=\"CORTIS (\ucf54\ub974\ud2f0\uc2a4) &#039;What You Want&#039; Official MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e2OpbOv_JiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pablo Vittar, NMIXX &#8211; MEXE:<\/strong> Brazilian drag queen Pablo Vittar and the NMIXX girls join forces in this Brazilian-funk-infused banger, which showcases the ultimate diva crossover released on August 21, 2025.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0zgJgsbcAN8?si=jW9ELVZ9lLequ9MX\" title=\"Pabllo Vittar, NMIXX - MEXE (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0zgJgsbcAN8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kep1er &#8211; Bubble Gum:<\/strong> Kep1er dropped their new EP \u201cBUBBLE GUM,\u201d alongside its title track on August 19, 2025. The song centers around its diva catwalk energy with boombastic beats and an EDM production.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MZm4qcvbvbQ?si=l5sUFP4pB01iPkNo\" title=\"Kep1er \ucf00\ud50c\ub7ec l &#039;BUBBLE GUM&#039; M\/V\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MZm4qcvbvbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stray Kids &#8211; Ceremony:<\/strong> The Stray Kids crew released their 4th full studio album \u201cKarma,\u201d alongside its title track \u201cCeremony.\u201d In true SKZ style, the song blends EDM, rap and trap inflections with an energetic sound and lyrics about empowerment.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P7vBoGWoReg?si=m3Wx5NJsUNL7MZr6\" title=\"Stray Kids &quot;CEREMONY&quot; M\/V\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P7vBoGWoReg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 22, 2025, is coming in hot with great releases from K-pop\u2019s biggest acts, such as Stray Kids and MONSTA X! 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There\u2019s a little bit for everyone: Brazilian funk, indie rock vibes, trap beats, and EDM are just some of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":147297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,1402],"tags":[3489,1074],"class_list":{"0":"post-147295","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-list","10":"tag-cortis","11":"tag-stray-kids"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}