Siren (Riize song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Siren
| artist = Riize
| EP = Riizing
| cover = Riize - Siren.png
| caption =
| type = single
| released = {{Start date|2024|04|03}}
| recorded =
| studio =
- SM Yellow Tail
- SM Aube
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}
| genre = {{hlist|Hip-hop}}
| length = 2:27
| label =
- SM
- Kakao
- RCA{{cite web |title=Riize, SM Entertainment's newest act, debuts with 'Get A Guitar' |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-09-04/entertainment/kpop/Riize-SM-Entertainments-newest-act-debuts-with-Get-A-Guitar/1861854 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en |last=Yoon |first=Soyeon |date=September 4, 2023 |access-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904152730/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-09-04/entertainment/kpop/Riize-SM-Entertainments-newest-act-debuts-with-Get-A-Guitar/1861854 |url-status=live}}
| composer =
- Benjamin 55
- Young Chance
- Xydo
| lyricist =
- Benjamin 55
- Young Chance
- Xydo
- Bang Hye-Hyun
| prev_title = Love 119
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Impossible
| next_year = 2024
| misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|tZYsvAoSNxQ|"Siren (Performance Video)"}}}}
}}
"Siren" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Riize. Originally released in shortened form on August 6, 2023, and the full version of the song was later released on April 3, 2024, as the third single and second track from the group's EP Riizing. It was released by SM Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment and RCA Records. The full version of the song was re-recorded without the participation of member Seunghan, who was on hiatus from the group at the time of its release{{cite magazine |title=What Happened to RIIZE's Seventh Member, Seunghan? The Group's Controversy Explained |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/riize-seunghan-explained-1235714722/ |magazine=Billboard |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=June 21, 2024 |access-date=October 5, 2024 |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003052127/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/riize-seunghan-explained-1235714722/ |url-status=live}} and departed the group in October 2024.{{cite web | last=Fell | first=Nicole | title=Riize's Management Says Seunghan Is Leaving the K-Pop Group Days After Announcing His Return | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=2024-10-14 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/riize-seunghan-leaving-k-pop-group-hiatus-1236031100/ | access-date=2024-11-16}}
Background and release
In May 2023, it was confirmed by SM Entertainment that they would be debuting a new boy group in the second half of 2023, which would later become Riize.{{cite web |title=SM Entertainment to debut three new groups this year |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sm-entertainment-plans-debut-three-new-groups-2023-3447307 |website=NME |last=Ziwei |first=Puah |date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524175253/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sm-entertainment-plans-debut-three-new-groups-2023-3447307 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=′NCT 유니버스′ 루키즈 쇼헤이X은석X승한, 선배 NCT 127 향한 팬심-궁금증 폭발 |url=https://www.sportsw.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065572125512746 |website=www.sportsw.kr |language=ko |last=W) |first=스포츠W(Sports |date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518003501/https://www.sportsw.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065572125512746 |url-status=live}} On August 7, SM officially announced the details of the group's debut, and shared a video of the group performing a shortened version of "Siren" onto their official YouTube channel.{{cite web |last=Yeo |first=Gladys |title=Here's when SM Entertainment's new boyband RIIZE will debut |website=NME |date=2023-08-07 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sm-entertainment-new-group-riize-debut-get-a-guitar-3479196 |access-date=2024-10-11 |archive-date=August 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809102252/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sm-entertainment-new-group-riize-debut-get-a-guitar-3479196 |url-status=live }} The song was not included on the group's debut single album Get a Guitar, and was not released onto any digital download or streaming platforms at the time, despite frequent fan requests that the song receive an official release.{{cite web |title=New boy band Riize to debut in September |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |first=Yong-jun |last=Cho |date=2023-08-07 |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/08/07/entertainment/kpop/RIIZE-SM-Entertainment-new-boy-band/20230807105914936.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807061238/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/08/07/entertainment/kpop/RIIZE-SM-Entertainment-new-boy-band/20230807105914936.html |url-status=live }}
On March 5, 2024, SM announced that Riize would embark on the Riizing Day tour in May, and that the group would be releasing a new single and EP in the second quarter of 2024.{{cite web |title=Riize to kick off first global fan concert tour in Seoul |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=2024-03-05 |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-03-05/entertainment/kpop/Riize-to-kick-off-first-global-fan-concert-tour-in-Seoul/1994826 |access-date=2024-10-10 |last=Kim |first=Ju-yeon |archive-date=October 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010061722/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-03-05/entertainment/kpop/Riize-to-kick-off-first-global-fan-concert-tour-in-Seoul/1994826 |url-status=live }} On April 3, the Riizing EP was officially announced, with SM stating that the group would be releasing a full-length version of "Siren" at noon that same day.{{cite web |title=라이즈, 오늘(3일) 'Siren'6월 첫 미니앨범 'RIIZING' 발매[공식] |website=The Chosun Ilbo |trans-title=Rise, today (3rd) 'Siren' June first mini album 'RIIZING' released [Official] |last=Sun |first=Mi-kyung |date=2024-04-03 |url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/music/2024/04/03/2VIVPSYTYADU6RKXW3AOXEDVKM/ |language=ko |access-date=2024-10-11}} The song would later be included as the second track on the EP.
Composition
{{Listen|pos=left|filename=Riize - Siren (sample).ogg|title="Siren"|description="Siren" is a hip-hop song with boom-bap style drums and bass riffs.}}
"Siren" was written and composed by Benjamin 55, Young Chance and Xydo, with Benjamin 55 also handling arrangement. The song's Korean lyrics were written by Bang Hye-Hyun.{{cite AV media notes |title=Riizing |title-link=Riizing |others=Riize |date=2024 |type=photobook |publisher=SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment |location=South Korea}} The originally released version runs one minute seventeen seconds; the full version runs two minutes twenty-seven seconds. The song was composed in the key of C-sharp major, with a tempo of 105 beats per minute.{{Cite web |title=Key & BPM for Siren by Riize |url=https://tunebat.com/Info/Siren-RIIZE/3lc6BSosCqVoNddw1izHXj |website=Tunebat |access-date=October 11, 2024}}
The track has been characterized as a 90s-style hip-hop song with boom bap-style drums and strong bass riffs.{{cite web |script-title=ko:“네 심장을 뒤흔들어” 라이즈, 본격 컴백 예열 시작 ‘사이렌’ [정오의 신곡] |website=The Chosun Ilbo |trans-title=“Shake your heart” Rise, starting to warm up for a full-fledged comeback with ‘Siren’ [New song at noon] |first=Ji-min |last=Kyung |date=2024-04-03 |url=https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2024/04/03/KT5OZJEXBOLHSMTFK4D6JOXEWA/ |language=ko |access-date=2024-10-11}} The song also includes a scratching section in the bridge. Lyrically, the group declares they're "back with the new generation", a call out to the then-fledging fifth-generation of K-pop idol groups that Riize is a part of.{{cite web |last=Rose |first=Joanna |title=RIIZE Prove They're The "New Generation" And Finally Release 'Siren' |website=The Honey POP |date=2024-04-05 |url=https://thehoneypop.com/2024/04/05/riize-prove-theyre-the-new-generation-and-finally-release-siren/ |access-date=2024-10-11}}
Reception
"Siren" received a warm reception from critics, who felt it was a bold introduction for the group. Isabella Wandermurem for Clash called the song "electrifying",{{cite web |title=Riizing - Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |website=Clash |last=Wandermurem |first=Isabella |date=2024-06-17 |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/riize-riizing/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617192829/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/riize-riizing/ |url-status=live }} and felt the track was delivered with "drive and charisma".{{cite web |title=Siren - Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |website=Clash |last=Lamond |first=Ana |date=2024-04-03 |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/riize-bounce-back-with-brand-new-single-siren/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416185502/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/riize-bounce-back-with-brand-new-single-siren/ |url-status=live }} For The Honey Pop, writer Joanna Rose opined that the song's "allure was undeniable", and that it is "a testament to Riize's distinct musical style".
The difficulty level of the song's choreography was also noted by critics, with Nylon awarding the song "Most Un-TikTokable Choreography" in its 2023 best-of list, stating that the group "is clearly composed of members with impeccable dance skills and spry, young knee joints."{{cite web |last=Bell |first=Crystal |title=The Best Of K-Pop In 2023 |website=Nylon |date=2024-02-20 |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/best-of-k-pop-2023-superlatives |access-date=2024-10-11 |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229042607/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/best-of-k-pop-2023-superlatives |url-status=live }}
Upon the full song's release in 2024, the track drew criticism from fans due to the exclusion of member Seunghan, who was on hiatus from the group at the time. Seunghan sang in the original 2023 release of the song, but his vocals were removed from the extended version and dubbed by other members of the group.{{cite web |last=Grover |first=Ashima |title=RIIZE's Seunghan excluded from official 'Siren' music platform debut amid indefinite hiatus: Fans fume over erasure |website=Hindustan Times |date=2024-04-03 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/riizes-seunghan-excluded-from-official-siren-music-platform-debut-amid-indefinite-hiatus-fans-fume-over-erasure-101712157406882.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521220839/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/riizes-seunghan-excluded-from-official-siren-music-platform-debut-amid-indefinite-hiatus-fans-fume-over-erasure-101712157406882.html |url-status=live }}
Performance video
A performance video for the original abbreviated version of "Siren" was released simultaneously with the song on August 6, 2023. It was directed by Jinooya Makes,{{Cite Instagram |postid=Cvm4HpRgmIe |user=jinooyamakes |title='SIREN' - RIIZE; @riize_official; Directed by Jinooya Makes |date=August 6, 2023 |access-date=September 4, 2023}} who also directed the band's music videos for "Get a Guitar" and "Memories", which were shot consecutively with "Siren" in Los Angeles in July 2023 over a period of five days.{{Cite Instagram |postid=CwM4kicM21G |user=jinooyamakes |title='Memories' - RIIZE; @riize_official; Directed by Jinooya Makes |date=August 21, 2023 |access-date=September 4, 2023}} The video sees the group performing the song's choreography in the lobby of the Los Angeles Theatre, a 1930s-era movie palace in Downtown Los Angeles.{{cite web |title=LA City Council honors Riize for 'Get a Guitar' music video |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-05-22/entertainment/kpop/LA-City-Council-honors-Riize-for-Get-a-Guitar-music-video/2052206 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=May 22, 2024 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723164230/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-05-22/entertainment/kpop/LA-City-Council-honors-Riize-for-Get-a-Guitar-music-video/2052206 |url-status=live}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the Riizing liner notes.
Studio
- SM Yellow Tail Studio - recording, digital editing
- SM Aube Studio - recording
- SM Wavelet Studio - digital editing
- 77F Studio - digital editing
- SM Blue Cup Studio - mixing
- Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel
{{div col}}
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Jang Cheol-hyuk – executive supervisor
- Riize – vocals
- Benjamin 55 - lyrics, composition, arrangement, background vocals
- Young Chance - lyrics, composition, vocal direction, background vocals
- Xydo - lyrics, composition, background vocals
- Bang Hye-Hyun - Korean lyrics
- Emess - scratching
- Noh Min-ji - recording, digital editing
- Kang Eun-ji - recording, digital editing
- Woo Min-jeong - digital editing
- Jeong Ui-seok - mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
{{div col end}}
Charts
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{{col-2}}
= Weekly charts =
{{col-2}}
= Monthly charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for "Siren" ! scope="col" | Chart (2024) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" | South Korea (Circle){{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |title=Circle Digital Chart – April 2024 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko |access-date=October 11, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509040055/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |url-status=live }}
| 26 |
|---|
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Siren" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| South Korea (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2024&hitYear=2024&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – 2024|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 11, 2025|archive-date=January 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110025738/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2024&hitYear=2024&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
| 119 |
|---|
{{col-end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for "Impossible" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" | Various
| April 3, 2024 | rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
|---|