by Group CIX’s ‘Cinema’ was selected as the ‘Best K-Pop Song of the Year’ by Billboard and Teen Vogue following US Time Magazine, proving its global power.
According to the ’25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021: Critics’ Picks’ released by the American music media Billboard on the official website on the 17th (local time), CIEX’s ‘Cinema’ was named ‘Best K-Pop Song.’
Billboard stated, “CIX’s representative single ‘Cinema,’ which begins with the director shouting ‘Ready and Action’, is work worth seeing even if it is made into a feature film. It sets the scene for an experimental quintet that emphasizes uplifting and soft vocals.” “From guitar-led pre-chorus racing to the soaring connection between Jinyoung and Seunghoon, ‘Cinema’ is a pop track that can be watched again at any time of the day, in any mood, and lasts as long as any classic Hollywood movie.”
CIEX’s ‘Cinema’ was also mentioned in ‘The 54 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021’ selected by Teen Vogue on the same day
Culture critic Lucy Ford said, “Did you hear the chorus for the first time and think, ‘This will be my everyday attitude for a while?” “Search CIEX’s ‘Cinema’ right now. The retro synth-pop song that I lost was a mournful ointment for the pain of losing a summer that many people didn’t even realize had passed.”
He continued, “Despite a rookie group with a talent for rapping, ‘Cinema’ is completely dependent on the vocal abilities of the quintet. Now, ten months after its release, ‘Cinema Cinema Cinemaaaaa’ can’t get through a day without repeating this phrase unconsciously. If you can let it go, you are a stronger person than me.”
It was also featured in ‘The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021’ selected by Time magazine, a US weekly news magazine.
The title song ‘Cinema’ of the 4th EP Album HELLO Chapter Ø ‘Hello, Strange Dream’ of CIEX’s 4th EP album ‘Hello, Strange Dream’ tells the stories of beautiful times before all the events took place. It’s a song. Listeners have well received the up-tempo rhythm and upbeat melodies that fit the song’s theme as they clearly show another charm of CIX, unlike the dreamy and intense music of the past.
On the other hand, CIEX succeeded in topping the Bugs real-time music chart and line up through their first full album, ‘OK’ Prologue: Be OK,’ released in August, and surpassed 110,000 copies in Initial Chodong sales. And set his own best record. In addition, it swept the top spots on iTunes album charts in many overseas regions such as Israel, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, and Indonesia, thereby achieving a career-high and solidifying it’s global position.
