Hearken to H1-KEY’s unique playlist to accompany The Cowl

H1-KEY, this week’s star of The Cowl on NME, have shared an unique playlist to accompany the story’s launch.

This week (June 17), the South Korean quartet turn out to be the first-ever Ok-pop woman group to grace The Cowl, a renewal of NME’s dedication to supporting rising expertise throughout the globe on a weekly foundation. Each week, a rising artist will function on The Cowl – you may learn the profile of H1-KEY right here, written by Gladys Yeo and that includes images by Sewon Jun.

To accompany The Cowl, H1-KEY have curated an unique playlist for NME, knowingly titled ‘Low-key Bops, Excessive-key on Repeat’. It’s a set of 16 earworms that the woman group are at present in love with, that includes songs from fellow Ok-pop teams NewJeans and TREASURE, hits by Missy Elliott, Britney Spears, and extra. Hearken to the complete playlist on Spotify beneath and on Apple Music.

Seoi kicks off the playlist with woman teams and boybands, with 5 Seconds of Summer time, Citizen Queen and One Route, plus Ok-pop hitmaker Zico of Block B. However, Riina mixes issues up together with her eclectic style, choosing South Korean indie band The Volunteers, fellow woman group NewJeans, English DJ Riton and rock icons Radiohead.

Hwiseo exhibits her fondness for pop rock with favourites by P!nk, Halsey and Avril Lavigne, in addition to a fan favorite B-side from Ok-pop boyband TREASURE. In the meantime, Yel’s love for traditional hits shines by means of in her decisions of songs by Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and Missy Elliott, whereas additionally shouting out newer acts like Lakeyah.

On this week’s The Cowl, H1-KEY talk about their upcoming mini-album ‘Love or Hate’ and the therapeutic energy of music. “Since ‘Rose Blossom’, we’ve been taking the lead on that in Ok-pop – a minimum of, I wish to assume that we're,” Seoi says. “The themes of hope and braveness, we’re hoping that [listeners] empathise and determine with that.”

Learn the complete Cowl story with H1-KEY right here and see who else has been on The Cowl right here.