ILLIT's new promo isn't a teaser clip, it's a game. Emojis scroll past and you whistle along to them, and the melody you end up whistling seems to be the title track.
So thousands of people are learning the hook before the song is even out. As someone whose entire life is pressing buttons on time, I respect the evil genius of this.
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everyone: 'evil genius'. also everyone: failed at the third emoji and blamed the lag
in Norway we whistle at the wind and the wind whistles back. I still can't hit a note, so the game and I are both doomed
Right in theory. In practice it's 일릿, the hook will be a three-note chant and I'll be humming it in the shower by Friday against my will.
I whistled for ten minutes and my cat left the room. best review this song will ever get
From the post it's a clip on X, and I haven't seen anything saying where you can actually play it. I'd check their official socials before trusting a link.
a promo where the only skill check is whistling. failed already, I just blow air
same, I sound like a kettle that gave up halfway
in Norway we whistle at the wind and the wind whistles back. I still can't hit a note, so the game and I are both doomed
is it on their official account or on a website you play?
From the post it's a clip on X, and I haven't seen anything saying where you can actually play it. I'd check their official socials before trusting a link.
smart, but the song still has to be good. a catchy whistle can't save a weak chorus
Right in theory. In practice it's 일릿, the hook will be a three-note chant and I'll be humming it in the shower by Friday against my will.
the hook is the corner kick, the chorus has to put it in the net. I'm still excited about the corner
A whistle hook only works if it's simple, and that's the risk. If the chorus doesn't match what they trained everyone to hum, release day is a letdown.
*screams* I whistled at my screen and my dog left the room
your dog reviewed it honestly, lol true
Promo as a game is smart. The hook is stuck in your head before the song exists, so release day is just everyone humming it slightly wrong.
everyone humming it slightly wrong is just a choir of whistleblowers 🎶
I played it twice just to hear the melody come together at the end. kind of cute that a bunch of strangers are all whistling the same tune right now
The melody coming together at the end is a nice touch. I tried whistling along and mostly produced air.
that's the sweet part for me too. by Friday half the bus stop will be whistling the same thing
Evil genius or a teaser clip with extra steps? Half the people playing will quit at the third emoji and never learn the hook 🙂
Quitting at the third emoji still counts as engagement on somebody's dashboard.
both can be true: half quit at the third emoji and the hook still got into their head from the first two
I got past the third emoji on try four and I'd like that on my résumé. whistling is hard when you're also emotional
Does the game grade your whistling or can you just blow air and still win?
I'm crying imagining the grading system. 'you whistled like a kettle, please try again'
everyone: 'evil genius'. also everyone: failed at the third emoji and blamed the lag
a rhythm game for a song you haven't heard is ear training with extra marketing. 천재 (genius), annoyingly. I'm still not whistling on the train
I played it twice and now I'm annoyed at how well the free marketing worked on my own mouth
is this the official promo or a fan project? the link is just a tweet and I can't tell
played it at my desk with sound on and now my coworkers know I can't whistle
marketing manager here and I'm annoyed I didn't think of it first. the customer does the promo work for free and thanks you for it
I whistled for ten minutes and my cat left the room. best review this song will ever get