Happy Valentine’s Day, readers! Whether you’re single-and-ready-to-mingle or fiercely committed to your significant other, our Valentine’s Day playlist is ready to conjure up every possible feeling. Take a journey through infatuation, despair, and true love with these solo artists and bands of Asian descent, all of whom have songs illustrating the emotional mayhem this day brings.
1. “OMG” – NewJeans
Although they debuted less than a year ago, HYBE girl group NewJeans has already made a mark on the industry with early hits like “Attention” and “Hype Boy.” Not only did the five-member girl group smash streaming records with both tracks, their Y2K aesthetic and R&B-influenced sound has launched them to the forefront of K-pop. Their newest release, “OMG,” is another high-energy, synthy, and trap drum-backed song, keen on creating butterflies in the listener’s stomach as the heart-eyed members sing about a dreamy crush.
Favorite Lyrics: “They keep asking me, ‘Who is he?’ / You really are — he’s the one that’s living in my system, baby.”
2. “Punching Bag” – Wallice
Japanese American singer-songwriter Wallice knows a thing or two about what an unrequited connection can lead to. In the lo-fi, mellow jam “Punching Bag,” she sings about the lengths one would go to keep a special person around, playing chicken with manipulative and self-destructive tactics. Between white lies and Hydro Flask-initiated schemes, Wallice convinces herself that she’s in the right, even if she’s not in her right mind.
Favorite Lyrics: “In my right mind less than half of the time/ I can be a punching bag.”
3. “Nobody Gets Me (Like You)” – Wallows
Many know alt-rock band Wallows because of lead vocalist
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