Bach 'might have no choice but to dance’: Girl group Meovv goes classically spooky with ‘Ddi Ro Ri’

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The episode discusses the girl group Meovv's new EP 'Bite Now' and its lead single 'Ddi Ro Ri', which features a classical music influence.

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. Summer is here, and girl group Meovv is kicking off June by cooling things down with a dose of uncanny spookiness in its latest lead single, "Ddi Ro Ri." With its second EP, "Bite Now," the girl group is declaring itself as a big cat this time, a bolder and sharper leap forward that member Gawon described by using the initials of the lead track's title, "DRR" — "Different, real and raw." "This album shows our more genuine selves," the Meovv member said during a press showcase for the girl group's second EP, "Bite Now," held at Cube Convention Center in western Seoul on Monday. "You'll be able to see Meovv with our raw wildness this time — like tigers." Meovv's second EP, "Bite Now," comes a year after its first EP, "My Eyes Open VVide" (2025), and eight months since digital single "Burning Up" (2025). The album features five songs: the lead track, "Ddi Ro Ri," and B-sides, "Hit 'Em," "In My Hands," "Favorite Song" and "Revenge." The lead single, "Ddi Ro Ri," sampled Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor," combining the classic's dramatic melody line with Meovv's chic, intense flair — and a touch of spookiness. The…

Topics covered

• K-pop
• music
• girl group
• EP release
• classical music influence
• spooky aesthetics

Keywords

• Meovv
• Ddi Ro Ri
• Bite Now
• K-pop
• classical music
• Bach
• Toccata and Fugue
• EP release
• spooky

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meovv

Books & works: Ddi Ro Ri, Bite Now, My Eyes Open VVide, Burning Up, Toccata and Fugue in D minor

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