Content creator and streamer LookSam recently shared his personal thoughts on CORTIS's lyrics during a broadcast.
Discussing the group's approach to hip-hop within an idol framework, LookSam said that if they intend to continue in that direction, they either need to fully commit to it or make adjustments while developing their own style of hip-hop.
He also addressed the lyrical reference to singer-songwriter Hanroro. Speaking from his perspective as a music listener rather than as a streamer, LookSam said he did not view the reference as a "shoutout," a diss, or an expression of respect. Instead, he believed there was no deeper meaning behind it and that Hanroro's name was simply used to make the rhyme work, joking that it was essentially a play on "Pororo" and Hanroro."
Netizen Reactions
The sampled discussion from online community users reflects largely critical and frustrated reactions regarding the lyric choices and the perceived lack of sincerity.
1. I already hate when people randomly use things just to force a rhyme, but if they really respected the artist, there's no way the title of a song like "0+0" would be used in lyrics about increasing their bank balance. They clearly used it without much thought and then just tried to pass it off as "respect." I really hate t hat lack of sincerity.
2. I saw a critic mention that because they're trying to do hip-hop learned through an idol framework, their lack of experience really shows, and I totally agree. That's probably why it feels so thoughtless and meaningless—it feels like they can only put out what they were taught, nothing more.
3. A shoutout? I thought they were popular because their concept doesn't have some grand message behind it and is just genuinely lighthearted, so why does everyone keep trying to assign deeper meaning to everything and analyze it...?
4. If you want to be an idol, be an idol, and if you want to be a wannabe rapper, be a wannabe rapper—just pick one. At least educate the kids first; watching their own variety content, they seem all over the place and honestly kind of lacking basic manners.
5. It totally made me think of that comment on TheQoo the other day saying that if it had been soybean paste soup, seaweed soup, and Jeon Jungkook, people would've made an even bigger fuss lol ah f*** ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
6. For real, what pisses me off is that they clearly just picked a female artist who was an easy name to use, without any real meaning behind it.
7. For real, it's just like Pororo and Hanroro. Did they just use Hanroro because it rhymed? If it were just about rhyming, they would've used another successful senior idol group lol They would've written different lyrics.
8. It honestly comes across as rude because they just threw it in there without any real meaning. I've never seriously listened to Hanroro's music, and the same goes for CORTIS, but even i feel that way. I have no personal feelings toward either of them, and it still doesn't make sense to me lol. Honestly, they probably used her because they thought she was an easy target and assumed the fans would defend them. I agree with the comment asking whether they would've been able to throw Jeon Jungkook's name in there like that lol.
9. For real, if they're idols and not actual hardcore underground rappers, they need to read the room and mind the public since they make a living off of fans.
10. Looking at them, i feel like even though people criticize HYBE, HYBE's strategy for building buzz really does work, i didn't like them from the beginning, but they're still high on the charts, which means the public likes them. People were saying they were popular even before they started climbing the charts, and then they really did end up ranking high lol.
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