Song by ZEROBASEONE – Iconik
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ZEROBASEONE’s title tracks have ranged in sound, but the last few have taken a bright, anthemic pop approach with effusive choruses. Iconik‘s funk-infused sound feels closer to their excellent 2025 b-side Devil Game. I’ve always thought Devil Game would have made a killer title track and I definitely prefer it over this. Early reports around Iconik teased it as a mixture of Michael Jackson and EXO’s Love Me Right, which is practically a fever dream for me. I hear those influences here and there throughout the song, but the final product is much more reserved than I had hoped.
This echoes a general complaint I have about K-pop at the moment. Nobody goes for it anymore. If you’re doing an MJ-inspired funk track, you better find the biggest, stickiest beat you can and go for broke with a sense of scale, passion and flair. Iconik swerves and coasts, but it rarely hits or punches. The opening verse is too languid for its own good and the chorus feels far less impactful than it should. The post-chorus chant comes closest to bringing the force I’m looking for, but I wish we could hear this energy withing a melodic structure rather than a chant. My fondness for ZEROBASEONE and this genre will be enough to make Iconik a very minor standout on my playlist, but it’s hard not to be a bit disappointed when they’ve already released a stronger version of this earlier in the year
[Intro: Zhang Hao]
Mm
[Verse 1: Zhang Hao, Han Yujin, Seok Matthew, Park Gunwook]
I’m sitting up alone in my bedroom
Rising imaginations
Even if they’re silly, it’s so good (So good)
Nothing is impossible
Spinning in my head melody (To me)
Draws a shining galaxy
Before my eyes reality
Living out my fantasies, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Kim Taerae, Kim Gyuvin, Kim Jiwoong, Park Gunwook]
I’m turning into who I have dreamed
They say ordinary, no legendary, extraordinary
Cuz you, it feels like I can do anything
That moment reflected starting light like
[Chorus: Sung Hanbin, Park Gunwook, Kim Taerae]
Boom
On top of the moon (Moon)
No gravity stopping us, just follow me (Go)
This iconic, electronic (Hahahaha)
Groove
Get wilder move
For anything dangerous, just jump right in
Touch down
[Interlude: Sung Hanbin, Zhang Hao, Sung Hanbin & Zhang Hao]
Let the rhythm flow through your body (Uh)
(Ah) You got it (Ah)
(Ho) You, come on (Ayy, uh, ah, ooh)
I got it (Ooh, yeah)
We can make history, yes, I know that (Oh, ah)
[Refrain: Ricky]
You, you got it (You got it, babe)
What we do is iconic (You got it truly)
Yes, true, they want it
What we got is iconic (Hey, yeah)
[Verse 2: Kim Gyuvin, Park Gunwook, Kim Jiwoong, Seok Matthew]
When I look into your eyes (Come on)
Zap, like lightning, I pass you by (Pass you by)
A spark ignites in this moment
Now you and me in sync
Come with me time travel
Through the space and time next level
You know it, eyes ahead, we race and shout
We can make it real, ain’t no doubt
As the world begins to change
Even the ending never say never
The one that you’re needing the most
Yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Zhang Hao, Han Yujin, Kim Taerae, Ricky]
I see you beyond my wildest dreams
They say ordinary, no legendary, extraordinary
Cuz you, it feels like I can do anything (Anything)
That moment reflected starting light like
[Chorus: Zhang Hao, Han Yujin, Sung Hanbin]
Boom (Oh)
On top of the moon
No gravity stopping us, just follow me
This iconic, electronic
Groove
Get wilder move
For anything dangerous, just jump right in
Touch down
[Bridge: Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae]
(Ah) Let’s take it away, I’m feeling so free
The moon above us now shines vividly
Blinding bright shining
Finally I think I get it, we are
[Post-Bridge: Sung Hanbin]
Iconic (Ah)
We got it
Iconic
Woah
[Chorus: Park Gunwook, Kim Gyuvin, Kim Jiwoong, Sung Hanbin]
Boom
On top of the moon
No gravity stopping us, just follow me (No gravity stopping us)
This iconic, electronic
Groove
Get wilder move (Get wilder move)
For anything dangerous, just jump right in (Baby)
Touch down (Baby)
[Refrain: Zhang Hao, Han Yujin & Kim Taerae, Ricky, Sung Hanbin]
You, you got it (Ah)
What we do is iconic (You, come on, ooh)
Yes, true, they want it
What we got is iconic (Oh, woah)
You, you got it
What we do is iconic (Ooh)
Yes, true, they want it (Yeah)
What we got is, what we got is iconic, ah
