Bop Shop: Songs From Doechii, Sunmi, The Beths, And More

Bop Shop: Songs From Doechii, Sunmi, The Beths, And More




The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is complicated. Playlists and streaming-service suggestions can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new?


Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre and can add anything — it's a snapshot of what's on our minds and what sounds good. We'll keep it fresh with the latest music, however expect a number of oldies nevertheless goodies) every once in a while, also. Get ready: The Bop Shop is currently open for business.





  • Broadside: “One Last Time”



    I first fell in love with Broadside’s music last year and have since devoured their entire rock-solid, emotionally cathartic discography as I patiently waited for new music. This Tuesday, the Richmond-formed musical group delivered. “One Last Time” combines a catchy melody with introspective lyrics soaked in nostalgia as vocalist Oliver Baxxter longs to get back to a time whenever things felt better. “Can’t you visualize / All this irony / Wanting what we had, although we had what we wanted / Back any time we wanted / Back, back as soon as we wanted it.” It’s the best addition to your summer playlist and a crucial reminder to appreciate the current moment. —Farah Zermane






  • Doechii: “Bitch I’m Nice”



    Doechii’s at the height of her career and it’s only going up from here. Relishing in her rising stardom, she catwalks through concert venues with witty bars and an infectious beat. Her flourishing, lavish lifestyle is the result of her being one of the most lyrically-engaging rappers in the game now. —Gwyn Cutler





  • Jay Park: “Need to Know”



    2022 has turned out to be Jay Park’s renaissance. After the release of romantic singles “Ganadara” and “Thoughts of You,” the king of K-hip-hop shows fans a different side of himself with “Need to Know,” a breezy R&B track designed to soundtrack a torrid romance. Reuniting with frequent collaborator Cha Cha Malone, Park combines classic ’90s-style production elements with his effortlessly dynamic vocals to prepare construct a modern love song. The music video is like a rom-com filled with all your preference tropes (think boomboxes and drive-in movies), and with a melody bound to get stuck in your head, “Need to Know” could be a brilliant addition to all your summer playlists. —Sarina Bhutani






  • Sunmi: “Heart Burn”



    Feeling summer fever over someone? Sunmi can relate. Unlike most upbeat summer tracks, there really is a sentimental and dreamy vibe with its percussion sounds and chimes, summoning the burning magma bubbling via veins you may experience as soon as beginning to feel an attraction and connection with someone. “Oh, my, I’m getting breathless / as soon as you look at me,” she sings hypnotically. “I am getting hot, oh, my! / Is it due to the heat?” It certainly is the heat of passion. —Athena Serrano






  • The Beths: “Expert in a Dying Field”



    New Zealand indie-rock quartet The Beths have routinely had a knack for making love’s cruel sting feel a little softer, thanks to their stunning four-part harmonies, incisive lyrics, and catchy choruses. Their latest allocating, which also serves because the title track to their forthcoming album (out September 16), delivers on every level. Over a understated production, lead singer Elizabeth Stokes applies the scientific method to romance, consulting both memory and nature in attempts to create sense of the scars left by past relationships. Perhaps her most astute observation is her least conclusive, because the track builds into buzzing guitars and thrashing drums, and she notes, “Love is learned after awhile / ’Til you’re an expert in a dying field.” —Carson Mlnarik






  • Yuna: “Risk It All”



    Yuna’s been bitten by the passion bug and she’s itching to give into its glorious indications. Hesitant although infatuated, Yuna’s willing to stake everything to cultivate a romance as soft and organic as flower’s petals along with a kitten’s fur. Her relaxing cadence is bound to lull you into a tranquil stupor that’ll have you twirling around starry-eyed in the summer sunshine. “Let me tell you what I’ve been thinking about,” she sings. “Love is on my mind, yeah I’m freakin’ out.” —Gwyn Cutler





  • Chung Ha: “Sparkling”



    There’s a reason Chung Ha remains one of South Korea’s most successful soloists, and her newly released track “Sparkling” is proof. Because the opening single off her EP Bare and Rare, Pt. 1, “Sparkling” is a high-energy, hyperpop love song that’s brilliant for summer. The track, which specifics the emotions of an exhilarating fling, layers ’80s-inspired synths with Chung Ha’s clear and powerful vocals for a bop that feels at once retro and contemporary. Accompanied by a pastel-explosion of a music video that takes place under the sea, Chung Ha truly sparkles in a myriad of bedazzled silhouettes, performing lively choreography designed to go viral. With each comeback, Chung Ha prepares an exhilarating experience for fans, keeping them regularly in anticipation for what’s to come next. If “Sparkling” resembles all that is Part 1, then we are in for a treat with Part 2, due later this year. —Sarina Bhutani






  • Jessie Reyez: “Fraud”



    Jessie Reyez has experimented with all kinds of sonic makeup, nevertheless the throughline in all her work is a unflinching rawness. “Fraud,” her first single of 2022, is no exception. This angst-filled, anti-toxicity anthem is lyrically dig immediately after dig, as she spits out lines like, “Bitch ass, you a fucking dog,” and “The lies don’t hurt bad because the memories do.” Then she gets soft on the chorus: “Hands high in case you love somebody that don’t love you back / Hands high in case you know that they’re no good for you.” You could feel the pain in every line, as she simplifies a unhealthy relationship into a relatable and resonating bop. You find catharsis alongside her at the end once she admits, “My therapist was like, ‘This gotta be a rap.’” —Carson Mlnarik













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