The opening song of the Seoul concert was their most recent title song, "BEBE." It leaves a strong impression because it contrasts with the image that STAYC has created during their teenage years. In the concert’s VCR, STAYC narrated their metamorphosis.
In the audience were B.E.P, Jeon Gun, Park Nam Jung, and others who were the first fans and the roots of STAYC. STAYC's Sumin looked at all the fans including them and said through tears, "I'm worried because people can't be together forever. STAYC members and fans are so precious and I want to be together for a long time."
Member Sieun was worried when recording "Twenty" in 2024 didn't go as well as she had hoped, but now she’s come to realize how good the song is on stage. In 2024, RADO PD said that Twenty feels like speeding in a car. However, “Fakin’” is a better fit as the first song on the album Metamorphic. These songs may soon leave 2022’s “YOUNG LUV” in the past.
The songs ISA receives always rely on her voice. She is a part of the song. Her acting isn’t that of an actress—it’s reality itself, and the audience can’t let their guard down. This tension is similar to the pressure that Yoon shows on her face in the real world. If ISA had not caught a bad cold in early April, we would have seen a clearer version of her.
Yoon’s part in “BEAUTIFUL MONSTER” is like a signal that STAYC has arrived—and is there to rule. You can check it from 52 seconds into the "BEAUTIFUL MONSTER" video. Wherever her voice is heard, everyone—audience and performers alike—knows it’s STAYC’s moment. Now I understand why Yoon was so drawn to that signature sound in “BEBE”—she couldn’t let it go. The “easy listening” propaganda—“High notes hurt my ears”—which swept Korea shortly after the release of “BEAUTIFUL MONSTER” in July 2022, has now lost its ground. If your ears hurt, I suggest turning down the volume.