Earthquake (Jisoo song)

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"Earthquake"
Jisoo - Earthquake.png
Promotional graphic
Single by Jisoo
from the EP Amortage
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)
Studio
Genre Electropop
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Jisoo
  • Jack Brady
  • Jordan Roman
  • Sarah Troy
  • Sara Boe
Producer(s)
  • Blissoo
  • The Wavys
Jisoo singles chronology
"Flower"
(2023)		"Earthquake"
(2025)
Music video
"Earthquake" on YouTube

"Earthquake" is a song by South Korean singer Jisoo. It was released through Blissoo and Warner Records on February 14, 2025, as the lead single from her debut extended play, Amortage (2025). It marked Jisoo's first single under her own label since departing from YG Entertainment and Interscope Records as a solo artist in 2023. An electropop song about the excitement of new love, "Earthquake" was written by Jisoo with Jack Brady, Jordan Roman, Sarah Troy and Sara Boe, while it was produced by Blissoo and the Wavys.

Contents

"Earthquake" received positive reviews for its catchy quality and upgraded production as compared to her debut single "Flower" (2023). It became Jisoo's first number-one song on the US Billboard World Digital Songs chart and peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Global 200. The song also peaked at number 41 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and entered the top ten in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

An accompanying music video was directed by Christian Breslauer and uploaded on Jisoo's YouTube simultaneously with the single's release. It shows the singer dealing with an unexpected text message from her lover at work and being interrogated with a lie detector test about her true feelings for him. To promote the song, Jisoo performed at the South Korean music program Inkigayo and on her fanmeet tour Lights, Love, Action! in Asia. The song received a nomination for Best K-Pop at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.

Background and release

Jisoo announced her departure from YG Entertainment for solo activities in December 2023 and established her own label named Blissoo in February 2024. [1] On January 26, 2025, she revealed that she would be releasing her debut extended play Amortage on Valentine's Day. [2] She announced on January 28 that she had signed a global label deal with Warner Records for her solo music. [3] On February 4, Jisoo unveiled the tracklist and credits for the EP, including the lead single "Earthquake". [4] [5] The same day, she released a concept poster for the single, which provided a hint with the phrase: "Wake up, electric touch." [6] She later released a music video teaser on February 12, followed by a poster for the music video on February 13, which contained a Polaroid of Jisoo with lettering for "Earthquake" and the caption "One day left, D-1". [7] "Earthquake" was released as the lead single of Amortage alongside the rest of the EP on February 14. [8]

Composition and lyrics

"Earthquake" has been described as a "shape-shifting, electronic-pop" song with a "hook-laden production" reminiscent of Britney Spears' "experimental-yet-accessible" music and as addictive as Kylie Minogue's "Padam Padam" (2023). [9] [10] The song combines electronic sounds with Jisoo's attractive voice, and contains a Korean sound similar to her previous single "Flower" and a repetitive chorus. [11] Lyrically, it expresses the "excitement of starting a love and intense feelings toward the other person". [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Writing for NME , Crystal Bell praised "Earthquake" as an evolution of the "magnetic syncopation" of Jisoo's single "Flower" with a "fuller, more dynamic production", which she felt enhanced the singer's vocals and helped her delivery feel "more assured and expressive". [14] Billboard 's Jeff Benjamin ranked it as the second-best song from Amortage, finding it the "most impactful track" and best-suited as a single to mark her first solo comeback in two years with a bang. He noted the song's "similar catchy quality" to "Flower" with a "noticeably upgraded sophistication" and commended the progress Jisoo made in two years to improve her craft. [9] ScreenRant described "Earthquake" as one of the EP's "highest points", finding the partially empty chorus "beneficial to the rest of the song in how her vocals are woven into the instrumental." [15]

Accolades

"Earthquake" won two first-place awards on South Korean music programs. The song was also nominated for the Best K-Pop award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. [16]

Music program awards
ProgramDateRef.
Inkigayo March 2, 2025 [17]
M Countdown February 27, 2025 [18]

Music video

The official music video for "Earthquake" was directed by Christian Breslauer and released alongside the single on February 14, 2025 on Jisoo's YouTube channel. [19] It was preceded by a music video teaser released two days earlier on February 12. [20] In the video, Jisoo picks up her phone while working in an office to respond to an unexpected text message from her lover. [21] However, her phone is snatched out of her hands and placed into an evidence bag before she can press send. [22] She is interrogated by an officer played by actor Cha Seung-won with a lie detector test about her true feelings for her love interest. [23] Jisoo gets in a car that breaks through the interrogation room and begins to drive. [24]

Live performances

On February 16, 2025, Jisoo performed "Earthquake" live for the first time on the South Korean music program Inkigayo broadcast by SBS. [25] She performed the song again on the program on February 23. [26] Jisoo also performed the song on Lights, Love, Action!, a fanmeet tour spanning seven cities across Asia. [27] "Earthquake" was later included in Blackpink's Deadline World Tour setlist as a part of Jisoo's solo set. [28]

Track listing

  1. "Earthquake" – 3:10
  1. "Earthquake" (Sam Feldt remix) – 2:29

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Amortage. [29]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Earthquake"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousFebruary 14, 2025Original [19]
Italy Radio airplay Warner Italy [44]
VariousMarch 14, 2025
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Sam Feldt remix
  • Blissoo
  • Warner
 [45]

See also

References

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