Despite it only being a single album, LE SSERAFIM and HYBE mean business with Spaghetti. Not only does the song arrive bolstered by a fleet of remixes and alternate versions, but it also boasts a J-Hope co-write and feature. In other words, this ship has been built too big to fail. I guess we must give it an “A” for sheer business savvy, but is the music itself any good?
For me, much of LE SSERAFIM’s discography so far has been fashion over function — half-baked ideas perfect for our meme-obsessed culture, fueled by catchphrases their agency hopes will spread amongst the widest possible audience. Prior to its debut, everything about Spaghetti felt pre-memed for easy consumption. But apart from its silly concept and visuals, the actual song has more meat on its bones than I expected. Dare I say this is the most fully-formed LE SSERAFIM title track we’ve heard in years?
Spaghetti moves between distinct segments. The first verse is airy and pleasant but doesn’t do much to flip the narrative. From here, the song jumps into a ridiculous chorus as the beat slaps with supercharged intensity. I’m a big fan of the production here. It’s just so nice to hear an instrumental that’s not deliberately subdued to the point of losing all its color. The vocal hook is sure to polarize, as it flirts heavily with annoyance. For me, it narrowly lands in the “fun” category, but I could see this going either way with time. As for the feature, I wasn’t expecting to enjoy J-Hope’s verse as much as I do. I wasn’t sure how he’d fit on a LE SSERAFIM track, but his cadence works especially well with this style of zany production. He kind of steals the show, which may not be the smartest move for a big, buzzy LE SSERAFIM comeback track. But as a HYBE family collaboration, Spaghetti is quite memorable.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 9 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8 |
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it’s catchy and fine… but still not a sound i wanna hear from them. gone are the days of le sserafim’s classy runway fashion music, aka their fearless debut mini album. i really thought we had something good going with crazy and hot’s progression, i thought we had a clear musical direction going! what a letdown.
this song feels like fearless and crazy’s lovechild. their very own zimzalabim except it’s drastically missing a bridge and a grandiose outro. j-hope 100% carries this song with his extra grittiness and i kinda wish this was a le sserafim song first and then came in with a j-hope remix. sigh.
le sserafim’s musical identity is so wonky. it meanders here and there. i guess they’re just going for a “i do whatever i want, i’m fearless and confident” vibe no matter what genre, but man, would i LOVE to hear them stick with a central-piece core sound instead of flip flopping every comeback.
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i wish the actual song was as strong as that cunty beat it has underlining it, but it’s danceable for me at the moment, even if the most interesting part is the hobi feature
ratings the same
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also i know she might not at all appeal to nick but cupcakke released her new album just now and i think its up there with the absolute best in her career, she really outdid herself not only lyrically (its just as sexually charged and comedic as the rest of her albums) but i didnt expect her to experiment with many genres throughout, including hyperpop, 80s and 2000s dance, and even city pop!
highlights:
like trust me when i say shes one of the best lyricists of her generation, her wordplay game is on POINT
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I liked it! this sounds like the LE SSERAFIM I really enjoyed during their debut year. the b-side is nice too.
for me this song is sisters with Kep1er’s Bubble Gum and BADVILLAIN’s THRILLER, all three have my favorite production on girl group songs of this year.
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I guess once in a while every group feels the need to have their own Zimzalabim/Sticker moment and LE SSERAFIM executed theirs quite well! In terms of their releases this year, Different and Hot really take the cake for me but Spaghetti is pretty decent. Eunchae’s nasally voice really fits in with its zany production and the adlibs from everyone (i.e blehs and blrrrps) are the cherry on top
However what on earth does “Bad b*tch in between your teeth” supposed to mean?? I’ve encountered a fair share of incoherent English lyrics in kpop that make 0 sense but this one leaves my brain buffering…
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ik! the edited version on mnet makes so much more sense “dont give a fork” and “bad dish in between your teeth” make so much more sense for this campy song
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yes exactly! idk why they didnt stick with that in the beginning since the cursing feels forced
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I just heard this on Music bank, no J-hope feature so my opinion might change. This is fun but not fun enough for me: I enjoy the campiness but if a song wants to be silly then it should go out, I’m thinking Crayon Pop with their structure. The visual execution was ambitious and done well though.
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In a world where one of the most classic sounding, melody based songs, “Golden”, has been ravaging the charts worldwide for months, and even NMIXX embraced (very successfully) a melodic chorus, here comes… “Spaghetti” 🥴 Mind you, I do love my Aespa crazy choruses and my Blackpink anti-choruses. I love “crazy” when it’s done well. This ain’t either great crazy nor great classic in my books 😦
J-Hope is killing it though. Blimey he’s grown so much in my eyes with his latest releases, I’m a fan!
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It’s solid, also a B from me. I enjoy this and Crazy much more than let’s say Hot or Easy. This kind of c**ty pop is what they’re here for. As someone mentioned above Kep1er’s Bubble Gum is very similiar, but I find Bubble Gum much better overall. I hope they stick with this style. It’s also nice to see that they emraced the gay/drag queen scene, which started with Crazy. In Spaghetti you see several Korean drag queens, which you really don’t see on such major releases.
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I love a fun diss track and this one is done right, it’s catchy and addictive. The concept is interesting and I love Sakura with short hair. Hobi’s verse is great too.
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i mean..it’s okay? I honestly just want another antifragile..
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It is as if Lesserafim covered God’s Menu with their more usual style. With a special guest, he of Chicken Noodle Soup, so may as well try food theming again. It was worth a try and a couple listens, I just don’t like it much in the end. I think kitsch sometimes hits well, and sometimes just doesn’t. For me, its a pass.
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I’m the type to lurk rather than comment, and I’m relatively new to this site (love reading everyone’s opinions!). But, this song really compelled me to express how much this reminds me of f(x). Sorry! I’m sure some people are sick of hearing how influential f(x) was, haha.
Spaghetti is giving me Pink Tape personality and quirk, meets 4 Walls (the album) production. It’s very Kick meets X. It’s quirky, yet polished and fashionable, and oddly fits in LE SSERAFIM discography, which I’ve concluded isn’t really about consistency but more so being on the pulse of pop culture, and being fashionable.
It’s definitely their most interesting release in a while for me. The production is fire, and in turn, feels like there’s more personality from the girls because the song demands it. But, I can’t help but feel like this release is just built up from Katseye’s Gnarly’s success and what HYBE learnt from it, and I worry that they’ll just switch to something that’s more vanilla for the next release.
It’s a 7 or 8 from me. J-Hope was also a pleasant surprise. I just wish the song had exploded at some point, in the form of a dance break or, dare I say, a Teddy-style outro.
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so i guess im the only one who thinks the production is…wack? I mean it sounds overly basic. I like the scratchy synth but its just so tame. And the chorus vocals dont mesh well with the rest of the song.
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I enjoyed it and don’t see myself getting tired of it anytime soon. I think it fits well within Lesserafim’s musicscape as well as their confident image. Also, J-hope is killing it with his verse which is expected.
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it’s fun. I like the instrumentals a lot
8.25/10 (8, 9, 8, 8) for me
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The first thing that came to my mind was a mix of Katseye’s “Gnarly” and Jhope’s Chicken Noodle Soup… and that’a Strike 1.
The fact that the song is called Spaghetti is Strike 2 (songs named after any food group usually are a hard NO for me…TheBoyz’ Nectar/Passion Fruit, and Ateez’ Lemon Drop are probably the only exceptions).
JHope and the ladies actually do a great job with whatever they are singing about here, but I really don’t care at all for a song like this.
I’ll say 7🫤
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LE SSERAFIM releasing a diss track for antis/haters is not in my 2025 bingo book at all. Well aside from the cuntiness & quirky element, this song actually played to their strength well especially sakura & eunchae vocal tone, while still being unique enough to showcase their expanding musical spectrum. The beat & chorus are quite addicting as well with every listen.
I am surprised that I enjoyed J-Hope parts in the song even though I usually dislike boygroups style of rap/noise music. Maybe his rap style complement this song & le sserafim vocals quite well.
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First of all, spaghetti, or any noodle, does not get stuck in people’s teeth. Not sure why they went with ‘Spaghetti’
The song itself is just ok for me. Probably one of their weaker singles. Went on a walk and listened to it a few times and it’s the chorus and post chorus hook that kill it for me. It just gets really tiring after a few listens.
Rest of the song I enjoyed. J. Hope did his thing. No issues there. Just that Chorus and Post Chorus Hook. It may be something I can listen to once in a while, but not a song I would have on repeat. And because of that, I gotta rate it pretty low. Which makes me sad, b/c LSF is probably one of my favorite active groups.
6.25 (5,7,5,8)
Lyrics were actually solid and I like the message. Would give that a 7.5
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This is a B, but u rate gnarly an F… ok.
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Gnarly grew on me.
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How would you rate it now?
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For me, I think Gnarly would be a 10/10!
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It’s easy fun with an interesting non-generic instrumental supporting it. I could always use more songs like this in my playlist.
Melodies got better with each listen. 8,9,8,9 = 8.5
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the hooks feel like the type to get annoying quickly but something about the way the rhythm of the topline fits over the beat really works for me. I like the octave effect on the chorus vocals too
jhope’s rap absolutely elevates the song–boy is it good to hear him rap again! I love his singing stuff too but his rapping charisma is off the charts
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Holy shit this is severe…
This sounds like a song that Kep1er rejected when they went with Bubble Gum.
Everything about this screams low budget. Are Hybe done with LSF already??
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It’s either they running out of ideas or just lazy or both. Not just HYBE tbh.
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In some ways I like it but’s also incredibly cringe.
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I hate this. It’s going in all my playlists.
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nobody is talking about the fact that j-hope got 2x the lines that every single girl got on the song. i’m never a line distribution person, but this is such a blatant greedy attempt with hybe at trying to earn a quick buck and they aren’t even trying to hide it. i’m so sick of this company man.
also nick, i have to agree with the other commenter. how does gnarly get an immediate F but this gets raved by you? do you like talk singing or not?? i hate literally both of these songs but i just don’t understand your criteria anymore. are you a music reviewer or a depends on my mood/how hot the girls are reviewer? its genuinely getting tough to take your music opinions seriously. i say this with love (and to be fair, a bit of bitterness, considering you’re by far the most popular kpop music reviewer out there)
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When a song has a rap feature, especially from an artist as big as Hobi, I usually want that feature to be a substantial addition to the song, which is the case here, and not a mere gimmick. I’m not sure why that’s “greedy” tbh. As if Hybe is the first kpop company that has two artists do a collab.
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about your first point, I would say that when going over the line distribution it would be nice to see this as artist feat.artist….that is as lsfm feat.jhope than each of the members separately. Given how big jhope is and how much he actually DID add to the song, I don’t mind at all. If we were to do it the way you say we might end up with a Boy With Luv feat.Halsey situation where I barely even remember her being in the song at all, doesn’t add all that much to it, except for her feature in the mv. Wouldn’t that look even MORE like hybe trying to earn a quick buck using jhope’s name alone?
and about the gnarly vs spaghetti…..I would say a few things here are definitely more palatable than in gnarly. This is much more of a conventional song than gnarly is, like here the talking is on beat whereas the second verse in gnarly is……oh talking about gnarly’s 2nd verse….lyrics. Like “bad bitch in bw ur teeth” is the only bad lyric I can think of from this song but in that one…….uhhh….. definitely many. The tempo here is also more sprightlier and danci-er. And most importantly, here i immediately understood that this was like not a song to be taken seriously…….whereas it took multiple performances of gnarly for me to get it there. And my ears still kinda die a lil bit from gnarly’s second verse……..
Neither song is personally great enough to love or to rave about but for now I like this more cuz of the above reasons. (I do like the gnarly choreo better tho) But these kinda songs do tend to thrive on recency bias and then die off a month later, so we shall see 🙂
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