Yaeji has returned with “booboo” – the first new music from the NYC-via-Seoul artist, producer, singer-songwriter, and DJ in a year. After a brief period of retreat from the club, while she recorded and released her 2023 debut With A Hammer.

“booboo” was performed during Yaeji’s Boiler Room DJ set at Brooklyn Mirage, followed by a live performance of the single during her performance at Pitchfork Music Festival. The track is a result of Yaeji’s recent period of deep introspection. On “booboo” Yaeji returns to the club with a new found self-liberation, locked in to her connection with mind, body and soul, surrounded by her friends and the underground dance community that inspired her to begin making music in the first place. For “booboo” Yaeji also reflects on 2017, the year of her break-out hit “Raingurl”.

You know the one time i wrote a banger that goes like
‘Rain make it rain gurl make it rain make it rain gurl make it’

You know that i wasn’t really ready at the time
‘Rain make it rain gurl make it rain make it rain gurl make it’

You know how the growing pains just don’t stop yeah
‘Rain make it rain gurl make it rain make it rain gurl make it’

You know what, i think I really know the joys of life
‘Rain make it rain gurl make it ’

Speaking further on the single, Yaeji explains:

“i think with anything – a little breathing room, a little break – distance makes the heart grow fonder. with the overpowering attention that came from raingurl, i took a break from clubbing, dance music, and the underground scene, but in that time away from it all, it’s allowed me to gain new perspective and a deeper appreciation for it. this year is the 10-year mark for many of the parties my friends and i used to go to, so booboo coming out now feels like full circle moment. and with my closest friends—who i’ve witnessed grow as DJs and start their own labels, throwing parties & having fun, all while creating a radical and safe space, it’s been so fun being their cheerleader and now rejoining them in the club, front right! “

Yaeji 2024 Tour Dates

August 23 at Lost Village Festival [Live Set] in Norton Disney, UK
August 24 at Field Day Festival [Live Set] in London, UK
September 6 at Festival Palomosa [ DJ Set] in Montreal, CA
September 21 at Outline Festival @ Knockdown Center [DJ Set] in Queens, NY
October 31 at Club To Club Festival [DJ Set] in Turin, Italy

Order “booboo” by Yaeji HERE