Yaeji, releases “Pondeggi.” The song-title is an homage to Beondegi, a traditional intergenerational Korean street food made of silkworms, and schoolyard hand-clap game that serves as the foundation for the track’s beat. “Pondeggi.” Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Thomas Huang, and made with the assistance of Artifacts (@artifacts_lab), a new venture for experiments in art and ai powered by Microsoft, the video stars Yaeji alongside Uhm Jung-hwa, with a cameo from co-producer Enayet. In the video, Yaeji takes the form of a silkworm, rescued by her guardian angel. Through the human-to-human connection of hand clapping, they work together to save the metamorphosis cycle from being disrupted by a techno-witch, played by Uhm Jung-hwa.

Yaeji is a true multi-artist, producer, vocalist and DJ, whose dance floor-ready tracks have made her an in demand producer. Yaeji is featured on Charli XCX’s album Charli and Sampha’s latest album Lahai, has gone onto produce remixes for Dua Lipa, and Robyn, collaborate with the beloved Seoul-based artist OHHYUK, and headline worldwide tours, and launch her bespoke lifestyle webstore JI-MART.

In 2024 Yaeji traveled to Japan to present at the CrunchyRoll Awards and returned to her studio to work on new music which resulted in collaborations – “Pink Ponies” with Teddy Geiger for the Transa compilation, “Believe In Ya” with T-Pain and Girl Talk, an original track for Netflix’s Jentry Chau vs the Underworld soundtrack – and her kinetic summer club track “booboo.” Yaeji premiered “booboo” at a return to Boiler Room this summer.

“Pondeggi” Lyrics:

little by little the truth becomes clear
whether u like it or not, it’ll appear
stumble and crumble
for nothing
will power savings
for punching

꿈이라해서 걷다가 달려봤지 (said it was a dream, so i walked, then started running)
seeing how it is, forgot my other senses
walking until no more talking
talking until no more

itty bitty rhyme
in a time that’s violent
far far by, it’s a trick, co-pilot
watch where you’re going
head distraction
keep keep scrolling
til you’re rolling in passive

rats and pigeons and cockroach families
lives we hold dear
lives forgetting
미래를 보는 예지능이 없더라도 (even if we don’t have clairvoyance)
we know better

꿈틀대다가 놓쳐버린 나의 꿈
(took my sweet old time and i let my dreams slip)
isn’t it a crime to turn away from real you

look into my eyes
look into my eyes
look into my

looking for a ride
looking for a ride
looking for a

time is a weapon and
it’ll weaponize you
doom doom scroll
on a boom boom
shadow ban
normalized you
watermelon censorship
binary view
they’re tryna hide it from you

(pondeggi counting from 1-18)

itty bitty rhyme
in a time that’s violent
far far by, it’s a trick, co-pilot
watch where you’re going
head distraction
keep keep scrolling
til you’re rolling in passive

rats and pigeons and cockroach families
lives we hold dear
lives forgetting
미래를 보는 예지능이 없더라도
(even if we don’t have clairvoyance
we know better)

꿈틀대다가 놓쳐버린 나의 꿈
(took my sweet old time and i let my dreams slip)
isn’t it a crime to turn away from real you

look into my eyes
look into my eyes
look into my

looking for a ride
looking for a ride
looking for a

time is a weapon and
it’ll weaponize you
doom doom scroll
on a boom boom
shadow ban
normalized you
watermelon censorship
binary view
they’re tryna hide it from you

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