In a couple of months some mysterious cabal will crown a ‘Song of the Summer,’ with songs such as Taylor Swift’s ‘Karma,’ Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers,’ and Morgan Wallen’s ‘Last Night’ already vying for the title.

I want to put an early vote in for ‘Cupid,’ the breakout single by K-Pop girl group Fifty Fifty. This song has reached a growing audience through a sped-up TikTok version and an English-language ‘Twin version,’ as well as the original Korean version presented here. It’s a bouncy, glittery, yet somehow melancholy, song about unrequited love. I guarantee it will get stuck in your head.

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