Suzy Makes A Breezy Return As A Singer With ‘Satellite’

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Celebrated for her abilities to embody nuanced characters on television shows and films, Bae Suzy (monomously known as Suzy) makes her highly anticipated return to the music scene with “Satellite.” The digital single comes four years after the release of the vocalists’ January 2018 EP Faces of Love. 

Co-written by the multifaceted artist, “Satellite” is an alt-rock track with a crisp percussion-string arrangement and synth guiding the melody. The single’s soundscape holds an uncanny resemblance to the English pop-rock band Lawson’s sonic identity with a few cues inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Enchanted,” especially the manner in which Suzy has stylized her vocal performance. 

The track opens on a punchy note with an amalgamation of soaring guitar riffs and synth before the tempo drops, unveiling a minimalistic rock melody as she sings: ” Why’d you go that far?/ You knew I was coming/ How could you go away?/ You know what I wish for.” With the sonic cycle repeating throughout the track, “Satellite” concludes with a wistful melody, fading out with a clean ensemble of guitar riffs and synth.

Expressing longing, love and melancholy, Suzy’s breathy vocalizations narrate the tale of a recently heartbroken protagonist wrestling with the agony of not experiencing love. Drawing a parallel between their existence to that of a satellite, the track’s lyrical perspective further paints the picture of an individual unable to detach themselves from the relationship, ultimately pushing them to commit to the idea of orbiting around their love interest: “Why’d you go that far?/ You knew I was coming/ How could you go away?/ You know what I wish for/ I spin around you just like a satellite.”

Though comfortable with the idea of orbiting around someone, the protagonist shares their anguish over never rekindling the connection: “I’m always around you/ I shine over you/ I’m a satellite and I can never reach you.”

The music video takes an interpretive choreography route, with Street Woman Fighter’s Monika performing the dance recital. Donned in an asymmetrical white ensemble, Monika begins the performance in a dark corridor, eventually swaying through various interiors and rooms in an abandoned building, The fluid choreography is fitting to the track’s somber soundscape, elevating “Satellite’s” overall appeal. 

Making her debut with JYP Entertainment’s former girl group Miss A, Suzy has forged an unmatched identity as one of South Korea’s most sought-after actors. Most recently, the actress starred in Netflix’s hit K-drama Start-Up as the main lead and also participated in the drama’s OST album.