"Blue" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Zerobaseone. It was released on February 24, 2025, by WakeOne, serving as the title track from Blue Paradise, the band's fifth Korean-language EP.
On February 3, 2025, WakeOne announced that Zerobaseone's fifth Korean-language EP titled Blue Paradise will be released on February 24.[1] After five days, WakeOne posted the poster of Zerobaseone's title track "Blue" on the group's social media accounts.[2] On February 17, a snippet of the track was released on Zerobaseone official TikTok account and runs for 24 seconds and presumably highlights the hook of the single.[3] The teasers of the single were released on February 19 and 22, respectively.[4][5]
"Blue" has a runtime of three minute and two seconds. The song was written, co-composed, and co-arranged by Kenzie along with Andrew Choi, No2zcat and Jsong.[6] Musically, the single features an alternative dance-pop genre, and the contrast between the cool synth sound and emotional vocals gives a mysterious refreshing feeling.[7] Lyrically, it capitalizes on the ambivalent meaning of the word, singing about a "fated love that's sad, but that's why it's so beautiful".[8] The song is composed in the key of F major with a tempo of 124 beats per minute.[9]
The music video for "Blue" was released in conjunction with their fifth Korean-language EP.[10] It showcases how Zerobaseone's members embarks on a journey to find 'Blue Paradise' where the video concludes that the future is full of unpredictable mysteries, but that these experiences will make us grow as people.[8]
^Kim, Ji-hye (February 8, 2025). 제로베이스원, 미니 5집 타이틀 곡은 ‘블루’... 미스터리 청량 [Zerobaseone, the title song of the 5th mini album is 'Blue'... Mysterious and refreshing]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2025.
^@ZB1_official (February 17, 2025). 'BLUE' TikTok 선공개 ['BLUE' TikTok pre-release] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Twitter.
^Jung, Hee-yeon (February 20, 2025). '컴백 D-4' 제로베이스원, 미스터리+청량 극대화...'블루' 뮤비 티저 공개 ['Comeback D-4' Zerobaseone, Mystery+Refreshing Maximization...'Blue' Music Video Teaser Released]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2025.
^ abKim, Ye-na (February 24, 2025). "너에게 닿기를"…제로베이스원, 세상 끝까지 함께할 우리의 '블루' [쥬크박스] ["To reach you"...Zerobaseone, our 'Blue' that will be with you until the end of the world [Jukebox]]. Xports News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
^"BLUE". TuneBat. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
