The songs have instantly drawn attention.
Koreaboo
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HYBE‘s upcoming global girl group PRELUDE is already making noise before its official debut after teasing new music.
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The three members who have already been decided — former Dream Academy contestants Lexie, Emily, and Samara — recently shared a few short teasers of tracks “We Ride” and “Party B4 The Party” created for World Scout: The Final Piece. The survival show will decide the fourth and final member of the group.
Oh prelude music will eat 🔥🔥😭😭😭they made a song for the finale Party b4 the party from scratch for the girls pic.twitter.com/gm8IQWAake
— PRELUDE OFFICIAL NEWS 🗞️🪽🤍🖤 (@thefinalpiec1) March 31, 2026
We ride RNB TRACK BY PRELUDE💿🤍📸✍️🔥🔥🔥🥹 pic.twitter.com/NKvV5mTKoJ
— PRELUDE OFFICIAL NEWS 🗞️🪽🤍🖤 (@thefinalpiec1) March 31, 2026
What caught fans off guard wasn’t just the sound. It was the fact that members Lexie, Samara, and Emily appear to have taken part in producing the songs themselves. That detail quickly became the focus online. particularly among fans of their sister group KATSEYE.
Many were surprised that PRELUDE seems to have creative input this early, while KATSEYE’s discography has not shown the same level of member involvement. The HYBE x Geffen girl group’s discography has often drawn backlash for songs like “Gnarly” and “Internet Girl.”
As a result, many fans questioned why one group is given more freedom, while the other appears more controlled. Others went further, suggesting KATSEYE was treated more like a test project rather than a fully developed artist group.
now tell me why katseye isnt allowed to make their own music?? tf is this bullshit https://t.co/RtM1vnbuRW
— sop 👑🗝️🐚🛡️⚓️🍒 (@sopseye) March 31, 2026
katseye was really an experiment the way this song sounds already better than their whole discography omg 😭 https://t.co/fdGyQZm8oQ
— 𝜗𝜚 (@baesfilms) March 31, 2026
so katseye is really the experiment https://t.co/lVfKWrxCKX
— ginger victorian child hater (@KInquiry50597) March 31, 2026
everybody defending this new katseye song better not be whining and crying if that prelude group ends up getting better music… katseye r being used as singing dancing billboards w badly written “earworm” songs, its cheap and will never get them recognized as authentic artists
— ★ gecqua fans nyc (@sarpongz) March 28, 2026
At the same time, a few fans pointed out that PRELUDE hasn’t officially debuted yet, and things could still change. Still, the teaser has done its job… It’s got everyone talking!