As we all know, Riot’s “music group” has recently released the comeback single of K/DA across various media platforms. Notably, while Miyeon and Soyeon remain, K/DA has replaced Madison Beer and Jaira Burns with two new singers, Bea Miller and Wolftyla.
Immediately, the MV received a lot of mixed comments, with many opinions stating that unlike the extremely well-invested POP/STARS MV in terms of visuals and explosive lyrics, The Baddest seems less “captivating”. Moreover, the melody somewhat overlaps with POP/STARS, leaving listeners feeling that they haven’t yet experienced the growth of the K/DA girls after a long hiatus.
Not stopping there, it seems that Riot’s project this time showed signs of not being very explosive right from the start when the League of Legends community began to complain about the costumes of the girls. While K/DA made us continuously gasp at their hot and sexy yet edgy and charming looks, the Baddest set is considered quite subdued at first glance, failing to fully capture the “baddest” essence of the song title. Additionally, the unique traits of each champion have somewhat diminished, especially for Void Queen Kai’sa.
Remember last year when Qiyana’s Prestige skin shocked the community with a price tag of $10,915 (equivalent to 255 million VND)? Specifically, the pants that Qiyana wears, the Zipped Carrot Pant, cost $2,130. The boots called Laureate Platform Desert are valued at $1,320. The Bi-fabric Check Top costs $3,350, while the Essential V gloves reach $735. Besides the main outfit, Qiyana’s accompanying accessories also come at a steep price. The cute little bag from the Bumbag Dauphine line is worth $2,720, and the Louise Hoop earrings are priced at a whopping $660.
Continuing the tradition, just a few hours later, many humorous Vietnamese gamers attempted to search for clothing styles from K/DA’s comeback single on… Shopee to see how much it would cost to cosplay “casually” and surprisingly, the results matched up to 95%, causing netizens to burst into laughter. Evelynn’s necklace is now on “deep sale” for 22,000 VND, Ahri’s skirt is just over 39,000 VND, and the total value for Kai’sa’s look is around 700,000 VND – these figures are indeed hilarious.
While just for fun, this also highlights the dissatisfaction of some gamers with K/DA’s latest comeback, describing it as “a big head with a small tail”. However, the good news is that with this price range, all it takes is a bit of creativity to achieve a 99% transformation into the character, which is not bad compared to that $10,000 price tag.
On the other hand, some opinions also suggest that although it may not be immediately catchy upon the first listen, Baddest still has its unique appeal, such as the lyrics being extremely stylish and edgy, and listening multiple times can lead to addiction. With 9 different opinions, what about you?