Earthquake (Jisoo song)

Jisoo announced her departure from YG Entertainment for solo activities in December 2023 and established her own label named Blissoo in February 2024.^[1] On January 26, 2025, she revealed that she would be releasing her debut extended play Amortage on Valentine's Day.^[2] She announced on January 28 that she had signed a global label deal with Warner Records for her solo music.^[3] On February 4, Jisoo unveiled the tracklist and credits for the EP, including the lead single "Earthquake".^[4][5] The same day, she released a concept poster for the single, which provided a hint with the phrase: "Wake up, electric touch."^[6] She later released a music video teaser on February 12, followed by a poster for the music video on February 13, which contained a Polaroid of Jisoo with lettering for "Earthquake" and the caption "One day left, D-1".^[7] "Earthquake" was released as the lead single of Amortage alongside the rest of the EP on February 14.^[8] An English version of the single was released as an online-exclusive bonus track available for purchase on Jisoo's official website with the EP.^[9]

"Earthquake" has been described as a "shape-shifting, electronic-pop" song with a "hook-laden production" reminiscent of Britney Spears's "experimental-yet-accessible" music and as addictive as Kylie Minogue's "Padam Padam" (2023).^[10][11] The song combines electronic sounds with Jisoo's attractive voice, and contains a Korean sound similar to her previous single "Flower" and a repetitive chorus.^[12] Lyrically, it expresses the "excitement of starting a love and intense feelings toward the other person".^[13]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
IZM[14]

Writing for NME, Crystal Bell praised "Earthquake" as an evolution of the "magnetic syncopation" of Jisoo's single "Flower" with a "fuller, more dynamic production", which she felt enhanced the singer's vocals and helped her delivery feel "more assured and expressive".^[15] Billboard's Jeff Benjamin ranked it as the second-best song from Amortage, finding it the "most impactful track" and best-suited as a single to mark her first solo comeback in two years with a bang. He noted the song's "similar catchy quality" to "Flower" with a "noticeably upgraded sophistication" and commended the progress Jisoo made in two years to improve her craft.^[10] Screen Rant described "Earthquake" as one of the EP's "highest points", finding the partially empty chorus "beneficial to the rest of the song in how her vocals are woven into the instrumental."^[16]

Writing for Rolling Stone India, Debashree Dutta placed "Earthquake" on their list of the best K-pop songs of the year and called it a "highlight in her discography". She praised Jisoo's "intimate, urgent delivery", shifting between vulnerability and confidence, alongside the driving beat for giving the song a "pulsating, roller‑coaster energy."^[17]

"Earthquake" won two first-place awards on South Korean music programs.

The music video for "Earthquake" was directed by Christian Breslauer and released alongside the single on February 14, 2025, on Jisoo's YouTube channel.^[26] It was preceded by a teaser released two days earlier on February 12.^[27] The music video surpassed 100 million views on YouTube on February 7, 2026.^[28]

In the video, Jisoo picks up her phone while working in an office to respond to an unexpected text message from her lover.^[29] However, her phone is snatched out of her hands and placed into an evidence bag before she can press send.^[30] She is interrogated by an officer, played by the actor Cha Seung-won, with a lie detector test about her true feelings for her love interest.^[31] Jisoo gets in a car that breaks through the interrogation room and begins to drive.^[32]

On February 16, 2025, Jisoo performed "Earthquake" live for the first time on the South Korean music program Inkigayo, broadcast by SBS.^[33] She performed the song again on the program on February 23.^[34] Jisoo also performed the song on Lights, Love, Action!, a fanmeet tour spanning seven cities across Asia.^[35] "Earthquake" was later included in Blackpink's Deadline World Tour setlist as a part of Jisoo's solo set.^[36]

• Digital download and streaming^[37]

1. "Earthquake" – 3:10

• Digital download and streaming – Sam Feldt remix^[38]

1. "Earthquake" (Sam Feldt remix) – 2:29

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Amortage.^[39]

Recording

• Recorded at BK Studio (Seoul, South Korea) and Wavy Baby West Studio (Los Angeles, California)
• Mixed at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)

Personnel