'This is how you represent': K-pop band Blitzers' ‘Hit The Bass’ features Lahore in all its glory

Food streets, truck art and Badshahi Mosque, music video sees the boys dance in front of the city’s magical landscape

Blitzers, a K-pop band, was in Pakistan last month, apparently visiting historical sites and posing ahead of all the magnificence Lahore has to offer. But the South Korean band wasn’t just on a vacation. Turns out the band members spent their time shooting a music video ahead of flamboyant truck art and Lahore’s striking architecture.

Their latest song, Hit The Bass, dropped on Wednesday with a video that pays homage to Lahore. From featuring the famous food streets in the city to the mesmerizing visuals of Badshahi Mosque and the Lahore fort, the song even covers a wedding hall decorated in tones of red and gold. The coloured hair, smooth transitions and trendy dance moves are the cherry on top, giving a real sense of fusion and not appropriation to the track.

In just two days of its release, the music video has racked up 1.4 million views on YouTube. With Hit The Bass, Blitzers have not just delighted their existing fanbase but also attracted a larger Pakistani audience. Expressing how they feel about the song, social media users took to Twitter with to share their favourite scenic shots and to send some “much-deserved” love to the band.

A user on Twitter wrote that this is the way one “represents Pakistan”.

Pakistanio ye dekho aisy krty hain Pakistan ko represent 💚🇵🇰#BLITZERS #HitTheBass https://t.co/ABOXKLPfpN

— I W𝑶NH𝑶 Y𝑶U 💙🇵🇰 (@wh_mxot7) July 20, 2022

Ecstatic about how the band did not disappoint, a user added how happy they were with the fact that the music video was shot in Pakistan. “As usual, Blitzers didn’t disappoint. Hit The Bass is insane with Wooju’s high note and rapping and the choreography was so powerful too. The music video was so good as well. It made me so happy seeing Pakistan there, it’s so pretty and I love that they shot it here.”

AS USUAL BLITZERS DIDNT DISAPPOINT HIT THE BASS IS INSANE?!? WOOJUS HIGH NOTE AND THE RAPPING AND THE CHOREO WAS SO POWERFUL AND THE MV WAS SO GOOD TOO (it made me so happy seeing Pakistan djfjcjsjchd its so pretty and i love that they shot their mv there)#BLITZERS#HitTheBass pic.twitter.com/fFFZLIURqz

— starry ⩜⃝ (@jwy_aurora) July 20, 2022

Many also highlighted how glad they were about Pakistani culture making its way to K-pop. Users also noted that the chorus and bridge of the song “slapped” for them (read: stood out).

After Mughal architecture, our shadi halls and buses getting attention!!!!Pakistan as seen by the @WUZO_BLITZERS. https://t.co/7wC5tWuIPj

— Zofeen Ebrahim (@zofeen28) July 22, 2022

Kpop band @WUZO_BLITZERS presenting Pakistan on their Music Video 🇵🇰❤️‍🔥😍 damn it's so 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/jy6IRoaNVQ

— Blue Sapphire 💙 (@Bluesap26) July 18, 2022

ohh my God this is so big for pakistan https://t.co/lbpYMdpMa6

— ibn-e-Adam⁷ (@SIMP4MYOONGI) July 18, 2022

Blitzers was formed by Wuzo Entertainment in 2021. The group consists of seven members: Jinhwa, Go_U, Juhan, Sya, Chris, Lutan and Wooju. It debuted on May 12, 2021.