MATZ is the nickname for Hongjoong and Seonghwa! In Korea, you call the oldest member "mat-hyung" (hyung is an honorific meaninf "older brother). Since Seonghwa and Hingjoong are the oldest 2 members in the group, theyre "mats" aka MATZ

Yes...MATZ is the name Hongjoong & Seonghwa created for themselves...meaning eldest brother in the group...

Hi! To explain some lore behind the lyrics and mv, they are dissing a bit of everybody (general public hate comments, fake fans, stalkers, etc.). • Haters: you can hear it in the pre-chorus more specifically with the “they are so loud” “they make me dizzy” comments bc it’s something they constantly get criticized about • Fake fans + stalkers : There are multiple layers to it. - You got the shadow figures that follow them everywhere and kidnap them at the start. - Then, they are chained by time at the center of a stage with cameras constantly on their faces and shadow people around watching them through the screens - You also see them on stage and weirdly the shadow people are positioned around the stage (some even waving their symbolic pirate flag) and in a brief moment you can see some UNDER the stage, so probably referring to staff (kq or from other shows they appeared on, we’ll never know) too - Also, Hongjoong mention a gps that ‘they’ (he says ‘you’ in the lyrics) should have put directly on his suitcase, not on a carnival (name of a car). He is directly addressing the stalker that put a gps in their company car in 2021 and telling them to next time put it on his suitcase and follows it by “you can be busy too”. Probably to mock them with sarcasm. And since earlier in the 1st first, he said that they are constantly traveling, I hear it as “I’ll give you something to follow since you’re looking for something to do” 😂 Lastly, the song also has a lot of references to their late achievements but that it’s not over yet (cf. To Seonghwa saying “we’re already doing good but the doctor said I have way more room to grow”) MATZ is so cool and in your face in terms of references and it’s still subtle in a way that I bet some bars hide way more than we think and we will probably only find it out later 🔥 If you’ve read all the way through here, thank you so much. I probably didn’t mention everything

Salutes to producer Kim Hongjoong the captain, rapper, and performer who devoured this song, and to Seonghwa for rapping his heart out and delivering fire. The beats are mainly by hongjoongs along with edenary

MATZ are the best

Ateez dropped another MV today for IT's You (I-T's You). Subunit song for Yeosang, San, and Wooyoung.

The swagger!!

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