Synsnake released the video for “Parasite” on their own YouTube channel on 10 October 2025, ahead of their second full-length album. The clip runs four minutes and was directed by Kim Jae Hyun.

Korean heavy music sits outside the idol pipeline

The keywords attached to this video — metalcore, post-hardcore, electronicore — point to a corner of Korean music that runs on entirely different infrastructure from the pop industry most foreign listeners meet first. There are no trainee contracts, no broadcast music shows, no comeback weeks. Bands in this scene build audiences through live venues in Hongdae and Itaewon, festival slots, and self-released records, often handling their own booking and merchandise. The copyright line here reads simply “Synsnake”, which usually indicates the band owns the master rather than licensing it to a label.

About this release

“Parasite” comes from “Nodes”, described in the official notes as Synsnake’s second full-length album, scheduled for 29 October 2025 at noon KST. The video went up nearly three weeks before that date. Composition is credited to Randy Jaemin Kim, with lyrics credited to “your pugnacious ghost”. Kim Jae Hyun directed.

Watching from outside Korea

신스네이크 is the band’s name in Korean. Watch the featured video on this page and explore more Korean bands through OSEYO KOREA’s K-POP section.

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