"I Can't Stop Me" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice, for their second Korean-language studio album, Eyes Wide Open (2020).
[2][3] Following the success of More & More, JYP Entertainment announced that Twice would be releasing their second Korean studio album, Eyes Wide Open in October 2020, to commemorate the group's fifth anniversary.
[7][8][9] It was engineered by Sehee Eom, Eunjung Park, and Hyejin Choi, while the latter was additionally responsible for mixing alongside Tony Maserati which took place at Mirrorball Studios, North Hollywood, California.
[7][8] "I Can't Stop Me" was released as the lead single from Eyes Wide Open on October 26, 2020, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records.
[21] The video was directed by Lee Gi-baek of the production company Tiger-Cave Studio, who had previously worked with several Korean artists, including Got7, Beenzino and Zico, among others.
[22] Portrayed in retro, the visual features Twice performing "non-stop" choreography in a white subway station, a rainbow-colored canyon, and a large lotus flower, as they don color-coordinated looks.
Towards its conclusion, they are seen boarding a train wearing "high-fashion black-and-yellow" outfits similar to the plaid separates worn by Alicia Silverstone in the teen comedy film, Clueless (1995).
[10] Discussing the fashion styles used in the music video, Chaeyoung said, "We also wanted to showcase our new sides visually, such as our widely beloved suit outfits from our teasers.
[15] To promote the song and Eyes Wide Open, the group appeared and performed on several South Korean music programs, starting with Mnet's M!
[31] A clip featuring group members Nayeon, Sana, Momo, and Chaeyoung, performing relay dance to the song, was posted to TikTok the same day.
[35] "I Can't Stop Me" won seven music program awards in South Korea, including a triple crown (three wins) on Inkigayo.
Several critics and publications named it amongst the best K-pop songs of 2020, including by Billboard (7th),[36] Dazed (7th),[37] Paper (11th),[38] Ciarra Gaffney (10th),[39] CNN Philippines,[40] Refinery29,[41] and South China Morning Post[42] (last three unordered).