RESCENE's 'With' Hits Disney Screens After 600,000 First-Week Album Sales

A girl group from a small agency just got a Disney end-credits slot, and its agency says no Korean girl group has done that before. RESCENE's "With" will close the Korean subtitled and dubbed versions of Disney's Hex: Witch Kingdom, which opens in Korean theaters on the 25th.

The agency, The Muse Entertainment, made the first-of-its-kind claim itself. It said RESCENE is the first domestic girl group whose song has been placed as a Disney film's end-credits track.

A Disney cut of the video

At 8 a.m. on the 12th, a Hex: Witch Kingdom version of the "With" music video went up on Disney's official YouTube channel. It intercuts the film's protagonist, Billy, with the five members: Wonyi, Liv, Minami, Mei and Jena. Billy's story is about entering a new world and discovering what makes her special, and the video pairs that with RESCENE's own footage.

One image anchors the edit: the members look up at a night sky and clasp hands, a visual match for the song's message of moving forward together. In the scenes where Billy faces secrets and threats, the full-bodied sound of "With" is layered underneath.

The numbers behind the placement

"With" is the title track of RESCENE's fourth mini-album, PULSE. According to the agency, the song topped major Korean music charts right after release, and the album passed 600,000 copies in its first week.

That is a heavy figure for a group from a smaller company, and it makes the Disney tie-up easier to read. Fans had already been calling the group a "small-agency miracle," and a major-studio credit slot adds weight to that label.

RESCENE also has a first solo concert planned for February next year.