"Cinema" of the group CIX was selected as the "Best K-pop Song of the Year" by Billboard and Teenborg following the U.S. Time magazine.

CIX's "Cinema" was named "Best K-Pop Songs of 2021 (Critics' Picks)" according to "25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021" released by Billboard, a U.S. music media outlet, on its official website on December 17th (local time).

Billboard said, "Cinema', CIX's representative single, which starts with the director shouting Ready and Action, is worth watching even if it is produced as a full-length film. Instead of rap-oriented performances that tend to be popular among male K-pop singers, colorful synthpop sets scenes for experimental quintets that emphasize elevated and soft vocals. From the guitar-led pre-chorus racing to the soaring connection between Jinyoung and Seunghoon, "Cinema" is a pop track that can be seen again any time of the day and in any atmosphere, and lasts as long as any Hollywood classic movie," he said.