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Key Takeaways:

• “Folded” indicators a brand new chapter in Kehlani’s artistry, with themes of vulnerability and rebirth.
• Directed by City James, the music video options symbolic scenes set in a dry cleaner’s and water-soaked stage.
• Fans praised its choreography and emotional depth, calling it a standout second in Kehlani’s visible evolution.

Kehlani positive is aware of methods to fold and repair what’s damaged. On Thursday (June 26), the singer launched the music video for “Folded,” their first solo single of the 12 months.

Directed by City James, the visible opens with Kehlani behind the counter at “Nini’s Fluff & Fold” earlier than main the viewer to the again of the store. “It’s so silly of me to act like I don’t need you bad / When all, all I can think about is us since I seen you last,” they sing whereas dancing barefoot in a sheer, sparkly catsuit, surrounded by nothing however darkness and a puddle of water.

Next, we see them singing atop a rotating dry-cleaning rack, then reappearing in a vivid yellow gown earlier than ultimately returning to the storefront the place all of it started. Watch the visible companion for “Folded” beneath.

After the video’s launch, followers rapidly took to social media to reward its inventive path, and perhaps most notably, its choreography. “Kehlani’s dedication to bettering themself shows,” one X consumer wrote. “The ‘Folded’ music video is so different from the CRASH era [they] just had. That’s talent.”

Another individual commented, “Kehlani [was] dancing in the water and s**t. [They] said, ‘I’m giving y’all h**s R&B [for real].’” Scroll on for extra fan reactions to “Folded.”

Earlier this month, the “After Hours” artists broke down the double that means behind “Folded.” They instructed their TikTok followers the only was about “folding up someone’s clothes that they left at your house…you’re mad at them, but you cared enough to fold it [for them].” They went on to clarify, “So, come get your s**t. I might be in a cute lil outfit waiting for you at the door because give me one more try.”

“It’s that ‘I hate that I love you’ [energy]. Come back. This is kind of wrong, but the only way we gon’ find out is if we find out, huh?” they shared moments later.

“Folded” follows a busy run of options for Kehlani this 12 months. On Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14), the Oakland native hopped on kwn’s “worst behavior” remix, adopted shortly by Fridayy’s “Saving My Love.” They additionally joined DESTIN CONRAD on “BAD B**CHES!” and Leon Thomas on “DIRT ON MY SHOES.”