i have no other way to describe it but billlie is the red velvet of 4th gen. they can adapt and take on any concept and song. billlie prides themselves with their b-sides, so def check them out. i think the other comments have great recommendations. i’d just suggest to try one b-side from each album. and yes, byob is a b-side. all of billlie content builds up to their lore. teasers, mvs, b-sides, visuals. like everything. you don’t have to know everything to enjoy their music. i think the only important thing to know about their lore is that billlie/billlie love, her name, was their friend who suddenly disappeared one day. and all their music circles back to billlie.
RV and billlie do share diversity and their all-rounder status, but i do think it's more apt to call them the spiritual successors of f(x). rv got compared to f(x) quite a lot because they did get a lot of their more upbeat quirky kind of music for their 'red' side. but the particular aspect of not knowing at ALL what a given comeback will bring but knowing it, and every single b-side, will be on repeat def makes me feel the same way about f(x) as billlie. plus like, red light vs ring x ring is SO similar in peoples reactions to it.
Thank you Thank you Thank you for checking out Billlie!!! These 7 girls are truly one of a kind and deserve so much more recognition!! Each member has a very long history of being in the industry and there's something to be said about a group that has 2 of each main position. If you enjoyed these you will LOVE their other titles (Snowy Night & Patbingsu) AND their besides. I genuinely speak for everyone when I tell you Billlie has one of the best discographies of the 4th gen. Their bsides are incredible (I really recommend Fl!pping a Coin, The Eleventh day, Overlap (1/1), Moon Palace, B'rave a story of matilda, McGuffins who's the joker, Enchanted Night and Nevertheless). There's also a very deep lore that is completely interwoven into everything they do including their lyrics. I recommend their Billlie films that show the storyline and explain what some of the lyrics are referencing. They are truly such talented sweet and funny girls and I wish everyone saw what Belllie'ves (which ur right is pronounced Believe) saw. Thank you again!! Also please check out Dang! the title track that will go with BYOB when it comes out on October 23rd!
I love how Billlie reactions end with perplexed loss of words. If anybody hasn't seen their first Coin Karaoke episode check it out. They sound great and look like they are having a blast, but Moon Sua and Tsuki scream-singing Next Level like it's a punk song kills me.
You checking on my favorite girl group ever is such a treat. Thanks RJ for giving them a little attention, these girls deserve so much. Originality is their strong side and ALL of their B Sides are freaking fantastic.
I wish more people would just check out their music because wow ! They have such great songs and voices !! It's funny because a lot of people were divided on RING X RING when it first came out- since the sound is so different. But I'm glad you liked it at first listen ! Also ,, yeah their concept/lore is kinda eerie but I love that as well. I'm not that well versed to be able to describe it to you but I'm sure another person can. Their lore is just super cool.
watching kpop reactors watch gingamingayo for the first time will never not be funny. the acid trip visuals of the mv mixed w the insanity that is gingamingayo as a song will never not amaze me i love billlie sm LOL
if you want to understand the mv & lyrics meanings and the strange scenes you need to watch the short films they post before every comeback they're so good , its like a 7-15 mins trailer and it connects the dots to the story
aaahhh thank you for reacting to billlie!!! they have a ton of lore throughout their MVs and lyrics. if you have some time maybe you could check out some theories, it's super fun! :D
Sheon is pronounced like English "Shawn" or "Sean", one syllable. She took her real name, Suyeon, and dropped the "u": S-yeon, Syeon (which would be a more standard romanisation for 션). Siyoon is "she-yoon". RING x RING is not "almost a bit sinister". It is _definitely_ sinister. The alarm sound you are referring to is 100% meant to be anxiety-inducing. With their debut song they are setting up the lore that forms the basis of a lot of the group's songs. A bunch of people hated it, but I thought it was a brilliant debut. Not just GingaMingaYo, I think all Billlie songs require a second listen, at the very least. There is so much going on. They are such an interesting group. They pulled off the rock vibe on Ring Ma Bell as if they were a rock group. Immaculate. Billlie Love is the main character in their lore. Yes, their "Mystic Story" logo and the accompanying sound changes for each song, matching its vibe. It's always the same three notes, but always done differently. Yes, BYOB just has five. Hoping the two missing members, Moon Sua and Suhyeon, recover well. Obviously I want them back, but their health should come first. Whether they come back from the hiatus or decide to retire from idoling, I wish them the best. Speaking of missing members, RING x RING was a 6-member debut. Sheon was on a survival show whose top 9 went on to become Kep1er. She finished 10th. After leaving the show, she went back to her company and joined Billlie, missing the debut album release by like 10 days or so. Her first MV with Billlie is one of those you missed: one of the rare Christmas songs I like, Snowy Night. As for my favourite... I'm in the Tsuki Gang :D Tsuki is too funny, and I adore her voice even though she's just a subvocalist. She does the bell in RING x RING, and her "heartbeat heartbeat" in Eunoia is just amazing. She is getting quite a name for herself in variety shows; she's guested on Fearless Kkura, been in Zombieverse, and is now just starting a show called Star of Star Girls with (G)I-DLE Yuqi and ex-LOONA Chuu, hilarious straight from the pre-interviews.
Nice a BILLLIE video. 👍for that. Can't wait for another BILLLIE recation, because all of thier songs (title tracks, b-sides, special tracks) are awesome. Tsuki's fancam for GingaMingaYo went viral (13mil) and is also fun to watch. Greetings.
32:25 oh goodness. you’d like probably all their bsides at this point. snowy night is a good start, then venture out to the eleventh day, a sign anonymous, everybodys got a secret, enchanted night. and down to the rabbit hole you go😂
If you're interested, Billlie's Tsuki, along with Yuqi from (G)I-DLE and Chuu from Loona, is hosting/featured on the U+모바일tv web variety series Star Girls, starting next week on RU-vid! Should be fun - very spacy concept with the three cutest idols in Korea... :)
so Sheon (going by Suyeon at the time of the survival show) was on girls planet during the preparation of billlie’s debut but mystic story did not want to wait on if she would get into kep1er or not so they continued and if she didn’t get in then she would join (which is exactly what happened). Either way she would’ve debuted !! And she ended up debuting before Kep1er got to, because their debut got pushed back.
Billlie b sides are very rnb/pop synth (similar to the sound of eunoia), billlie b sides are always more played by me than title tracks like nevertheless, extra-ordinary and moon palace are constant repeats 💗
billlie has lore to their songs and MVs, that’s why there’s weird clips before or after every MV haha they released short films before every comeback (except byob) that explain the story. i totally recommend checking them out! their lore is very intricate and unique
i would love to see you check out their b-sides!! they don’t have a single bad song tbh ones i would recommend are flipping a coin, the rumor, sun/moon palace, overlap, mcguffins, b’rave, enchanted night, lionheart, and nevertheless!! their fan songs are also incredible 💙💜
loved your reactions to all of these ahahah like speed running my own reactions as they came out! my fave billlie vids are the oft-mentioned tsuki fancam for gingamingayo, and their dance practices for ring x ring and fl!pping a coin that are on the 1MILLION dance channel. they perform WITH their choreographers and it’s so, so good
I know Ian has bipolar disorder but didn't ever hear anything about him having DID. I know he made an alter ego character for his videos. Can you point me to where he talks about DID?
Eunoia - is my top 20 of this year songs! - i was a bit disappointed with their last comeback, but im always picky. Eunoia - is the best example with Fifty Fifty "Cupid" - how to make a chill vibe song and at the same time really fun, enegretic.....which some huge overhypen(ben) group is "concept" since begin their debut, and making this genre so boring and annoying.
Flipping a Coin is one of my favorite songs of all time, you have to check it out! I recommend the dance practice too, their choreographer is actually dancing with them and it's just a blast of insane skill. You'd also absolutely love Enchanted Night frrrr
26:43 it’s a mystic story thing😂 they just change it up depending on the concept and genre of the comeback. it’s one of the things i look forward to every comeback😂
Thank you so much for reacting to Billlie!!! 💙💜 BYOB is a pre-release of their first single album (side-B: memoirs of echo unseen) that comes out on October 23 with the title track Dang! (hocus pocus). In this comeback Moon Sua and Suhyeon are absent due to health problems, which is surely the reason why the MV is so short and poorly elaborated compared to the others. On the other hand, the name of the group Billlie has a meaning behind it, it is divided into 3 parts: -Bi/비 -> means rain in Korean, and is related to the purple rain on the day a girl disappeared -11-> day 11 is when the girl and friend of the others disappeared -Lie -> The girls lied about not knowing anything about the girl's disappearance, which makes them feel guilty, and this is when the story begins to develop. And this is useful because it is a group with lore and background, in each comeback they upload short films that shed a little more light on the story of the girls and the disappearance of their friend (Billie Love). This is why there is so much information and stimuli in the MVs, and it is also the reason why you didn't understand what was happening throughout the first 4 MVs. I really recommend that you react to its cinematography since it is beautiful and very interesting (apart from the fact that it contributes to understanding the MVs and lyrics of the songs), also, they have already said it in more comments but, I recommend you listen their bsides, these are literally art❤️ (Sorry if there is any misspelling)
PERFORMANCE VERSION OR DANCE PRACTICE OR ANYTHING LIVE OF GINGAMINGAYO!!!! Don't forget to focus on their expression and characterization! Their stage presences are insane on this song!
I think, if you were to check out the lyrics, you would definitely understand RingxRing way more. It is supposed to be creepy because they're basically trying to find this person, Billlie. The very first verse of the song and they literally say: Is she dead dead? Can we talk talk? Not anymore. The whole first EP has songs that are talking about Billie, like 'the rumor' where the whole song is about people gossiping about her disappearance and what they know about her. It's a story that continues through the different albums. In Eunoia for example, you can see them receiving texts from Billlie and them following her texts and going to the house. And you can see a police car in front of that house. You can get more insight about the story by watching the short movie like videos that are on their channel. (they have the same name as their album names)
Gingamingayo is definitely a song that takes a few listen throughs to fully form an opinion on the song. it’s almost impossible to understand/form an opinion on the first listen
Billlie is also a gem when it comes to b-sides, a lot of them are great and unique! I specially recommend: - Flippin' a coin - Everybody's got a secret - A sign - anonymous - Overlap - Moon Palace - B'rave - a song for Matilda - Enchanted Night
1:20 Don't let the extra 'L's and apostrophe fool you; it really _is_ just pronounced "believe"... 😉Obviously, it's sort of combining the word with Billlie's own name... 1:40 The "oo" isn't pronounced as heavily; if you romanise the Korean you get "tseu-ki", and that "eu" is just a really unstressed vowel, like the sound you'd use to pronounce a consonant on its own. That makes sense in my head, I think... 🤔😂 1:55 Easiest way to think of Sheon's stage name is as "Shaun". The "eo" vowel is pronounced a bit like the 'o' in "box". 2:10 I think it's safe to say many of us think she really won... 😜 When she didn't make it into Kep1er, Mystic transitioned her into Billlie just nine days after they'd debuted. So while she's not in RING X RING or the very early promotions, she's basically been there from the beginning. 2:30 Right first time, it's "she-yoon". It's to do with how the S-sounding ㅅ turns into a "sh" when you put an I- or Y-sound after it. 2:55 Yeah, she went on hiatus for a couple of months from April-June when her brother passed away, but now she's withdrawn again for a while for her health. She does seem to be in good spirits though, we saw her a few days ago enjoying a day out with some of the boys from Astro. 🙂 And it is indeed BYOB (and the upcoming single "DANG! (hocus pocus)") that will have the five-member setup. 3:45 This is generally said as "Ring _by_ Ring", like the X is a multiplication symbol (same as the group TXT is "Tomorrow By Together", for example). And the Wind aren't with Mystic; they're with "WithUs Entertainment". Are you maybe thinking of the band, Lucy? They're with Mystic. So yeah, here we have _six_ members, because Sheon hadn't joined the group yet. 5:55 Yeah, the vocal harmonies (which, yes, they do live, frequently with four, five or more members layering together) are what really pulled me into Billlie; I'm a sucker for 'em. Then I fell for them even more over time due to... well, _everything else._ 6:40 "Strange" is definitely a good descriptor, and while this isn't a music style they've particularly stuck with (if they can be said to have stuck with one at _all),_ it does set the stage well for the kind of story they're introducing us to. 7:40 Believe it or not, "Run & Hide" is the name of a pizza joint in their lore; Sua works there as a delivery biker, hence the jacket. 😜Yes, there's a story, it's odd but _really_ engrossing, runs through pretty much their _entire_ discography (not just their title track MVs), and I suspect even after two years, we've barely scratched its surface. 8:00 They're church bells; no-one has died... or _have_ they..? 😏 8:35 Yep, that sinister feel is very deliberate; the story (at its core) revolves around the disappearance of a young girl, the titular Billlie Love. She went missing under mysterious circumstances, most believed she died; our girls covered up what they knew about it for a long time, and even forgot about her. But eventually they remembered, and they've resolved to try and find her again, no matter where she is... The song is a really brave debut. I've always said it sounds like several songs spliced together, which had every right to go disastrously wrong (and it's certainly not _everyone's_ cup of tea. For me, though, it's a work of insane _genius._ 11:50 It's a quote from Carl Jung. 😜 16:25 It's okay; your face says everything it needs to... 🤣 17:10 I feel you; first time I heard it, I had no idea what to make of it; I wasn't a huge fan at first, it may be part of why I didn't jump fully into Billlie earlier than I did. Now, though? _Love_ it. 19:05 Fun fact; some of these outfits actually bear the titles of the songs from this mini-album. 24:55 That's _exactly_ what Billlie do to you. Just as you _think_ you know what's going on, they flip a switch and make it even better. 25:05 I think you're thinking of *Suhyeon,* who leaned back for the big "yeah" at the end..? 25:15 Here you paused on Suhyeon, and then Siyoon (my bias, and yeah, she's a _stunner)..._ 26:05 There _is_ a story reason for the three 'L's. but in the real world, it's also _way_ better for search engine optimisation... 😜 26:15 You'll get that a lot. There may be styles they _favour,_ but they're anything _but_ one-trick ponies; they'll take any genre you fancy and _own_ it. 26:30 "You-noy-a". It is actually an English word; short form, it's a feeling of goodwill. 27:10 Yeah, that's Siyoon again. I've made that Ningning connection myself (albeit the other way around)... 29:40 That _was_ Moon Sua! 30:45 That'll happen... 31:10 And again, they take a bright, poppy song and suddenly turn it sinister. I _love_ them... 🤣 31:20 It's a word _now,_ shut up. 😜 33:20 Yeah, BYOB is a pre-release; the real single is DANG! (hocus pocus), which drops on the 23rd. 33:50 They've _all_ done it, pretty much; they change the logo card and jingle to fit the song it's paired with. You're particularly thinking of GingaMingaYo with the purple "liquid", but Ring ma Bell also had the chalkboard effect and guitar jingle etc... 34:55 Note half the girls dancing outside, while the others are inside the café, mugging at them through the window..! 🤣 37:05 I love how it's basically just a chill girls' day out. 😁 There's a beautiful video that they dropped yesterday on their channel that's worth watching (look for "side-B chat"), which gives you a nice look at their personalities. As they finished preparations for BYOB, the five girls went out for a meal to chat about it - and that's all the video is, just 15 minutes, chatting about the preparations for the comeback, but it tells you _so_ much about who they are, including how much they're missing Sua and Suhyeon (which I find is _really_ rare when members are on hiatuses), and how their absence affects the group. 🥰 Looking forward to seeing you discover those B-sides, too; you're really in for a treat! 😁
Definitely echoing the suggestion to react to their b-side MV’s!! B’rave ~ a song for Matilda, Enchanted night ~ white night, and fl!pping a coin are all fantastic songs with different vibes. Nevertheless is also a REALLY great bside without a video if you have the chance to react to it
ring x ring completely blew my mind, not right away, but in a sense that with each listen the song grew more and more on me and i became totally obsessed with it. so much that it was my favourite song from 2021 and still is, and also probably my favourite debut of all time (only puzzle moon by gwsn and hype boy by nwjns come close to it for me tbh)
you said ring x ring is creepy just by listening to the music. wait until you read the lyrics 😭 the first words literally "is she dead? dead?". it's creepier
33:36 Woollim is also a subsidiary of SM 😆 When I think back to my first exposure to Moon Sua, she was just an unsure kid, still a YG trainee, edited to look completely out of her depth on Unpretty Rapstar 2 with the other contestants walking all over her. YG made a bad decision putting her on that show but I really admire her growth and because look at her now!!
billlie has a lot going on lore wise, we’re still not sure what exactly they wanna convey with the storyline but it’s pretty heavy and crazy interesting tbh but it’s a very deep hole lol so don’t worry, it’s kinda difficult for a lot of us to understand still would definitely recommend their bsides tho, they’re amazing! their covers are also great!
billlie are my favorite gg in the 4th gen, they have a flawless discography, amazing performances, they always go all out with vocals and live singing and stage expressions. tsuki is the most famous for her amazing stage presence but they all have the it factor. really underrated group and you should definitely check out their bsides if you have a chance
so i just finished watching it in my 4am now and now im more than sure to ask you to check on their lore! it wont be that long cause as i remember the longest were just around 20 minutes and heres a little recap after i watched your reaction! until now, Billlie has two kinds of album (which consist the lore) : The Billage of Perception (chapter 1: RING X RING, chapter 2: RING ma Bell, chapter 3: EUNOIA) and The Collective Soul and Unconscious (prequel trilogy 'Snowy Night' which has no physical album, and chapter 1: GingaMingaYo). after eyeing them these time, imo, they have like two different world which on their consious/real life (the billage of perception era) as in their lore theyre telling about the missing Billlie Love that they want to reveal what happened before, why cant they remember anything which i thought theyre in current time. and for the collective soul and unconscious, after watching the lore from Snowy Night and GingaMingaYo, i do believe theyre in their unconscious as they caught asleep but getting in another world and live as if they have no thoughts on Billlie Love again(?) cmiiw, eves, my brain aint braining over their lores either but those are my thoughts, RJ! to guide you more on the lore, maybe you could check it out someday if you do really want to know how creepy yet exciting their concept is! im writing down the lores through the eras. • RING X RING (Bi11lie) : part 1 (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SyejDHW7qeY.htmlsi=w0Dev-SeRKX67D_T) part 2 (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ewFQeukvzk0.htmlsi=1c93RS45K2F4uVZx • Snowy Night : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ok1kKcys-s8.htmlsi=SkqOglpaxspEdxga (this is more like teaser but you might get what i meant after checking on the MV, cause the MV tells the story!) • GingaMingaYo (what is your B?) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U82kuwN0PlE.htmlsi=3aucDJzPdS7G4_cw • RING ma Bell (the end of the world and the awakening) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H6EpRSkTPg4.htmlsi=TjdbdxoFVbLxgm64 • EUNOIA (enchanted night ~ 白夜 prequel film) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dmE0UxoxPGw.htmlsi=RHq10UFTHu5Z5FJX and lets see if they have more for this comeback as its just a side-B... i doubt they would have another lore. what makes them special for me cause they have like their own lovers (guard) in every released like The Snowy Man (snowman creature which you can found in Snowy Night and Patbingsu), Dreamvader (the one-eyed rabbit in GingaMingaYo), november (the black cat in RING ma Bell) not actually on the list but 'the thing' that Tsuki beats tho!?!, and the last Glau (the owl in EUNOIA). ok enough with this long guide and tmis, i really hope you could check on their lores before jumping to check on the full album to listen more on their great discographies cause you wont regret anything!💙💜
i always think whenever i listen to ring x ring like no other kpop song has this sound it was so refreshing when it came out!!!! love them thank you for this reaction!
BYOB is actually a pre-release!! The title track is the one that comes out on the 23th. Also it doesn’t have to much effects and things bc it’s actually not an album comeback. It’s a single album. So the songs that will be on the album are probably just two songs and I personally expect Dang! (Hocus pocus) to be kinda hallowen-esque. Also I second what everyone is saying in the comments: their b-sides are TOP TIER. like some of them are so strange but in a good way like they scratch my brain and some others are really chill and you can notice their AMAZING vocal ability.
Pretty sure BYOB is a pre-release for a single album. Not sure how it'll play into their lore since it's so deep, but it'll be high quality even with 2 members missing. Hopefully next time it'll be 7 though, it's not the same without all of them
Gingamingayo is so so sm style. Idk if the producer has worked with SM before but this song definitely needs more listen to make you obsessed with it. (And they're technically under sm since their company is under sm entertainment)
please react to the collab between the game League of Legends with NewJeans !! it’s so different from their usual, i would love to see what you think abt it !! the song’s name is GODS
You have to react to their dance covers which are incredible, to the b-sides like flipping a coin, moon palace, brave, Enchanted night (they all have practice videos)
you should def check out their bsides and maybe even learn a little about their lore bc i swear after learning about it you see everything from a whole new perspective and can enjoy it in a different and artistic way!
