GIDLE is so damn special. How do you have a discography that sounds like Latata, Hann, Uh-Oh, Hwaa, Nxde, Tomboy…and Dumdi Dumdi? Soyeon is insane. I love how even though they don’t have the big money and hype of a lot of the other groups, they’ve managed to carve out their own lane in the industry and, if you’re being objective about it, they should be included in any conversation about leaders of the 4th Gen. Such a scrappy group that has gone through so much and because they’re self-producing, have been able to be much freer to be themselves compared to the controlling norm that is this industry. They get to have fun, not be so guarded about their public image, and really make the most out of the idol life. And much credit to Neverland, too, for being more chill than most other fandoms. The fandom really reflects the group I think. Chill, funny group…chill, funny fandom. Edit to add: how could I forget about My Bag and Oh My God??? The discography is crazy! And oh, Put It Straight may be my favorite B-side of all time. It’s so spare, but so emotional and impactful. Soyeon really baring her artist’s soul in that one.
LION was my choice for SOTY in 2019, I think it's that good. In LION you will note the full screen shots are in black and white, their outfits are plain and they're bare foot. All scenes in color are within the lined gold boarders. Soyeon explained that the black and white scenes represented freedom and independence of a Lion, verses the other scenes in color that were confined within borders. Obviously, she did a better job explaining it than I just did. DUMDI DUMDI did it's job, looked like you two had alot of fun listening to it. Please react to gidle's special videos of I'M THE TREND and CHANGE.
Soyeon produces and created LION specially for Queendom. She is a genius. Gidle surpasses everyone, I cannot believe this was their "start" or at their debut. The girls aura and presence are phenomenal, the lyrics are so deep, their performance is fantastic, i adore them.
On "Lion"'s Aspect Ratio, they do 4:3 shots on the member shots in the "rooms", and then 16:9 wider group shots. I believe it's just to emphasize solo shots vs. group shots. Interesting fact about "Dumdi Dumdi". It came after Lion & Oh My God, and was the summer comeback before Hwaa. Cube didn't really think it was strong enough, but Soojin was the one that encouraged Soyeon to go forward with it, and it ended up being the song of the summer. It also has a special distinction of Miyeon singing nearly the entire chorus by herself---evidence that Idle does indeed distribute lines based on the member's voices: Miyeon has a very energetic, crisp voice with a bright timbre in comparison to the more airy-toned Minnie and dark-toned Yuqi. So it makes a ton of sense that she was featured in their bright summer song.
LION IS AN ACTUAL MASTERPIECE ITS LITERALLY SOOOO GOOD EVERYTHING ABOUT IT SCREAMS HIGH IQ AND IM LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH IT. IT WAS THE FIRST KPOP SONG I HEARD AND THOUGHT “OH I GUESS KPOP LYRICS CAN BE COMPLEX WITH PROFOUND MEANING TOO” AND I BECAME A NEVERLAND LIKE SOYEON IS AN ACTUAL GENIUS AND I WANNA KISS HER BRAIN SO BAD!! HER PEN IS SO GOOD AND MAKES ME SO PROUD TO BE A STAN. ANOTHER SONG THAT IM OBSESSED WITH IS “HWAA” ITS ALL KOREAN AND EVEN HAS ANCIENT KOREAN WORDS IN IT TO EXPRESS THE STORY AND THE FEELS BETTER AND THE CHOREO EVEN HAS ELEMENTS FROM CHINESE HANJA OF THE WORD “HWAA”…IM SO EXCITED FOR THEIR MAY CB I MIGHT LOSE IT IDK
Lion is my favorite mvs of all time and it is so satisfying to watch this reaction and hear you guys say everything i think about, about the video bar for bar. Also thank you so much for listening to the lyrics because they are what truly makes g idle stand out from other groups. very good job, one of my favorite g idle reactions i've seen 😭❤
One reason the outfits are (relatively) simple in "Lion" is that the MV was put together in less than a week following the final episode of Queendom. CUBE does a lot of stupid things, but they were on the ball capitalizing on (G)I-DLE's Queendom success as quickly as possible. There was no time to design and create custom outfits, so they rented designer clothes and used some of their Queendom outfits, and the white bare backdrop was easy to film. The CGI on the lions was weak but it was all that could be done in like five days. But it was incredibly smart to put out an MV before people forgot about their Queendom performance!
@@saeros9760 (G)I-DLE will always be 6 memmbers in my heart but we still have to support everybody, regardless. Shuhua has really put in real effort, stepped up to attempt to fill the void. I do worry about her mental and emotional state (as well as Soojin's).
Lion is my all-time favorite I-DLE song, it never fails to send chills all over my body multiple times throughout the song, so glad to see you react to it! =D
I´m rlly happy that you finally got to see this amazing sommer song Dumdi Dumdi, but I have to tell you.... Dumdi Dumdi is not the only song u missed You missed: -"Senorita" its their second Comeback after Hann (Alone) and their second mini Album -"I´m the Trend" made by Minnie and Yuqi (its like a song for the Fans), came out right before Dumdi Dumdi -"Last Dance" its not rlly a comeback of them but its a song of them with a MV, but it was right at that time, where all the things with Soojin happend, so she has no Lines in the Song (her original lines were taken by the other members) and was cut out as much as they could from the MV, but u still can see her bit in in the dance parts
The video tells a story, especially with the outfits choices. If you noticed every chorus the outfits change. Its like a "From Rags to Riches" type of story. From the beginning they're are in very plain simple almost blah outfits and by the end their dressed like royalty.. I think its a under used tactic in videos to use outfits/costumes as a main part of the story telling visually. Atleast to me it seems under utilized.. And DUMDI DUMDI is easily one of the greatest summer bops of all time!! No questions asked!
Listen to Soyeon's cover of It Rained All Day. A lot of people don't know she can sing but she can. Her range is amazing. Her PD101 mentor said she should be a vocalist.
Okay, so you have seen 'Latata' because of Queendom but that is obviously not how the studio version of the song sounded for their debut. They REALLY cranked it up a notch for Queendom. The MV is still fun, though. I mention that one because I do not see it in the playlist. If you have seen it and it is on your channel, I am sorry, I just went to the playlist first and it's not there. :)
Two of the best (G)I-DLE songs, for very different reasons. (Though Oh My God is still my ult song) You guys should definitely check out the I Burn EP.
Happy to see that there are more I-dle reactions! Recommendation for another I-dle song to react to: Tomboy ❤ Fun fact if interested: Miyeon actually trained in YG and was going to debut in Blackpink! But what matters now is that she’s in I-dle and my princess slayeddddd
since you seem to like cowgirl (g)i-dle, they recently did a cover of Psy's "That That" which is full of that aesthetic. Perhaps something for the stream?
you guys. i think you also missed "oh my god" that is such a banger and one of my all time favorites. whenever you can check it out, please do i love it so so much.
Great 👍 more (G)I-DLE 🔥 Please react Performance (G)I-DLE x PSY / That That (G)I-DLE Vocal line / New festa show (G)I-DLE Melon Music Awards 2022 (G)I-DLE MAMA 2022 (G)I-DLE KCON THAILAND 2023/ POPPIA Song - YUQI cover/ Beggin’ - YUQI cover/ Flowers - MINNIE cover / Recuérdame - MINNIE cover / Nothing - MINNIE x Lauv / All 4 Nothing - MINNIE x VALORANT / Making Waves -(G)I-DLE x PUBG / NINETY-NINE OST YUQI / Not Cinderella MINNIE / In the novel MIYEON / Numb
We're having a (G)I-DLE/Red Velvet Deep Dive stream this Saturday 4/8 @ 11:30am EST on Twitch! Make sure to head over there and drop a follow! twitch.tv/kessandhan
i know you probably won’t change your streaming schedule for just one person but please if you can could you do this stream on sunday? i’ve been waiting for a (g)i-dle stream with you guys for so long and just my luck i’ll be on a flight and will arrive when you’ll probably be done with the stream (i can’t afford patreon so i wouldnt be able to watch the vod 😕) if it’s possible to do it on sunday i’ll be really thankful. love you regardless
For the longest time, when asked, Soyeon would say that LION was the best song she's written. Now, I don't know if she'd say that post-NXDE, but she was rocking Lion phones cases and t-shirts for the longest time. For DUMDi DUMDi, Soyeon wanted to try something new, something they'd normally never do. Soojin was the one who suggested a fun summer song. At first Soyeon was iffy on the idea, but Soojin said she knew it was be a big shock for fan and a hit. The others got enthucistic at trying something like that, which sold Soyeon. Soojin ended up being right. DUMDi DUMDi did very well when it came out. Unfortunately it's sort of been lost in the shuffle since release (given (G)I-DLE is known for high concept/message songs), but you can't deny this song still slaps.
Lion is certainly one of the most powerful kpop tracks ever and 100% the best track by any 4th gen group ever. Soyeon is simply a genius, like put that brain of hers in a jar, study it and protect it at all cost
