Memoria should be top 5 but, with the rest of the Japanese album bombing out before the top 30, I fear for her.
The streets are saying that MAGO is probably not gonna be cut out yet but it definitely should and you can fucking duck me all you want!!!Before we reach the top 20, we'll say goodbye to THREE singles! You'll have to wait to know at which position they're leaving, but...
The streets are saying that MAGO is probably not gonna be cut out yet but it definitely should and you can fucking duck me all you want!!!
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The streets are saying that MAGO is probably not gonna be cut out yet but it definitely should and you can fucking duck me all you want!!!
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Fever feels like an obvious one, even though it's spectacular and should be top 10. My fingers are crossed for Sunrise, personally, and for the last one... Glass Bead? Ughhhhh this is getting painful!!!!
Oh Crossroads is still in. Well... that! I do love it tho <3
Memoria should be top 5 but, with the rest of the Japanese album bombing out before the top 30, I fear for her.
The streets are saying that MAGO is probably not gonna be cut out yet but it definitely should and you can fucking duck me all you want!!!
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We should have included those in the rate they'd have clearedThis is a fucked up elimination. All 3 of these subunit tracks sent home too soon.
Please don't think I like being controversial, I absolutely don't. With that said, Crossroads, Luv Star, From Me and Bye can leave.
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White is literally top 10 material. As is half their discography. Can we finally get rid of Crossroads? I'll take Love Bug too.
Oh I didn't remember this one existed. My lowest score is still in - please get rid of Crossroads!!!
CROSSROADS FINALLY?!?!?!
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I'm tired of asking for Crossroads to leave. Please leave!!!!!
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I feel the trembling within you when I touch you
Oh you, do you know that?
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8.884
Buddies: 10x6 (@eatyourself @RUNAWAY @aux @thommyh @Cotton Park @Music Is Life & Death) 9.75x1 (@codecat) 9.5x2 (@Attis @Slice of Life) 9.25x2 (@junglefish @savilizabeths)
Antis: 7x2 (@Wills @soratami)
Hosts:
@junglefish: 9.25
@savilizabeths: 9.25
5 voters: 11
10 voters: 12
15 voters: 27
20 voters: 22
26 voters: 26
Fever Season loses it's final b-side today, making the title track 'Fever' the final song standing to represent the mini album in this rate. How do we feel about this, Buddies? 'Wish' was written and composed by production group Mospick, a team responsible for several songs I absolutely love including IZ*ONE's 'La Vie En Rose', TWICE's 'Espresso', Purple Kiss' 'ZzZz' and YUKIKA's 'I Feel Love'. They also contirbuted another song to GFriend, 'GRWM' which is pretty beloved on this forum so hopefully we won't see it's exit anytime soon!
Do I think this is the correct last b-side to fall from Fever Season? You know what? Yeah! I said in my last Fever Season post for 'Mr. Blue' that I think I should have scored this one higher and I stand by that still. If it couldn't be cute girl bop 'Smile', 'Wish' easily deserved this victory. It's quite a simple song I feel, but not in a bad way at all. It's just a wonderfully solid track. It's not trying to be anything revolutionary, but it's great at what it does. Which is bop! It's incredibly catchy, full of melodic hooks that get stuck in my head. That "wish, wish, wish" part is so sweet and laced with something addictive that leaves me singing it to myself constantly. In fact it reminds me a little of the "smile smile deo" hook in 'Smile' with the way it has it's hooks in me. I love it!
The official company given description of the song calls the beat "sophisticated" which I actually agree with. For a song where the lyrics are pretty simple and sing of wishing and hoping for their love story with someone, it feels very mature and put together. The girls sail over the track effortlessly. Everything feels like it becomes one, the instrumentation, melodies and vocals all complimenting each other so well. It's not a song where I focus on any particular members vocal performance. It's not a Yuju song or an Eunha song, it feels like the girls are one and they sound gorgeous together. If I had to pick out a standout though, it might be Umji even just for her breathy, almost smoky delivery on the first half of the bridge! I love the way she sounds there! I also love SinB's little spoken bit at the end of the second verse. She's so captivating!
Another part I love is the instrumentation of the second verse. It's similar to the rest of the song and pulls back, like the first verse does but there's a thicker, bass-y, thumping beat sprinkled in. I feel it in my chest and it really elevates it. The second verse feels sexier, between that and the SinB spoken moment I mentioned above.
All in all, I think we did pretty justice to Fever Season. Do I still feel like I enjoy the album less than most fans? Yeah. Do I wish 'Smile' had lasted longer? Obviously. But I think, overall, we demonstrated good taste and we should celebrate that. Place your bets on how much longer 'Fever' lasts in the replies!
@soratami (10) : I've long been dead inside but this is one of the songs that make me starry eyed like a child.
@M24 (9) : This song is full of hooks, I love it. I think it's very underrated, because I've heard more fans talk about Mr Blue and Paradise rather than this one and Smile. Hope I'm proven wrong and the latter outlast the former.
@Wills (7) : The beat has a nice snap to it and the “wish wish wish” bit is cute, but this feels inessential by their standards
Someone loses their 11 today....
It's me.
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Come fly here and tell me, oh my sweet Romeo
Can't hide my heart, drive me crazy
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8.961
Buddies: 11x1 (@savilizabeths) 10x8 (@KimLippington @Serg. @aux @RUNAWAY @Slice of Life @Attis @codecat @ysev) 9.25x1 (@thommyh) 9x4 (@Crisp X @Vixen @Music Is Life & Death @Remorque)
Antis: 5x1 (@eatyourself) 7.5x1 (@vague) 8x2 (@soratami @Cotton Park)
Hosts:
@junglefish: 8.25
@savilizabeths: 11
5 voters: 35
10 voters: 28
15 voters: 22
20 voters: 24
26 voters: 24
I don't want to do this, but I must. The day has come for me to eliminate my 11, the addictive 'Love Bug'. I'm glad she made it this far!
Despite a small debate, I knew from the start which GFriend song would be awarded my extra point. I made the right choice too considering the other two ('Click' & 'Night Drive'), not unexpectedly at all, left earlier. It seems you all agree with me that 'Love Bug' is an incredible little b-side and I'm so pleased that it earned a well deserved place in the top 25 of the official GFriend discography rate! Also, a little history lesson. The KPJSOTY rate this competed in was my first ever rate on this forum. 'Love Bug' came 88th and I gave it a score of 9.75. I was wrong for that but also my fellow rate host gave it a score of 10 and failed to deliver that same energy here. I feel so betrayed!
'Love Bug' is a b-side from my absolute favourite GFriend album, Time for the Moon Night. It's lyrics were written by singer-songwriter Seo Ji-eum who has written hits for fromis_9, Oh My Girl, IVE, Red Velvet and more. The track was composed by David Amber (LOONA 'Satellite', fromis_9 'Love Bomb', TWICE 'Yes or Yes'), Andy Love (TXT 'Loser/Lover', TWICE 'Yes or Yes') and Ryan S. Jhun (We all know him, he needs no introduction). Every single of of these people has had a hand in at least one song I absolutely adore. Some of my all time favourite kpop songs have been made with the help of this team, so it's no wonder that 'Love Bug' is my favourite GFriend song. David Amber actually has a TikTok talking about an aspect of making this song, it's a really interesting watch, as are all of his videos.
God, 'Love Bug' is such a special song. It's a whirlwind really. It does everything it needs to do and a million times more. The composers really didn't hold back and threw everything they could into this. It's just so exciting to listen to! There's always something happening. Obviously it's a very cute song, haters might even call it saccharine but the track feels so unique that it's worth the toothache, right? It's interesting, layered, a journey and not every aegyo filled Kpop song gives us that. I love a good key change and that's a good thing here because 'Love Bug' enjoys them just as much as I do. It's like the writers couldn't decide what key the song should be in and just decided to use all of them. I love that! The slow, delicate intro bursting into the upbeat dance track is so much fun, especially with those record scratches! The instrumentation is so bright and twinkling. I always find something new catching my attention when I listen to it. On my current listen I am drawn in by the background vocals, especially on the pre-chorus. The "uh huh" parts are so fun and the "ahh's" building up to the chorus too! I also really enjoy the harmonies on the chorus. I don't know why but they sound really unique. There are just so many LAYERS here!
The lyrics are cute but nothing too interesting. The official song description says that they are "cute lyrics that make you feel as if you are talking to him by comparing your feelings of just falling in love to a firefly secretly visiting late at night." Well, I don't know about that but I do know that Umji singing "Kiss my quick, my Romeo" heals a part of my soul every time I hear it! Say what you will about Unnie Sowon's rap part (I like it) but her delivery of "Oh my sweet Romeo" is absolute perfection. This is a song made for Eunha and Umji's sweet vocals, Eunha sounding especially angelic. All the girls are amazing though. Yuju really adds some depth if the sugar-y aspects aren't for you and Yerin is so charming with her "l-l-l-love bug" parts!
I could go on and on incoherently, but I will save you from that. I genuinely just think this is a perfect little song and it brightens my day up every time without fail. I'm so glad they performed it on music shows for a week. I agree with the two comments below that say it should have gotten the title track treatment (not instead of TFTMN though). It's so special to me and I thank you all for letting it make the top 25!
@eatyourself (5) : What I love about Gfriend is that they are always able to be innocent/cute without coming accross as obnoxious. This is not one the rare cases where they aren't.
@M24 (8.75) : This should've been the title track! Such a catchy chorus, very Twice-like. I especially love Eunha's "diamonds in my head" line, her voice fits the style here more than Yuju's. The choreo is pretty good too!
@ysev (10) : Invented avant garde pop. Surprising, left-field, experimental und unexpected twists left and right. I know Björk and Arca are seething somewhere.
@Crisp X (9) : The way this can’t commit to a key and keeps everchanging… their minds
@Slice of Life (10) : Should’ve been reserved as the summer single over Sunny Summer!!!!
@Wills (8.25) : Not sure why I was so cranky about this back in KSOTY, it’s cute!
@KimLippington (10) : It might just be the DJ scratches but there’s something very APink about this to me which of course is a massive compliment. One of their best b-sides.
Sleep with both eyes open wench.@eatyourself (5) : What I love about Gfriend is that they are always able to be innocent/cute without coming accross as obnoxious. This is not one the rare cases where they aren't.