Debuting in 2016 with the release of the mini album ‘Season of Glass’, GFRIEND is one of the few non-BIG 3 groups to gain both commercial and critical success in their too short lifetime. Known for their powerful innocence concept, at a time when girl crush and sexy sexy concepts were dominating the industry, they quickly carved their own path thanks to their talent, their hardworking and their always-on-point choreographies. After what is known as the School Trilogy (Glass Bead - Me Gustas Tu - Rough) was completed, GFRIEND expanded their sound with releases such as Fingertip, Summer Rain, Fever and Apple, while still keeping some of the elements that made them one of the most influential groups of their generation. Surprising everybody, GFRIEND disbanded in May 2021, before the end of their contract with Source Music and less than two years after their company, Source Music, was acquired by industry giant HYBE. Fear not though, their legacy still lives on and it’s now time for you Buddies and pure concept enthusiasts to decide what is their best song. Let’s walk on this flowery path together and let’s get rating! 01. Give all 96 songs a score between 0 and 10, with ONE song getting an 11. Simple decimals points (.25, .5, .75) are allowed. 02. Commentary is not mandatory but is greatly appreciated. Think Distance is an underrated gem? Tell us why! 03. This rate is meant to celebrate GFRIEND, so do not troll. If their music isn't for you, it's better to abstain from participating! 04. Once you’ve finished rating and writing your commentary, send your PM to both @savilizabeths and I. Please, use the PM-friendly songlist provided. Voting closes Monday, February 15th 2022 at 11:59 pm
SEASON OF GLASS 1. Glass Bead - [MV] 2. Neverland 3. White FLOWER BUD 1. Me Gustas Tu - [MV] 2. Under the Sky 3. One 4. My Buddy SNOWFLAKE 1. Rough - [MV] 2. Say My Name 3. Luv Star 4. Someday 5. Trust LOL 1. Fall in Love 2. Navillera - [MV] 3. LOL 4. Distance 5. Water Flower 6. Mermaid 7. Sunshine 8. Compass 9. Click 10. Gone With the Wind THE AWAKENING 1. Hear the Wind Sing 2. Fingertip - [MV] 3. Contrail 4. Please Save My Earth 5. Rain in the Spring Time 6. Crush PARALLEL 1. Love Whisper - [MV] 2. Ave Maria 3. One Half 4. Life is a Party 5. Red Umbrella 6. Falling Asleep Again RAINBOW 1. Summer Rain - [MV] 2. Rainbow TIME FOR THE MOON NIGHT 1. Time for the Moon Night - [MV] 2. Love Bug 3. Flower Garden 4. Tik Tik 5. Bye 6. You Are My Star SUNNY SUMMER 1. Sunny Summer - [MV] 2. Vacation 3. Sweety 4. Windy Windy 5. Love iin the Air TIME FOR US 1. Sunrise - [MV] 2. You Are Not Alone 3. L.U.V 4. Glow 5. Our Secret 6. Only 1 7. Truly Love 8. Show Up 9. It's You 10. A Starry Sky 11. Love Oh Love FEVER SEASON 1. Fever - [MV] 2. Mr. Blue 3. Smile 4. Wish 5. Paradise 6. Hope FALLIN' LIGHT 1. Fallin' Light - [MV] 2. Emotional Days 3. Memoria - [MV] 4. The Beginning of Love 5. Flower - [MV] 6. My My My! 7. La Pam Pam 8. Beautiful LABYRINTH 1. Labyrinth 2. Crossroads - [MV] 3. Here We Are 4. Eclipse 5. Dreamcatcher 6. From Me SONG OF THE SIRENS 1. Apple - [MV] 2. Eye of the Storm 3. Room of Mirrors 4. Tarot Cards 5. Crème Brûlée 6. Stairs in the North WALPURGIS NIGHT 1. MAGO - [MV] 2. Love Spell 3. Three of Cups 4. GRWM 5. Secret Diary 6. Better Me 7. Night Drive 8. Wheel of the Year EXTRAS 1. Letter in my Pocket 2. Wanna Be 3. Cheers (ZZAN) 4. Oh Difficult (Sonar Pocket X GFRIEND) - [MV] SPOTIFY PLAYLIST APPLE MUSIC PLAYLIST YOUTUBE PLAYLIST Spoiler: PM-able List Glass Bead Neverland White Me Gustas Tu Under the Sky One My Buddy Rough Say My Name Luv Star Someday Trust Fall in Love Navillera LOL Distance Water Flower Mermaid Sunshine Compass Click Gone With the Wind Hear the Wind Sing Fingertip Contrail Please Save My Earth Rain in the Spring Time Crush Love Whisper Ave Maria One Half Life is a Party Red Umbrella Falling Asleep Again Summer Rain Rainbow Time for the Moon Night Love Bug Flower Garden Tik Tik Bye You Are My Star Sunny Summer Vacation Sweety Windy Windy Love in the Air Sunrise You Are Not Alone L.U.V Glow Our Secret Only 1 Truly Love Show Up It’s You A Starry Sky Love Oh Love Fever Mr. Blue Smile Wish Paradise Hope Fallin' Light Emotional Days Memoria The Beginning of Love Flower My My My! La Pam Pam Beautiful Labyrinth Crossroads Here We Are Eclipse Dreamcatcher From Me Apple Eye of the Storm Room of Mirrors Tarot Cards Crème Brûlée Stairs in the North MAGO Love Spell Three of Cups GRWM Secret Diary Better Me Night Drive Wheel of the Year Letter in My Pocket Wanna Be Cheers (ZZAN) Oh Difficult
96. Oh Difficult! (5.692) 95. Falling Asleep Again (6.788) 94. Trust (6.894) 93. Wanna Be (6.913) 92. Cheers (ZZAN) (7.028) 91. Distance (7.173) 90. One (7.192) 89. Beautiful (7.25) 88. Letter in my pocket (7.288) 87. Bye (7.307) 86. White (7.335) 85. Sunshine (7.413) 83 (TIE). From Me (7.423) 83 (TIE). My Buddy (7.423) 82. A Starry Sky (7.5) 81. Luv Star (7.644) 80. Mermaid (7.673) 79. The Beginning of Love (7.692) 78. Please Save My Earth (7.75) 76 (TIE). Secret Diary (7.807) 76 (TIE). Crème Brûlée (7.807) 75. Vacation (7.855) 74. One Half (7.875) 73. LOL (7.923) 72. Stairs in the North (7.942) 71. Love in the Air (8.048) 70. Rain in the Spring Time (8.057) 68 (TIE). You are my star (8.067) 68 (TIE). Windy Windy (8.067) 67. Water Flower (8.086) 66. Click (8.096) 65. Love Oh Love (8.125) 64. Someday (8.163) 63. La Pam Pam (8.192) 62. Love Whisper (8.201) 61. Sweety (8.211) 60. Dreamcatcher (8.230) 59. Fall in Love (8.240) 57 (TIE). Red Umbrella (8.25) 57 (TIE). My My My! (8.25) 56. Hope (8.269) 55. L.U.V (8.317) 54. GLOW (8.326) 53. Emotional Days (8.336) 52. Our Secret (8.346) 51. Show Up (8.355) 50. Sunny Summer (8.375) 49. Tik Tik (8.394) 48. Under the Sky (8.413) 47. Life is a Party (8.423) 45 (TIE). Truly Love (8.432) 45 (TIE). Paradise (8.432) 44. Contrail (8.480) 43. It's You (8.490) 42. Eclipse (8.5) 41. Compass (8.548) 40. Room of Mirrors (8.586) 39. Flower (8.634) 38. Neverland (8.644) 37. Night Drive (8.653) 36. Crush (8.663)
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My Buddies, you may post now! If there are any mistakes, blame it on the fact that it's almost 3am where I live and I should be sleeping ddd A quick note is that the Japanese songs don't appear to be on streaming, at least in my country. They are on the YT Playlist and I will link them in the song list post tomorrow to make it easier. If anyone knows any way to help with this issue then please let us know!
Only JESUS knows how much I've waited for this. I'm peeing my pants. #JUSTICE4SHOWUP Oh you can be sure I will.
I remember not caring for LOL like, at all in @Serg. ‘s rate, but Walpurgis was Album of the Century. Can’t guarantee I’ll participate but I’ll definitely use this rate as an opportunity to dive into their back catalogue a bitsy!
If I can be extra and dramatic for one moment, their break-up was so painful that I haven’t been able to listen to their music ever since. This rate is the perfect opportunity to correct that, even though I’m well aware I’m going to be a wreck during my subsequent listens fff
How exciting! I probably know about 70% of their material, and I can’t wait to familiarise myself with the rest! Bestie it looks like the Apple Music link goes to the Spotify playlist!
I'm not taking part as I'm not a big fan of most of their discography but can someone 11 Labyrinth for me!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a hit a jam a SENSATION
Hello Buddies and Popjustice friends! You are cordially invited to participate in the GFRIEND discography rate: @askew @aux @bbynewyear @Attis @BEST FICTION @boombazookajoe @Capitan @Charles Vingt-†rois @clowezra @Cotton Park @Crisp X @Deja-Boo @eccentricsimply @eliminathan @Empty Shoebox @enjoy @evilsin @GeiPanda @Glitterizer @He @HippoSteaks @Island @Joli Chat @KimLippington @Kuhleezi @leedlelee... @Love Deluxe @lovechoerrymotion @Monkey0 @Music Is Death @nikkysan @OspreyQueen @Rainbow Trousers @Rem @Remorque @RUNAWAY @savilizabeths @Serg. @SloMover @soratami @ThighHighs @thommyh @ultraviolet @vague @Vixen @Wills @yuuurei You have until Feb 15 to participate.
I will be posting the first member spotlight tomorrow! Sorry for the delay, offline life really gets in the way sometimes. I hope to see some of you in the DMs soon!
Welcome to GFriend Member Spotlight, where we spend a little time focusing on and celebrating each member of the former group. First up, Miss Sowon. Kim So-jung, professionally known (at least until 2021) as Sowon - GFriend’s leader, visual, tallest member and…rapper, I guess? She was born in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul on December 7th, 1995, is an INFP and supposedly stands at 173cm, though that is highly debated and it is pretty widely believed that she might be even taller. Sowon had the longest training period of all GFriend members, starting her idol journey at DSP Media at the age of 15. While she was with the company, she appeared in the music video for Rainbow’s “To Me” in 2011. After roughly three years with DSP, Sowon moved to Source Music, where she trained for another year and a half before finally debuting in their new girl group, GFriend. As the oldest and member with the most training, she was a natural fit for the leader position and was also introduced as GFriend’s Golden Visual. The stage name Sowon means “wish” in Korean which I think is very cute. Though she has been criticised for her vocals in the past, there is no doubt that she has improved over her years as an idol, and that she is a very talented performer. Never forget the iconic 2018 KBS Song Festival performance of Hush in which she definitely shone. Her vocals aren’t the only thing she’s received backlash for, but we’re going to be kind and keep this positive. You can tell that she loved her time with the group and her members have praised her abilities as a leader. Eunha, SinB & Umji even said that they didn’t have a leader in VIVIZ because it would always be Sowon in their hearts. However, now that the group has disbanded, Sowon has decided to pursue acting. On August 2nd, 2021 it was announced that she had signed with IOK Company. She now goes by her birth name and has some lead roles lined up. Currently we know she will be starring in a romantic horror titled Chilling Together alongside Chanwoo from iKON and a horror titled 4:44 alongside Onew (SHINee), Jiae (Lovelyz), Nayoung (IOI/Pristin) & Sungyeol (INFINITE). The former is set to release this year and the latter has an unknown release date as of now. So, if you want to check out Sowon as an actress, look out for these! Despite everything, I have always had a bit of a soft spot for Sowon myself. I tend to enjoy her soft vocals and I enjoy watching her in behind the scenes clips & variety. Or maybe I just like looking at her because her visuals are definitely undeniable. Regardless, I wish her the best of luck in her acting career and am actually quite excited by the sound of the projects she’s working on. It seems the future is bright for her! Passing the baton to @junglefish to sing the praises of Miss Yerin. See you all next time!
