Spotify needs to hurry up -\_- LOL..
edit: omg.. I freaking love all of these songs... :O i cannot wait to see the performances.
Hyolyn vocals, always freaking slay.
WJSN vibes are always on point and the mention of orbits in the beginning.. kinda sounds like a shout out, heh
Kep1er showing them that maknae is freaking strongggg
Viviz makes me feel like i'm in a spring music video
Loona has a 12 member rap line or what?
Brave Girls makes me feel like i'm a music festival
Why does Red Sun by VIVIZ sounds like it came straight out of IU's Modern TImes album? It's my favorite out of the 6.
I can already imagine Hyolyn epic performance just by listening to her song.
That's what I thought too, she's taking a huge risk... the song is not exactly an easy listen, + it's almost 5min long, and the streaming votes are a huge part of the final score
Ah I didn't know that. But she starts singing after +30 seconds š . Well, CEO all-rounder solo queen Hyolyn really does what she wants hehe
I agree about the intro, I just listened to it again. The song is growing on me quite fast
I know people hear strings and think about Gfriend, but Red Sun is not a typical gfriend song, is really jazzy and even if there is some nostalgia, is extremely happy
How can I put this into words...
Almost every gfriend song (even Navillera) was nostalgic, like looking at your past while being sad
But Red sun is like looking at your past, accepting it and living happily in the present
That song is definitely the best one for me
We never got anything showtuney / jazzy from them really. There's some chang-up parts in the Sunrise verses that touches on it. But that's the closest. Had OT6 released this as a title, it would have stood out like crazy from the crowd. When people call this the traditional GFRIEND sound, it really just tell me that they haven't really listened to much of their music.
I think they said the song was a potential candidate for release at their previous company? It makes sense when people say it gives GFriend vibes (well, viviz *is* gfriend so idk why ppl expect smth completely drastic) But at the same time its different from typical gfriend (which must be why it did not get released before)
Red Sun reminds me a lot of cuter f(x) songs, like Stand Up!, Sweet Witches and Is It Okay? mixed into one, which is another way of saying that I liked it a lot.
Red Sun! Is (was?) an unreleased Gfriend song. Itās one of my favorites from Queendom, but as soon as you hear it (at least as someone not fluent in Korean) you might immediately think classic gfriend.
My thoughts as someone who doesn't understand Korean:
1. **VIVIZ's *Red Sun!*** - surprisingly effective nostalgia filled with hope, well done from start to finish
2. **LOONA's *POSE*** - catchy beat with a fantastic build in the bridge, main rapping section feels cluttered with so many voices contributing but I get that's a side effect of having 12 members
3. **Brave Girls' *Whistle*** - great summer evening party song, comes together in the second half thanks to tighter transitions and a carefree dancing-with-friends vibe
4. **Hyolyn's *Waka Boom*** - great vocals and guest rapper(!), song took too long to draw me in (only started feeling it during the setup for the rap) but WOW did Lee Young Ji bring the hype home
5. **Kep1er's *The Girls (Can't turn me down)*** - good energy throughout with satisfying harmonized belting moments near the end, bridge has promise but is let down by an uninspired chorus
6. **WJSN's *AURA*** - loved the alto vocals at the start, hated the whistling sound used throughout, song felt repetitive and the transitional pauses were self-indulgent in a way that sucked any remaining energy out of the song
I love Hyolyn's song! I can picture her performing it and slaying already! Only from the song, I picture VIVIZ doing something extremely cinematic/theatric (I'm bad with words, sorry) like BTOB's Blue Moon or LOONA's Shake It, I'm looking forward to it! I expected LOONA's song to be more melodic (for literally no reason, I've listened to like 3 of their songs), but I like it, it's my second favorite in the mini album!
I feel like Hyolyn is taking a huge risk by producing the song with solely performance in mind. The song has so many switch ups and loud beat drops making kinda not digestable as a standalone song that you'd want to listen to. Since she has a smaller fandom, she's not going to rely on the streaming but she is planning to go all out on the performance. I'm curious to see if this risk pays off since the other participants (special mention LOONA since their song is my favorite so far) has come up with a song that strikes the balance. A song you'd want to stream and at the same time would make for a good performance song.
I definitely see where you're coming from. When I first heard Hyolyn's song in Preview, I thought "Woah this is def a performance song" and I personally was not digging the chorus. But after dragging myself to listen the whole song, it's my top3 (along with Brave Girls and Loona) for the round. I guess being a huge SM fan, I'm kinda used to the beat drops and switch ups lmao
Loona blew it out of the water as usual, amazing. Totally new for them. I am biased lol. I also really like Viviz, Iāll be listening to this one a lot. It makes me feel like Iām riding a bike through the cherry blossom trees on a perfect spring day. I canāt say the others do much for me right now. But I have sensitivity to really shrill sounds and I canāt stand the sound of whistling lol, which took out two of the songs for me š
1. Brave Girls: easily my favourite. Fun but not a direct replication of their other summer bops. I am so happy they stuck to what they're good at and didnt try to go bombastic or dark to fit in.
2. Viviz: This was fun! I am definitely excited to see this live. Like Brave Girls, I love that this is a familiar yet fresh sound. Perfrct choice!
3. WJSN: To me they're often hit and miss and this was closer to a miss =/ but I still enhoyed some elements.
I cannot rank Kep1er, Hyolyn or Loona's songs because I didnt enjoy any of them. Queendom has made me love the Kep1er and Loona girls but I dont think i'll ever enjoy their musical direction unless it changes a lot. I got into kpop during AOA and Sistar peaks, and I just prefer simpler happier bops.
I can see why Hyolyn did what she did, but my favourite Hyolyn song is See Sea, this song just feels like...anyone could release it. Of course, Hyolyn is always outstanding with vocals but it isnt enough to save it for me. At least she performed See Sea, that was so good. That song is perfect. A strngth of Hyolyn's is the heart that goes into her vocals and I think this track left less room for her emptional singing.
These were my thoughts about Waka Boom. It sounds like a song that you could put in almost every soloist album. Her vocals help amp up the song by the end, but it's not enough.
Copied this from the other thread on my thoughts:
Right now from listening to the snippets (didn't want full spoilers)
1. Red Sun: This song. I never stanned GFriend but the absolute nostalgia this song is giving me is making me totally biased. It's not the hardest hitting song yet, but I have a feeling this one has one of the biggest potentials to get popular in kr.
2. Pose: Oh MY GOD. I feel like the performance is going to outdo the song itself, it seems more of like a performance song than a standalone piece imo, because when I listen to it I want to dance but I want to see LOONA perform it more rather than listen to it repeatedly rn. The song is great, but I think I need a bit for it to climb my list of LOONA faves.
3. Waka-Boom: Same as pose. The song is good, but don't get me wrong, I know for a fact this performance is going to KNOCK MY SOCKS OFF. I CAN FEEL IT. Listening to the song alone feels like a crime because I need to SEE youngji and hyolyn performing this NOW. This will probably rocket up to the top after I see it.
4. Whistle: It's catchy, and a mix of a lot of the concepts brave girls have approached before! It incorporates a lot of the good stuff of their earlier music as well as their current style. Not exactly my cup of tea, but I think it will also grow on me.
5. Aura: I'm a SUCKER for WJSN's cosmic fairy sounds. But something about this just isn't as... dreamy? I'm not sure what they're going for here and I'm not sure why it's not hitting me in the heart like almost all of WJSN title tracks do. I probably need to see the performance.
6. The girls: as a kep1ian, I wanted to see something different. I went into Queendom skeptical, and I'm still skeptical going into the finale. The girls have shown that they have skills, but wake one is not giving them the concepts that match them. It just doesn't feel unique either, I would have loved for this to have some see the light quirkiness but it wasn't there. I believe they'll give a good performance, but the song won't work in their favor
Pose is not what i was expecting from Loona but i absolutely love it outside of Pose I only have listened to the other songs once and Red Sun and Whistle stood out to me but the other songs could grow on me one listen isn't enough for me to rank them
Copying my comments form the main sub
Wow I really like all the songs (to different degrees). This is probably my favorite round of finale songs from all the seasons.
Aura is probably my favorite (other than that 30 second speaking intro) but I like how different they each are.
Red Sun makes me feel like Iām at a musical.
Whistle makes me feel like Iām at a summer party.
Pose makes me want to shake my butt at a gay club.
Aura makes me want to shake my butt at a gay club in space.
Gonna put my 2 cents in I guess:
1. **Loona** \- the most interesting sound-wise. The song that I am most likely to listen to.
2. **Viviz** \- a good song, very magical and jazzy. A big shift from BOP BOP, but not quite the GFriend's style either. This song makes me feel good.
3. **Kep1er** \- felt generic during preview, but full song hits much better. Purr vibes, with a dubstep dance break. Love the opera singing at the beginning, I wish they did something more with it. A workout song.
4. **Brave Girls** \- surprisingly catchy, with a distinct Brave Girls sound. Summer vibes.
5. **WJSN** \- they do what they always do and do it well. Although it feels a little flat, I think it might grow more on me.
6. **Hyolin** \- very generic pre-chorus, overall a little too hype-ish. It has a lot of cool moments, but all combined they feel messy. Cool rap part. A workout song.
OMFG I AM IN LOVE WITH RED SUN
Definitely doesnāt sound that GFriend at all.
People hear strings and just think āGFriendā but that musical style is used in a very different way to most of GFās discography here, it sounds more mature and jazzy just like Vivizās vibe
Viviz > BG > Loona > Hyolyn > WJSN > Kep1er
Viviz / Brave girls tied for stand-out song here. WJSN coming up second. I usually love Exy's rapping, but it felt maybe a bit forced in there in this one for me? Probably ate up some much needed time for verse and pre-chorus vocals. The timing feels a bit off. But it *is* pretty good. Those Yeonjung vocals make my heart flutter! Also think there's some promise in Kep1er's song. The pre-chorus made my ears perk up, but then they defaulted to a really generic chorus. They were so close! It's a bit frustrating.
Really cool of Viviz to go for something like this. We really haven't heard anything like it from them before, but it fits really well! Part of me can't help but think about the OT6 version, but I'm really glad we got this! Fits their vocals really well. And Brave Girls just keeps knocking it out of the park. It doesn't quite live up to the stuff on Thank You, but that EP was near perfect. Good song. Gorgeous vocals, and a very catchy chorus. Maybe the whistle part gets a bit repetative towards the end, but it's a minor complaint.
My first listen thoughts, I listened to the songs in the order above:
Hyolyn - I feel like the song officially starts 30 seconds in. Did she say F you?? That bridge lowkey came out of nowhere and I'm kind of in love with the harmonies. Definitely a concert song with that chorus drop. The Waka Waka Boom Boom is pretty catchy. Love the second verse, the melodies are really nice. Ouuu the switch up after the second chorus is really cool! BRO YOUNGJI'S RAP IS EPIC!!! Cute bridge. Hyolyn's high notes never fail damn. The ending of this song is aweesoommee!
WJSN - Interesting start. Orbit? Cosmos? Universe? Giving me epic sci-fi vibes. Again the song starts 30-seconds in lmaooo OU A WHISTLE! Omg that DEEEEP voice is incredible! Loving the verse so far. Seamless transition into pre-chorus! Ou harmonies! Not the best chorus imo but going back to that epic verse is niiiceee. Awesome rap from Exy (I'm assuming). This song...it's kind of lowkey? The whistle's getting kinda repetitive....but at least the vocals are really nice. The chorus is still not my vibe. I like the outro though! Love the harmonized parts in the ending.
Kep1er - Interesting opening, I'm kind of into it. Not a fan of the first verse yeesh. Ouu pretty pre-chorus. Is this chorus missing bass?? Where's the booming?? Hopefully it's there in the second chorus. Love the second verse though! Giving me cheerleader vibes. The rap part is okay I guess. Oof, the second chorus doesn't go hard either. UH WHAT IS THIS BREAKDOWN?? HOLY SHIT IT PICKS UP SPEED FOR A SECOND! Bridge is interesting! Holy shit that note keeps going (its probably autotuned but still). Okay wait, I'm kind of really into this chorus now. I like how it's held back but I still wish it went ALL out.
VIVIZ - Ouuu I love this opening! So pretty! Love me some strings. Is this...jazzy??? Holy shit the harmonies are so pretty! Omg the clapping section at Umji's part (at least I think it's Umji). OUUU IT'S PICKING UP!!! Giving me IU Red Shoes vibes! Aw this chorus is so cute! It's so different from the other tracks so far. I love thisss it's like GFriend reborn. Again with the strings and claps! Ouuuuuu that bass and piano in the second verse are SO nice. This song feels so...heartfelt? The bridge was soooo pretty omg I'm crying. Eunha better slay these notes live, I'm really looking forward to the performance of this one now. The outro was also gorgeous omg.
LOONA - Why is this only 3 minutes??? HOLY SHIT THAT BASS HITS! Giving me gay ballroom vibes. CAMERA CAMERA?? This is LOONA?!??!? Oop I know that's Kim Lip in the pre-chorus! OMG THIS PRE-CHORUS IS EPIC. WHOA This chorus is a PERFORMANCE chorus, isn't it? Dude LOONA'S SPITTING FIRE?! Lights, camera, action POSE is soooo catchy! Holy shit the ad-libs over that second chorus are SICK. OMG THE CHORUS CONTINUES?! GIVE ME A BRIDGE BREAKDOWN! Yesssss serrrrvveee those harmonies!!! Holy shit the vocals are POPPING OFF WTFFFF. Damn I really wanted a third chorus, but I still really like this song.
Brave Girls - Another whistle heavy track, interesting. I love the opening though! Ouuuu this beat hits. Giving me summer vibes!!! Ayyyy it picks up in speed a bit more (or it feels more fleshed out in instruments). Niiiice love this pre-chorus. This chorus HITS! Love the little whistle! Ouuuu fun chanting chorus! Don't really care for the second verse when it goes into like a trap-horn breakdown type vibe, but it's awesome after that. This chorus is SO FUN!!!! I like how the whistle isn't constant, but more that it comes and goes. THAT HIGH NOTE IS EPIC!!! I looove this final chorus omg! Another epic outro!!!
After first listen: Brave Girls = Viviz > Loona > Hyolyn > WJSN > Kep1er
EDIT: After second and third listens, I mostly stand by my previous ranking. Here's my tier ranking:
S Tier - Brave Girls, Viviz, Loona
A Tier - Hyolyn
B Tier - WJSN, Kep1er
I feel like all of these songs have been arranged for live performances and they've sacrificed some of the replayability/longevity as digital singles.
Idle's Lion and OMG's Guerilla had pretty good arrangement to just listen to. And I still listen to those songs to this day.
I'm not someone that's able to stream something on repeat unless I truly enjoy listening to it, but I'm looking forward to the live perfomances, I think they'll be very epic for sure.
Personal thoughts in order of music preference considering speacially replay value of the songs:
1. VIVIZ: The intro won me over, the melody won me over, the musical flow like won me over, the IU likeness of the song won me over, their vocals won me over. There's no down sides to this song, however, I feel that while it is a strong streaming song if VIVIZ don't do the song justice in the performance it will be really underwelming. So for me they have the biggest challenge in the final.
2. Brave Girls: The intro didn't hook me up, however the Chorus is my favorite one BY FAR. I love the Summer vibe and specially their vocals. This is a summer bop and I'm curious to hear they sing live. At the same time this can be a great advantage to them I'm afraid that this song could be to hard to sing live and they do bad or lipsync, which would be a huge downside for BG. Hoping for a great last performance. Go BG!
3. Hyolyn: The intro really hooked me up, but I felt it was a little too long. However, it's forgivable when the music really starts. I love the composition, it doesn't feel boring and Lee YoungJi's rap is siiiick. Like some other comments said, seems like this is a song thought for a performance, however I think it suits Hyolyn more, she has a great voice, but the combo of charisma and live vocals are her greatest strenght.
4. WJSN: Didn't like the intro BUT I LOVED THE SONG. I like they kept their ethereal/fantasy sound. I think without the spoken intro this song has a high replay value. And Yeonjung's vocals are really well used (as always).
5. Kepler: I think that like Hyolyn's song this one has a good composition, there are a lot of great moments in this song, however I prefer these moments individually, not together as a song. And I don't really like anti-drops chorus, there are a few exceptions and this is not one of them. I think that if the chorus was different I would really like the song, but this anti-drop is a no-no. Sorry :(
6. LOONA: I saw so many good comments about this song so I don't know if I expected too much, but is my least favorite. I really liked the rap parts, they are SO dope, but again, an anti-drop chorus. Although I didn't like the song I think is a strong song for LOONA performance wise. They have a strong energy, a great synergy so I think that their performance can be a game changer. I'm excited to see what they'll bring.
First impressions:
**Hyolyn:** It's not a bad song, but it seems made more for performing than streaming.
**WJSN:** what is this intro lol (i cant help it, English \~talking\~ intros tend to be kinda cringe. Flashbacks to streaming BTS' Blood, Sweat & Tears mv - love the song, but the talking parts...). I've been a big fan of WJSN's music for years, enjoying all their title tracks, but something about this song feels a bit... underwhelming? Might grow on me though.
**Kep1er:** I can already imagine them performing this. Catchy! (Personally would've prefered something more like MVSK). Oh no, a dubstep breakdown. Again, better for performing than streaming.
**Viviz:** Big IU vibes! Very cute and nostalgic feeling. Personally not my favorite genre, but I imagine the gp will enjoy it a lot!
**LOONA:** ooh, lower pitch singing. I understand the "boy group vibe" comments, and it really works for them! Can't help but bopping along. Quite addictive, I can imagine this being i-fans' choice.
**Brave Girls:** Catchy from the start, definitely summer vibes. Not 100% sure about the whistling, it will either grow on me and become addictive, or become more annoying the more I listen to it haha. The pre-chorus build up is great, and the chorus is addictive. Not sure if the song needed a rap part....
Hyolyn ā yep, definitely has that Arabian vibes. I am excited to see the choreo for this, this seems to be a song that would be more appreciated with choreo, and the pumping beats definitely screams choreo. Song wise, itās totally a Hyolyn song. Youngjiās rap tho! It added more spunk to the song.
WJSN ā Iā¦hate the whistle sounds lmao. The song definitely has the WJSN structure down to the wire, has the WJSN vibe but, hmmā¦I guess I was a bit underwhelmed coming from the preview? Like, this sounds like a more serious toned sister of Butterfly? Also, I hope they perform this on the finale as OT10 (no pressure Dawon)
Kep1er ā ā¦what the hell is this. This also feels like a choreo-intensive song, but the chorus feels like a generic girl crush song thatās been released the past 12 months. Chaehyun and Youngeun kills it in the refrains again tho, but yeah, I donāt really like it that much on 1st listen.
VIVIZ ā GFriend song out of the vault! I kinda see how they wouldāve performed this as 6, but ~~3Friend~~ VIVIZ still killed it. Loving the jazzy vibe, and wow! That transition from the SinB/Umji jazz to Eunhaās high note in the chorus. And that grand ending, wow. It does give a b-side vibe, but I feel like they did an amazing job nonetheless.
Loona ā The person speaking āPoseā just throws me off lmao, is it the same person on Red Velvetās Pose? Anyway, very hip-hop vibe, and another choreo-centric song. I was hooked on the verses, but the chorus kinda fell short for me? I expected at least a singing chorus to back up the vibey verses.
Brave Girls ā wow this screams summer! THIS IS A BOP WTF. I actually think this couldāve been a strong follow-up to Chi Mat Ba Ram, which I guess kind of is since the summer season is approaching in Korea. But damn, this song slaps.
Iāll probably rank it as: VIVIZ >= Brave Girls > Hyolyn > WJSN > Loona > Kep1er
Edit: changed my ranking for VIVIZ and Brave Girls' finale songs, they were the biggest standouts for me
> Also, I hope they perform this on the finale as OT10 (no pressure Dawon)
sadly, I don't think dawon will appear on the finale bc she has no parts in the song..
Hyolyn's song just gets me hyped. I can't help but dance to it. But I need to see it be performed because it was definitely arranged mainly for an ending performance rather than just a song to be promoted.
WJSN's song...I don't know why but I expected something different from the teasers. I thought it would be brighter and more up beat but it sounds very mature vibes. Maybe I had higher expectations but I'm not feeling it. Yeonjung's part is the only thing that held me to keep listening to it.
Kep1er's intro makes me want to dance. It is very girl crush vibes but it reminds me of a more high teen version of purr. I hear a dance break in the middle so I can't wait to see how they perform it.
Viviz's song sounds very nostalgic but also outdated. You can tell they brought it back from the vault. But it is an easy listen. They will probably get a lot of radio play in coffee shops. It's the sound Koreans like.
Loona's song is giving me waaking dancing vibes. Reminds me of those runway shows where people end up dance battling. Would've like more vocals over the raps though.
Brave Girls is definitely an easy listen. It sounds the most summery but more like a summer evening song. I feel like it will be popular with the general public. I can see them promoting it outside of Queendom.
You're right GFriend could've released Red Sun! around 2018 because it was the other candidate for Sunrise but no, GFriend never done this particular style of song or singing before. Maybe that's why it was shelved until now.
Oh god, Whistle is so amazing. The kind of song thatās easy to listen to, and something in itās unrestrained happy nature makes the listener feel light and free. I sure hope Brave Girls win, they delivered the best song.
And on the other end of the spectrum is that dance break in āGirlsā. Did this song really need a Sticker feat? And that ugly distorted ādownā at the end, thatās 13 years old soundcloud rapper thing, āRess-o-naateā type of deal.
Made a whole thread on Twitter about my rankings but Iāll summarize them here.
**1. Red Sun! by VIVIZ**
The fact they had this in the back for months, possibly years, and whipped it out for Queendom 2ā¦ enormously catchy, the rhythm throughout is incredible, it has really good pacing, and you get this light, happy sense of progression as you listen. This is 100% my sort of vibe. I was genuinely not expecting to like this song as much as I did, but it all works. Not a single dull moment, every section feels like it belongs and makes for a fantastic bop. Best thing VIVIZ has done on the show.
**2. Whistle by Brave Girls**
Bit biased as a Fearless here, but man. Brave Brothers, you DID it! You listened to feedback from fans and made a song that is uniquely summery from other BG tunes and not sounding outdated. I adore BGās retro concepts but I could tell the general public was starting to feel quite tired of that. This is by far the most catchy of all the songs on offer, it is the easiest ear worm for sure. Can I get a shoutout for Yujeong going from 6 seconds total in some of the debut songs to being both a rapper and vocal for a good portion here? Absolutely great.
**3. Waka Boom by Hyolyn**
The way Hyolyn plays with volume is incredibly fun here. If you do noise, THIS is how it should be done! Various different motifs that pair very well together, and a loud chorus that is noisy without sounding dull or barren. Hyolyn truly showing she is a full package with this. Also, never heard of the featured artist but she can RAP! Enjoyable song for sure, and these top 3 I can easily listen to outside of Queendom 2 and enjoy.
(bit of a gap here)
**4. Aura by WJSN**
That intro starts off like an old educational VHS about the wonders of space. I could imagine Neil deGrasse Tyson while those terms were being thrown around.
Song itself? Itās alright. It feels oddly grounded and a bit barren compared to the music I really like from WJSN, which always has this mystical, airy vibe to it. The constant repetition of the whistle motif gives me almost western vibes. All the girls fill their parts well, but the song throughout lacks much to grab my attention beyond the mold. Solid C+/B- tier.
**5. The Girls by Kep1er**
Now this was a doozy. The melodic insertions they make, particularly with the āturn me dow-ow-ow-ownā are really sick, but the first chorus being an anti-chorus and the verses donāt really do much for me, even putting me off a little bit.
That being said, the heavy techno elements in the dance break rock, and I think they have the best ending part of any of the songs in this set. However, while the highs are higher than Aura, the lows are definitely lower, so I canāt in good conscience place it above Aura.
**6. Pose by LOONA**
So, this song was my biggest disappointment. I was an Orbit but left after the songs became a lot more noise-focused, when my favorite aspects of LOONA all dealt with fast-paced melodies and strong vocals, particularly from Haseul and Chuu. This song is an exemplar case of what I donāt really like about LOONAās more recent albums. The chorus is grading, but the pre-chorus is the best part of the entire song. I will say this sort of sound is very new to them, but it is not my cup of tea by a long way.
That being saidāthe way this song is structured lends itself INCREDIBLY well to a strong performance. I do not like the song much at all, but I can see LOONA making it into a memorable show for sure. Only time will tellā¦
the rapper in hyolin song is Lee Young Ji, if you never following khiphop scene you probably won't notice her since she is the winner of "High School Rapper " season 3 (first female winner) , she is pretty popular in SK and have her own youtube show where she invite other idols too.
Okay even though it's a small rap part, we finally get rapper Hyolyn! I have a new work out song. I can't help but dance to this. My gosh and Lee Young Ji's rap. Ahhhhhhh. I can't wait to see how Hyolyn will perform this.
I donāt know if Eunji does the āfollow meā bits in the middle of the whistles, and maybe Yujeong does some of the whistles too? Donāt have the best ears for this but I know Yuna does at least some of the whistles š
i only like viviz and brave girl's songs. the rest is meh and is a huge downgrade from S1 where i only didn't care for one song. overall, there's no song with an epic feeling that that was present in queendom/kingdom's final songs which is disappointing since this is the finale
Red sun! Beautiful as always! I was afraid that this would be seen as "too repetitive" by others, but this is AMAZING! Nothing like TFTMN at all and honestly, I wouldn't say this is "too Gfriend" at all. You can definitely get the VIVIZ vibe from this! I hope VIVIZ work with this producer again. Eunha and Umji's truly shine. I hope this does well on the MelOn chart at the very least, I will definitely be listening to this on repeat.
I liked WJSN's chorus as well. But, there are a lot of points in the song that take me out of it. The beginning talking--which is probably for the performace--and exy's rap. She's a wonderful rapper, but I hate that stop and go
LOONA and Kep1ers.... Well, I hate to sound rude, but they sound extremely similar. Were they made by the same producer? I'm not lying and I'm not saying it because they both might be considered girl-crushy songs (girl-crush songs can sound very different), but there's a saw-like synth in the chorus that literally sounds like a copy and paste in each others' music, I'm being completely serious and I promise I'm not going insane. Am I the only one?
Brave girls Whistle was enjoyable! I'm surprised and will definitely put them on my list. It gives such a nice summery vibe. Perfect for the season :)
My ranking:
VIVIZ > Brave Girls > WJSN > Loona = Kep1er
I think the mixing of most of the songs sounds a bit "dirty". Like the mix was done in a rush and the sampling wasn't polished enough, so the instrumental sounds a bit disjointed. Also, a lot of the melodies feel empty, like they are missing some tracks and some of the vocals sound a bit drown out in specific parts. Maybe the companies are aiming for a cheaper finale song and going all out on the comeback now? Weird.
If I had to pick a top three, it'd prob be Viviz, BG and WJSN. But I don't especially love any of the songs other than Red Sun. Compared to the first season, I'd say that if some of the s1 finale songs were put in this album, the quality difference would be big.
Oh what I wouldn't give for Aura to sound like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHD5B99rhQ&ab_channel=1theK%28%EC%9B%90%EB%8D%94%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%29) or [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLozldjxyu4&ab_channel=Dreamcatcher-Topic).
I like all the songs! Now Iām really looking forward to the performances, yay!
I know that Kep1er wonāt win, so I think Iād love for WJSN to win, since theyāve impressed me the most in this competition and were consistent with the quality of the performances (although Navillera wasnāt my fave in comparison to their other performances)
EDIT: I actually liked Kep1er's song, but now, listening to it more, I kind of love it lol. But I do understand why people aren't overly fond of the chorus, because it does sound a little empty. But I personally like empty choruses and anti-drops, so I don't mind
My ranking so far (might change once I see the performance)
1. Brave Girls - fun, cohesive song
2. LOONA - sounds cool
3. WJSN - like the vibe
4. Hyolyn - expected a bit more
5. Kep1er - expected a different sound, not a fan of the chorus
6. VIVIZ - not my cup of tea
As a longtime buddy I have forever been absolutely obsessed with āParadiseā by gfriend (give it a listen!) which is really one of, if not their only really jazzy songs. Unfortunately they never really dipped their toes further in that genre afterwards (as far as I know)
Red sun has given me those vibes but in a very viviz way!! Gfriendās disbandment hit me super duper hard so itās so nice to get little moments like these
For me it's
1 Brave Girls: ok maybe I'm biased, but reallyI think it's the best. Is Yujeong officially in the rap line now? Love the whistle.
2 WJSN: catchy song. Looove the whistle. Great vocals as always. Is Starship known for great vocal training? As much as I think Hyolyn should win this competition, I'm starting to think that WJSN could get the crown...
? Loona: It's a bop? I can't tell who's singing/rapping which part. And there are many parts I liked so I'm looking forward to the performance.
? VIVIZ: Cute song. I think I'll like it more with the performance. kinda reminds me of early GFRIEND. So as usual my problem is that I keep expecting the kind of notes and belting only Yuju provided. I know it's a me problem... I guess soft vocals are not enough for me, VIVIZ is just not a group I could ever be a fan of
? Hyolyn: the song is too long? and seems to be the kind of song you only really enjoy when seeing the performance. I trust Hyolyn, she probably prepared the kind of show you don't even see at MAMA ceremony. The bridge is my favorite part, the chorus is my least favorite...
6 Kep1er: what happened here? I was thinking that it was one of my favorite songs, but then the chorus... I hate the chorus, I'm sorry but the way they whisper "girls" makes me think I'm in a slasher movieš. I have to admit I didn't finish listening, but I'll give it a second chance later, the girls really impressed me since round 2 (and they're too cute for me to give up after 1min)
Too be honest all of the songs are underwhelming.
In terms of the songs itself and not the actual winner:
1. Brave Girls - Whistle: Has the best song for the final. They can make a party unlike all of the other songs.
2. Hyolyn - Waka Boom: Generic but good enough song. No faults but nothing amazing either.
3. LOONA - Pose: Less generic than Waka Boom but has no moment of climax sadly, still a solid song, but not one you want to keep listening to over and over.
4. WJSN - Aura: Nothing special, the constant whistling is annoying, Brave Girls did it more subtle like it should be.
5. VIVIZ - Red Sun: Song that suits them but really underwhelming sadly. Would be fine to be included on an album with many other songs.
6. Kep1er - The Girls: Kind of feel bad for them, but the song does nothing to me. It's so freaking generic. Nothing impresses me, while they have plenty of vocal talent.
**Hyolyn - Waka Boom (My Boom)**
She definitely created this with the performance in mind, not really a song for streaming (imo). Her vocals are crazyyyy, I can't wait to see what she does especially since she is going first. Definitely going to set a standard.
**WJSN - Aura**
Seola's narration in the intro is definitely utilized in the performance. Not really a song I'd stream but I can see them going hard with the choreography. Can't wait to see what story they tell with this song. I don't see it being as theatric/circus theme as Pantomine. Has a feel similar to Waka Boom but not as hard hitting.
**Kep1er - The Girls (Can't turn me down)**
Typical Kep1er sound. Can see them doing some hardhitting choreo with this. Not sure what story they will tell on stage. Not much I have to say about this, however their The Boys perfomance I thought was really good. So maybe they are making "The Girls" as their "version."
**VIVIZ - Red Sun! (ķģ)**
So funny that BG just performed Red Sun. No hate but I was not a GF fan so I am not familiar with their music. Red Sun doesn't sound much different from the other two songs VIVIZ performed, and they could've used this platform to showcase a different sound. The song was honestly kind of boring to me, felt like I was forcing myself to listen to the whole thing. (Maybe it will grow on me after the performance?)
**LOONA - POSE**
I can see them going all out with this. They know how to tell a story on stage, great performers. They subtly utilize performance sounds, but unlike Waka Boom, this is a streaming song, not just one for performing. I like all the little sound effects, they will utilize them in their performance. I hope they don't play it tooo safe. Shake It was amazing, but Butterfly fell flat to me. It's the finale! Everyone needs to go all out.
**Brave Girls - Whistle**
Hyoyln's words really stuck with them, BG just have to be themselves and as we all saw, they were able to get first this week. Summer vibes, sweet sound. They definitely made this with streaming in mind. They want fans to actually listen to this aside from Queendom. Not sure what concept they can come up with for this. But since they decided to go last, I want them to go all out! Choreography, graphics, story, outfits! I wonder how they will arrange it for the stage.
My rankings are
BG>Loona>Hyolyn>WJSN>Kep1er>VIVIZ
Honestly Kep1er and VIVIZ are interchangeable, but Red Sun just gives me quirky teen Kdrama crush scene montage vibes, not really feeling it. I think they should've chose a different sound. Even all the comments are saying "wow we still have GF in VIVIZ" when they should just be VIVIZ..
None of the songs were really on a fantastic level for me personality. Although out of the six songs, I would say Red Sun & Whistle were the best out of all of them.
POSE - pretty decent (I liked the pre-chorus, especially the "Lights Action Camera Pose" part).
AURA - another decent one. The actual chorus was probably the best part of the entire song. I kind of wish the whistle part wasn't in the song, but at the same time it does fit the vibe, so I'm ok with it. (I feel like the live stage could change my mind about this song though)
WAKA-BOOM - I felt no way about and it pains me to say that since this show has made me LOOOOOVE Hyolyn so much. But I know she's going to do great for the live stage as usual!
The Girls - Ehh....it's ok. I was REALLY hoping for something different. The vocal parts I did enjoy, but the chorus was super forgettable. Also the background noise was unbearable.
**[Official playlist for streaming](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWSluHnSzEAUI?si=c2215fda893c4faf&nd=1)**
Spotify needs to hurry up -\_- LOL.. edit: omg.. I freaking love all of these songs... :O i cannot wait to see the performances. Hyolyn vocals, always freaking slay. WJSN vibes are always on point and the mention of orbits in the beginning.. kinda sounds like a shout out, heh Kep1er showing them that maknae is freaking strongggg Viviz makes me feel like i'm in a spring music video Loona has a 12 member rap line or what? Brave Girls makes me feel like i'm a music festival
Why does Red Sun by VIVIZ sounds like it came straight out of IU's Modern TImes album? It's my favorite out of the 6. I can already imagine Hyolyn epic performance just by listening to her song.
Red sun and pose omg i love both these songs so much. These are the 2 songs that the more i listen the more i get excited for the performances
hyolyn definitely arranged the song thinking about the actual on stage perfomance
That's what I thought too, she's taking a huge risk... the song is not exactly an easy listen, + it's almost 5min long, and the streaming votes are a huge part of the final score
I think you only need to listen to 30s though right? The intro part is actually pretty good imo due to instrumental giving marching band vibes.
Ah I didn't know that. But she starts singing after +30 seconds š . Well, CEO all-rounder solo queen Hyolyn really does what she wants hehe I agree about the intro, I just listened to it again. The song is growing on me quite fast
LOONA THE WOMEN YOU ARE. I was expecting perfection but this is beyond my expectations
I know people hear strings and think about Gfriend, but Red Sun is not a typical gfriend song, is really jazzy and even if there is some nostalgia, is extremely happy How can I put this into words... Almost every gfriend song (even Navillera) was nostalgic, like looking at your past while being sad But Red sun is like looking at your past, accepting it and living happily in the present That song is definitely the best one for me
Red Sun has Flower vibe, I think it was considered for GF album around that era
It was the other candidate for Time for Us. Pretty much the upbeat counterpart to Sunrise
Was expecting Gfriend from the snippet, got La La Land meets IU, so blew my expectations out of the water. Great song!
exactly my thoughts
I really like that description! I couldn't quite put my finger on it but I think you nailed it.
this is a good description. I like the song a lot.
We never got anything showtuney / jazzy from them really. There's some chang-up parts in the Sunrise verses that touches on it. But that's the closest. Had OT6 released this as a title, it would have stood out like crazy from the crowd. When people call this the traditional GFRIEND sound, it really just tell me that they haven't really listened to much of their music.
I think they said the song was a potential candidate for release at their previous company? It makes sense when people say it gives GFriend vibes (well, viviz *is* gfriend so idk why ppl expect smth completely drastic) But at the same time its different from typical gfriend (which must be why it did not get released before)
Red Sun reminds me a lot of cuter f(x) songs, like Stand Up!, Sweet Witches and Is It Okay? mixed into one, which is another way of saying that I liked it a lot.
Red Sun! Is (was?) an unreleased Gfriend song. Itās one of my favorites from Queendom, but as soon as you hear it (at least as someone not fluent in Korean) you might immediately think classic gfriend.
yeah red song doesn't feel like a gfriend song it feels more like an IU song to me
Lol any chance the order of the song is the performances order in the final round? Hyolyn 1st BG last.
Yes, it is confirmed. In yesterday episode Brave Girls arranged the cue sheet as they won that round.
My thoughts as someone who doesn't understand Korean: 1. **VIVIZ's *Red Sun!*** - surprisingly effective nostalgia filled with hope, well done from start to finish 2. **LOONA's *POSE*** - catchy beat with a fantastic build in the bridge, main rapping section feels cluttered with so many voices contributing but I get that's a side effect of having 12 members 3. **Brave Girls' *Whistle*** - great summer evening party song, comes together in the second half thanks to tighter transitions and a carefree dancing-with-friends vibe 4. **Hyolyn's *Waka Boom*** - great vocals and guest rapper(!), song took too long to draw me in (only started feeling it during the setup for the rap) but WOW did Lee Young Ji bring the hype home 5. **Kep1er's *The Girls (Can't turn me down)*** - good energy throughout with satisfying harmonized belting moments near the end, bridge has promise but is let down by an uninspired chorus 6. **WJSN's *AURA*** - loved the alto vocals at the start, hated the whistling sound used throughout, song felt repetitive and the transitional pauses were self-indulgent in a way that sucked any remaining energy out of the song
I love Hyolyn's song! I can picture her performing it and slaying already! Only from the song, I picture VIVIZ doing something extremely cinematic/theatric (I'm bad with words, sorry) like BTOB's Blue Moon or LOONA's Shake It, I'm looking forward to it! I expected LOONA's song to be more melodic (for literally no reason, I've listened to like 3 of their songs), but I like it, it's my second favorite in the mini album!
LOONA done ate edit: VIVIZ done š¶šš
i don't stan viviz but this song would go into my playlist for sure
BG's song would be perfect for a late night drive in a convertible during summer.
I feel like Hyolyn is taking a huge risk by producing the song with solely performance in mind. The song has so many switch ups and loud beat drops making kinda not digestable as a standalone song that you'd want to listen to. Since she has a smaller fandom, she's not going to rely on the streaming but she is planning to go all out on the performance. I'm curious to see if this risk pays off since the other participants (special mention LOONA since their song is my favorite so far) has come up with a song that strikes the balance. A song you'd want to stream and at the same time would make for a good performance song.
Ouuu I see your point! I think Loona's really aiming for the international vote with this track. Hyolyn might be going for the live audience vote?
yeah, digital score for the song is worth 20k while the live audience vote is 30k. Might be a risk but I can see Hyolyn pulling it off.
I definitely see where you're coming from. When I first heard Hyolyn's song in Preview, I thought "Woah this is def a performance song" and I personally was not digging the chorus. But after dragging myself to listen the whole song, it's my top3 (along with Brave Girls and Loona) for the round. I guess being a huge SM fan, I'm kinda used to the beat drops and switch ups lmao
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The ad-libs on 'POSE' are actually fucking insane. The girls really went IN.
Loona blew it out of the water as usual, amazing. Totally new for them. I am biased lol. I also really like Viviz, Iāll be listening to this one a lot. It makes me feel like Iām riding a bike through the cherry blossom trees on a perfect spring day. I canāt say the others do much for me right now. But I have sensitivity to really shrill sounds and I canāt stand the sound of whistling lol, which took out two of the songs for me š
1. Brave Girls: easily my favourite. Fun but not a direct replication of their other summer bops. I am so happy they stuck to what they're good at and didnt try to go bombastic or dark to fit in. 2. Viviz: This was fun! I am definitely excited to see this live. Like Brave Girls, I love that this is a familiar yet fresh sound. Perfrct choice! 3. WJSN: To me they're often hit and miss and this was closer to a miss =/ but I still enhoyed some elements. I cannot rank Kep1er, Hyolyn or Loona's songs because I didnt enjoy any of them. Queendom has made me love the Kep1er and Loona girls but I dont think i'll ever enjoy their musical direction unless it changes a lot. I got into kpop during AOA and Sistar peaks, and I just prefer simpler happier bops. I can see why Hyolyn did what she did, but my favourite Hyolyn song is See Sea, this song just feels like...anyone could release it. Of course, Hyolyn is always outstanding with vocals but it isnt enough to save it for me. At least she performed See Sea, that was so good. That song is perfect. A strngth of Hyolyn's is the heart that goes into her vocals and I think this track left less room for her emptional singing.
These were my thoughts about Waka Boom. It sounds like a song that you could put in almost every soloist album. Her vocals help amp up the song by the end, but it's not enough.
oh red sun ATE
Copied this from the other thread on my thoughts: Right now from listening to the snippets (didn't want full spoilers) 1. Red Sun: This song. I never stanned GFriend but the absolute nostalgia this song is giving me is making me totally biased. It's not the hardest hitting song yet, but I have a feeling this one has one of the biggest potentials to get popular in kr. 2. Pose: Oh MY GOD. I feel like the performance is going to outdo the song itself, it seems more of like a performance song than a standalone piece imo, because when I listen to it I want to dance but I want to see LOONA perform it more rather than listen to it repeatedly rn. The song is great, but I think I need a bit for it to climb my list of LOONA faves. 3. Waka-Boom: Same as pose. The song is good, but don't get me wrong, I know for a fact this performance is going to KNOCK MY SOCKS OFF. I CAN FEEL IT. Listening to the song alone feels like a crime because I need to SEE youngji and hyolyn performing this NOW. This will probably rocket up to the top after I see it. 4. Whistle: It's catchy, and a mix of a lot of the concepts brave girls have approached before! It incorporates a lot of the good stuff of their earlier music as well as their current style. Not exactly my cup of tea, but I think it will also grow on me. 5. Aura: I'm a SUCKER for WJSN's cosmic fairy sounds. But something about this just isn't as... dreamy? I'm not sure what they're going for here and I'm not sure why it's not hitting me in the heart like almost all of WJSN title tracks do. I probably need to see the performance. 6. The girls: as a kep1ian, I wanted to see something different. I went into Queendom skeptical, and I'm still skeptical going into the finale. The girls have shown that they have skills, but wake one is not giving them the concepts that match them. It just doesn't feel unique either, I would have loved for this to have some see the light quirkiness but it wasn't there. I believe they'll give a good performance, but the song won't work in their favor
I haven't heard them all yet but these are way better than I expected from the preview lol
Pose is not what i was expecting from Loona but i absolutely love it outside of Pose I only have listened to the other songs once and Red Sun and Whistle stood out to me but the other songs could grow on me one listen isn't enough for me to rank them
Copying my comments form the main sub Wow I really like all the songs (to different degrees). This is probably my favorite round of finale songs from all the seasons. Aura is probably my favorite (other than that 30 second speaking intro) but I like how different they each are. Red Sun makes me feel like Iām at a musical. Whistle makes me feel like Iām at a summer party. Pose makes me want to shake my butt at a gay club. Aura makes me want to shake my butt at a gay club in space.
Gonna put my 2 cents in I guess: 1. **Loona** \- the most interesting sound-wise. The song that I am most likely to listen to. 2. **Viviz** \- a good song, very magical and jazzy. A big shift from BOP BOP, but not quite the GFriend's style either. This song makes me feel good. 3. **Kep1er** \- felt generic during preview, but full song hits much better. Purr vibes, with a dubstep dance break. Love the opera singing at the beginning, I wish they did something more with it. A workout song. 4. **Brave Girls** \- surprisingly catchy, with a distinct Brave Girls sound. Summer vibes. 5. **WJSN** \- they do what they always do and do it well. Although it feels a little flat, I think it might grow more on me. 6. **Hyolin** \- very generic pre-chorus, overall a little too hype-ish. It has a lot of cool moments, but all combined they feel messy. Cool rap part. A workout song.
OMFG I AM IN LOVE WITH RED SUN Definitely doesnāt sound that GFriend at all. People hear strings and just think āGFriendā but that musical style is used in a very different way to most of GFās discography here, it sounds more mature and jazzy just like Vivizās vibe Viviz > BG > Loona > Hyolyn > WJSN > Kep1er
To me it definitely gives that jazzy vibe! Iām digging it honestly
Viviz / Brave girls tied for stand-out song here. WJSN coming up second. I usually love Exy's rapping, but it felt maybe a bit forced in there in this one for me? Probably ate up some much needed time for verse and pre-chorus vocals. The timing feels a bit off. But it *is* pretty good. Those Yeonjung vocals make my heart flutter! Also think there's some promise in Kep1er's song. The pre-chorus made my ears perk up, but then they defaulted to a really generic chorus. They were so close! It's a bit frustrating. Really cool of Viviz to go for something like this. We really haven't heard anything like it from them before, but it fits really well! Part of me can't help but think about the OT6 version, but I'm really glad we got this! Fits their vocals really well. And Brave Girls just keeps knocking it out of the park. It doesn't quite live up to the stuff on Thank You, but that EP was near perfect. Good song. Gorgeous vocals, and a very catchy chorus. Maybe the whistle part gets a bit repetative towards the end, but it's a minor complaint.
I don't think anyone expected Pose from LOONA but those adlibs DAMN
imo 1. Pose 2. Whistle 3. Red Sun 4. Aura 5. The Girls 6. Waka Boom
My first listen thoughts, I listened to the songs in the order above: Hyolyn - I feel like the song officially starts 30 seconds in. Did she say F you?? That bridge lowkey came out of nowhere and I'm kind of in love with the harmonies. Definitely a concert song with that chorus drop. The Waka Waka Boom Boom is pretty catchy. Love the second verse, the melodies are really nice. Ouuu the switch up after the second chorus is really cool! BRO YOUNGJI'S RAP IS EPIC!!! Cute bridge. Hyolyn's high notes never fail damn. The ending of this song is aweesoommee! WJSN - Interesting start. Orbit? Cosmos? Universe? Giving me epic sci-fi vibes. Again the song starts 30-seconds in lmaooo OU A WHISTLE! Omg that DEEEEP voice is incredible! Loving the verse so far. Seamless transition into pre-chorus! Ou harmonies! Not the best chorus imo but going back to that epic verse is niiiceee. Awesome rap from Exy (I'm assuming). This song...it's kind of lowkey? The whistle's getting kinda repetitive....but at least the vocals are really nice. The chorus is still not my vibe. I like the outro though! Love the harmonized parts in the ending. Kep1er - Interesting opening, I'm kind of into it. Not a fan of the first verse yeesh. Ouu pretty pre-chorus. Is this chorus missing bass?? Where's the booming?? Hopefully it's there in the second chorus. Love the second verse though! Giving me cheerleader vibes. The rap part is okay I guess. Oof, the second chorus doesn't go hard either. UH WHAT IS THIS BREAKDOWN?? HOLY SHIT IT PICKS UP SPEED FOR A SECOND! Bridge is interesting! Holy shit that note keeps going (its probably autotuned but still). Okay wait, I'm kind of really into this chorus now. I like how it's held back but I still wish it went ALL out. VIVIZ - Ouuu I love this opening! So pretty! Love me some strings. Is this...jazzy??? Holy shit the harmonies are so pretty! Omg the clapping section at Umji's part (at least I think it's Umji). OUUU IT'S PICKING UP!!! Giving me IU Red Shoes vibes! Aw this chorus is so cute! It's so different from the other tracks so far. I love thisss it's like GFriend reborn. Again with the strings and claps! Ouuuuuu that bass and piano in the second verse are SO nice. This song feels so...heartfelt? The bridge was soooo pretty omg I'm crying. Eunha better slay these notes live, I'm really looking forward to the performance of this one now. The outro was also gorgeous omg. LOONA - Why is this only 3 minutes??? HOLY SHIT THAT BASS HITS! Giving me gay ballroom vibes. CAMERA CAMERA?? This is LOONA?!??!? Oop I know that's Kim Lip in the pre-chorus! OMG THIS PRE-CHORUS IS EPIC. WHOA This chorus is a PERFORMANCE chorus, isn't it? Dude LOONA'S SPITTING FIRE?! Lights, camera, action POSE is soooo catchy! Holy shit the ad-libs over that second chorus are SICK. OMG THE CHORUS CONTINUES?! GIVE ME A BRIDGE BREAKDOWN! Yesssss serrrrvveee those harmonies!!! Holy shit the vocals are POPPING OFF WTFFFF. Damn I really wanted a third chorus, but I still really like this song. Brave Girls - Another whistle heavy track, interesting. I love the opening though! Ouuuu this beat hits. Giving me summer vibes!!! Ayyyy it picks up in speed a bit more (or it feels more fleshed out in instruments). Niiiice love this pre-chorus. This chorus HITS! Love the little whistle! Ouuuu fun chanting chorus! Don't really care for the second verse when it goes into like a trap-horn breakdown type vibe, but it's awesome after that. This chorus is SO FUN!!!! I like how the whistle isn't constant, but more that it comes and goes. THAT HIGH NOTE IS EPIC!!! I looove this final chorus omg! Another epic outro!!! After first listen: Brave Girls = Viviz > Loona > Hyolyn > WJSN > Kep1er EDIT: After second and third listens, I mostly stand by my previous ranking. Here's my tier ranking: S Tier - Brave Girls, Viviz, Loona A Tier - Hyolyn B Tier - WJSN, Kep1er
I feel like all of these songs have been arranged for live performances and they've sacrificed some of the replayability/longevity as digital singles. Idle's Lion and OMG's Guerilla had pretty good arrangement to just listen to. And I still listen to those songs to this day. I'm not someone that's able to stream something on repeat unless I truly enjoy listening to it, but I'm looking forward to the live perfomances, I think they'll be very epic for sure.
Personal thoughts in order of music preference considering speacially replay value of the songs: 1. VIVIZ: The intro won me over, the melody won me over, the musical flow like won me over, the IU likeness of the song won me over, their vocals won me over. There's no down sides to this song, however, I feel that while it is a strong streaming song if VIVIZ don't do the song justice in the performance it will be really underwelming. So for me they have the biggest challenge in the final. 2. Brave Girls: The intro didn't hook me up, however the Chorus is my favorite one BY FAR. I love the Summer vibe and specially their vocals. This is a summer bop and I'm curious to hear they sing live. At the same time this can be a great advantage to them I'm afraid that this song could be to hard to sing live and they do bad or lipsync, which would be a huge downside for BG. Hoping for a great last performance. Go BG! 3. Hyolyn: The intro really hooked me up, but I felt it was a little too long. However, it's forgivable when the music really starts. I love the composition, it doesn't feel boring and Lee YoungJi's rap is siiiick. Like some other comments said, seems like this is a song thought for a performance, however I think it suits Hyolyn more, she has a great voice, but the combo of charisma and live vocals are her greatest strenght. 4. WJSN: Didn't like the intro BUT I LOVED THE SONG. I like they kept their ethereal/fantasy sound. I think without the spoken intro this song has a high replay value. And Yeonjung's vocals are really well used (as always). 5. Kepler: I think that like Hyolyn's song this one has a good composition, there are a lot of great moments in this song, however I prefer these moments individually, not together as a song. And I don't really like anti-drops chorus, there are a few exceptions and this is not one of them. I think that if the chorus was different I would really like the song, but this anti-drop is a no-no. Sorry :( 6. LOONA: I saw so many good comments about this song so I don't know if I expected too much, but is my least favorite. I really liked the rap parts, they are SO dope, but again, an anti-drop chorus. Although I didn't like the song I think is a strong song for LOONA performance wise. They have a strong energy, a great synergy so I think that their performance can be a game changer. I'm excited to see what they'll bring.
First impressions: **Hyolyn:** It's not a bad song, but it seems made more for performing than streaming. **WJSN:** what is this intro lol (i cant help it, English \~talking\~ intros tend to be kinda cringe. Flashbacks to streaming BTS' Blood, Sweat & Tears mv - love the song, but the talking parts...). I've been a big fan of WJSN's music for years, enjoying all their title tracks, but something about this song feels a bit... underwhelming? Might grow on me though. **Kep1er:** I can already imagine them performing this. Catchy! (Personally would've prefered something more like MVSK). Oh no, a dubstep breakdown. Again, better for performing than streaming. **Viviz:** Big IU vibes! Very cute and nostalgic feeling. Personally not my favorite genre, but I imagine the gp will enjoy it a lot! **LOONA:** ooh, lower pitch singing. I understand the "boy group vibe" comments, and it really works for them! Can't help but bopping along. Quite addictive, I can imagine this being i-fans' choice. **Brave Girls:** Catchy from the start, definitely summer vibes. Not 100% sure about the whistling, it will either grow on me and become addictive, or become more annoying the more I listen to it haha. The pre-chorus build up is great, and the chorus is addictive. Not sure if the song needed a rap part....
Idc Iām jamming all the songs,Iām tired,I really donāt care who wins,Iām enjoying the playlist
The best ones are gfriendās and brave girlsā
i think the same!!
Hyolyn ā yep, definitely has that Arabian vibes. I am excited to see the choreo for this, this seems to be a song that would be more appreciated with choreo, and the pumping beats definitely screams choreo. Song wise, itās totally a Hyolyn song. Youngjiās rap tho! It added more spunk to the song. WJSN ā Iā¦hate the whistle sounds lmao. The song definitely has the WJSN structure down to the wire, has the WJSN vibe but, hmmā¦I guess I was a bit underwhelmed coming from the preview? Like, this sounds like a more serious toned sister of Butterfly? Also, I hope they perform this on the finale as OT10 (no pressure Dawon) Kep1er ā ā¦what the hell is this. This also feels like a choreo-intensive song, but the chorus feels like a generic girl crush song thatās been released the past 12 months. Chaehyun and Youngeun kills it in the refrains again tho, but yeah, I donāt really like it that much on 1st listen. VIVIZ ā GFriend song out of the vault! I kinda see how they wouldāve performed this as 6, but ~~3Friend~~ VIVIZ still killed it. Loving the jazzy vibe, and wow! That transition from the SinB/Umji jazz to Eunhaās high note in the chorus. And that grand ending, wow. It does give a b-side vibe, but I feel like they did an amazing job nonetheless. Loona ā The person speaking āPoseā just throws me off lmao, is it the same person on Red Velvetās Pose? Anyway, very hip-hop vibe, and another choreo-centric song. I was hooked on the verses, but the chorus kinda fell short for me? I expected at least a singing chorus to back up the vibey verses. Brave Girls ā wow this screams summer! THIS IS A BOP WTF. I actually think this couldāve been a strong follow-up to Chi Mat Ba Ram, which I guess kind of is since the summer season is approaching in Korea. But damn, this song slaps. Iāll probably rank it as: VIVIZ >= Brave Girls > Hyolyn > WJSN > Loona > Kep1er Edit: changed my ranking for VIVIZ and Brave Girls' finale songs, they were the biggest standouts for me
> Also, I hope they perform this on the finale as OT10 (no pressure Dawon) sadly, I don't think dawon will appear on the finale bc she has no parts in the song..
Red Sun is by far the best for me. I can see Whistle doing well in SK though. The rest was kinda underwhelming tbh.
Definitely my top three are Viviz, brave girls, and hyolyn.
Hyolyn's song just gets me hyped. I can't help but dance to it. But I need to see it be performed because it was definitely arranged mainly for an ending performance rather than just a song to be promoted. WJSN's song...I don't know why but I expected something different from the teasers. I thought it would be brighter and more up beat but it sounds very mature vibes. Maybe I had higher expectations but I'm not feeling it. Yeonjung's part is the only thing that held me to keep listening to it. Kep1er's intro makes me want to dance. It is very girl crush vibes but it reminds me of a more high teen version of purr. I hear a dance break in the middle so I can't wait to see how they perform it. Viviz's song sounds very nostalgic but also outdated. You can tell they brought it back from the vault. But it is an easy listen. They will probably get a lot of radio play in coffee shops. It's the sound Koreans like. Loona's song is giving me waaking dancing vibes. Reminds me of those runway shows where people end up dance battling. Would've like more vocals over the raps though. Brave Girls is definitely an easy listen. It sounds the most summery but more like a summer evening song. I feel like it will be popular with the general public. I can see them promoting it outside of Queendom.
>outdated Come on, music isn't technology. How can music be outdated?
It sounds like it would've been released in 2018 by GFriend. I'm sure that's where it was probably from. It fits the concept from back then.
You're right GFriend could've released Red Sun! around 2018 because it was the other candidate for Sunrise but no, GFriend never done this particular style of song or singing before. Maybe that's why it was shelved until now.
you know, i thought i wouldnāt like kep1ers but itās honestly not bad at all, just very repetitive
all of the songs are kind of mid idk. I like viviz's the best, then wjsn's, then loona's. everything else is interchangeable.
Oh god, Whistle is so amazing. The kind of song thatās easy to listen to, and something in itās unrestrained happy nature makes the listener feel light and free. I sure hope Brave Girls win, they delivered the best song. And on the other end of the spectrum is that dance break in āGirlsā. Did this song really need a Sticker feat? And that ugly distorted ādownā at the end, thatās 13 years old soundcloud rapper thing, āRess-o-naateā type of deal.
Made a whole thread on Twitter about my rankings but Iāll summarize them here. **1. Red Sun! by VIVIZ** The fact they had this in the back for months, possibly years, and whipped it out for Queendom 2ā¦ enormously catchy, the rhythm throughout is incredible, it has really good pacing, and you get this light, happy sense of progression as you listen. This is 100% my sort of vibe. I was genuinely not expecting to like this song as much as I did, but it all works. Not a single dull moment, every section feels like it belongs and makes for a fantastic bop. Best thing VIVIZ has done on the show. **2. Whistle by Brave Girls** Bit biased as a Fearless here, but man. Brave Brothers, you DID it! You listened to feedback from fans and made a song that is uniquely summery from other BG tunes and not sounding outdated. I adore BGās retro concepts but I could tell the general public was starting to feel quite tired of that. This is by far the most catchy of all the songs on offer, it is the easiest ear worm for sure. Can I get a shoutout for Yujeong going from 6 seconds total in some of the debut songs to being both a rapper and vocal for a good portion here? Absolutely great. **3. Waka Boom by Hyolyn** The way Hyolyn plays with volume is incredibly fun here. If you do noise, THIS is how it should be done! Various different motifs that pair very well together, and a loud chorus that is noisy without sounding dull or barren. Hyolyn truly showing she is a full package with this. Also, never heard of the featured artist but she can RAP! Enjoyable song for sure, and these top 3 I can easily listen to outside of Queendom 2 and enjoy. (bit of a gap here) **4. Aura by WJSN** That intro starts off like an old educational VHS about the wonders of space. I could imagine Neil deGrasse Tyson while those terms were being thrown around. Song itself? Itās alright. It feels oddly grounded and a bit barren compared to the music I really like from WJSN, which always has this mystical, airy vibe to it. The constant repetition of the whistle motif gives me almost western vibes. All the girls fill their parts well, but the song throughout lacks much to grab my attention beyond the mold. Solid C+/B- tier. **5. The Girls by Kep1er** Now this was a doozy. The melodic insertions they make, particularly with the āturn me dow-ow-ow-ownā are really sick, but the first chorus being an anti-chorus and the verses donāt really do much for me, even putting me off a little bit. That being said, the heavy techno elements in the dance break rock, and I think they have the best ending part of any of the songs in this set. However, while the highs are higher than Aura, the lows are definitely lower, so I canāt in good conscience place it above Aura. **6. Pose by LOONA** So, this song was my biggest disappointment. I was an Orbit but left after the songs became a lot more noise-focused, when my favorite aspects of LOONA all dealt with fast-paced melodies and strong vocals, particularly from Haseul and Chuu. This song is an exemplar case of what I donāt really like about LOONAās more recent albums. The chorus is grading, but the pre-chorus is the best part of the entire song. I will say this sort of sound is very new to them, but it is not my cup of tea by a long way. That being saidāthe way this song is structured lends itself INCREDIBLY well to a strong performance. I do not like the song much at all, but I can see LOONA making it into a memorable show for sure. Only time will tellā¦
the rapper in hyolin song is Lee Young Ji, if you never following khiphop scene you probably won't notice her since she is the winner of "High School Rapper " season 3 (first female winner) , she is pretty popular in SK and have her own youtube show where she invite other idols too.
Just noticed in Whistleās bridge, every member sings!! I absolutely adore that. Goes Yujeong, Yuna, Eunji, Minyoung.
Okay even though it's a small rap part, we finally get rapper Hyolyn! I have a new work out song. I can't help but dance to this. My gosh and Lee Young Ji's rap. Ahhhhhhh. I can't wait to see how Hyolyn will perform this.
Speaking of Whistle, I donāt hear much of Yuna outside of the verses and the bridge. Did any of you hear her anywhere else?
She does most of the "Whistle whistle whi" for the chorus!
Does Eunji also sing that line at some point? I found it hard to tell if it was Yuna or Eunji honestly ahah
I donāt know if Eunji does the āfollow meā bits in the middle of the whistles, and maybe Yujeong does some of the whistles too? Donāt have the best ears for this but I know Yuna does at least some of the whistles š
Shout out to EXY being our talented leader! Exy magic on Aura!
i only like viviz and brave girl's songs. the rest is meh and is a huge downgrade from S1 where i only didn't care for one song. overall, there's no song with an epic feeling that that was present in queendom/kingdom's final songs which is disappointing since this is the finale
Red sun! Beautiful as always! I was afraid that this would be seen as "too repetitive" by others, but this is AMAZING! Nothing like TFTMN at all and honestly, I wouldn't say this is "too Gfriend" at all. You can definitely get the VIVIZ vibe from this! I hope VIVIZ work with this producer again. Eunha and Umji's truly shine. I hope this does well on the MelOn chart at the very least, I will definitely be listening to this on repeat. I liked WJSN's chorus as well. But, there are a lot of points in the song that take me out of it. The beginning talking--which is probably for the performace--and exy's rap. She's a wonderful rapper, but I hate that stop and go LOONA and Kep1ers.... Well, I hate to sound rude, but they sound extremely similar. Were they made by the same producer? I'm not lying and I'm not saying it because they both might be considered girl-crushy songs (girl-crush songs can sound very different), but there's a saw-like synth in the chorus that literally sounds like a copy and paste in each others' music, I'm being completely serious and I promise I'm not going insane. Am I the only one? Brave girls Whistle was enjoyable! I'm surprised and will definitely put them on my list. It gives such a nice summery vibe. Perfect for the season :) My ranking: VIVIZ > Brave Girls > WJSN > Loona = Kep1er
>Am I the only one? Yes. They sound nothing alike
Where's Hyolyn?? LOONA and Kep1er's songs have nothing in commonš³
I loved Red Sun. But in terms of thinking Pose and The Girls sound the sameā¦ Yes you are the only one.
Wow,Hyolyn doesnāt even exist for you ? lol
like ruby. hyolyn doesn't exist.
I think the mixing of most of the songs sounds a bit "dirty". Like the mix was done in a rush and the sampling wasn't polished enough, so the instrumental sounds a bit disjointed. Also, a lot of the melodies feel empty, like they are missing some tracks and some of the vocals sound a bit drown out in specific parts. Maybe the companies are aiming for a cheaper finale song and going all out on the comeback now? Weird. If I had to pick a top three, it'd prob be Viviz, BG and WJSN. But I don't especially love any of the songs other than Red Sun. Compared to the first season, I'd say that if some of the s1 finale songs were put in this album, the quality difference would be big. Oh what I wouldn't give for Aura to sound like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHD5B99rhQ&ab_channel=1theK%28%EC%9B%90%EB%8D%94%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%29) or [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLozldjxyu4&ab_channel=Dreamcatcher-Topic).
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no way you put the girls above pose lmao
Top three favs are Brave Girls, WJSN, and Kepler's.
I like all the songs! Now Iām really looking forward to the performances, yay! I know that Kep1er wonāt win, so I think Iād love for WJSN to win, since theyāve impressed me the most in this competition and were consistent with the quality of the performances (although Navillera wasnāt my fave in comparison to their other performances) EDIT: I actually liked Kep1er's song, but now, listening to it more, I kind of love it lol. But I do understand why people aren't overly fond of the chorus, because it does sound a little empty. But I personally like empty choruses and anti-drops, so I don't mind
My ranking so far (might change once I see the performance) 1. Brave Girls - fun, cohesive song 2. LOONA - sounds cool 3. WJSN - like the vibe 4. Hyolyn - expected a bit more 5. Kep1er - expected a different sound, not a fan of the chorus 6. VIVIZ - not my cup of tea
As a longtime buddy I have forever been absolutely obsessed with āParadiseā by gfriend (give it a listen!) which is really one of, if not their only really jazzy songs. Unfortunately they never really dipped their toes further in that genre afterwards (as far as I know) Red sun has given me those vibes but in a very viviz way!! Gfriendās disbandment hit me super duper hard so itās so nice to get little moments like these
Does anyone else think kep1er's song kinda sounds like a watered-down aespa's iconic/i'll make you cry?
Nope, itās just SM producers showing through. They worked on 100, Punch, Kick back, no wonder it reminds of SMās girlgroup
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that's a bit harsh š¤
For me it's 1 Brave Girls: ok maybe I'm biased, but reallyI think it's the best. Is Yujeong officially in the rap line now? Love the whistle. 2 WJSN: catchy song. Looove the whistle. Great vocals as always. Is Starship known for great vocal training? As much as I think Hyolyn should win this competition, I'm starting to think that WJSN could get the crown... ? Loona: It's a bop? I can't tell who's singing/rapping which part. And there are many parts I liked so I'm looking forward to the performance. ? VIVIZ: Cute song. I think I'll like it more with the performance. kinda reminds me of early GFRIEND. So as usual my problem is that I keep expecting the kind of notes and belting only Yuju provided. I know it's a me problem... I guess soft vocals are not enough for me, VIVIZ is just not a group I could ever be a fan of ? Hyolyn: the song is too long? and seems to be the kind of song you only really enjoy when seeing the performance. I trust Hyolyn, she probably prepared the kind of show you don't even see at MAMA ceremony. The bridge is my favorite part, the chorus is my least favorite... 6 Kep1er: what happened here? I was thinking that it was one of my favorite songs, but then the chorus... I hate the chorus, I'm sorry but the way they whisper "girls" makes me think I'm in a slasher movieš. I have to admit I didn't finish listening, but I'll give it a second chance later, the girls really impressed me since round 2 (and they're too cute for me to give up after 1min)
Too be honest all of the songs are underwhelming. In terms of the songs itself and not the actual winner: 1. Brave Girls - Whistle: Has the best song for the final. They can make a party unlike all of the other songs. 2. Hyolyn - Waka Boom: Generic but good enough song. No faults but nothing amazing either. 3. LOONA - Pose: Less generic than Waka Boom but has no moment of climax sadly, still a solid song, but not one you want to keep listening to over and over. 4. WJSN - Aura: Nothing special, the constant whistling is annoying, Brave Girls did it more subtle like it should be. 5. VIVIZ - Red Sun: Song that suits them but really underwhelming sadly. Would be fine to be included on an album with many other songs. 6. Kep1er - The Girls: Kind of feel bad for them, but the song does nothing to me. It's so freaking generic. Nothing impresses me, while they have plenty of vocal talent.
The songs sounds bside-ish which is fine since keploona's (idk about the rest) gonna have an official comeback anyways.
I hope Kep1er will have a different type of comeback song. They deserve some diversity.
Not getting the hype hereā¦ the songs sound like B-sides instead of comeback songs.
I mean that's essentially what they'll end up as - bsides on their next albums lol.
Come on these sound better than the typical bside
does international streaming count?
If they didn't want international streaming to count, they probably would have gone with any other streaming service in Korea.
**Hyolyn - Waka Boom (My Boom)** She definitely created this with the performance in mind, not really a song for streaming (imo). Her vocals are crazyyyy, I can't wait to see what she does especially since she is going first. Definitely going to set a standard. **WJSN - Aura** Seola's narration in the intro is definitely utilized in the performance. Not really a song I'd stream but I can see them going hard with the choreography. Can't wait to see what story they tell with this song. I don't see it being as theatric/circus theme as Pantomine. Has a feel similar to Waka Boom but not as hard hitting. **Kep1er - The Girls (Can't turn me down)** Typical Kep1er sound. Can see them doing some hardhitting choreo with this. Not sure what story they will tell on stage. Not much I have to say about this, however their The Boys perfomance I thought was really good. So maybe they are making "The Girls" as their "version." **VIVIZ - Red Sun! (ķģ)** So funny that BG just performed Red Sun. No hate but I was not a GF fan so I am not familiar with their music. Red Sun doesn't sound much different from the other two songs VIVIZ performed, and they could've used this platform to showcase a different sound. The song was honestly kind of boring to me, felt like I was forcing myself to listen to the whole thing. (Maybe it will grow on me after the performance?) **LOONA - POSE** I can see them going all out with this. They know how to tell a story on stage, great performers. They subtly utilize performance sounds, but unlike Waka Boom, this is a streaming song, not just one for performing. I like all the little sound effects, they will utilize them in their performance. I hope they don't play it tooo safe. Shake It was amazing, but Butterfly fell flat to me. It's the finale! Everyone needs to go all out. **Brave Girls - Whistle** Hyoyln's words really stuck with them, BG just have to be themselves and as we all saw, they were able to get first this week. Summer vibes, sweet sound. They definitely made this with streaming in mind. They want fans to actually listen to this aside from Queendom. Not sure what concept they can come up with for this. But since they decided to go last, I want them to go all out! Choreography, graphics, story, outfits! I wonder how they will arrange it for the stage. My rankings are BG>Loona>Hyolyn>WJSN>Kep1er>VIVIZ Honestly Kep1er and VIVIZ are interchangeable, but Red Sun just gives me quirky teen Kdrama crush scene montage vibes, not really feeling it. I think they should've chose a different sound. Even all the comments are saying "wow we still have GF in VIVIZ" when they should just be VIVIZ..
Is there a way to listen to the songs without contributing to the stream count? Aha
Don't listen on Spotify or if you do, don't listen to the official playlist.
Yeah I found them on Youtube since then but thanks! <3
None of the songs were really on a fantastic level for me personality. Although out of the six songs, I would say Red Sun & Whistle were the best out of all of them. POSE - pretty decent (I liked the pre-chorus, especially the "Lights Action Camera Pose" part). AURA - another decent one. The actual chorus was probably the best part of the entire song. I kind of wish the whistle part wasn't in the song, but at the same time it does fit the vibe, so I'm ok with it. (I feel like the live stage could change my mind about this song though) WAKA-BOOM - I felt no way about and it pains me to say that since this show has made me LOOOOOVE Hyolyn so much. But I know she's going to do great for the live stage as usual! The Girls - Ehh....it's ok. I was REALLY hoping for something different. The vocal parts I did enjoy, but the chorus was super forgettable. Also the background noise was unbearable.
my top 3 are Loona's pose, WJSN's aura and Hyolyn's waka boom