Sorry! I listened to the b-sides in the wrong order! Blame Google! LOL. But anywhere. Here's timestamps. 0:00 INTRO 1:27 FOREVER 1 MV 14:05 SEVENTEEN 18:11 VILLAIN 21:54 LUCKY LIKE THAT 26:12 YOU BETTER RUN 30:26 MOOD LAMP 35:28 PAPER PLANE 41:22 CLOSER 47:25 FREEDOM 52:00 SUMMER NIGHT
I wish "Villain" or "You better Run" will be a title track due to these song might be fit in with people's vibes on this generation but I do understand cuz this comeback is to celebrate. However, my favorite song will be "Mood Lamp" which is so hard to decision cuz all songs are fxxking good. This is the first time that I like all songs of the album.
Haha, Google strikes again! This is so funny to me, because during their live countdown to the album release they mentioned that the tracks were arranged to tell a story and enhance the listening experience.
THAT Yoona scene with a monster isn't really that crazy, it's like she's shooting a movie scene she's Yoona has been busy as an actress, this MV highlights what the girls are doing aside all these years
Yup! Exactly! Tiffany on a plane representing her world tours and globetrotting shes' done. Taeyeon solo on stage with a band representing her solo career. DJ Hyo being DJ Hyo. Yuri's modeling career taking off. SooYoung constantly being on red carpets as a host, special guest, and VIP. Sunny being on various TV and radio variety shows including hosting her own. Yoona being a major Korean movie actor, Seohyun acting/singing in musicals on stage. Then they all come together in the end to celebrate their individual activates as one.
tiff and sooyoung said that if villain wasn’t chosen as one of the songs to be on the album, they would’ve released it themselves ahaha i love these girls, thank u for the reaction as always austin!
@@serenity8910 Tiffany said she enlisted Sooyoung's help for Seventeen too. She did wrote most of it but she said Sooyoung helped. That was what she said this morning on the live. They both contribute to the lyrics of these two songs while Tiffany also contributed to the music of Villian.
@@TimelessGap2 Tiffany produced Villain, she even made a demo itself. She wrote it first in English, it's clearly evident in the credits. Sooyoung contributed in the korean lyrics and even titled it. As far as I know seventeen was written by sooyoung but yeah regardless, they both contributed in this two songs. It's unfortunate that Yuri and Seohyun didn't participate writing due to their busy schedules since they also wrote some songs back then.
@@evestar775 mm.. nope Tiffany wrote and composed the whole villain song in English so sooyoung helped with the Korean lyrics and as for seventeen Tiffany and sooyoung wrote it
The story is kinda like ITNW where each member is doing their thing except in this they are all working their ass off like the real artist they are in real life (singer Taeyeon, DJ HYO, actress Yoona, jetsetting Fany, musical actress Seohyun, modelling Yul, superstar Sunny and Soo). But of course they still come together as SNSD, as one! 🥲
Sunny is really killing it. I mean, her part is is my most fave in villain and almost all of the songs but I was really caught off guard with Villain. That was super awesome!
the connection in the MV is most of them are doing their solo activities!! (Tiffany on airplane because she's usually in America and she was offered scripts like Chicago/Roxie hart role, but on the script it says Holiday, Actress Seohyun, Yoona and Sooyoung, DJ Hyo, Singer Taeyeon ofc, Yuri modelling....) but eventually they came together and still forever one because they are one no matter what
@@sb1363 Sunny being a super variety star living in a million-dollar highrise apartment and also that one aunt who buys you expensive gifts (which she confirmed that she has no intention of having children but loves spoiling her nephews/nieces) and drinks wine every time you see her is the fantasy I wish for myself on the daily. If my life isn't like that, am I really living?
9:08 if you watch the mv carefully, they all doing their solo activities (dj hyo, singer taeyeon etc.) Yoona is an actress, so in her scene it could be her acting in the film
Seeing that V formation in the 3rd chorus of Forever 1 made me so nostalgic, groups just don't really do that classic V formation like they did back in 2nd gen :')
In this comeback I found that Sunny vocals really one of my favorite, its like a cotton candy, so soft yet not overly sweet/cute, when she sing in soft song it tickles your ears but when she sing upbeat song her vocals punch your ears, it so so good. I also think Hyo is finally officially become our main rapper since she got almost all rap part in this album. I love 'Forever 1' everyone who listen and watch the MV always said that that song is SO GG, I heard that even from non fans, the part after bridge where they do slow motion, makes me tear up because : 1- it remind me of 'The Boys' opening. 2 - The lyrics : As we lived through this world I said to you I will love you again in my next life Cause we are the one.. 😭 My tears just fall after that whole emotion just pouring out I'm so glad they keep their identity when pick main title yet their b-side is more playful and bold. I'll comment again to talk about b-side 😆
Man they're bringing their vocals to another level especially all the dancers !! With this album, it's like they're setting another standard for Kpop, at least to me ✌️
It was fun to see other members be included in the process of making the song. Seventeen is partly written by Sooyoung and Tiffany. Same thing for Villain, but Tiffany was also involved in composing the song.
I absolutely think this song is a love letter to SONEs. The gang is saying thanks for being with us even when we weren’t “us”. The video shows what they’ve all been doing the past five years: Taeyeon performing alone; Yuri doing modeling work; Hyo DJing; Sunny going to talk shows; Yoona at a film set; Sooyoung at a movie premiere; Seohyun on a musical stage; Tiffany flying back and forth from Seoul to LA.
I think the concept is, despite the members doing their own thing, they will still be one.. Taeyeon doing her solo, yoona, sooyoung, seohyun and yuri as actress, tiffany going back and fort to and from the US, hyo as a dj and sunny doing varieties.
47:34 Yuri and Yoona are still in SM though! That aside, I think the album is great overall! Some songs would need you to be in the mood to really like them. I am the same when I first listened to the whole album. Forever 1 (the song) left a great vibe to me... so it was kinda hard for me to vibe with the other songs on first listen (without the lyrics tho) but I know I am going to listen to them more after. My favorites after first listen (aside from Forever 1) are Lucky Like That, Villain and Paper Plane but I think Freedom and Mood Lamp are growing on me haha.
there's so many references for SONES to notice, like the ITNW melody in F1, the SONE and ITNW lyrics in Lucky Like That ( 23:20 ), or the lyrics in You Better Run ( 26:25 - "I've said it before, the day i become cooler, I'll repay you, that's now, I'm ready" ) which are a response to the Run Devil Run lyrics "the day I'll become cooler, I'll repay you, don't forget". i just love how they sprinkled all the little treasures in their album.
Yes! When I first heard it from the teaser I was like oh that's nostalgic. I thought they just put it there bc it is meaningful, but I found out from last night's live countdown that Kenzie, who composed ITNW, was also the one who composed Forever 1 and other side tracks in the album.
Is it me or You Better Run is one of my favorite track? We can see another side of SNSD, and how they’re so brave to get out of their comfort zone. And we can see what their voices can do.
It feels so unreal that SNSD is back. Half a decade of waiting and we're finally here. I can't even complain about anything I'm just too grateful that they're back. A lot of the songs in the album has references to various stuff about SNSD like how Paper Plane is a reference to when sones flew thousands of paper plane with messages during their concerts as a fan event and You Better Run being a sequel to Run Devil Run. I love Forever 1, Lucky Like That, Villain, and Paper Plane the most.
10:46 part isn't it a reference to the boys mv slow motion????? I love this so much , I love everything about it ❤ blessed SONE here ❤ the best thing about it is I felt that they were really happy performing again their smiles healed me as I love to see them happy 😊❤
So, for all the people who don't understand YOU BETTER RUN, is the sequel of Run Devil Run, in RDR part of the lyrics are "I'm going to become cooler and you are going to pay", the Girls become cooler and they're having their revenge
They finally treat Sunny like a Lead Vocalist 😭 I feel like the last time I heard Sunny did an adlib on the last chorus with the rest of the vocal line was in Mistake from Hoot album which was in 2010 I feel like no one really "shine" this comeback as all of them shine together with their own uniqueness. They didn't make Taeyeon belt every song everywhere everytime but they still gave her good belts, Tiffany showing and serves her improvement over the years, Seohyun show off her riffs and runs in this album, Sunny's voice finally being utilized, Yuri finally get the line distribution and vocals she deserves, Sooyoung's vocal and how she and Tiffany write and composed some of the songs? You go queen. They use Yoona's sweet voice and cute rap in the best way possible, Hyoyeon's vocal in this album is something we needed also her confidence in her rap in this album. The dance line vocal delivery is sub vocalists revolution. Each member slay ❤️
Sooyoung was giving me heart palpitations in the Forever1 MV. As for HYO, I was also so happy she had lines and so early into the title track. It’s nice watching a fellow HYO stan react because I can count on you to make sure she isn’t forgotten.
We can also hear yoona a lot. I am so happy . In the past we had video of all her lines combined and it was like 7 minutes. I am sooo happy she has way more Linea Besides for seventeen Still a great song and great album
I also tried to connect their scenes to previous comebacks, as their teaser were called "mr. taxi" and "new gee" and there was something about "into the new world" too, so the plane reminded me of Party where they start inside of a plane going on vacation, Hyo's party reminds me of all night, the set they are dancing on with colorful clothes reminds me of paparazzi, just any glamour/theater entrance/limousine reminds me of Twinkle, but that's only TTS and Sunny or Sooyoung were not in TTS hahaha. But after all what's seem to be confirmed is that the story of the teasers and it seems like the MV too is they were doing their individual activities, such as DJ, solo singer, model, actress, (and manager Hwang of course) and they go into the Mr. Taxi that transport them "into the new world" which is their group reuniting again. Alsooo I think Hyo deserved more screen time! It's not a SNSD comeback if we are not petitioning for more Hyo time! hahahaha and the bridge is always so weird SM, whyyy hahaha they jumping around in a collage randomly hahaha, as you said, not SM if it's not a bit weird and also if they don't do bizarre VFX or weird english lyrics hahaha
I realize that I'm old now. I still remember when my first time heard about Kpop, it's all because of Girls' Generation (2012 when I was 12). The original Nation Girl Group, original Vocal Queens, original Kpop Queens and original Kpop Legends. Girls' Generation 👑 Debuted in 2007 and still relevant till now. Queens indeed
Forever 1 is the next chapter of Into the new world. And it's the same song-writer. And all MV reminds you all their popular song: Gee style, Genie Style, The Boys petals, IGAB background, Paparazzi, Party Airplane, You Think Car, Holiday Firework,...
This was really good!! I’m just so happy to see them all together again. My favourite songs on the album so far are Summer Night, Villain and Lucky like that. Also Royal Dive are a duo! They’re part of a Korean rnb-crew called øffshore, and have written songs for many different groups like GOT7, Wanna One and NCT. They’re great!
No, Austin. Paper Line tone is more like "Summer Storm" by Jessica. Just listening for the chorus tone from "Summer Storm" and Pre_Chorus in this song so similar
hey austin! fun fact: yoona is their appointed 2022 leader for this cb 💚 Yoona also has an ongoing thriller mystery drama called "Big Mouth" and a comeback 2nd movie with the original cast + new ones that's coming this chuseok in september titled "Confidential Assignment 2: International" 💚
In "FOREVER 1" MV they mixed all styles from all previous albums. There are easter eggs for every single song in this MV. As so for every actual activities of each girl.
Forever 1 is basically telling a story of the members individual careers but they are making sure they are together and forever as SNSD with sones Taeyeon as soloist Seoyeon - as an musical actress Tiffany - US career and first solo tour that’s why she’s on an airplane Sunny - as radio dj Yuri - as model/actress Yoona - mc and actress (with octopus its like a scene from movie) Sooyoung - actress Hyoyeon as DJ
The monster is from Kwangya....????? Lee Sooman wants us to think the SMCU is connected to the MCU... hahahha.. Thank you for doing this reaction, I was waiting!!!
Ok the monster behind Yoona is her storyline. Each girl are showcasing their projects. ✈️🎥🎭🎶 Hats of many talent- Fany on her jet with multiple contracts to sign. I think Fany represents how flexible and busy the members are. 🎤 🎙 Idol- Taeyeon our soloist queen. 📽🎬Actress- Yoona is on a movie set. 🚘📸🖥A Premieres- Sunny getting out her limo onto the red carpet with Paparazzi all around. It could also be all her variety, mentor and MC appearances. 🏆🏆Award show- the girls all accepting their award.. I view this as them being the only girl group to win 3 grandslam Daesangs. 🎥🎬 Drama Actress/Fansigning- Sooyoung was literally signing and posing for Paparazzi 🎭🎭Musical Actress- Seohyun was behind a red curtain on stage.. 👗🛍Model- Yuri posing for the camera 📷 🎶🎧DJ- Hyo
it's not weird, every scene shows their individual activities/career as solo artist, I easily got that the first time I watched the music video. I think it depends if you keep track on their solo activities, you will notice immediately what the video and the music itself is all about. the lyrics are dedicated to the fans, it's like saying that Girl's Generation is FOREVER, and the love and appreciation they feel towards the fans are FOREVER. and we are all FOREVER and united as 1, that's FOREVER1. :)
I think koreans mistake the term “Love bomb” because there’s a saying that love makes you feel like your heart is bursting. fromis_9 also has a song called love bomb which at the time I never knew what it meant but now to me it seems like translating the korean saying to english.
Taeyeon's scene.... soloist, vocal legend. Explanatory. Tiffany's scene..... going abroad, leaving Korea hence the airplane,signing a contract to a new agency and be active in America hence Tiffany Young is born Sunny's scene.... she may not be as active as the other members but she does radio dj, variety shows, still really popular and that is why she is a star riding the limo Hyoyeon's scene... very obvious sha is also known as DJ Hyo Yuri's scene.... filming dramas,actress Sooyoung's scene... still actress, she is in a premiere night Yoona's scene.... movie set, actress who already debuted in movie industry hence the octopus cuz its a movie playing in her back( maybe that is one of aespa or in Kwangya in general's , the villains along with black mamba😅) who knows haha Seohyun's scene.... hers is really the most non existent cuz it does not define her current life now but I think they make hers different because if she does something related to acting or being an actress it will be the same as the others knowing that 5 of them are actresses already(Tiffany will soon debut as an actress) . I think the reason why she picked a ballerina is because it is the same as what she did in Into the new world mv and she did once dream of being a ballerina if she wasnt an idol. Like a nostalgia feeling.
BTW if we omit the ad-libs at the end - the line destribution in Forever 1 is almost euqal with 2-3 seconds difference between the girls, and Yuri have the most "real" lines wich is unheard of. And Yuri is too still with SM
hey austin! that yoong x monster background is probably a nod to yoona as an actress specifically a film actress, it's similar to those action filming sets
The original Nation’s Girl Group is back!!!! I am so happy to see them together. 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 They are really, really, really back. This is my first comeback since stanning them. 💖🎉🎉🎉
About Lucky Like That I think you are kinda right about wish also beeing sowon in lyrics. Its probably double meaning them beeing lucky to have SONEs in their lives, but also them beeing lucky to achieve their wishes and dreams together as group and as individuals in they fields. Lucky to have eachother too. So I get Yoona when she felt emotional with this song. Soshi vocals makes it even more special as always
Did you know? Soo with Fanny wrote lyrics for Seventeen and Villain. Sailing was wrote by Sooyoung. Tiffany made music for Villain. Wait. Did Yuri leave SM? I've never heard it. Right order: 1."Forever 1" We'll never disappear, we always be together (SNSD + SONE) 2."Lucky Like That" Saying great to SONE. In this track there are many references to Soshi/SONE moments, for example reference to black ocean 2008 is so powerful that this dont even needed to be said. 3."Seventeen" I can be wrong but i have persistent feeling that in this song SNSD are also addressing to SONE. More secretly but it seems like this song exactly about of that summer day 2017. 4."Villain" Sooyoung 2013 (I got a boy) "Please could you (SM) give me more vocal parts 😢" Sooyoung 2022 (writing her own lyrics for song) has only one part consisting of two sentenses. 🥺 5."You Better Run" idk whats happening there. May be to listen it after "Run Devil Run" for meaning explain? This will be two songs already i did not understand ever. 6."Closer" 7."Mood Lamp" I think it remind me something but i cant remember what. Any way this is my new favotite lullaby. And whom this song could be addressed but SONE? 8."Summer Night" 9."Freedom" 10."Paper Plane" I think its like reference and reminder from "Into the New World". Their path started with paper plane there. And now, after 15 years, that plane is back and reminding us what strength exactly is. Understanding of mine is not enough to say something about another songs. I don't say that each their song is addressed us (SONE). But i think there is double meaning in some songs. Or i just want to this was true. My favorite songs of this albom are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Yeah, all of them. As always. But "You better run" i understood less than others.
I LOVE NUGGET 😂😂 I may stan other groups already but there is no place like 🏡 Girls' Generation played a significant part of my childhood and I am so happy for this comeback. Thank you so much soshi I love you girls so much 😍😍
You better Run... I still haven't been able to process the song and that's been since 6AM this morning. There were aspect that I loved like the line both Tiffany and Sunny shared. The lines with the fast pace tongue twisters made me feel like I'm dyslexic.
This is definitely among my favorite albums from them Not really sure where to rank it but i also need to listen to it more and wait before deciding so it isn’t recency bias
Gosh, the chorus of Forever1 is still making me tear up everytime even though I've listened to it over and over 😭 11 year sone here who really never thought I'd see another soshi comeback Anywho, the whole album is so good! There are definitely a lot of growers here. I remember IGAB album being the same, I wasn't 100% convinced first listen with a lot of songs but now it's my favourite Soshi album haha
Guys!!! 29:11 Yoona's little giggle sounds like the possessed voice from " OMG don't you know Imma savage " Aespa ... I really think SNSD will join Kwangya as villains .. or atleast some of them .
I love that I can see the love development for SNSD from you through your videos. I just watched your first reaction of Genie and IGAB and I thought that "Wow, we really came a long way" right xD
20:40 I've been waiting as well... I mean, can you believe that a producer (?) said her voice was boring 😭 I think she said she lost her confidence back then??? Idk lol it's been so long but I just really wanna say that I love her voice so much
The MV is really beauty, it shows each one of their currently lifes, Taeyeon with music, Sunny TV, Tiffany around the world, Yoona movies, Yuri as actress and model, Sooyoung and Seohyun as actress... I love my girls so much ❤
Exactly. And then they all find time for each other as a group and always stay together and never forget how they've started and fans as well ~ Perfect MV ❤️
I love the Forever1 MV really. The lyrics says they are forever one, even though solo shots indicates their solo activities. Even though they aren't physically together, they will Forever be together in their hearts and their fans'. In Yoona's scene btw, it's just plain representation of acting on a green screen. That's why there's production equipments around her.
Ty Austin. GG Forever1, Forever! They are all showing their professions. Sunny is the only one with cats. lol. The others have dogs. GG Album amazing! Check out Freedom!
Sorry! I listened to the b-sides in the wrong order! Blame Google! LOL. But anywhere. Here's timestamps.
0:00 INTRO
1:27 FOREVER 1 MV
14:05 SEVENTEEN
18:11 VILLAIN
21:54 LUCKY LIKE THAT
26:12 YOU BETTER RUN
30:26 MOOD LAMP
35:28 PAPER PLANE
41:22 CLOSER
47:25 FREEDOM
52:00 SUMMER NIGHT
I wish "Villain" or "You better Run" will be a title track due to these song might be fit in with people's vibes on this generation but I do understand cuz this comeback is to celebrate. However, my favorite song will be "Mood Lamp" which is so hard to decision cuz all songs are fxxking good. This is the first time that I like all songs of the album.
Haha, Google strikes again! This is so funny to me, because during their live countdown to the album release they mentioned that the tracks were arranged to tell a story and enhance the listening experience.
THAT Yoona scene with a monster isn't really that crazy, it's like she's shooting a movie scene she's Yoona has been busy as an actress, this MV highlights what the girls are doing aside all these years
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Yup! Exactly! Tiffany on a plane representing her world tours and globetrotting shes' done. Taeyeon solo on stage with a band representing her solo career. DJ Hyo being DJ Hyo. Yuri's modeling career taking off. SooYoung constantly being on red carpets as a host, special guest, and VIP. Sunny being on various TV and radio variety shows including hosting her own. Yoona being a major Korean movie actor, Seohyun acting/singing in musicals on stage. Then they all come together in the end to celebrate their individual activates as one.
Lol, I totally missed that it was supposed to be her on a movie set the first few times. 🤡🤣
this is i'm going to say 😆
Yup!
tiff and sooyoung said that if villain wasn’t chosen as one of the songs to be on the album, they would’ve released it themselves ahaha i love these girls, thank u for the reaction as always austin!
Not that im ungrateful Villain made it to the album… BUT THAT ONE DESERVED AN MV, Even Full Scale Promotion 🥲😭
@@zenappa3738 omg agree with this, I can imagine it'll be their usual super conceptual MV, and villain is my fav in the album
villian is a bop 😍
@@zenappa3738 they rlly should’ve made it the second title track
Seventeen and Villian were written and compose by Tiffany and Sooyoung.
Actually, Fany and Soo wrote lyrics to Villian and Seventeen. Fany composed Villian.
@@serenity8910 Tiffany said she enlisted Sooyoung's help for Seventeen too. She did wrote most of it but she said Sooyoung helped. That was what she said this morning on the live. They both contribute to the lyrics of these two songs while Tiffany also contributed to the music of Villian.
@@TimelessGap2 Tiffany produced Villain, she even made a demo itself. She wrote it first in English, it's clearly evident in the credits. Sooyoung contributed in the korean lyrics and even titled it. As far as I know seventeen was written by sooyoung but yeah regardless, they both contributed in this two songs. It's unfortunate that Yuri and Seohyun didn't participate writing due to their busy schedules since they also wrote some songs back then.
@@evestar775 mm.. nope Tiffany wrote and composed the whole villain song in English so sooyoung helped with the Korean lyrics and as for seventeen Tiffany and sooyoung wrote it
@@alebelen4255 that's what exactly I said. Didn't you read it?
The story is kinda like ITNW where each member is doing their thing except in this they are all working their ass off like the real artist they are in real life (singer Taeyeon, DJ HYO, actress Yoona, jetsetting Fany, musical actress Seohyun, modelling Yul, superstar Sunny and Soo). But of course they still come together as SNSD, as one! 🥲
OMG YOU ARE AO RIGHT 😭😭😭😭😭
Wow I literally never thought of it like that, thats so true, I love the song & mv so much more now
Yuri didn't leave SM, the girls who did are Sooyong, Tiffany and Seohyun!
Yes
Seventeen was written by Tiffany. It was inspired when she met Sunny in LA in 2017 after leaving Korea to pursue her career in the US.
Also by Sooyoung
Sunny is really killing it. I mean, her part is is my most fave in villain and almost all of the songs but I was really caught off guard with Villain. That was super awesome!
saaaaaaaaaaaame i'm so proud as always
She killed the bridge ... It's so fucking gooooooood 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tiffany said that 'seventeen' was written because when they are together they feel like 17 years old. 🤭
the connection in the MV is most of them are doing their solo activities!! (Tiffany on airplane because she's usually in America and she was offered scripts like Chicago/Roxie hart role, but on the script it says Holiday, Actress Seohyun, Yoona and Sooyoung, DJ Hyo, Singer Taeyeon ofc, Yuri modelling....) but eventually they came together and still forever one because they are one no matter what
Sunny just being rich...
Yuri have made a comeback in the acting world and sunny is an mc in multiple tv shows
@@sb1363 Sunny being a super variety star living in a million-dollar highrise apartment and also that one aunt who buys you expensive gifts (which she confirmed that she has no intention of having children but loves spoiling her nephews/nieces) and drinks wine every time you see her is the fantasy I wish for myself on the daily. If my life isn't like that, am I really living?
Seohyun is like in musical actress.
9:08 if you watch the mv carefully, they all doing their solo activities (dj hyo, singer taeyeon etc.)
Yoona is an actress, so in her scene it could be her acting in the film
Although I’m not a SONE, I will say this comeback is amazing! I listened to the whole album and I honestly really like it
Seeing that V formation in the 3rd chorus of Forever 1 made me so nostalgic, groups just don't really do that classic V formation like they did back in 2nd gen :')
In this comeback I found that Sunny vocals really one of my favorite, its like a cotton candy, so soft yet not overly sweet/cute, when she sing in soft song it tickles your ears but when she sing upbeat song her vocals punch your ears, it so so good. I also think Hyo is finally officially become our main rapper since she got almost all rap part in this album. I love 'Forever 1' everyone who listen and watch the MV always said that that song is SO GG, I heard that even from non fans, the part after bridge where they do slow motion, makes me tear up because :
1- it remind me of 'The Boys' opening.
2 - The lyrics : As we lived through this world I said to you I will love you again in my next life Cause we are the one.. 😭
My tears just fall after that whole emotion just pouring out I'm so glad they keep their identity when pick main title yet their b-side is more playful and bold.
I'll comment again to talk about b-side 😆
Man they're bringing their vocals to another level especially all the dancers !! With this album, it's like they're setting another standard for Kpop, at least to me ✌️
It was fun to see other members be included in the process of making the song. Seventeen is partly written by Sooyoung and Tiffany. Same thing for Villain, but Tiffany was also involved in composing the song.
I absolutely think this song is a love letter to SONEs. The gang is saying thanks for being with us even when we weren’t “us”. The video shows what they’ve all been doing the past five years:
Taeyeon performing alone; Yuri doing modeling work; Hyo DJing; Sunny going to talk shows; Yoona at a film set; Sooyoung at a movie premiere; Seohyun on a musical stage; Tiffany flying back and forth from Seoul to LA.
It's actually the first time I listen to the album with you
And... OMG THIS ALBUM IS A MASTERPIECE
Stan Girls Generation for a better life people
Love Paper Plane so much, such a great ending to the album ❤
I think the concept is, despite the members doing their own thing, they will still be one.. Taeyeon doing her solo, yoona, sooyoung, seohyun and yuri as actress, tiffany going back and fort to and from the US, hyo as a dj and sunny doing varieties.
Tbh I had to listen forever1 a couple of times to start loving it hahaha but now I'm Totally OBSESSED! It gives me a lot of Oh! 's album vibes
It's so good!
I absolutely love forever1! EDM was one of my favorite sounds of older kpop, and add the SNSD sound to it with nostalgic melodies, bam sign me up.
47:34 Yuri and Yoona are still in SM though! That aside, I think the album is great overall! Some songs would need you to be in the mood to really like them. I am the same when I first listened to the whole album. Forever 1 (the song) left a great vibe to me... so it was kinda hard for me to vibe with the other songs on first listen (without the lyrics tho) but I know I am going to listen to them more after. My favorites after first listen (aside from Forever 1) are Lucky Like That, Villain and Paper Plane but I think Freedom and Mood Lamp are growing on me haha.
there's so many references for SONES to notice, like the ITNW melody in F1, the SONE and ITNW lyrics in Lucky Like That ( 23:20 ), or the lyrics in You Better Run ( 26:25 - "I've said it before, the day i become cooler, I'll repay you, that's now, I'm ready" ) which are a response to the Run Devil Run lyrics "the day I'll become cooler, I'll repay you, don't forget". i just love how they sprinkled all the little treasures in their album.
20:38 Samee, Sunny’s voice is mesmerizing
We need a live performance of all of these songs! 😭
Into The New World at 4:46, right? This is also my first comeback/taste of GG!
Yes! When I first heard it from the teaser I was like oh that's nostalgic. I thought they just put it there bc it is meaningful, but I found out from last night's live countdown that Kenzie, who composed ITNW, was also the one who composed Forever 1 and other side tracks in the album.
Am I the only one who likes all the songs on this album?
No, i like all the songs too
This album is a Masterpiece you literally don't need to do any skip here
yes you are! 🥰
Is it me or You Better Run is one of my favorite track? We can see another side of SNSD, and how they’re so brave to get out of their comfort zone. And we can see what their voices can do.
It feels so unreal that SNSD is back. Half a decade of waiting and we're finally here. I can't even complain about anything I'm just too grateful that they're back.
A lot of the songs in the album has references to various stuff about SNSD like how Paper Plane is a reference to when sones flew thousands of paper plane with messages during their concerts as a fan event and You Better Run being a sequel to Run Devil Run.
I love Forever 1, Lucky Like That, Villain, and Paper Plane the most.
10:46 part isn't it a reference to the boys mv slow motion????? I love this so much , I love everything about it ❤ blessed SONE here ❤ the best thing about it is I felt that they were really happy performing again their smiles healed me as I love to see them happy 😊❤
the slow motion! yes! i thought so. thats incredible
OMG Truee
So, for all the people who don't understand YOU BETTER RUN, is the sequel of Run Devil Run, in RDR part of the lyrics are "I'm going to become cooler and you are going to pay", the Girls become cooler and they're having their revenge
They finally treat Sunny like a Lead Vocalist 😭 I feel like the last time I heard Sunny did an adlib on the last chorus with the rest of the vocal line was in Mistake from Hoot album which was in 2010
I feel like no one really "shine" this comeback as all of them shine together with their own uniqueness. They didn't make Taeyeon belt every song everywhere everytime but they still gave her good belts, Tiffany showing and serves her improvement over the years, Seohyun show off her riffs and runs in this album, Sunny's voice finally being utilized, Yuri finally get the line distribution and vocals she deserves, Sooyoung's vocal and how she and Tiffany write and composed some of the songs? You go queen. They use Yoona's sweet voice and cute rap in the best way possible, Hyoyeon's vocal in this album is something we needed also her confidence in her rap in this album. The dance line vocal delivery is sub vocalists revolution. Each member slay ❤️
Girls generation is THE GIRL group! the best of all kpop
FAN FUCT: Kenzie sampled Into The New World's intro on the Bridge part, making it more intimate and precious.
Sooyoung was giving me heart palpitations in the Forever1 MV. As for HYO, I was also so happy she had lines and so early into the title track. It’s nice watching a fellow HYO stan react because I can count on you to make sure she isn’t forgotten.
I really love Yoona is back as the center. She looks amazing
Every time I hear the bridge i want to cry. They are queens for sampling itnw here
Tiffany is producer the of villain, she wrote it too with sooyoung
This song is an open letter to the members and to SONES. We are blessed. I cried. huhu
Sir Austin I hope you will react again to SNSD, like their tours are a must watch.
One thing i like is that taeyeon has distanced herself From this album and given the other members time to shine
I love taeyeon but i don't mind this
I noticed that too! Even with the b-sides I've even been hearing from the dance line so much!
@@calmtfdownbeach4792 this is probably the most fair line distribution album wise for snsd everyone got to shine and show their improvements
We can also hear yoona a lot. I am so happy . In the past we had video of all her lines combined and it was like 7 minutes. I am sooo happy she has way more Linea
Besides for seventeen
Still a great song and great album
Austin if you havent yet pls check GG's appearance on Knowing Brothers they danced ITNW it was so nostalgic.
I also tried to connect their scenes to previous comebacks, as their teaser were called "mr. taxi" and "new gee" and there was something about "into the new world" too, so the plane reminded me of Party where they start inside of a plane going on vacation, Hyo's party reminds me of all night, the set they are dancing on with colorful clothes reminds me of paparazzi, just any glamour/theater entrance/limousine reminds me of Twinkle, but that's only TTS and Sunny or Sooyoung were not in TTS hahaha.
But after all what's seem to be confirmed is that the story of the teasers and it seems like the MV too is they were doing their individual activities, such as DJ, solo singer, model, actress, (and manager Hwang of course) and they go into the Mr. Taxi that transport them "into the new world" which is their group reuniting again.
Alsooo I think Hyo deserved more screen time! It's not a SNSD comeback if we are not petitioning for more Hyo time! hahahaha
and the bridge is always so weird SM, whyyy hahaha they jumping around in a collage randomly hahaha, as you said, not SM if it's not a bit weird and also if they don't do bizarre VFX or weird english lyrics hahaha
I hated You Better Run at first, but now I want it played on my funeral.
It's so good!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOUR REACTION IN YOU BETTER RUN IS SO FUNNY "OKAY GO OFF, I GUESS" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I realize that I'm old now. I still remember when my first time heard about Kpop, it's all because of Girls' Generation (2012 when I was 12).
The original Nation Girl Group, original Vocal Queens, original Kpop Queens and original Kpop Legends.
Girls' Generation 👑
Debuted in 2007 and still relevant till now. Queens indeed
Sowon actually means Wish in korean but it also meant us SONE cause it’s pronounce the same
Forever 1 is the next chapter of Into the new world. And it's the same song-writer. And all MV reminds you all their popular song: Gee style, Genie Style, The Boys petals, IGAB background, Paparazzi, Party Airplane, You Think Car, Holiday Firework,...
This was really good!! I’m just so happy to see them all together again. My favourite songs on the album so far are Summer Night, Villain and Lucky like that.
Also Royal Dive are a duo! They’re part of a Korean rnb-crew called øffshore, and have written songs for many different groups like GOT7, Wanna One and NCT. They’re great!
Also seventeen gives huge classic girls generation vibes
I’m honestly so obsessed with Paper Plane , I play that listen to that song on repeat lol
No, Austin.
Paper Line tone is more like "Summer Storm" by Jessica.
Just listening for the chorus tone from "Summer Storm" and Pre_Chorus in this song so similar
hey austin! fun fact: yoona is their appointed 2022 leader for this cb 💚
Yoona also has an ongoing thriller mystery drama called "Big Mouth" and a comeback 2nd movie with the original cast + new ones that's coming this chuseok in september titled "Confidential Assignment 2: International" 💚
In "FOREVER 1" MV they mixed all styles from all previous albums. There are easter eggs for every single song in this MV. As so for every actual activities of each girl.
Forever 1 is basically telling a story of the members individual careers but they are making sure they are together and forever as SNSD with sones
Taeyeon as soloist
Seoyeon - as an musical actress
Tiffany - US career and first solo tour that’s why she’s on an airplane
Sunny - as radio dj
Yuri - as model/actress
Yoona - mc and actress (with octopus its like a scene from movie)
Sooyoung - actress
Hyoyeon as DJ
The monster is from Kwangya....????? Lee Sooman wants us to think the SMCU is connected to the MCU... hahahha.. Thank you for doing this reaction, I was waiting!!!
BEST GIRL GROUP! That's a fact. They have what we all need. They came back to save us all.
Ok the monster behind Yoona is her storyline. Each girl are showcasing their projects.
✈️🎥🎭🎶 Hats of many talent- Fany on her jet with multiple contracts to sign. I think Fany represents how flexible and busy the members are.
🎤 🎙 Idol- Taeyeon our soloist queen.
📽🎬Actress- Yoona is on a movie set.
🚘📸🖥A Premieres- Sunny getting out her limo onto the red carpet with Paparazzi all around. It could also be all her variety, mentor and MC appearances.
🏆🏆Award show- the girls all accepting their award.. I view this as them being the only girl group to win 3 grandslam Daesangs.
🎥🎬 Drama Actress/Fansigning- Sooyoung was literally signing and posing for Paparazzi
🎭🎭Musical Actress- Seohyun was behind a red curtain on stage..
👗🛍Model- Yuri posing for the camera 📷
🎶🎧DJ- Hyo
Some of these songs were (co)written and/or (co)composed by Sooyoung and Tifanny!
it's not weird, every scene shows their individual activities/career as solo artist, I easily got that the first time I watched the music video. I think it depends if you keep track on their solo activities, you will notice immediately what the video and the music itself is all about.
the lyrics are dedicated to the fans, it's like saying that Girl's Generation is FOREVER, and the love and appreciation they feel towards the fans are FOREVER. and we are all FOREVER and united as 1, that's FOREVER1. :)
Yoona and Yuri are still in SM 😊
The love bomb part goes with the line before it, let go of your excitement like a love bomb.
I love it so much. The perfect anniversary song. The vocal harmonies were just so good.
I think koreans mistake the term “Love bomb” because there’s a saying that love makes you feel like your heart is bursting. fromis_9 also has a song called love bomb which at the time I never knew what it meant but now to me it seems like translating the korean saying to english.
Taeyeon's scene.... soloist, vocal legend. Explanatory.
Tiffany's scene..... going abroad, leaving Korea hence the airplane,signing a contract to a new agency and be active in America hence Tiffany Young is born
Sunny's scene.... she may not be as active as the other members but she does radio dj, variety shows, still really popular and that is why she is a star riding the limo
Hyoyeon's scene... very obvious sha is also known as DJ Hyo
Yuri's scene.... filming dramas,actress
Sooyoung's scene... still actress, she is in a premiere night
Yoona's scene.... movie set, actress who already debuted in movie industry hence the octopus cuz its a movie playing in her back( maybe that is one of aespa or in Kwangya in general's , the villains along with black mamba😅) who knows haha
Seohyun's scene.... hers is really the most non existent cuz it does not define her current life now but I think they make hers different because if she does something related to acting or being an actress it will be the same as the others knowing that 5 of them are actresses already(Tiffany will soon debut as an actress) . I think the reason why she picked a ballerina is because it is the same as what she did in Into the new world mv and she did once dream of being a ballerina if she wasnt an idol. Like a nostalgia feeling.
Seohyun is actually a theatrical performer , shes a popular stage actress together with jessica before, its not ballerina 🙃
Seohyun is a musical actress, she did the most musical between the girls. Her scenes depicts that
BTW if we omit the ad-libs at the end - the line destribution in Forever 1 is almost euqal with 2-3 seconds difference between the girls, and Yuri have the most "real" lines wich is unheard of. And Yuri is too still with SM
hey austin! that yoong x monster background is probably a nod to yoona as an actress specifically a film actress, it's similar to those action filming sets
OMG!!! So beautiful come back💕💕💕💕💕
I've been waiting for this all day! Hope you had a better day today than yesterday and I hope you enjoyed the album as much as I did!
THE QUEENS ARE BACK
The bridge instrumental reminded me of Into The New World😍😍😍
I’m obsessed with Closer, Villain and Lucky Like That. I hope they perform these bangers in the near future 😭😭😭😭😭
The backvocals behind Tiffany in Seventeen are Seohyun and Sunny.
Girls generation, ive missed them so much!! Ngl i always wish for more hyo lines/center moments, shes one of my ults in kpop 🥺
The original Nation’s Girl Group is back!!!! I am so happy to see them together. 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 They are really, really, really back. This is my first comeback since stanning them. 💖🎉🎉🎉
You Better Run is a continuation of Run Devil Run! The main character (THE GIRLS!!) is coming back!
We need sunny solo album 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes! I have thought so forever. She sings so good, and no solo!? What's with that?
Steve P.
About Lucky Like That I think you are kinda right about wish also beeing sowon in lyrics. Its probably double meaning them beeing lucky to have SONEs in their lives, but also them beeing lucky to achieve their wishes and dreams together as group and as individuals in they fields. Lucky to have eachother too.
So I get Yoona when she felt emotional with this song. Soshi vocals makes it even more special as always
My Favourite Album ever since 13 years being a SONE 💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟
Yes! I really miss your SNSD reaction. 💖
Did you know? Soo with Fanny wrote lyrics for Seventeen and Villain. Sailing was wrote by Sooyoung. Tiffany made music for Villain.
Wait. Did Yuri leave SM? I've never heard it.
Right order:
1."Forever 1" We'll never disappear, we always be together (SNSD + SONE)
2."Lucky Like That" Saying great to SONE. In this track there are many references to Soshi/SONE moments, for example reference to black ocean 2008 is so powerful that this dont even needed to be said.
3."Seventeen" I can be wrong but i have persistent feeling that in this song SNSD are also addressing to SONE. More secretly but it seems like this song exactly about of that summer day 2017.
4."Villain" Sooyoung 2013 (I got a boy) "Please could you (SM) give me more vocal parts 😢" Sooyoung 2022 (writing her own lyrics for song) has only one part consisting of two sentenses. 🥺
5."You Better Run" idk whats happening there. May be to listen it after "Run Devil Run" for meaning explain? This will be two songs already i did not understand ever.
6."Closer"
7."Mood Lamp" I think it remind me something but i cant remember what. Any way this is my new favotite lullaby. And whom this song could be addressed but SONE?
8."Summer Night"
9."Freedom"
10."Paper Plane" I think its like reference and reminder from "Into the New World". Their path started with paper plane there. And now, after 15 years, that plane is back and reminding us what strength exactly is.
Understanding of mine is not enough to say something about another songs.
I don't say that each their song is addressed us (SONE). But i think there is double meaning in some songs. Or i just want to this was true.
My favorite songs of this albom are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Yeah, all of them. As always. But "You better run" i understood less than others.
I LOVE NUGGET 😂😂 I may stan other groups already but there is no place like 🏡 Girls' Generation played a significant part of my childhood and I am so happy for this comeback. Thank you so much soshi I love you girls so much 😍😍
Lmao.the i love nugget😂😂
You better Run... I still haven't been able to process the song and that's been since 6AM this morning. There were aspect that I loved like the line both Tiffany and Sunny shared. The lines with the fast pace tongue twisters made me feel like I'm dyslexic.
This is definitely among my favorite albums from them
Not really sure where to rank it but i also need to listen to it more and wait before deciding so it isn’t recency bias
can't wait for you to react to soshitamtam :)
Lol why am i laughing so hard looking at your expression when listening to You Better Run XDDD It certainly was a lot! Love that you're being honest
Loved this reaction!
Gosh, the chorus of Forever1 is still making me tear up everytime even though I've listened to it over and over 😭
11 year sone here who really never thought I'd see another soshi comeback
Anywho, the whole album is so good!
There are definitely a lot of growers here. I remember IGAB album being the same, I wasn't 100% convinced first listen with a lot of songs but now it's my favourite Soshi album haha
I was really excited for your reaction 🥰. The queens are back ❤️
Into the New World is an Anthem for many people, I discovered GG with Gee which went into the stratosphere, covered by many on YT.
Guys!!! 29:11 Yoona's little giggle sounds like the possessed voice from " OMG don't you know Imma savage " Aespa ... I really think SNSD will join Kwangya as villains .. or atleast some of them .
I love that I can see the love development for SNSD from you through your videos. I just watched your first reaction of Genie and IGAB and I thought that "Wow, we really came a long way" right xD
20:40 I've been waiting as well... I mean, can you believe that a producer (?) said her voice was boring 😭 I think she said she lost her confidence back then??? Idk lol it's been so long but I just really wanna say that I love her voice so much
Yeah she said producers were toxic. Those bitches
The MV is really beauty, it shows each one of their currently lifes, Taeyeon with music, Sunny TV, Tiffany around the world, Yoona movies, Yuri as actress and model, Sooyoung and Seohyun as actress... I love my girls so much ❤
Exactly. And then they all find time for each other as a group and always stay together and never forget how they've started and fans as well ~ Perfect MV ❤️
I hope you will react to their Closer recording behind the scenes. I want to hear your thoughts as a vocal coach.
Some scenes from the MV reminds me of some of their MV, the ITNW, Genie, Holiday, Paparazzi, The Boys and so on
Yes the helipad for genie
I love the Forever1 MV really. The lyrics says they are forever one, even though solo shots indicates their solo activities. Even though they aren't physically together, they will Forever be together in their hearts and their fans'.
In Yoona's scene btw, it's just plain representation of acting on a green screen. That's why there's production equipments around her.
Hyo hair you said reminded you of Shakira or J.Lo. It could also be from her Mystery MV and era. She had very similar hair and makeup back then.
Ty Austin. GG Forever1, Forever! They are all showing their professions. Sunny is the only one with cats. lol. The others have dogs. GG Album amazing! Check out Freedom!
Paper plane sounds like it's from fx pink tape album and I LOVE THAT