The Kulture Study: VIVIZ 'BOP BOP!' MV REACTION & REVIEW
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Can we just discuss the confidence umji is exuding here? I’ve never seen her feel herself this hard. I LOVE IT!
ikr?! I love that we’re finally having the chance to see that Leo energy shine bright ✨🦁☀️
It’s what she deserves ❤️
This confidence reminds me their Apple Era. Good old days 😭
That it.. This was the comment I was searching
she's glowing and it's her moment!!
Interesting fact:
VIVIZ's korean name is actually /bi-bi-ji/ which is from Eunha's and SinB's first name 'Eunbi' (yes they have the same name) and Umji, of course. eunBI, eunBI, umJI = BIBIJI and they are so witty that they translated it to VIVIZ as their international name.
VIVIZ is short for “VIVId dayZ” (vivid days).
@@poleneceline I know I'm just adding an extra explaining for the international name.
And the fandom name NaV which spelled NaBI
@@LeenaKawaii we can see it in the contract at the beginning of the MV :)
@@jeeewhyyypheee yes! the korean word for ‘butterfly’ 🦋
Umji's first lines really surprised me. It really fits her. The whole song is such a literal BOP.
For me the best part of the song is actually Umji's voice. I feel like I never truly got to hear her vocal colour in Gfriend's songs but now I did and I like it a lot. She has a somewhat special tone that gets me excited
it makes me so happy to see people appreciate her voice 🥺 she's my ult and truly a special and talented person 💕
Same!
yas like check this choreo fr fr
They said VVZ is more of a new re-debut group than a sub-unit of GF. The new fandom is named Na.V (means Butterfly) and one of the goals I believe is to welcome new fans with open arms, especially younger generations. However it's also meant to be somewhat "compatible" with Buddy of GF since you can never sever the connections or ignore the past. One can be a Buddy or Na.V or both, whatever suits.
I think it's a smart move for a new beginning. To embrace the legacy and move forward honestly.
I'm really glad they did this, I never see groups or members proudly state they used to be in a group
VIVIZ said that they wanted to show a sound that has less sentimentality like much of Gfriend songs. I love that their album is not completely foreign to Gfriend sound all together. Their Bsides are reminiscent of their former sounds which is refreshing. I personally love their direction now. It’s a different pop sound from before. I also love that they showcased what they are great at: vocals, dance, expressions. This truly set them apart from rookies since their experience shows greatly in the final product. Such confidence is only brought by experience. They are truly pro-rookies :)
Honestly, seeing how much the gfriend group members stay in touch and now we have ViVIZ, all fans know that the disbandment was also news to them. Sowon and actually many of the gfriend members still talk about how they wish they could tell us everything because it was all so messed up. I don't think the members intended on disbanding and Source Music just discarded them essentially. It is so sad. From the evidence that fans have gathered, Source music disbanded the group even before gfriend's contract ended. They were under contract negotiations so definitely something shady happened from the company's side. Glad to see some of the girls still togther though
honestly superstar gfriend staying online until last month tells me gfriend's contract was cut short. after all why would hybe allow dalcom to have the rights for the songs for that long. it's likely that gfriend's contract was actually supposed to end at the same time dalcom's did (jan 2022, 7 years after debut) and superstar gfriend would either get extended if they renewed or go offline if they didn't
Disbanding is one thing but trademarking the name was a real low point. Groups like GOT7 who got to keep their name I think really opens up the doors for them to stay a group (if they wanted to). I think if Gfriend got to keep their name they might have had a better chance to move to a company as 6 - trying to do what BEAST did with a new name and new company is super hard. I do believe in the future - maybe when their individual careers are more solidified - we'll get bits and pieces of what happened. It took 6 years for CL to talk about 2NE1 so the truth will come out eventually.
@@anonymous7851 Occasional comebacks under the name "VIVIZ ft. Yuju, Yerin, Kim Sojung" would work too 😆👍
But seriously I hope the other members can be featured in VIVIZ future songs, one by one 😁
@@anonymous7851 even if they ended up in separate companies like now they'd still be able to do group comebacks if they had their name. that's really what's holding them back
from the way they act it's clear none of them wanted gfriend to end. just because they also wanted to do other things doesn't erase that. plenty of idols do solo activities while still being part of a group, it doesn't have to be mutually exclusive
i hope in the future they can get their name back and we can see the 6 of them again
@@KiGeprak I am with you... Or Yuju ft. Viviz with special apparence of Kin Sojung and Yerin...
Gfriend was/is still my favorite girl group. And I was completely devastated when they disbanded. When I heard about Viviz, I was excited but I definitely had some weird thoughts towards it. I wondered what their sound would be like since no girl group really gave me that magic that Gfriend did for me. But at the same time I figured it wouldn't sound a lot like gfriend's music which would be a good think since they want to make a name for themselves and not be gfriend 2.0. But this song is amazing to me, it doesn't sound foreign to what I'm used to from these members but it is different enough that it stands alone. I haven't listened to the mini album yet but I'm definitely curious to see if this style was just for the title track
The album has a bit of a retro vibe weaved through it, I think it sounds a bit like they're doing a bit here and there and want to see what works best for them. But the b-sides are great and as a fellow buddy you will definitely like 'Mirror'. It's basically a gift to buddies :)
their bside 'mirror' sounds really gfriend to me, and thats why its one of my favorites on the album! you should check it out if you havent and their other bside "love you like" is also very good imo
"Love you like" is really good a kind of love melancholyc song. It seems they are trying many things and so far I have liked what I have listen. Actually I prefer "Love you like" to "Bop bop!"
There was obviously great care taken in how to shape VIVIZ’s debut album. When listened to it for the first time I heard new sounds, some new ideas blended with familiar, and then there was plain classic GFRIEND. Love You Like was an obvious love letter to Buddy and Mirror was a gift from VIVIZ. I teared up almost immediately upon listening to Mirror and hearing that GFRIEND sound. It was like VIVIZ’s own way of telling Buddy that even though this is a new beginning for them, they will always be GFRIEND our hearts.
I’m just so happy to see our girls making music again and sharing it with us. I will always be Buddy, but I want share this new beginning with them as Na.V too. 🥲🥰
The title couldn't be more on point, the dynamic, production, chorus, everything is on point, and the album is just as good!
Hey Niclas , I love your GFriend reactions ❤️
The title track was composed by PAPERMAKER and Anna Timgren. And interestingly enough, the PAPERMAKER team here actually consists of Woong Kim and Im Suho (Iggy), who have worked on GFriend's previous works! Im Suho (Iggy) for *much* of the early works: Glass Bead, Rough, Navillera... and Woong Kim for Fever
I love Im Suho's work for those song of GFriend T3T
I’m glad Umji is finally using her real voice now.
What do you mean real voice? Do you mean her actually getting more lines to showcase her vocals? Her voice has always been very pretty and soothing since debut
@@Yussirah_ Calm down, no one said her voice wasn’t pretty or soothing. Idol are offer made to change and alter their singing voices. It’s common and not a secret. I’m happy to hear her natural singing voice.
@@Yussirah_ Umji's style of singing when she's still in source music is really airy and breathy. I think that's due to her stylistic choice in singing and probably obliged by their producers to do so. You can see the slight difference between her voice in their gf discography and viviz. She sound less heady now and is using her natural voice.
Personally, to me this song feels like Twice's "The Feels" and OMG's "Dun Dun Dance" had a child, and I'm all the way here for it.
Oh? I kind of understand what you mean!
Love You Like have kind of the same vibe as OMG's Dear You even tho LYL is more on the acoustic side (well those two was made by Ryan Jhun too)
The amount of people who’ve said this! I totally agree, especially because after hearing that chorus I knew that final part sounded familiar as heck. It’s literally almost the same melodic progression on the same word, which works crazy well, and is a nice coincidence 😂
@@jordanyoussef3886 as a Once/Miracle/Buddy, this is heaven for me.
I thought I'm the only one who thinks so 🤣🤣 yes I agree
12:54
PD: i really love it, vocally this song is very beautiful
PD: by mean i guess thats just GF in general
SinB: That's right!
As a long time buddy I’m very very pleased with this debut your absolutely right it really does just feel like a Gfriend subunit and I think that they are trying to continue their Gfriend career just under a different name. Especially with how close the members are still and that they have the same feelings as the fans, it’s like the disbandment never happened. And I really love that we get to continue watching them as Gfriend and as individuals, they really never dissapoint :))
Buddy. Their fandom name is so clever and simple
"it gives it such a much more rough feeling to it"
me: haha rou-
"that's not a pun for their previous song rough"
me: alr
To me, Bop Bop sounds like what you would get if EXO-CBX sang an Oh My Girl song but it's totally got that GFriend swagger imprinted all over it. I can't wait to see what Viviz will do in the future.
10:29 Umjis lines here killed me when i first heard it. I'm still mind blown about how good that bit is rewatching it in this video 😭
Umji's visuals are insane! She is so cute and flirty. I love it. Red is definitely her color!! 💋❤️🔥♥️🌹🍓🍒🎀🔥
Listening to the album, I agree that it sounds like they want to continue where Gfriend left off, but also focusing more on the catchy retro pop that they did with Mago, I've been a buddy for a while, and I really loved the new directions they went with apple and mago, they still need to sprinkle in some of their melancholic anime intro vibe songs, but I love their voices and personalities, and I think they fit this new pop sound so well!
Buddy since Glass Bead here, and you said it perfectly. It feels like they're keeping the GFriend spirit alive and I love it so much. While Bop Bop isn't exactly GFriend's sound, it has the exact same vibe so it really feels like something they'd put out. It actually reminds me of some of their songs like Love Bug, Life is A Party, and Smile. To me, VIVIZ essentially a subunit. I'm so happy that they decided to redebut together. Seeing all six of them pursuing new careers and showing new sides of them has really been such a treat.
I feels it’s a concept GFRIEND could naturally progress into as 2020 was a major change in tone and concept from much of their previous work. They also made their first subunits that year too, so I can totally see this happening. That’s how I see VIVIZ too as an unofficial GFRIEND subunit. At least that’s my Buddy head canon. I can see that great care went into VIVIZ’s debut album by trying something new while sounding familiar and acknowledging that they will always be GFRIEND in our hearts while asking Buddy to come with them on their new beginning as Na.V. I teared up almost immediately upon listening to Mirror and hearing that precious GFRIEND sound.
VIVIZ are the torchbearers of GFRIEND’s legacy and I am so happy we get to go on this new journey with them! 🥲🥰
Impressive half GFriend debut. Tbh I'm Umji biased but I really think SinB, Eunha and Umji are doing an awesome job. 💜💙❤️
it indeed sounds like a Gfriend song at the same time different, I think because Umji and Eunha is heavily involved with their previous album’s composition and production they carried it through this VIVIZ era. I love this debut!
This really shows what Umji can do when she has the opportunity, people slept on her for too long
I still don't know why GFriend disbanded but I'm happy these girls still pursue in a group tho. Not a fan of disco genre but I'm gonna say the mini album is such variety for me.
because hybe was shit?
@@qt31415 source music does it worse, but yes
@twice legit. HYBE is a trash company.
@@imnotsven6849 Don’t be so quick to turn on Source Music. SouMu’s staff treated GFRIEND very well and Sowon said that she and the girls treated the staff like family. One person doesn’t make or break a company. It’s all a team effort. HYBE is the villain here. Take your anger out on them.
@@qt31415 That’s a sentiment I can wholeheartedly agree with. I can’t believe I actually thought for a brief time that this rebranding could mean nothing but good things for our girls. Seeing GFRIEND’s “What do you believe in?” promotional during the rebranding only validated those thoughts. It’s not a good feeling seeing how quickly I was proven wrong. It’s like after the acquisition of Ithaca Holdings they immediately transformed into a Big 3 wannabe.
i feel like gfriend lives on through bibiji as i listen through the whole mini album especially with the last track "mirror", really has the classic gfriend vibe to it. to me bibiji is a gfriend subunit to satisfy and occupy buddys until the original OT6 are able to comeback as gfriend again someday
I'm sad we'll probably never know what went down behind the scenes between Gfriend and their company. My guess is, seeing as how the news came so last minute, they probably were in discussion about their contracts until the very very end and ultimately couldn't come to an agreement so they left. I think after 6 years of promoting as a solid group, the girls probably wanted to branch out and try new things while still promoting as a group. Because if there's one thing the girls didn't do much of, it was having solo activities (aside from a few collabs and variety show appearances). So it wouldn't be unreasonable to think they'd want opportunities to branch out a bit as individuals but the company probably either wouldn't or couldn't provide the girls with what they wanted. That's my working theory at least. Otherwise I don't think they would still be openly supportive of each other's endeavors and still very close to this day. While I'm sad that we don't have Gfriend as a whole, I'm happy to see they're all still active and doing what they want to do.
Omg you just summarize it perfectly. That's exactly what my line of thought is heading. People just blame the company blindly. But I think they just didn't find the middle point that suit them all and just decided to not renew altogether
eun(Bi) sin(Bi) um(JI) = VIVIZ
OH MY GOODNESS. That’s brilliant
I missed these girls so much. My Gfriend bias was Umji and I am so proud of her confidence here!
Cause everyone knows that how difficult to re-debut as a group after they disbanded. I am really thankful to see them work together again with a new start, new color and new song. VIVIZ fighting!!!
I was mostly a casual fan of Gfriend, but absolutely loved Mago... for me that was their best song, so I love that this song has a similar feel to it :D
I'm more than thrilled with VIVIZ. This exceeded my expectations and my expectations were high. Go VIVIZ, Na.V, and BUDDIES! Great reaction, brother.
Ahh I'm so glad you checked it out so fast. I really love the song, its so catchy and in my opinion its such a good debut song. And yes I love that there was no "rapping" or talk singing but just their amazing vocals. Also so far they're actually doing pretty good on charts. It's charting better than mago did and they have pretty good first day sales too. I hope they continue to rise bc they really deserve it 🥺 I hope you check out the EP as well
It’s very interesting to observe that the group members have chosen different directions yet they are still all shining in the industry, like, Yuju has definitely picked a way to a more mature, grown and gorgeous concept, and expressing her own, unique idea about the art of music, I love that album just as much as I love her courage, but viviz here, is a way different thing, they still feel comfortable with gfriend style, power innocent, and I do think that’s kind of a good time for them to debut, Walpurgis night actually was already a new start for all the members, before that maybe the focus was mostly on yuju eunha vocals and sinb dances, but from Walpurgis night I can see all the members were standing out, sinb was regarded as the main dancer always, but she has a angelic voice to be found by the world, eunha no need to mention, the second gfriend main vocalist in my heart, and umji, definitely next level of confidence. They are supernovas, really expecting for more from them and yuju yerin and sowon as well
It is a BOP. I love them in this debut, Umji was my bias in Gfriend and I think she feels really confident here, they all had really good lines and sing high note, showing their potencial. I hope they are really successful, also for the members that went solo. They are amazing.
Very happy with their redebut, will keep stanning them as a buddy and a SinBiased.
I personally liked the MV a lot although I felt that the colors in the background were a bit too bright. Maybe it was done this way to differentiate itself from Mago, but I'm just theorizing here.
As for the song, I think it's good, but not my favorite from the album. What stood out the most for me is how many different pop styles they managed to pack in one minialbum, which already show their versatility as a group. The last song, mirror, is a tribute to old GFriend sound, while tweet tweet is something very different that sets them apart from their former group. There's even a city pop esque song in there (lemonade)! Overall, I'm very glad to see them delivering fantastic songs again!
This song is art. And their vocals are so clean. Gfriend was my favourite girl group and now I'm crying
totally agree that this song is 10/10.. ITS A BOP :] AND THAT TRANSITION!!! YESSSS
Umji's "My babyy" sounds similar to Binnie's (Now known as Yoo Bin) "Oh babyyy" in Oh My Girl's "Dun Dun Dance"
Gfriend small line slaying it!
The moment you said it sounded like EXO-CBX my jaw hit the floor-- 100% AGREE!! Playful but dynamic sound with some really unique voices, and the video has such similar energy to Hey Mama! Great video, thank you!!!!
Viviz = We can’t talk anything about their vocal because we know Gfriend always great with singing
We like Viviz debut because the song was my type of song. Viviz themselves said they will keep Gfriend name alive but with their own color, thats why at some point we can feel the Gfriend vibe on them
Umji's vocals, vocal timbre, and visual are the highlight of this video!
I really like the disco genre in general, so this pre-chorus really got me. The chorus was a little bit anti climatic, but that's ok. And about the dances moves that brings you to the 2nd gen, I think it is the focus on hand movements and less in moving the body as a whole - which makes it easier to sing, as you see in SNSD. Itzy and the 4th gen groups are really dance-based, perform dance moves on the floor, with many jumps and heavy movements. These were more graceful and light
the caption on the card from the beginning says “to be opened only by a brain fairy” and i cannot stop thinking about it
are they brain fairies? 🧚♀️
omg i definitely agree with the cbx vibes, also umji is SO GOOD !!! i’ve always loved her vocal and she really shined in this song
this "comeback" just makes me feel happy
it's not a BOP
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IT'S A BOP BOP
HEAVY on the exo-cbx vibes !! i thought of the exact same thing except, it felt a little like blooming day to me as well. loved bop bop, and loved the reaction & analysis as well !!!
Gfriend has some of the best discography in kpop history, and viviz, I think, lives up to a continuation of their last album. Love this new group.
I appreciate the new sound and style and honestly the courage to do this. Bop Bop is definitely a slow burn song for me - the more I listen the more I like it. I don't know of another GG in this territory - even with subunits it's been under the same name/company. As tough as the disbandment was and as much as I want to see the 6 of them on stage again - I think this period is super important to figure out their individual color and explore different paths. 2020 imo had so many great releases (b-sides galore) but felt a bit like a pressure cooker situation - lots of comebacks, reality shows, COVID, new managemnet - without a release valve and you could see it. They ended on a high note and that's better than a lot of the disbandments we saw/yet to see.
The whole album is really impressive. Really great debut, great vocals
The confidence of being an established idol is really showing.. Im glad they came as a new group..
Umji looks so much more confident and beautiful!!!
I know we are not supposed to make requests for mvs but my gosh make an exception for this, Apink's new MV, Dilemma, their best comeback so far.
the album is fantastic. Beam of Prisim is one of my favorite most cohesive girl group albums I’ve heard in a long time, and I’m mainly a gg fan.
There's story in their mv!! We saw them in mago mv running away from the tunnel and seems like here like they are now enjoying their freedom. You can see money, other planets, and them enjoying their companion now!! FREEDOM
The song is infectious for me. I, too, liked the main dance set a lot. And their choreography. I could not put my finger on why, but the first time watching I had this feeling of returning to something I miss. I guess it was that kind of "dated" aspect that reminded me of the things that drew me into kpop in the first place several years ago.
Once you listen to the whole mini album, you will feel Gfriend vibes all along! "Fiesta" took me back to Rough/Love Whisper era ❤️ while "Mirror" (which is probably my fav track) feels like Summer Rain's dongsaeng.
...Also a little moment to appreciate Umji's confidence, voice and beauty :)
Love this song! They actually said that the title song changed several times, Im curious what you’ll think of the album!
I was so happy with this debut! VIVIZ for sure is keeping Gfriend sound alive! The album is a no skip song
Glad someone noticed about the editing team's prowess. The music video just really amplified the song's apeal 💜
Love the song and hearing your thoughts. I was a little worried that they were continuing without YUJU's vocals, but I think the three of them carried it really well. I'm a big fan of how they aren't o be carrying on the GFriend legacy as you say. Can't wait for more!
I'm a happy Buddy 🥺
“I’ve got chills their multiplying & I’m losing control cause the power you’re supplying it’s electrifying.” Sorry I had to do it PD when you kept saying electrifying.
Fun Fact! Yerin actually mentioned in her VLive the other day that her and Sowon participated in the recording of two songs on the mini-album ('Love You Like' and 'Lemonade')! If you have the time, I would totally recommend listening to the whole album, there are quite a few songs that are reminiscent of Gfriend and others that show off their new colors as a trio
BREAKING NEWS : VIVIZ SUCCESSFUL DEBUT
From The intro we will know this song will be amazing . Love the intro , The dance and of course I miss Eunha Highnote Thanks for reacting their Debut song , hope you like it & Enjoy it. Keep supporting them Guys.. thank you
Buddy X Na'V ❤️
When I first heard this song I thought, "yup this is classic G-Freind," and left with a giant smile on my face. Then I listened to it a few more times, and I thought, "You know what, this is giving me major Twice vibes," and left with a giant smile on my face.
You should definitely do a Listening Party to the mini Album on Patreon! It's sooo good.
Literally a BOP!
14:19 yess, i really love this shot
as someone who was always umji biased, its so nice to see her thriving here
thank you for reacting to viviz !!! and thank you for your insight, it always adds so much to the song and the mv that I would never notice on my own !!
3:22 BPM FLEXING THIER CONTRACT/MONEY WITH VIVIZ
SouMU: Can't Relate
Viviz is spelt like BI BI JI because of Eunha and Sinb are both Eunbis and Umji is Ji so they gone or ViViZ and company made the meaning of Viviz "Vivid Dayz"
The album ist great to.
I still think Yuju should have stayed with this sub-unit. All 4 of them are versatile enough to pull off both concepts & comeback depending on the season, & the stages would be fuller/more dynamic with 4 people.
I think Yuju has her own sound and overall vibes that she's going for and I feel like going solo was best choice for her
Ooh i have different mindset actually, since yuju is not part of viviz the three girls get to showcase their vocals more instead of the usual gfriend title track where high note or challenging vocal part goes to yuju only
WE SUPPORT GFRIEND, VIVIZ, YUJU, SOWON AND YERIN!
PROUD BUDDY AND NA.V
The instrumental for me sounds very familiar because it sounds like the instrumental of Alien by Suhyun! (Btw Suhyun is part of a duo group called AKMU, you guys should check Alien out, you'll see the similarity right away!) I really liked that song, so of course I liked this song as well! Which is probably why I'm really excited to see the progress of VIVIZ' music!
Anna Timgren is one of the co-writers! She's super talented and worked with a lot of kpop groups and soloists. The B-sides of their album are really good too!! I don't think its missing any vocals at all tbh I love the vocals they brought. I'm kind of glad they went more simple with the MV and kept it to a lot of dance moments but had some fun with it too and the TARDIS style set was fun. I don't like a lot of MVs lately that have way too many sets and outfit changes to where they don't look cohesive sometimes.
We are Buddies and NaV now (from navi 🦋)
Bop Bop actually gives me Dun Dun Dance vibes esp during some chorus sections like the "my baby" part, as well as the general groove of the chorus.
I’m glad you like it. Always supporting Gfriend
I can sense a bit of Nine Muses flair. I remember Gfriend saying they were inspired by NM's music
The song feels like Mago 2.0 but the MV gives off TWICE vibes like somewhere between The Feels/Fancy/Scientist.
Was waiting for this video since yesterday and now it's finally here. Much love again PD for your great videos.
SINB VIVIZ gonna be a bop!!
This is the kind of reaction i want~
totally agree that the video enhances the song and it gives the best possible intro to this debut! so happy with bop bop and viviz in every way
thanks for the reaction!!!! viviz gooo
I was just watching your latest reaction! ahhh
I loved BOP BOP! but I think Lemonade was more refreshing from their first mini album. It had the same feeling as a Gfriend b side, but it felt complete with just Umji, Eunha, and Sinb.
Finally!! We are waiting for your reaction 🙌🏼🦋👑
Yes! I've been waiting for this! You have to check out their entire mini album, it's SO good
"short songs makes you wanna replay it more"
Well, i can't stop replaying Bop Bop, so ig they went with quantity AND quality~
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE REVIEW! I'M JUST SUBSCRIBING TO YOUR CHANNEL RIGHT NOW
This is such a great song !!! The concept, choreo and performance in general complements each member so well !
wow so glad you like the song and MV
I LOVE YOUR REACTION 😭😭❤️
PD taking the words out of my mouth. Another great video. Thanks!
hearing this song for the first time is the same feeling i got when i first heard MAGO! this song has been on repeat for me since it came out and i’m so happy for VIVIZ
I was so excited for your reaction! I love this song too and this debut is awesome. So looking forward to what they do next! (And as a buddy, I really liked this song/mini-album! Totally has Mago vibes while creating their own sound. I’m really happy for them.)