Belle is a producer (worked with le sserafim, purple kiss, and Miyeon) and works on their stuff with other collaborators. Natty and Julie also contribute to their music. Belle is also american btw, born in Seattle
Yeah Natty had her solo debut in 2019 but it didn't really catch all that much momentum. Like someone mentioned she was simply too young on Sixteen, I don't think jyp had any intention of debuting her in Twice but it was clear how talented she was, especially in dance. She also was killing it on Idol School (formed fromis_9) but started getting very little screen time. Weird huh. Good thing nothing shady was going on in that show. Accompanied by not-at-all-veiled recism from the voters and commenters, it was pretty nasty. So that's why it took her so long to debut in a group. Also loved the symbolism of her falling in her solo try but now she's got groupmates to support her. 😭 Just having followed her for so long and knowing how talented she is (it's so obvious you got it in like 15 seconds into her solo how good she is) that I'm just so happy and want to support her, even after this company dumped Hot Issue who I loved so much and am still mad at them for. I mostly agree with the order although I like every song. Pretty much like the solos in the order they released, and like Neverland more than Shh but enjoy both.
I loved her song nineteen, I was rooting for her success as a solo artist, but I'm also glad we got this group. Sugarcoat is my fav song out of this debut (I have all the songs on constant repeat)
So fun fact about Natty's solo is she effectively did perform on the side of the street in Hungary and people did stop to watch her dance. As for Belle's solo she wrote it when she was in high school. For Julie's the street where she tagged the the garage, they had her do a rap cover randomly, Julie also actually got hurt during the MV (shes been hurt during MVs on both albums now). Hanuel the only unique thing to notice during her solo besides that it fits her, is her skirt has her name written on it.
The most surprising and also welcome novelty this debut had to offer are mature and layered vocals and the style of the mvs. I keep referring to them as a Netflix rendition of a K-pop group and I do so in a good way. Less polish and cookie cutter and more rawness are more than welcome. This is one of the rare occasions where I liked the songs because of the vocals first, not something you hear that often with all those runs, scales, adlibs, vocal fry, and the fact that Play Love Games was sung more like a musical than a normal song was the icing on the cake. Seems like the road is uphill for them but I'll support them, they're too talented.
haneul's song isn't also to my taste but i find it fits her really well & it works to show us her personality; i also think the song and storyline for each member suits them and what it seems to be their lives, and that's why i'm fascinated by this group so much. musically, i would only listen to natty's solo and bye my neverland, but the other songs feel like they are more a story than a /song/ and that's why i got hooked on them even if at first i didn't like them as much. as it happens when you're older AND when you have younger siblings, i feel like whenever i see an idol born after 2003, i should be seeing a kid (when they are in fact already 20yos) and i feel like kpop does not do much to portray the realities these 18-20yos girls go through? so seeing these girls made me see things as they are, in a way. like, haneul's 18 and in highschool and a tiktok girlie but she's also a 18 yo with all these teenage insecurities and awkward relationships, but belle is just a year older and struggling in a very different way that still is as believable and realistic to her age without taking the "young" out of it? julie and natty are already on their 20s but they're (we're) still so young and it's refreshing to see the lives of youth portrayed in a way i can actually relate to + make me realize that a 2003, 2004-born is not the highschool kid i imagined in my head idk, i haven't properly figured out in words what i like so much about these girls since it all ties with my current issues with the kpop industry, but the thing is that i like them and i hope it works out well for them
no this was so good, you took the words righttt out of my mouth you’re so real. They’re so talented and i jus PRAY S2 doesn’t fuck it up…there’s so much potential here. so much.
Checked this out out of curiosity and wow, completely blown away with their talent and vocals. I also rly liked how the videos were all linked. Very well executed debut 💯
Kiss of Life: I think the solo before their debut is some of real life of them before. Natty (Thai): She came to Korea when she was 12 years old and debuted at Kiss of Life at 22 years old. So she took 10 years to be the Idol. I think she is Soyeon (Thai version) I mean she doesn't give up on the Idol. She was a JYP trainee for a very long time and participated in SIXTEEN (The show to form twice), She's a crazy performer, she beat Momo on SIXTEEN and made it to the finale and got the fan favorite in the competition but did not debut in the TWICE group. After that she went on Idol school a few years later, the show that formed Fromis 9, was rigged out of the final lineup, actually debuted before, releasing 2 singles as a soloist. But disappeared for 3 years, Now she's here! To be the main dancer of the group. Belle (Korean-American) : was a song writer for SM, she's a really great vocalist and she was also one of the song writers of 'Unforgiven' for Le Sserafim, Belle came from Seattle, won the "Proud Korean Grand Prize" at the 2023 Korea Best Brand Awards just 10 days after debut. She said she's got 1,000s of songs unreleased, things she has worked on with many different producers. She's the Main vocalist of the group. Julie (Korean-American) : was a Black Label (YG) trainee for 3 years and is a really good rapper, she's the Leader and Main rapper of the group. Haneul (Korean) : is the member with the least training time but she's already so talented, she composed 'Bye My Neverland', she's the Lead vocalist and Maknae of the group.
Natty: Busker Homeless dream to be an Idol she tried the 1st audition alone and didn’t make it. Belle: former Ballerina, who’s also dreaming of becoming an Idol, parents doesn’t approve so she ran away. She’s a runaway. Julie: a wild and free spirit like a cat, who’s also dream of becoming an idol hence the poster she kept in her car, she refuses to follow her dream though and kept living her party life she’s screaming when she was put in a spot on that party because she’s still not found her self and doesn’t feel confident to follow her dream. The scene after her boyfriend find the poster he light up the car to put give a spot lights on her again this time she’s dancing and feel comfortable, in the morning she saw again the poster she finally sober up and decided to actually start to pursue her dream Haneul: she’s the youngest actually shy but when she became a suddenly known influencer she realized how much she love dance and attention despite her shyness and introvertness. The 3 (Natty, Julie & Belle) met when Julie hit Natty with her car on the street. And Haneul house across the street she watched the accident from her window. But became friend after the 3 help her got out from a creep. Natty try the Audition again but this time with her 4 new friends together. Obviously passed and skip to the dance part where they all glow up and become an idol group ❤
I took the outfit change in Shhh between them going on stage and the start of the performance as a time skip. Like it started with them going in to audition as a group and then jumped forward to show them after they’d passed and practiced/trained together and were making their debut.
I loooove this debut! It kinda reminds me of like Ariana vibes or if an earlier gen group like Secret were to debut in this generation, mature, sexy, confident. obsessed!
I have such high hopes for this group! Natty was only 12 when she filmed most of Sixteen, there was no way JYP would let her debut, even so she was lauded as the second best dancer there after Momo and she made it all the way to the final. Then she was voted in to the final lineup of fromis_9 but was rigged out. She did have 2 solo songs that you could check out if you're curious, they're definitely not as gritty as this but I think both of the songs are great! You had heard that Julie is a former YG Black Label trainee but Belle is also a former SM trainee who released a song with NCT's Mark and has produced songs for various other girl groups. So we have a former JYP main dancer, a former YG main rapper and a former SM main vocalist, it's wild!!!
This is one of the strongest teams in kpop ever...and there hasn't been a kpop group in a long time with such a charming girl group. ……They are very strong. Waiting for the day when the company can provide better support...you have to watch their performance, full of readiness to be quality artists
The stunning performance video for Sssh with 3D sound I guess, you'll notice proper "sound staging" on it (left sound on left ear and so forth): th-cam.com/video/eYCgOCytrxQ/w-d-xo.html
@@syahrizanijan9434 I mean, if they were able to launch Hot Issue to stardom or at least mid-tier level, then they should’ve had some investments. But no one really knows why they were disbanded so early.
@@syahrizanijan9434Don't think budget was the Issue, the company owner and CEO was the creator and former CEO of Cube until he started S2 as a second company a few years ago. If he sold most of his stakes in Cube, he would've made more than enough money to have plenty of budget for this company
Kinda funny how your impressions of the songs ressonates so well with mine hahaha the ones u liked and the ones u disliked, as much as your favorites (and the bias through Natty). Really enjoyed the reaction and the honesty of yours!! Got one more follower here ❤
There are two Americans, Belle was born in Seattle, Washington. I didn't like Haneul's song either but that's because it sounded too much like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."
I thought I’m the only one who feel Sugarcoat would be cool for XG Title Track since it sounds like the type RnB they sing. But Natty vocals really fit this song perfectly as well I’m happy it’s her Solo she really killed it and it’s my favorite song
My ranking of the songs is the same as you with Natty's solo as no 1 and the rest in order of release and of the group mv's i also like Bye my neverland a lot more than Ssshh like it's not a bad song but i don't really like the chorus amongst a few other things but overall a pretty impressive debut , it's refreshing to have adults debuting and have a somewhat more mature concept from the start
Belle wrote countdown when she was in high schoool
I cry a lot when I listen. The lyrics so touch my heart
@lawieeehello kween😻
Belle is a producer (worked with le sserafim, purple kiss, and Miyeon) and works on their stuff with other collaborators. Natty and Julie also contribute to their music. Belle is also american btw, born in Seattle
Yeah Natty had her solo debut in 2019 but it didn't really catch all that much momentum. Like someone mentioned she was simply too young on Sixteen, I don't think jyp had any intention of debuting her in Twice but it was clear how talented she was, especially in dance. She also was killing it on Idol School (formed fromis_9) but started getting very little screen time. Weird huh. Good thing nothing shady was going on in that show. Accompanied by not-at-all-veiled recism from the voters and commenters, it was pretty nasty. So that's why it took her so long to debut in a group.
Also loved the symbolism of her falling in her solo try but now she's got groupmates to support her. 😭 Just having followed her for so long and knowing how talented she is (it's so obvious you got it in like 15 seconds into her solo how good she is) that I'm just so happy and want to support her, even after this company dumped Hot Issue who I loved so much and am still mad at them for.
I mostly agree with the order although I like every song. Pretty much like the solos in the order they released, and like Neverland more than Shh but enjoy both.
I loved her song nineteen, I was rooting for her success as a solo artist, but I'm also glad we got this group. Sugarcoat is my fav song out of this debut (I have all the songs on constant repeat)
Natty ate it. ❤
So fun fact about Natty's solo is she effectively did perform on the side of the street in Hungary and people did stop to watch her dance. As for Belle's solo she wrote it when she was in high school. For Julie's the street where she tagged the the garage, they had her do a rap cover randomly, Julie also actually got hurt during the MV (shes been hurt during MVs on both albums now). Hanuel the only unique thing to notice during her solo besides that it fits her, is her skirt has her name written on it.
This whole debut is so well done I love everything about it so much.
The background looks filthy though.
The most surprising and also welcome novelty this debut had to offer are mature and layered vocals and the style of the mvs. I keep referring to them as a Netflix rendition of a K-pop group and I do so in a good way. Less polish and cookie cutter and more rawness are more than welcome. This is one of the rare occasions where I liked the songs because of the vocals first, not something you hear that often with all those runs, scales, adlibs, vocal fry, and the fact that Play Love Games was sung more like a musical than a normal song was the icing on the cake. Seems like the road is uphill for them but I'll support them, they're too talented.
"you're going to jail, girl" after Natty got hit by Julie had me lol. 🤣
haneul's song isn't also to my taste but i find it fits her really well & it works to show us her personality; i also think the song and storyline for each member suits them and what it seems to be their lives, and that's why i'm fascinated by this group so much. musically, i would only listen to natty's solo and bye my neverland, but the other songs feel like they are more a story than a /song/ and that's why i got hooked on them even if at first i didn't like them as much.
as it happens when you're older AND when you have younger siblings, i feel like whenever i see an idol born after 2003, i should be seeing a kid (when they are in fact already 20yos) and i feel like kpop does not do much to portray the realities these 18-20yos girls go through? so seeing these girls made me see things as they are, in a way. like, haneul's 18 and in highschool and a tiktok girlie but she's also a 18 yo with all these teenage insecurities and awkward relationships, but belle is just a year older and struggling in a very different way that still is as believable and realistic to her age without taking the "young" out of it? julie and natty are already on their 20s but they're (we're) still so young and it's refreshing to see the lives of youth portrayed in a way i can actually relate to + make me realize that a 2003, 2004-born is not the highschool kid i imagined in my head
idk, i haven't properly figured out in words what i like so much about these girls since it all ties with my current issues with the kpop industry, but the thing is that i like them and i hope it works out well for them
no this was so good, you took the words righttt out of my mouth you’re so real. They’re so talented and i jus PRAY S2 doesn’t fuck it up…there’s so much potential here. so much.
Checked this out out of curiosity and wow, completely blown away with their talent and vocals. I also rly liked how the videos were all linked. Very well executed debut 💯
Kiss of Life: I think the solo before their debut is some of real life of them before.
Natty (Thai): She came to Korea when she was 12 years old and debuted at Kiss of Life at 22 years old. So she took 10 years to be the Idol.
I think she is Soyeon (Thai version) I mean she doesn't give up on the Idol. She was a JYP trainee for a very long time and participated in SIXTEEN (The show to form twice), She's a crazy performer, she beat Momo on SIXTEEN and made it to the finale and got the fan favorite in the competition but did not debut in the TWICE group. After that she went on Idol school a few years later, the show that formed Fromis 9, was rigged out of the final lineup, actually debuted before, releasing 2 singles as a soloist. But disappeared for 3 years, Now she's here! To be the main dancer of the group.
Belle (Korean-American) : was a song writer for SM, she's a really great vocalist and she was also one of the song writers of 'Unforgiven' for Le Sserafim, Belle came from Seattle, won the "Proud Korean Grand Prize" at the 2023 Korea Best Brand Awards just 10 days after debut. She said she's got 1,000s of songs unreleased, things she has worked on with many different producers. She's the Main vocalist of the group.
Julie (Korean-American) : was a Black Label (YG) trainee for 3 years and is a really good rapper, she's the Leader and Main rapper of the group.
Haneul (Korean) : is the member with the least training time but she's already so talented, she composed 'Bye My Neverland', she's the Lead vocalist and Maknae of the group.
Natty: Busker Homeless dream to be an Idol she tried the 1st audition alone and didn’t make it.
Belle: former Ballerina, who’s also dreaming of becoming an Idol, parents doesn’t approve so she ran away. She’s a runaway.
Julie: a wild and free spirit like a cat, who’s also dream of becoming an idol hence the poster she kept in her car, she refuses to follow her dream though and kept living her party life she’s screaming when she was put in a spot on that party because she’s still not found her self and doesn’t feel confident to follow her dream.
The scene after her boyfriend find the poster he light up the car to put give a spot lights on her again this time she’s dancing and feel comfortable, in the morning she saw again the poster she finally sober up and decided to actually start to pursue her dream
Haneul: she’s the youngest actually shy but when she became a suddenly known influencer she realized how much she love dance and attention despite her shyness and introvertness.
The 3 (Natty, Julie & Belle) met when Julie hit Natty with her car on the street. And Haneul house across the street she watched the accident from her window. But became friend after the 3 help her got out from a creep.
Natty try the Audition again but this time with her 4 new friends together. Obviously passed and skip to the dance part where they all glow up and become an idol group ❤
Belle, man. She’s nuts. Vocal is just wow. Her voice is soulful and powerful at the same time, chills.
I took the outfit change in Shhh between them going on stage and the start of the performance as a time skip. Like it started with them going in to audition as a group and then jumped forward to show them after they’d passed and practiced/trained together and were making their debut.
I loooove this debut! It kinda reminds me of like Ariana vibes or if an earlier gen group like Secret were to debut in this generation, mature, sexy, confident. obsessed!
YA WHITSLE NOTES AFTER BRIDGE
I get with the Ariana vibe, i can hear her Baby I song inspired in Shhh
Natty's solo is my SOTY top 20 of 2023!
I have such high hopes for this group! Natty was only 12 when she filmed most of Sixteen, there was no way JYP would let her debut, even so she was lauded as the second best dancer there after Momo and she made it all the way to the final. Then she was voted in to the final lineup of fromis_9 but was rigged out. She did have 2 solo songs that you could check out if you're curious, they're definitely not as gritty as this but I think both of the songs are great! You had heard that Julie is a former YG Black Label trainee but Belle is also a former SM trainee who released a song with NCT's Mark and has produced songs for various other girl groups.
So we have a former JYP main dancer, a former YG main rapper and a former SM main vocalist, it's wild!!!
Don't forget about a former Hybe maknae to complete the ex-Big 4 squad
Kiss of life is amazing they are doing real good too
Their gonna be the IT GROUP!!Of the 5th gen
And belle’s vibrato in her high note In “shh” is just *chefs kiss*
Watch the “It’s Live” if you haven’t! Belle pops off at the end! Obsessing over Kiss of Life lately.
This is one of the strongest teams in kpop ever...and there hasn't been a kpop group in a long time with such a charming girl group. ……They are very strong. Waiting for the day when the company can provide better support...you have to watch their performance, full of readiness to be quality artists
The clothes changing because they were going to audition and the performance is when they debut that's why they're change clothes
Fun fact belle composes music she did lessersfim unforgiven she composed on this song
i think this i the best debut ever
Just watching this channel knowing Kiss of Life
Kiss of life has live stages already and they amazing live
I'm pretty sure all mvs were shot in Budapest, I recognized the parliament building on the Danube in one of the pre-debut shorts.
I love all the songs
The vibes of 'Shhh' remind me of 2014-2016 Ariana Grande songs
Thank you for reaction to Kiss Of Life❤🎉
Actually my best song kitty cat but I really enjoy your comment.This is nice video keep going😊😊😊
The stunning performance video for Sssh with 3D sound I guess, you'll notice proper "sound staging" on it (left sound on left ear and so forth): th-cam.com/video/eYCgOCytrxQ/w-d-xo.html
See they performed in MMA2023. 🎉
I love your reaction video! ❤
Thank you 💜
Hot issue disbanding is still a crime 😢
True. S2 should have had 2 top-tier GGs by now.
@@unthny8342 sadly the company must out of budget for 2 groups:(
@@syahrizanijan9434 I mean, if they were able to launch Hot Issue to stardom or at least mid-tier level, then they should’ve had some investments. But no one really knows why they were disbanded so early.
@@syahrizanijan9434Don't think budget was the Issue, the company owner and CEO was the creator and former CEO of Cube until he started S2 as a second company a few years ago. If he sold most of his stakes in Cube, he would've made more than enough money to have plenty of budget for this company
Kinda funny how your impressions of the songs ressonates so well with mine hahaha the ones u liked and the ones u disliked, as much as your favorites (and the bias through Natty). Really enjoyed the reaction and the honesty of yours!! Got one more follower here ❤
that “You going to jail girl” hits me lol
There are two Americans, Belle was born in Seattle, Washington. I didn't like Haneul's song either but that's because it sounded too much like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."
i think its because thats what they used for the sample in the song
But to demonstrate the concept I think they chose that song, because it does not show how good vocal it is in its solo
And in shhh you can see that it reaches high notes
KISS OF LIFE 👏❤🧡💛 FANTASTIC
Bro their vocal like alsjakajskaks
natty world takeover
I thought I’m the only one who feel Sugarcoat would be cool for XG Title Track since it sounds like the type RnB they sing. But Natty vocals really fit this song perfectly as well I’m happy it’s her Solo she really killed it and it’s my favorite song
because natty is center of the group
"this is what happen when you debut at 23 yrs old" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
this is the firat time that every member is my bias its dont make sense but lol
My ranking of the songs is the same as you with Natty's solo as no 1 and the rest in order of release and of the group mv's i also like Bye my neverland a lot more than Ssshh like it's not a bad song but i don't really like the chorus amongst a few other things but overall a pretty impressive debut , it's refreshing to have adults debuting and have a somewhat more mature concept from the start
well literally there's someone who give natty coin, he thought she is just doing public busking lol
I love how much this guy talks about fuckboys while having such intense fuckboy vibes lol.
Oh my god this is truly an honor to ever be remotely viewed that way 😅
DUDE. All the talking while the song's playing. So annoying
You can check out the OG version where it's just the track. That's always available to you