I'm honestly disappointed that she didn't get her first win yet. This concept is so unique and Moonbyul deserves more recognition. She's the definition of girl crush, breaking gender norms and coming out with a song that's so catchy and unique at the same time. I really wish she'd get at least one win. She deserves the world.
FYI end of last year RBW asked the girls what they wanted to do regarding their solo activities. MOONBYUL said she wanted a solo, WHEEIN said she wanted to rest due to her health( 1 month) HWASA said she wanted to rest and work on a comeback (incoming april I guess) and SOLAR said she was too afraid to do a solo yet so she just wanted a duo (ft. KASSY). That's how a company should be !!!!
I genuinely appreciate RBW for keeping all the girls' own vocies and uniqueness and respecting who they are, not abandoning them for only marketability and profitability(unlike most of the companies in the K-Pop industry). This is how artists should be supported by a management company. I hope more diversity could flow into KPop based on our amazing Moonbyul's enourmous and bold first step💜
wow that's amazing..yea i never thought the company will give moonbyul a solo..because the typical solo for rapper is sounds like hyuna's , soyeon g idle, or jimin's aoa songs and i cant imagine moonbyul doing that lol.. like yg, just give jennie solo and abandon other members.. mamamoo is really something...they're really stand out individually..
I think you're exactly right about everything except this wasn't a song given to Moonbyul - she wrote the lyrics and devised the concept. Love how your perspective on gender led you to understand immediately that this isn't a girl doing a boy group song, it's Moonbyul being genuine & being herself doing a gender neutral song. It's not a bad girl or girl crush concept devised by a kpop artistic team & marketing dept to fit music they ordered in off a songwriting menu so they can make money by promoting an idol using an image they think will be popular. It's Moonbyul being Moonbyul and I agree that it's both groundbreaking and progressive. Imo over the last two years Mamamoo has matured and developed personally and artistically to the point where they've reached their full potential to express themselves as artists and take on even more of a leadership role as socially conscious members of the kpop community than they have in the past with their lgbtq support and efforts to reach out to hearing-impaired fans. We've seen it with with Hip and their campaign against internet bullying, Wheein's Goodbye regarding love in any form, and Solar's commentary about female genital mutilation and the song she uploaded today about saving polar bears. MMM has always pushed the gender envelope but with Eclipse Moonbyul became the first kpop artist I've seen who simply ignores and transcends gender altogether. 👍🌜🌟❤️️
I agree with everything but Taemin has always been gender neutral. If anyone's first with it, it's Taemin. But it's actually really fresh for a female to transcend gender and so she's the first for females, given the risk that SK is kinda sexist and favors guys more than ladies. Oh well what a queen
Interesting Trivia: two of the voices in the background are Seoho (Oneus' main vocalist) and Yonghoon (Onewe's main vocalist). The yeaah, in high pitch voice is Seoho
RBW have to be congratulated in allowing Moonbyulie to explore her voice, choreography and style in a solo album. I suspect, after the last year when Mamamoo had seen Moonbyul sing and dance and with Moomoos applauding her contributions, RBW realised that she was liked for things other than her rap contributions. I love this song and wish Moonbyul all the best for her new album.
I think the way you interpreted this is what she wanted to make us feel, she said she didn't want to be compared to a boy, she just wanted to show who she was and what her art looks like: so gender neutral IS Moonbyul... I guess
I think she proves that fashion and the way you hold yourself shouldn't define gender. She expands what it means to feel comfortable about being a just different woman, that stereotypes on what makes you a certain gender shouldn't exist at all.
Moonbyul as a role model helped me accept my style, the way i dress and carry myself. Some people misgender me because i have short hair and i usually wear loose fitting clothes. My body is slightly masculine, my face is androgynous. I’m tend to act and look more masculine than feminine, but i don’t like it when people address me as a guy. It makes me uncomfortable, like i have to change my appearance just to be seen as a woman. Stereotyping doesn’t die. If i have short hair, people are quick to assume that i’m posing as a boy or that i’m gay (though i’m bi). I’m grateful to have Moonbyul as an example of just being yourself whenever i start having doubts about the way i am. Despite not personally knowing her, i can relate to her and seeing that she’s comfortable in her own skin regardless of what others thought, it gave me hope that someday i will be too. Moonbyul is such an inspiration, showing us that one’s style shouldn’t always be gender labelled.
@@maku636 I think she would be so happy to know that, I'm glad she helped you accept yourself and that you can now love yourself ! And just so you feel sure, everyone is beautiful in their own way, so keep on loving yourself without caring what people think, you live for yourself not them 😉
I love the fact that her company gives her (and all of Mamamoo) the freedom to be herself. They've never pushed a style on her, they don't force her to wear something she doesn't want to wear, they give them creative freedom and in return they made a really unique and confident group. I wish that other companies could see that letting your idols be more involved in the creative process, and allowing them to be themselves, can be way more appealing than forcing them to fit into pre-made molds.
Moonbyul said this in an interview when asked about the huge differences in style from previous release Selfish: "The style I wanted to try is something like what you see in Eclipse. I've been longing for such style. I don't want a line dividing 'masculine and femenine' in music. I thought 'this could work for a woman', so I tried it out." Honestly, out of all of the comebacks you had to catch up on, this is the reaction I was looking forward to the most. What she did was historic! And I wish more people would have shown the support she deserved. Nevertheless, you can still see it in the numbers how big of an impact she made in the industry and I hope that moving forward more female idols dare to try something like this and follow her progressive approach to everything she does. Also, AleXa did a dance cover to this. You should watch it on your own time because it is FANTASTIC!
a very cool thing that moos noticed about eclipse's promotions is that in the stages in which she wore the white outfits (representing moonstar) and the ones with the dark outfits (representing monster) she had different demeanor and attitude in the performance according to the concept! edit: small correction in the explanation
@@ellenm9860 In essence, you are correct. But the light side / dark side of the moon is just the symbology used in the song. The concept of the music video goes a bit deeper than that, it's a bit more yin and yang. It's about how everyone (including Moonbyul) has a light (good) side and a dark (evil) side in them and who you ultimately end up being depends on how you balance those two sides. In an interview Moonbyul explained the 3 main personas in this video. First we have the light side, Moonstar, in white, referred to as the protector who is protecting you with her light. Then we have Monster, in black, who is, well, a monster. Between the two we have the Mediator pulling and being pulled by the ropes as she tries to keep balance between the two.
Yes the pitch! I realized recently how high pitched girl group kpop songs are, it's insane, and I'm pretty sure most gg singers can sing and might be even more comfortable singing lower but the companies decide to make the songs super high. It's really refreshing to hear a Korean female singer singing lower, and she's not even singing that low! In general Eclipse is really refreshing
What's interesting is going back and listening to early stuff like Mamamoo's Baton Touch, when Byulie was being pushed to rap in a higher register. The song is adorable but hearing her using her natural tone/register now is so much nicer. ♡
Thank you for shutting up all the kpop stans who downplayed and bashed Moonbyul for doing this song. You have no idea how many people attacked her for trying to show music should not be gendered.
"i think music genre doesnt belong to any specific gender, music is gender neutral and that's what i wanna show, breaking the gender barrier in music industry, it's not about doing good or doing bad in it, it's about trying everything i have been wanting to do, that's what i've learned while being in mamamoo" - moonbyul. your initial thoughts and reactions after watching moonbyul's mv are exactly what moonbyul wanted to achieve by releasing this solo so i can safely assumed that she succeed and nailed her comeback perfectly.
I think Mamamoo are four amazing soloists who happend to be amazing together. And whenever I see Moonbyul it seems to me like I'm looking at female version of GD. Her charisma is so similar to his.
My life's dream is to see Moonbyul and Amber one day collab and to show Kpop that women don't have to be aggressively cute/feminine in order to be beautiful, successful and talented. They'd turn Korea upside down if that should ever happen.
@@parkchaeyoung2171 First of all, no. They're two completely separate artists with their own talents. Amber is still making/dropping music and videos and is doing her own thing so please don't say one is better than the other. They both have gender fluid energies that go beyond just being "male or female." Amber has more than just "short hair." She's always been one who is confident in her own identity and has made that clear since f(x) and has always been a voice for embracing who you are. Let's not start a "this person is better than that person" thread because it will be shut down immediately.
I was there at 4am my time valentines day when she dropped the MV and I ended up watching it at least 12 times before i passed out ....... who else was there when it dropped?
@@leanli3889 this is what happens when Moonbyul gives us a valentines gift..... she keeps all the moomoos addicted and growing in the radish fields lol gotta love Moonbyul's way of trying to kill us lol
Moonbyul has become one of my greatest idols. The way she represents gender-neutral concepts (gn music, gn fashion, gn dance etc.) is incredible--and to be doing so from Korea is even more powerful! I'm so so so happy that you appreciated this song for those things. (I knew you would.) Thank you for making this video!!
My immediate reaction upon first hearing/seeing Eclipse was that Moonbyul just dropped the best boy group song of 2020, if not of the past several years. There's just a special feeling to this track that I haven't gotten from other similar tracks in a long while. Moonbyul is a gem, and I hope we appreciate her while we have her in the music scene.
I knew you'd love the song and styling. It's brilliant, and fits Moonbyul perfectly. Her suit dance MV is absolutely perfect. I was absolutely floored by this track when it dropped. The lyrics, the music, the choreo, the MV editing, the styling, everything just feels 100% Moonbyul.
I've known Moonbyul could do this for a long time and I've been waiting for her company to basically unleash her, remove the shackles of what's considered 'normal' and just let her be her in her full glory and damn was I happy to see it! I want so much more of this.
I love music exactly for moments like this, original stuff, while "more of the same" is not bad and actually inevitable, it's the special gems that make it all really worth it. Moonbyul is unique and I love that this song represents her so well. In some behind the scene video she said something along the lines of "I'm glad I get to do the concept I really wanted to make" and that's just so refreshing in an industry where performers are often just given something kinda regardless of what they feel like doing. I feel like it shows in the final product when they do something they truly enjoy, always looks less "fake" and "acted".
BTS got me into KPop and thanks to them I found Mamamoo. Mamamoo was something I was looking for and didn’t even know existed. I love love love Moonbyul. She has that strong sexy cool vibe that always sucks me in. Pretty is as pretty does but I love a woman who is herself and make no pretensions about who she is. This song is glorious.
I'm so new to kpop and mamamoo (but I'm binging like crazy) and I fell in love with moonbyul instantly. I'm so proud of her?? and I wish her so much success because as an international fan, she's the one I resonate with the most. EDIT: hi could you please react to Absence as well??
Moonbyul did a badass female soldier concept, is basically what you’re saying? Whatever this concept is I want more of it, nay I need more of it in my life
* pd talks about liking moonbyul's solo song * .... i'm not crying, you are!!! (i love byul and this song and this video and YOU and i didn't realise how important your good opinion was to me until that very moment and now i'm incredibly emotional!!!)
i just found ur channel because i was binge watching mamamoo reactions and wow. Your take on byul's eclipse is so good. You're right about this not being a concept for show, anyone who follows Byul or have seen her style knows how this is her style. Seeing her achieve it with the full support of her fans, her company, and her friends plus your words, showing me that someone outside understood her words and work, makes my heart bloom. Thank you for your words! I'll binge some of your other reactions and I hope that can support you even in the smallest way I can. ❤️
I don't know Korean and the first time I watched the video I hadn't put the subtitles but I literally cried when she stops that loud music and says "I'l become a star and shine on you". When I stoped the video, all tearing up, I looked for the translation and I cried even more, it stills give me chills everytime I hear to it.
Moonbyul is such an important artist in kpop especially amoung the women, she breaks the barrier, she's not fem and doesn't try to be it, she's so authentically herself. She proves the statement of the fact that fashion is genderless and all women are different.
A 3 minutes listening party? Don't get me wrong, I'm a giant Moonbyul fan, but the album realistically is just this song he just reacted to and ILJIDO. Mirror, Moon Movie and Snow everybody already heard so there's really just one song to play on that listening party lol.
@@charred6683 But not everyone has heard the polished versions of those songs. It doesn't hurt someone to do a listening party of her album idk why you're being so negative ???
I hope that despite her not winning on music shows she'll continue to pursue this concept in the future because I absolutely love it and would like to get another opportunity to give her a win (I wasn't into kpop when she released this masterpiece)
I'm sad she didn't win all kill with this song and album, but I think SK isn't prepared for this kind of artist. I also love the wordplays that Moonbyul used for her name. I swear her parents are genius to named her that. Moon Byul Yi = Moonbyul = Moonstar --> Monster
And yes, I agree. I have never seen Byul go off this hard. Could it be her sound moving forward? I'm interested as well. I liked Eclipse, I had hoped that the sound would be more...metal? Maybe. I think she has found her sound at long last. I loved her past releases (IMR, Selfish) but when I saw this...it was just so...her. Lol
i saw this video pop up in my feed and literally shouted "yes!! yes finally!" out loud as i clicked on it. i have been waiting for you (and reacttothek) to post your reactions to this because i have just HAD to know that i wasnt the only person to be so completely struck by it. my friend showed me it the day it came out and i think i otherwise wouldnt have checked it out because im not a moomoo and havent paid attention to them around any of my other ult groups. but i was just absolutely blown away by exactly what you talk about toward the end here, by how much this track as a title comes across as a "masculine" "boy group" track. listening to it i absolutely could have imagined vixx or block b releasing this song in early 2015, and the swagger that moonbyul has in this mv and in every live stage ive watched with her is parallel to that of the boy groups that are out there today. i cant properly describe how happy that makes me in an industry that profits off of and thrives upon the separation of binary male and female identities. that moonbyul gets to perform this song, like this, as herself, without sacrificing her presence in her group... as someone who was assigned female at birth but identifies very little with traditional feminine presentation, it means so much to see moonbyul out here finding a groove that fits her so comfortably. thank you as always pd-ssi for putting this content out for viewers to enjoy, and for putting so much effort into all of your public releases. ive been a fan for a few years now and i think this might be my first comment, but you've helped me find so many new groups to follow, and given me a window through which to understand what really makes the best out of the mv's i like so much. keep up the amazing work you and your team do!!!
I love how Moonbyul gives a sh*t about the super girly concept. She’s very authentic, very powerful and she’s still pretty and sexy even not wearing the kinda outfits we usually expect for girls. She’s a talented powerful queen ♥️
The concept and play on words with Moonstar and Monster representing the polar good/evil sides of her personality is SO clever. Also, something to note is that the version of her at 3:18 with the ropes, is apparently meant to represent the preservation of balance/equilibrium and struggle for control between the two extremes. P.S. Dude, words can't describe how happy am to see you reacting to this!! Your taste is of the reasons you're the only reaction channel I watch :D
I looove how RBW let their artists express themselves and do stuff they wanting to do This song really shows who is Moonbyul as an artist, so cool yet simple striking ✨ And Leedo lower adlibs is just perfection♥♥♥
You can actually hear the big stuck up companies who do the exact same stuff all the time saying "no we want money and to sell we need to feed the sheeple the exact same stuff every day".
I’ve been waiting for your review because I knew it was going to be good and honest. I was so happy that you saw and said that this isn’t Moonbyul doing a concept but this is Moonbyul being the person she is. She has so much potential because she’s not your typical K-Pop doll and I hope that even if she’s ahead of her time she still can be the person she wants to be. In my personal opinion music is the best when the artist can show their most honest selves. That’s what gives music depth and I’m glad RBW gives those girls the opportunity to explore themselves.
Damn, MAMAMOO deserves needs an: ARTIST OF THE YEAR ALBUM OF THE YEAR They poured all their evolution as four women in the industry, all their soul and potential in the last album! But I guess Awards care more about the quantity of fans over quality, and boygroups over girlgroups/soloists
Love her unique style. I was so surprised when I saw the video the first time and it blow me away. The hole entire day I payed the song over and over and I haven’t get tire of it. For me she is a winner with or without trophy. Like in the video she have the crown on her hand. Finally it’s her time. I’m so proud of her. All the best for you Moon.
Yes~~~ this is exactly the reaction and understanding that i waited ♥️♥️. Thank you so much for reacting to this. A lot of people are still misunderstanding how "progressive" this song is, a lot are judging it as jst another song and saying that its not "breaking the norms" just because she wears "boyish" clothes. Please also react to her whole album, her other songs are bops as well.
As soon as I saw Eclipse, I instantly thought... "Ah, this is definitely Moon's style." It's never about her trying to be anything else but herself. I love it so much.
I don't really listen to mamamoo except for a few songs hear and there but I really like Moonbyul and her rapping. This is amazing and right up my alley, I look forward to seeing what she comes out with in the future following this.
I’m so happy with the reception. I also really wondered how she’d flourish as an artist and I honestly had some doubt as to how well she could stand on her own with her kind of concept. She really shined
I just recently heard this song and I instantly loved it, and all the outfits, and her. She's so cool, I feel like I'm in love lol I've been listening to her solo songs, I should really check out Mamamoo's whole group but I feel like I just won't like it as much as Moon Byul's solo stuff. Also I think I like this MV's concept so much because I connect with it a lot; Struggling against two polar opposites of your personality, whether it be dark vs light or femininity and masculinity. I really feel the gender fluid concept you mentioned.
I get extremely satisfied with your explanation of how the industry works & Moonbyul's impact but I get even more satisfaction with your perfect way of saying her name, naturally. Bless you.
PD as someone still learning Korean (still a toddler level here) it would be interesting to see your translations of songs. No language can be translated one to one and different interpretations can be had by those with differing levels of knowledge from one language to the other. Had this thought because of your into to this today with the Korean vs English title
The powerful visuals and the black and white Yin and and Yang symbolism especially when she is pulling the two ropes representing the struggle and the expressive eyes and like you mentioned the editing incredible from start to finish really awesome.
Mamamoo is the first and only girl group i've ever stanned, and moonbyul is one of the reasons why. I'm not a feminine girl, and it reaaaaally feels good to have someone similar in the kpop industry. All the girl group concepts are about being cute, lovely, bright, going after boys, etc. It makes me barf honestly. Moonbyul doing this concept is a breath of fresh air. Truly unparalleled and deserves more praise than what she got. 👏
Eclipse sounds like a hit song from a soundtrack to me... like I can easily imagine hearing this in the trailer of a movie or during the credits and being, "Who/what IS that?! Must. Download. Immediately." 😍 Moonbyul 😍
When you talk about the white and black, it does indeed represent the sun in a way: the white is the „bright side of the moon“ facing the sun, while the black is the „dark side of the moon“ that faces away from the sun, but during an eclipse, faces the earth
I always enjoy your perspective on the songs and their meaning. I am somewhat new to K-Pop (1 1/2 years) and have been checking most of the groups you have reviewed. I hadn’t really paid attention to Mamamoo but am familiar with Gogobebe. So this solo project from Moon Byul intrigued me so I clicked to watch and could not believe my ears and the visual feast laid out upon us. The groups I listen to have started to get a harder edge to them BUT not like this. I should check out more boy bands but I tend to lean towards the girl crush concept. But the song. I watched it multiple times plus the performance video and Alexa’s cover. It is such an amazing song and aggressive dance to match. It definitely stands out amongst her peers and perfect for her.
I love your reaction. You was so right that this isn’t a concept, this is her. I feel like a lot of time when I watch K pop i feel like the concept don’t really fit the artist - like they were given something and were force to do it so they try to act up for the video but it wasn’t them. In my opinion, music is a way of expression and music will sound the best when the artist sing from their heart, that the case with many western artist like Lady Gaga, Adele and I feel like it also the case here with Moonbyul. THIS IS ONE OF THE SONGS I LIKE THE MOST FROM HER.
She won in a show of singing contest for girl group rappers. The show called Second World. The prize a winner would get was an opportunity to sing an ost for a jtbc drama, and a solo stage for Golden Disk Award ceremony. You said you wonder if her company want to promote her as a solo since she's that good. Apparently, RBW has no plan for her. Her Lunatic song was lunch an hour late than it should be, and now she won that show and earned a solo performance stage for GDA, her company decided to do a concert in HK on the very same day of GDA. Moonbyul have prepare for that show since April this year that's why she decided to leave her DJ work at Studio Moon NIght to focus on that. Her company started planning concerts just this late quarter of the year. They didnt even anticipated that she might win and save the date for a GDA performance. And now they saying that she cant attend GDA and had to pre-record her stage. HK concert details are not even out yet, there Philippines concert willl be later than HK, but the ticket sale will be by first week of december already. Fans are demanding RBW to change HK concert date and LET MOONBYUL PERFORM LIVE ON GDA. But they dont want to answer us and refused to listen. They rather sabotage her success as a solo artist and as a winner of that show. Btw, thank you for believing Moonbyul's capability as an artist.
"This sort of masculine/gender fluid style is something that she's not only good at but excels in"
Well that's the tea that every fan drinks
delicious tea
A verry hot tea 🍵 *srrrp*
I'm honestly disappointed that she didn't get her first win yet. This concept is so unique and Moonbyul deserves more recognition. She's the definition of girl crush, breaking gender norms and coming out with a song that's so catchy and unique at the same time. I really wish she'd get at least one win. She deserves the world.
Either she's way ahead of her time or South Korea is not ready for her yet, oh, wait, that's the same thing.
I wish her a win sooooo much as well
the first opponent was g-friends I'm so happy there win but sad MOONBYUL she deserves it...
@@jericbuendia140 yes at least oncw
Some artists deserving first wins and haven't got them this time around. Sad.
Moonbyul is literally out there being a 8 course meal and revolutionist in kpop at the same time
we stan
what a perfect explanation
what more can be said
This album sold over 60k copies, and is now top 4 best selling solo female, so for a risky concept for women, it was a sucess!!
3rd...
@@luthientinuviel101 that's top four my dear.. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
You mean I’m Korea..?
@@noodlkakbleach7473 yep in Korea
@@luthientinuviel101 3rd as a person, 4 as album, couse taeyon has 2 albums that sold more then byul
FYI end of last year RBW asked the girls what they wanted to do regarding their solo activities. MOONBYUL said she wanted a solo, WHEEIN said she wanted to rest due to her health( 1 month) HWASA said she wanted to rest and work on a comeback (incoming april I guess) and SOLAR said she was too afraid to do a solo yet so she just wanted a duo (ft. KASSY). That's how a company should be !!!!
Man I love RBW they even let Wheein color her hair blue for hip and it looked great on her
I genuinely appreciate RBW for keeping all the girls' own vocies and uniqueness and respecting who they are, not abandoning them for only marketability and profitability(unlike most of the companies in the K-Pop industry).
This is how artists should be supported by a management company. I hope more diversity could flow into KPop based on our amazing Moonbyul's enourmous and bold first step💜
wow that's amazing..yea i never thought the company will give moonbyul a solo..because the typical solo for rapper is sounds like hyuna's
, soyeon g idle, or jimin's aoa songs and i cant imagine moonbyul doing that lol..
like yg, just give jennie solo and abandon other members..
mamamoo is really something...they're really stand out individually..
@@jukochwan
Monbyul is maybe not "better" than all the rappers that you named but she is verry talented.
@@ungegreier1802 yeaaaaa i think so...she's really unique..i mean, hyuna soyeon jimin etc is good but they're mainstream
I think you're exactly right about everything except this wasn't a song given to Moonbyul - she wrote the lyrics and devised the concept. Love how your perspective on gender led you to understand immediately that this isn't a girl doing a boy group song, it's Moonbyul being genuine & being herself doing a gender neutral song. It's not a bad girl or girl crush concept devised by a kpop artistic team & marketing dept to fit music they ordered in off a songwriting menu so they can make money by promoting an idol using an image they think will be popular. It's Moonbyul being Moonbyul and I agree that it's both groundbreaking and progressive.
Imo over the last two years Mamamoo has matured and developed personally and artistically to the point where they've reached their full potential to express themselves as artists and take on even more of a leadership role as socially conscious members of the kpop community than they have in the past with their lgbtq support and efforts to reach out to hearing-impaired fans. We've seen it with with Hip and their campaign against internet bullying, Wheein's Goodbye regarding love in any form, and Solar's commentary about female genital mutilation and the song she uploaded today about saving polar bears. MMM has always pushed the gender envelope but with Eclipse Moonbyul became the first kpop artist I've seen who simply ignores and transcends gender altogether. 👍🌜🌟❤️️
Let me kiss your galatic brain fam. Staying facts. Mamamoo are artists, queens. Music doesn't have a gender. Respect
I agree with everything but Taemin has always been gender neutral. If anyone's first with it, it's Taemin. But it's actually really fresh for a female to transcend gender and so she's the first for females, given the risk that SK is kinda sexist and favors guys more than ladies. Oh well what a queen
kudgeon d 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Richzelle Jamon Moonbyul is the first female idol to ever do this.
@@ohraiaj I hadn't thought of Taemin that way but I see what you mean. Now you've got me wanting a collab between them. 😊
Interesting Trivia: two of the voices in the background are Seoho (Oneus' main vocalist) and Yonghoon (Onewe's main vocalist). The yeaah, in high pitch voice is Seoho
Seriously? How did you know?
WOAH
@@amazonz8590 they said it
@@amazonz8590 Yonghoon and Seoho are named in the credits
Now way! Really?! I was almost convinced that the high voice was Solar... Which just goes to prove the boys range!
RBW have to be congratulated in allowing Moonbyulie to explore her voice, choreography and style in a solo album. I suspect, after the last year when Mamamoo had seen Moonbyul sing and dance and with Moomoos applauding her contributions, RBW realised that she was liked for things other than her rap contributions. I love this song and wish Moonbyul all the best for her new album.
I think the way you interpreted this is what she wanted to make us feel, she said she didn't want to be compared to a boy, she just wanted to show who she was and what her art looks like: so gender neutral IS Moonbyul... I guess
Proud Stan moonbyul gives strong non binary vibes
I think she proves that fashion and the way you hold yourself shouldn't define gender. She expands what it means to feel comfortable about being a just different woman, that stereotypes on what makes you a certain gender shouldn't exist at all.
Moonbyul as a role model helped me accept my style, the way i dress and carry myself. Some people misgender me because i have short hair and i usually wear loose fitting clothes. My body is slightly masculine, my face is androgynous. I’m tend to act and look more masculine than feminine, but i don’t like it when people address me as a guy. It makes me uncomfortable, like i have to change my appearance just to be seen as a woman. Stereotyping doesn’t die. If i have short hair, people are quick to assume that i’m posing as a boy or that i’m gay (though i’m bi). I’m grateful to have Moonbyul as an example of just being yourself whenever i start having doubts about the way i am. Despite not personally knowing her, i can relate to her and seeing that she’s comfortable in her own skin regardless of what others thought, it gave me hope that someday i will be too. Moonbyul is such an inspiration, showing us that one’s style shouldn’t always be gender labelled.
@@meetmeinthehallwayoopies2081 yeah she just wants to show us that WE are free to be in every way and we shouldn't be scared !
@@maku636 I think she would be so happy to know that, I'm glad she helped you accept yourself and that you can now love yourself ! And just so you feel sure, everyone is beautiful in their own way, so keep on loving yourself without caring what people think, you live for yourself not them 😉
I love the fact that her company gives her (and all of Mamamoo) the freedom to be herself. They've never pushed a style on her, they don't force her to wear something she doesn't want to wear, they give them creative freedom and in return they made a really unique and confident group. I wish that other companies could see that letting your idols be more involved in the creative process, and allowing them to be themselves, can be way more appealing than forcing them to fit into pre-made molds.
Moonbyul said this in an interview when asked about the huge differences in style from previous release Selfish: "The style I wanted to try is something like what you see in Eclipse. I've been longing for such style. I don't want a line dividing 'masculine and femenine' in music. I thought 'this could work for a woman', so I tried it out."
Honestly, out of all of the comebacks you had to catch up on, this is the reaction I was looking forward to the most. What she did was historic! And I wish more people would have shown the support she deserved. Nevertheless, you can still see it in the numbers how big of an impact she made in the industry and I hope that moving forward more female idols dare to try something like this and follow her progressive approach to everything she does.
Also, AleXa did a dance cover to this. You should watch it on your own time because it is FANTASTIC!
yes!! i saw this interview segment. that has always been her working principle, and we respect and love her for it
a very cool thing that moos noticed about eclipse's promotions is that in the stages in which she wore the white outfits (representing moonstar) and the ones with the dark outfits (representing monster) she had different demeanor and attitude in the performance according to the concept!
edit: small correction in the explanation
its not the sun and the moon its the bright side of the moon and the dark side of the moon
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In essence, you are correct. But the light side / dark side of the moon is just the symbology used in the song.
The concept of the music video goes a bit deeper than that, it's a bit more yin and yang. It's about how everyone (including Moonbyul) has a light (good) side and a dark (evil) side in them and who you ultimately end up being depends on how you balance those two sides.
In an interview Moonbyul explained the 3 main personas in this video. First we have the light side, Moonstar, in white, referred to as the protector who is protecting you with her light. Then we have Monster, in black, who is, well, a monster. Between the two we have the Mediator pulling and being pulled by the ropes as she tries to keep balance between the two.
Thank you so much! Moonbyul destroying gender stereotypes again by just breathing and doing her thing~
Yes the pitch! I realized recently how high pitched girl group kpop songs are, it's insane, and I'm pretty sure most gg singers can sing and might be even more comfortable singing lower but the companies decide to make the songs super high. It's really refreshing to hear a Korean female singer singing lower, and she's not even singing that low! In general Eclipse is really refreshing
What's interesting is going back and listening to early stuff like Mamamoo's Baton Touch, when Byulie was being pushed to rap in a higher register. The song is adorable but hearing her using her natural tone/register now is so much nicer. ♡
ahhh a bop from a queen. "this is not a concept for moonbyul" oof that hit, the facts spit in this moment *chefs kiss*
also, I was told a member from both onewe & oneus are credited in the chorus I think. I can't confirm but, you know, i believe it LOL
Hey moo ambassador! 😊
@@MindOfMando yesss it's seoho and yonghoon!!
Hey, man! Awesome to see you here! =D
Thank you for shutting up all the kpop stans who downplayed and bashed Moonbyul for doing this song. You have no idea how many people attacked her for trying to show music should not be gendered.
really? didn't know about that
"i think music genre doesnt belong to any specific gender, music is gender neutral and that's what i wanna show, breaking the gender barrier in music industry, it's not about doing good or doing bad in it, it's about trying everything i have been wanting to do, that's what i've learned while being in mamamoo" - moonbyul. your initial thoughts and reactions after watching moonbyul's mv are exactly what moonbyul wanted to achieve by releasing this solo so i can safely assumed that she succeed and nailed her comeback perfectly.
*THIS*
You know, I'm just happy there is somebody out there that says Moonbyul's name right. Lol
B B he actually speaks korean, so I guess that’s why 😁😁
I keep saying "moonbYAl" instead of byul lmao
that scene when she lifts the crown in front of the sun....... its so powerful, i almost cried
great reaction!!!!!
I think Mamamoo are four amazing soloists who happend to be amazing together.
And whenever I see Moonbyul it seems to me like I'm looking at female version of GD. Her charisma is so similar to his.
My life's dream is to see Moonbyul and Amber one day collab and to show Kpop that women don't have to be aggressively cute/feminine in order to be beautiful, successful and talented. They'd turn Korea upside down if that should ever happen.
I want a Moonbyul and CL collaboration.
tbh amber is not the same as byulyi.. she only has short hair and that’s it. Byulyi has done so much more and is a much better artist than amber
@@parkchaeyoung2171 First of all, no. They're two completely separate artists with their own talents. Amber is still making/dropping music and videos and is doing her own thing so please don't say one is better than the other. They both have gender fluid energies that go beyond just being "male or female." Amber has more than just "short hair." She's always been one who is confident in her own identity and has made that clear since f(x) and has always been a voice for embracing who you are. Let's not start a "this person is better than that person" thread because it will be shut down immediately.
I was there at 4am my time valentines day when she dropped the MV and I ended up watching it at least 12 times before i passed out ....... who else was there when it dropped?
There when it dropped and when it dropped on Spotify
Meee. And still cant stop watching
@@leanli3889 this is what happens when Moonbyul gives us a valentines gift..... she keeps all the moomoos addicted and growing in the radish fields lol gotta love Moonbyul's way of trying to kill us lol
Iyuppp indeed. 😍❤️ Im death already. Hahahha moomoos forever 😫
Moonbyul has become one of my greatest idols. The way she represents gender-neutral concepts (gn music, gn fashion, gn dance etc.) is incredible--and to be doing so from Korea is even more powerful! I'm so so so happy that you appreciated this song for those things. (I knew you would.) Thank you for making this video!!
One of the most underrated in that industry and Moonbyul still evolving
My immediate reaction upon first hearing/seeing Eclipse was that Moonbyul just dropped the best boy group song of 2020, if not of the past several years. There's just a special feeling to this track that I haven't gotten from other similar tracks in a long while. Moonbyul is a gem, and I hope we appreciate her while we have her in the music scene.
I knew you'd love the song and styling. It's brilliant, and fits Moonbyul perfectly. Her suit dance MV is absolutely perfect. I was absolutely floored by this track when it dropped. The lyrics, the music, the choreo, the MV editing, the styling, everything just feels 100% Moonbyul.
I've known Moonbyul could do this for a long time and I've been waiting for her company to basically unleash her, remove the shackles of what's considered 'normal' and just let her be her in her full glory and damn was I happy to see it! I want so much more of this.
I love music exactly for moments like this, original stuff, while "more of the same" is not bad and actually inevitable, it's the special gems that make it all really worth it. Moonbyul is unique and I love that this song represents her so well. In some behind the scene video she said something along the lines of "I'm glad I get to do the concept I really wanted to make" and that's just so refreshing in an industry where performers are often just given something kinda regardless of what they feel like doing. I feel like it shows in the final product when they do something they truly enjoy, always looks less "fake" and "acted".
I am still shocked and saddened at the fact that her song didn't get all kill charts
I guess Korean is not that much for a genius like Moonbyul
Artists like moonbyul, Dreamcatcher and 3YE are breaking the norms of what a female kpop idol should be.
BTS got me into KPop and thanks to them I found Mamamoo. Mamamoo was something I was looking for and didn’t even know existed. I love love love Moonbyul. She has that strong sexy cool vibe that always sucks me in. Pretty is as pretty does but I love a woman who is herself and make no pretensions about who she is. This song is glorious.
I'm so new to kpop and mamamoo (but I'm binging like crazy) and I fell in love with moonbyul instantly. I'm so proud of her?? and I wish her so much success because as an international fan, she's the one I resonate with the most.
EDIT: hi could you please react to Absence as well??
Moonbyul did a badass female soldier concept, is basically what you’re saying? Whatever this concept is I want more of it, nay I need more of it in my life
* pd talks about liking moonbyul's solo song * .... i'm not crying, you are!!!
(i love byul and this song and this video and YOU and i didn't realise how important your good opinion was to me until that very moment and now i'm incredibly emotional!!!)
i just found ur channel because i was binge watching mamamoo reactions and wow. Your take on byul's eclipse is so good. You're right about this not being a concept for show, anyone who follows Byul or have seen her style knows how this is her style. Seeing her achieve it with the full support of her fans, her company, and her friends plus your words, showing me that someone outside understood her words and work, makes my heart bloom. Thank you for your words! I'll binge some of your other reactions and I hope that can support you even in the smallest way I can. ❤️
I almost shed a tear when you said that she was breaking expectations by playing the role of the savior.
I don't know Korean and the first time I watched the video I hadn't put the subtitles but I literally cried when she stops that loud music and says "I'l become a star and shine on you". When I stoped the video, all tearing up, I looked for the translation and I cried even more, it stills give me chills everytime I hear to it.
I swear Moonbyul can just breathe and I'd die...
Moonbyul is such an important artist in kpop especially amoung the women, she breaks the barrier, she's not fem and doesn't try to be it, she's so authentically herself. She proves the statement of the fact that fashion is genderless and all women are different.
Please do a listening party for the Moonbyul's album
A 3 minutes listening party? Don't get me wrong, I'm a giant Moonbyul fan, but the album realistically is just this song he just reacted to and ILJIDO. Mirror, Moon Movie and Snow everybody already heard so there's really just one song to play on that listening party lol.
@@charred6683 But not everyone has heard the polished versions of those songs. It doesn't hurt someone to do a listening party of her album idk why you're being so negative ???
PLEASEEEE
@@charred6683 he probably hasn't heard Moon Movie, Mirror or Snow lmao, besides nobody has heard the full songs and its great to hear it again.
@@charred6683 my favorite is weird day
I hope that despite her not winning on music shows she'll continue to pursue this concept in the future because I absolutely love it and would like to get another opportunity to give her a win (I wasn't into kpop when she released this masterpiece)
I'm sad she didn't win all kill with this song and album, but I think SK isn't prepared for this kind of artist. I also love the wordplays that Moonbyul used for her name. I swear her parents are genius to named her that. Moon Byul Yi = Moonbyul = Moonstar --> Monster
And yes, I agree. I have never seen Byul go off this hard. Could it be her sound moving forward? I'm interested as well. I liked Eclipse, I had hoped that the sound would be more...metal? Maybe. I think she has found her sound at long last. I loved her past releases (IMR, Selfish) but when I saw this...it was just so...her. Lol
i saw this video pop up in my feed and literally shouted "yes!! yes finally!" out loud as i clicked on it. i have been waiting for you (and reacttothek) to post your reactions to this because i have just HAD to know that i wasnt the only person to be so completely struck by it. my friend showed me it the day it came out and i think i otherwise wouldnt have checked it out because im not a moomoo and havent paid attention to them around any of my other ult groups. but i was just absolutely blown away by exactly what you talk about toward the end here, by how much this track as a title comes across as a "masculine" "boy group" track. listening to it i absolutely could have imagined vixx or block b releasing this song in early 2015, and the swagger that moonbyul has in this mv and in every live stage ive watched with her is parallel to that of the boy groups that are out there today. i cant properly describe how happy that makes me in an industry that profits off of and thrives upon the separation of binary male and female identities. that moonbyul gets to perform this song, like this, as herself, without sacrificing her presence in her group... as someone who was assigned female at birth but identifies very little with traditional feminine presentation, it means so much to see moonbyul out here finding a groove that fits her so comfortably.
thank you as always pd-ssi for putting this content out for viewers to enjoy, and for putting so much effort into all of your public releases. ive been a fan for a few years now and i think this might be my first comment, but you've helped me find so many new groups to follow, and given me a window through which to understand what really makes the best out of the mv's i like so much. keep up the amazing work you and your team do!!!
I love how Moonbyul gives a sh*t about the super girly concept. She’s very authentic, very powerful and she’s still pretty and sexy even not wearing the kinda outfits we usually expect for girls. She’s a talented powerful queen ♥️
It’s something about Moonbyul her style is so appealing
I waited for this, lol.
The concept and play on words with Moonstar and Monster representing the polar good/evil sides of her personality is SO clever. Also, something to note is that the version of her at 3:18 with the ropes, is apparently meant to represent the preservation of balance/equilibrium and struggle for control between the two extremes.
P.S. Dude, words can't describe how happy am to see you reacting to this!! Your taste is of the reasons you're the only reaction channel I watch :D
I looove how RBW let their artists express themselves and do stuff they wanting to do
This song really shows who is Moonbyul as an artist, so cool yet simple striking ✨
And Leedo lower adlibs is just perfection♥♥♥
Can we get mote girl groups doing this kind of concept please I would Die
You can actually hear the big stuck up companies who do the exact same stuff all the time saying "no we want money and to sell we need to feed the sheeple the exact same stuff every day".
Psst: Check out 3YE
Yeah, but I think only a few selected can actually pull it off and not make it look forced. Nevertheless, gg should really try it♥️
@@bambaaeeeAgree! Not everyone can pull it off 🤷🏽♀️
It’s not a girl group but I honestly think a soloist named aleXa pulls off this style pretty close to moonbyul
I’ve been waiting for your review because I knew it was going to be good and honest.
I was so happy that you saw and said that this isn’t Moonbyul doing a concept but this is Moonbyul being the person she is. She has so much potential because she’s not your typical K-Pop doll and I hope that even if she’s ahead of her time she still can be the person she wants to be. In my personal opinion music is the best when the artist can show their most honest selves. That’s what gives music depth and I’m glad RBW gives those girls the opportunity to explore themselves.
Byul is so far ahead of the curve, it's ridiculous.
Damn, MAMAMOO deserves needs an: ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
They poured all their evolution as four women in the industry, all their soul and potential in the last album! But I guess Awards care more about the quantity of fans over quality, and boygroups over girlgroups/soloists
Love her unique style. I was so surprised when I saw the video the first time and it blow me away. The hole entire day I payed the song over and over and I haven’t get tire of it. For me she is a winner with or without trophy. Like in the video she have the crown on her hand. Finally it’s her time. I’m so proud of her. All the best for you Moon.
Yes~~~ this is exactly the reaction and understanding that i waited ♥️♥️. Thank you so much for reacting to this. A lot of people are still misunderstanding how "progressive" this song is, a lot are judging it as jst another song and saying that its not "breaking the norms" just because she wears "boyish" clothes. Please also react to her whole album, her other songs are bops as well.
“When the moon covers the sun” is actually kind of beautiful.
I knew you were going to love this the minute I watched it.
I just love everything Mamamoo puts out and Eclipse is no exception!
As soon as I saw Eclipse, I instantly thought... "Ah, this is definitely Moon's style." It's never about her trying to be anything else but herself. I love it so much.
I don't really listen to mamamoo except for a few songs hear and there but I really like Moonbyul and her rapping. This is amazing and right up my alley, I look forward to seeing what she comes out with in the future following this.
Yesss Moonbyul is doing what she wants to do.. she is my role model
I’m so happy with the reception. I also really wondered how she’d flourish as an artist and I honestly had some doubt as to how well she could stand on her own with her kind of concept. She really shined
Thank you for reacting to our Byulie PD
i'm so proud of her, you should check her new album: dark side of the moon!
Moonbyul is my #1 KPop bias, so I expected a lot, but this is my favorite KPop song, ever! Playing this loud in my car every day! It's perfect!
I love this song, it is soooooo amazing. I cant stop listening to it, its just so addictive and original. And she is gorgeous!
I just recently heard this song and I instantly loved it, and all the outfits, and her. She's so cool, I feel like I'm in love lol I've been listening to her solo songs, I should really check out Mamamoo's whole group but I feel like I just won't like it as much as Moon Byul's solo stuff.
Also I think I like this MV's concept so much because I connect with it a lot; Struggling against two polar opposites of your personality, whether it be dark vs light or femininity and masculinity. I really feel the gender fluid concept you mentioned.
@@denial4958 Okay I will! thankyou
PD please do a listening party for moonbyul's album
I get extremely satisfied with your explanation of how the industry works & Moonbyul's impact but I get even more satisfaction with your perfect way of saying her name, naturally. Bless you.
Yes! Rarely women sing or act like a saviour, I love how progressive everything is, we're blessed by her artwork ❤❤❤❤
I love this song. I am so happy it's so unique
FINALLY YOU REACT TO MOONBYUL
PD as someone still learning Korean (still a toddler level here) it would be interesting to see your translations of songs. No language can be translated one to one and different interpretations can be had by those with differing levels of knowledge from one language to the other.
Had this thought because of your into to this today with the Korean vs English title
I love her so much and admire her for not being afraid of being herself, I'm really proud and this comeback it's just who she is
The powerful visuals and the black and white Yin and and Yang symbolism especially when she is pulling the two ropes representing the struggle and the expressive eyes and like you mentioned the editing incredible from start to finish really awesome.
She be going for throats. This was great and totally her style. 👍
This sounds so much like an Evanescence song at some points and I actually love it
Mamamoo is the first and only girl group i've ever stanned, and moonbyul is one of the reasons why. I'm not a feminine girl, and it reaaaaally feels good to have someone similar in the kpop industry. All the girl group concepts are about being cute, lovely, bright, going after boys, etc. It makes me barf honestly. Moonbyul doing this concept is a breath of fresh air. Truly unparalleled and deserves more praise than what she got. 👏
Justice for Eclipse! It’s a gem, thanks for this reaction, thanks for love Moonbyul work ❤️🔥
Check out her solo album! The songs are so good. Especially Moon Movie.
Eclipse sounds like a hit song from a soundtrack to me... like I can easily imagine hearing this in the trailer of a movie or during the credits and being, "Who/what IS that?! Must. Download. Immediately."
😍 Moonbyul 😍
YEAH FINALLY
When you talk about the white and black, it does indeed represent the sun in a way: the white is the „bright side of the moon“ facing the sun, while the black is the „dark side of the moon“ that faces away from the sun, but during an eclipse, faces the earth
I was worried for a while that you wouldn’t be doing this ksfhhshsjsk ty for reacting to her!!!
I was nervous too. So glad he did a vid! This is such a great song!
She’s so amazing and unique 🥺💕
This song has been on repeat for a week! I love the lyrics and find it so inspiring. I'd love to see more of this concept!
I didn't think it was possible for me to love this song more, but I love it more after your analysis. Moonbyul is revolutionary
I always enjoy your perspective on the songs and their meaning. I am somewhat new to K-Pop (1 1/2 years) and have been checking most of the groups you have reviewed.
I hadn’t really paid attention to Mamamoo but am familiar with Gogobebe. So this solo project from Moon Byul intrigued me so I clicked to watch and could not believe my ears and the visual feast laid out upon us.
The groups I listen to have started to get a harder edge to them BUT not like this. I should check out more boy bands but I tend to lean towards the girl crush concept.
But the song. I watched it multiple times plus the performance video and Alexa’s cover. It is such an amazing song and aggressive dance to match. It definitely stands out amongst her peers and perfect for her.
When I say I CRY WITH PRIDE AND HAPPINESS BECAUSE OD HER AMAZING AND BOLD ART AND CONFIDENCE....We Stan Talent. This is my song of the year.
This song and video are Moonbyul (Moonstar) just what we have been waiting for. Let's hope she can give us more like this one.
Agree. This isn’t just a temporary concept, this is HER.
Thank you for this reaction! Moonbyul definitely brought it this comeback ❤️
Thanks for reacting :D I really love that MV. Still waiting for KARD reaction, hope you get there soon ;D
Moonbyul is unique 😍
love her song mannnn😭💜💙🖤🌕🌙🌒
I love your reaction. You was so right that this isn’t a concept, this is her. I feel like a lot of time when I watch K pop i feel like the concept don’t really fit the artist - like they were given something and were force to do it so they try to act up for the video but it wasn’t them. In my opinion, music is a way of expression and music will sound the best when the artist sing from their heart, that the case with many western artist like Lady Gaga, Adele and I feel like it also the case here with Moonbyul. THIS IS ONE OF THE SONGS I LIKE THE MOST FROM HER.
watch more mamamoo!!! 😍😍😍😍 any things... any video... laff uu!!! support ma queen
Omg yes I’ve been waiting for this
YES! YES! YES! YES FINALLY! THANKS PD.
Yessss I've been waiting for this! thank you!
She won in a show of singing contest for girl group rappers. The show called Second World. The prize a winner would get was an opportunity to sing an ost for a jtbc drama, and a solo stage for Golden Disk Award ceremony. You said you wonder if her company want to promote her as a solo since she's that good. Apparently, RBW has no plan for her. Her Lunatic song was lunch an hour late than it should be, and now she won that show and earned a solo performance stage for GDA, her company decided to do a concert in HK on the very same day of GDA. Moonbyul have prepare for that show since April this year that's why she decided to leave her DJ work at Studio Moon NIght to focus on that. Her company started planning concerts just this late quarter of the year. They didnt even anticipated that she might win and save the date for a GDA performance. And now they saying that she cant attend GDA and had to pre-record her stage. HK concert details are not even out yet, there Philippines concert willl be later than HK, but the ticket sale will be by first week of december already. Fans are demanding RBW to change HK concert date and LET MOONBYUL PERFORM LIVE ON GDA. But they dont want to answer us and refused to listen. They rather sabotage her success as a solo artist and as a winner of that show.
Btw, thank you for believing Moonbyul's capability as an artist.