Yunyi: Hey, hey, you, you!
Kevin: I don't like your Gfriend.
Yunyi: No way, no way!
Kevin: *in chinese* I don't like your girlfriend. （我不喜欢你女朋友。）
*Rossini's Semiramide Overture plays*
Umu: Alright. Yeah, this is Gfriend Kevin: Emma is not taking our shit today. Umu: This is a girl group
Kevin: Hangry
Umu: Ranges ages 18 to 21 and they have like this schoolgirl feminine cute vibe. Here we go.
Naoki: Oh the name of the group's Gfriend? Umu: Yeah and the song is called Rough
Ben: something about time, *reads title in korean*
Naoki: A rough time.
Ben: yeah, I think that's what that means
Umu: Yeah, this is a group that someone commented like a year- a few months ago saying "HENRY LIKES BRIDGES, SHOW HIM GFRIEND"
U: So, this girl group like they have like legit musical music; great instrumentation, etc, etc.
Fiona: quote: "legit musical music." that's what I'm trying- Umu: I'm sorry like like they use lots of strings and real instruments and is really funky and fun to listen to
Emiel: Alright
Emiel: *starts countdown from eleven*
Fiona: *sings* legit musical music
Emiel: *finishes countdown singing*
*click*
Emiel: What city is it in?
Fiona: Uh, college.
Henry: Of course it's prep school they all have to wear the matching skirts. Fiona: School giiirl
Peyton: schoolgirl vibe
Jarod: That's a classic dude. That's an asian classic.
Melissa: Is it snowing? Lindsey: kind of - Melissa: why are they in short skirts if it's snowing?
Umu: Cherry blossoms! Lindsey: I think I was going to say I think it's flower petals. Melissa: Oh, wow. Throwback to when I went outside and saw flowers
Kevin: House??? Yunyi: I'm just wondering other any actual schools that have uniforms this cute cause I feel like
Yunyi: This doesn't exist in real life, you know
Henry: This bass playing is really good though
Emiel: A little bit too lifted like, too bright, too happy for me, not enough grit
Henry: It's too high end Emiel: Too much high end right now H: for real
Kevin: Good shit, so far
Yunyi: This reminds me of Rick Astley
Peyton: Yeah, this definitely feels like the opening of an anime Jarod: Yeah, and they got the descending bassline
Yunyi: Okay, but A+ counterpoint in the strings
Yunyi: This is my jaM Kevin: duuUUDE
Emiel: *singing along w song* welcome to sequence application Henry: I was gonna say! I'm gonna use this in my minuet that I have to write this evening!
Lindsey: Like, if you took the string parts out of context, it could sound like something that comes out of Danzón No. 2
Melissa: Oh my god, that piece is everywhere
Jarod: It's like they have this simple line but then sometimes you just take off
Melissa: Like I feel like the first violin and some of it is like more noticeable than like singing
Yunyi: The instruments under the vocals are harmonized with the vocals so well, like, grade A counterpoint writing
Yunyi: They passed theory 101
Naoki: How many girls are there? 5? 6? 7? Ben: *losing it*
Naoki: They keep changing the camera, so like- Shimon: There's 6 Ben: *done*
Kevin: Dude, what is going on?
Naoki: We get the chimes again!!!!
Naoki: ddrrrRRrRRRRRRRRRRREEE
Yunyi: I just love the strings so much, they've got all their passing notes, all their suspensions
Yunyi: Dude well done
Jarod: It's cool, I like the bassline that's like buh buH yum bum
J: It's like buh buH yum bum. It's like, low, whereas earlier it was descending
Ben: Her voice, like... Shimon: Yeah, I was about to say the same thing, I was not a fan [pls be nice to umji :~( ]
Naoki: oH
Yunyi+Kevin: *jammin*
Fiona: I don't like this guitar either. Henry: Yeah, I'm really not digging this guitar. It's textured all wrong.
Emiel: The guitar actually has a little bit too much overdrive on it. Well. It sounds a little bit distorted
Melissa: The voices are singing different things. Counterpoint!
Ben: Uhhhhhh
Ben: Okay, that part was good naoki: right back in
Jarod: Friends forever! Stick together!
Peyton: If I was a little Korean girl like, 13? I'd love this
Peyton: This would be my theme song
Ben: With the band.. yeah Shimon: Is it supposed to be one of those graduation time songs?
Jarod: Why can't you love it right now Peyton? Peyton: Cause I'm not a little Korean girl, Jarod!
Melissa: They looks so happy. Why are they so happy if they're in school?
Kevin: ...more?
Kevin: Is this the original? Yunyi: Coda! It's a coda!
Kevin: It comes back? Umu: I think so
Umu: Wait
Kevin: I don't know I like the other ending more. It's like an outro sort of thing Umu: Yeah, I don't think it's in- K: Okay, cool, cool
Yunyi: Into the minor
Kevin: Okay, angst. Need a bit of angst in a video like this
Jarod: That was cool. It was a cool little song. Neat little tune
Peyton: *imitating jarod* Neat little tune Jarod: If only I could read Korean P: Same
Peyton: Gfriend! [the auto sub for that was gee fred im currently crying]
Umu: Wait so Jarod you said it was really catchy, what did you think was catchy about it?
Jarod: The fact that they had a really easy to follow beat, and bassline, that kind of repeated itself rhythmically, so it sticks in your ear.
Jarod: You know, it's like bum bum buM bum bum bah bah
Jarod: Yeah it was pretty simple, yet catchy, and they had the complexities that kind of are easy-to-follow complex rhythm line
Jarod: It was like buhbuhduhbuhduhbuhbuhyuhbuhduhbuhduh
Jarod: It was moving, it was moving pretty fast, but at the same time, it was moving in a very easy mode for you to hear
Jarod: So that was cool. Peyton: *sends a message*
Umu: What'd you like about it, Peyton? Peyton: I thought that- I mean, I kinda, I don't know
Peyton: Basically explained, it's very geared towards a specific crowd
Peyton: And I mean I like the general energy that is very catchy and I think it accomplishes everything it was trying to accomplish
P: You know, in the way that like it's definitely one of those like 'yeah, I was like friends, and we're all happy'
P: I got that vibe from it and if that what you're looking for than that's great, you know?
Shimon: I didn't really like that Ben: I thought it was too cheesy Naoki: Ahhhhh it was fine
Umu: What did you like and not like about it?
Shimon: The voices and...
Ben: It felt like they were super high school-y. Which I feel bad because I'm sure they are actually in high school
Umu: The youngest I think is 18? And the oldest is 21 Ben: Well still, that's pretty young
Naoki: Yeah, so like, college Ben: Yeah, but still, if I'm a little too young- I don't know, it felt like they were doing some pretty standard...
Naoki: Just another typical- Ben: PPPPPPPPParadigms? You know what I'm sayin?
Ben: They're doing some pretty common paradigms that work in kpop and just sticking to those, but, it didn't do anything in the video Naoki: Yeah, I'd agree with that
Naoki: But there's nothing wrong with that Ben: Nothing wrong, but there just wasn't...
Ben: Except for that one silence at the middle Shimmy+Naoki: *agree* N: That was pretty affective Ben: But that is them actively not playing
Shimmy+Naoki: *lose it*
Fiona: Yeah, I'm just underwhelmed
Henry: My expectations were high and I was surely disappointed
Emiel: It was just a little bit too cute, like, too bubbly Fiona: will u lucky charm me
Umu: That's a popular girl group concept
Umu: Bubbly and cute because like a lot of guys dig it, but I guess it isn't your thing
Umu: Just like everyone in life different concepts, and it seems like a lot over here
U: We really like the badass concepts but what flies in Korea is the cute girl concepts
Emiel: Ohh okay Henry: What the fuck?
Henry: I mean, you know there's a place for that, but not way it's insincere
Henry: Like I definitely felt like this was not a sincere approach
Fiona: I thought it was Emiel: I thought it was
Henry: I just did't like the vibe, then.
Emiel: It was definitely a vibe that I'm not used to.
Lindsey: I liked the string parts a lot, definitely. *imitates the strings*
Lindsey: It was very easy to follow for me
Lindsey: It was something for me to keep listening for, and being like 'oH ITS BACK'
Melissa: Yeah Lindsey: To pinpoint it
Melissa: I was like I could just like hear this string like the first violin line like a lot like I was like the thing I was focusing on
M: Until I realized I couldn't hear the bass and was kind of like 'the bass, oh nooo where's the bass?'
M: Something my life and grade will depend on Umu: True. Is it dropped? Who knows [BOOOOOOOO]
Yunyi: Instruments! The instruments were so well-written, wow Kevin: It isn't even a question it's *thumbs up*
Yunyi: Yeah, this is definitely my jam
Y: But like not the Genre music that I would like
Y: or not not the vibe of music that I would expect myself to really dig but
Yunyi: That was Grade A stuff
Umu: This is their next song, this was actually quite a huge hit in Korea, and I think they won quite a few- a LOT of wins on the shows that you compete on
Umu: They did really good with this one Jarod: This is like a kpop hunger games?
Umu: The shows? Jarod: Yeah
Umu: ........sure
Umu: Okay, this is Navillera
Emiel: Fivefour threetwo one go Fiona: Navillera!
Yunyi: Flute!
Yunyi: Cello Kevin: Woah
Fiona: They're so cute!! Henry: This is better, I think Emiel: Songs that come on the mii channel on my wii console [b r o]
Fiona: OH my goodness
Naoki: This is so cheesy, I like it! Cmon!
Jarod: This is like getting rickrolled like DUHDUDHUDHDUHDUH nevergonnagiveyouupnevergonnaletyoudown... [WHATS UP W ALL THE RICK ASTLEY]
Yunyi: This sounds like the previous song, I'm sorry Kevin: It does
Kev: Ayyy, Picardy
Emiel: So I didn't like in Fantasy how much there was too much low Henry: I could feel it in your eyes
Emiel: But there's too much high in this
E: Like even the bass is like, really high in frequency right now
E: So it's just like a lot of like AAahhahh Henry: OOhh my god
Emiel: Not enough of bsdfkskj Henry: Team roller
Jarod: Very retro, like the color sheme, and the melody, roller blades Peyton: Hair, hairbow
Lindsey: These are already cute lyrics are they going to go downhill? Melissa: It's just very cute, like the vocalists sound is super cute too
Lindsey: 'I can feel my heart dropping' awww
Melissa: Like, in a good way or in a bad way? Lindsey: 'Fly like the butterflies' *flaps her wings*
Shimon: Ohhh I like that
Emiel: Yeah, this is better
Melissa: Like, it's a little too cheerful for me. Everything I say sound really sad but I'm not, I promise, I'm fine
Yunyi: This sounds so....
Yunyi: So similar to the last song Kevin: I don't think so Y: Really?
Ben: They just look so young
Peyton: You have any idea how old these girls are? Umu: I can look it up
Ben: The synth is really cool
Ben: It's very easy to make that kind of synth sound sound really awful, but I think they're doing a really good job
Umu: If I can do math correctly, the youngest is 18 and the oldest is 21
Peyton: One of those girls is 21? Umu: Born 1995 Peyton: That was would make her older than me
Kevin: But you're right
Kev: The chorus changes with the melody so well once again Yunyi: And the counterpoint, the counterpoint
Jarod: Like with all the other K-Pop videos like when you're listening to them, it's like
Jarod: Often time it's really energetic, but this is just like easy fun
Kevin: Come on, so good yunyi: it is
Shimon: They really like their guitar solos
Kevin: What's with the guitar break??? Yunyi: oHHHMY GOD the screaming guitar
Kevin: All the guitar breaks in these songs
Henry: Oh that was cool Emiel: Yeah I like that Fiona: shook™ [at least i hope she said that]
Henry: Also the place where they're filming this is super cool
Yunyi: I love it Kevin: Dude every single one of their songs hit this quality
Kevin: I might just listen to all of them, and be like, 'they all sound exactly the same' and I'm okay with that
Naoki: *shook™*
Melissa: Was that a sequence? That was a sequence Lindsey: No, it just went up
Melissa: DAmn
Naoki: Just hold that pedal note
Naoki: She should have just kept it for, like- Ben: For another 4 measures
Naoki: She just kept going
Fiona: I would love to go to a sleepover with these girls [relatable]
Fiona: You know, these are like- this group
Fiona: I would love to paint my nails with them [also relatable]
Emiel: That was a hell of a lot better Henry: Yeah it was way better
Henry: But like Emiel: It was a hell of a lot more tolerable and fun to listen to Henry: It doesn't mean I like it
Henry: But you know, it's better
Emiel: Better chorus, more upbeat, still so many high frequencies Fiona: Less boring
Henry: Lots and lots of high end
Umu: So you prefer songs to be more balanced Henry: Well it wasn't just a lot of weight, you know
Emiel: Just like I can still hear the ring in my head right now [savage]
Peyton: It seemed, very, uhhh, I don't know how to put it.
Peyton: I don't know, it's super girly
Peyton: I know I'm a dude or whatever that may mean..but like
Peyton: I mean...idk...That's just a lot of feminine, like, WAH
Umu: but yeah so...any more thoughts on this song?
Jarod: It was cool, I think after a while it started getting a little repetitive, though
Peyton: *hits yuju's high note* jarod: but it was really fun...while it lasted
Ben: I thought it was good. I liked their electronic sounds Naoki: It was pretty hopping
Shimon: I'm not a big fan of the video
Shimon: It felt a bit cringey sometimes Ben: Yeahhhhhh
Ben: I understand that they are young, like, I get that Naoki: But they played it up as well, especially with the outfits
Ben: Yeah and the whole setting of it being like a high school Shimon: And pushing each other over
Shimon: And roller skates?? Naoki: Yeah, that was a bit too cutesy S: Putting your foot out, then everybody else puts their foot out
Naoki: Yeah, that's very clique-y. I can see that
Umu: What were the musical moments that you liked the most?
Ben: High notes Noaki: I like how they took little fragments of things, and then expanded on them, like yum bum bum
Shimon: And then when they go places you don't expect them to go to, you're like 'Oh!'
Ben: Yeah, they did some cool chords
Melissa: That one had a really hype string part also Lindsey: I like how at the end of phrases they had a single quarter note triplet thing to be like duhduhduh
Lindsey: It's like a nice wrapping up of things
Kevin: Wow, that's an end Yunyi: I'm sold
Yunyi: That's some really fucking good music
Yunyi: In terms of female artists, musically, this is on plane of IU for me, this is really good stuff
oh alright
Kevin: Yeah, Gfriend really really just does it
Umu: Okay so which one did you like better? Rough or Navillera?
All three: *struggle to pronounce navillera*
Umu: All three of you guys?
Umu: Ben likes- Ben: I like the second one better even though the girls are a little young
Ben: Like, it felt a little, uh... Naoki: It started getting a little bit... Shimon: We felt like pedophiles
*nervous laughter*
Umu: So if we were comparing them, did you like the first one or the this one better?
Jarod: I think I liked the first one better
Peyton: Yeah, I'm gonna go with the first one
Melissa: I think I like Navillera better? Lindsey: Yeah, me too
Melissa: I'm not sure why though. Maybe because I was just more used to the style
Lindsey: No, I mean, I think
Lindsey: This might just have to do with my current mood, but I like just having something that's like, i felt a sense of satisfaction
L: It was just very easy to listen to, fun, upbeat, happy... yeah
Melissa: Someday I'll feel that way too- wait I need to stop saying stuff like that
Yunyi: First one was miles above the second one for me, but maybe that's because- Kevin: I think that's the synths
Kev: Really hit the spot. And the F# major that appears in the A major- otherwise A major piece
Yunyi: I just think that they had too similar of feels, and I got to the first one first Kevin: That's a good point Y:Which is why I liked it better
Yunyi: But I think just looking back I just preferred the strings Kevin: It's a total tie
Kevin: Cause the second one's got the synths and the special chord
Kevin: But the first one got the YAHduhduhduh- that sounds like Coldplay, dang it. I forgot how it goes
K: But the string breaks, the string breakdowns, I mean, that's just so good!
(jyp) ((((((((((and the wonder girls))))))))))) also jyp did yuju dirty