What a manner we get to start out off the brand new 12 months, with probably the most anticipated reunions in Okay-pop, GFRIEND had a eight-minute efficiency on the Golden Disc Awards debuting their new track ‘Season of Reminiscences‘ in entrance of the gang. I’ve been ready for this comeback since I used to be issued my refund of my Buddy Membership again in 2020 and Gfriend don’t disappoint in my view having the most effective efficiency of the whole award present.
As of the time of this writing no official launch is on the market for the efficiency, it truly looks like I’m again in 2015 trying up blurry fancams to catch the dwell from any angle doable making an attempt to see the nuance of their knife like choreography and all of the easter eggs the background dancers are performing all through the brand new track.
Opening with a lookback at reminiscence lane of their title tracks and snapshots of their first win and prior golden disc awards they already knew what they have been doing. Beginning the melody off with Glass Beads iconic bell ring and shortly shifting into ‘Tough’s‘ iconic intro nevertheless a sudden shift to Yuju’s excessive be aware transitioning into the ending of the track whereas I might’ve cherished to see extra of each ‘Tough’ and ‘Glass Bead‘ they captured essentially the most iconic elements of ‘Tough’s’ efficiency. Subsequent we shift into ‘Time for the Moon Evening‘ which we all know is a favourite of the ladies, this efficiency appears like no time has handed in any respect, their synchronization and bubbly personalities displaying via the lovable crowd interplay thrown in.
Lastly as time stops at 5:22 (The day their contracts have been terminated) and slowly forwards itself to 1:06 and background dancers rush the stage, Gfriend lastly debut ‘Season of Reminiscences’ now proper off the rip this struck me as one thing you’d hear within the credit to a Shin Megami Persona recreation. Whereas it has a heat consolation to it, its nonetheless struck me with a slight melancholic feeling considering of the occasions previous with Gfriend. I couldn’t assist however smile, that mushy guitar that immediately felt like a core Gfriend observe we didn’t get.
All of the hallmarks are right here, addicting refrain, intricate choreography that they make look clean and easy. Critically I can’t recover from how this feels like one thing off Labyrinth EP I need to say virtually Jpop really feel however its sound is distinctly Gfriend. As for the choreography once more seeing important dancer SinB take heart stage once more to Yuju giving us one other iconic excessive be aware ‘Season of Reminiscences’ has all the trimmings of a Gfriend track. Even right down to the melancholy verses solely to be introduced again up with a fast dance break or Eunha excessive be aware. One in all my favourite touches that you simply may not discover at first viewing is the background dancers doing ‘Me Gustas Tu‘ and ‘Tough’ choreo whereas the track crescendo’s to its sturdy end. Ending with the Iconic Tough gradual step out with a alternate formation as each member impersonates the Yakuza 3 Cowl artwork.
I at all times have excessive expectations Gfriend and so they completely shattered them with this efficiency, I believed the Dingo video was making me emotional on first viewing however seeing them be given the popularity they deserve after having their contracts terminated on a stage just like the Golden Disc Awards warmed my coronary heart. Gfriend have at all times gone above and past of their performances, ‘Season of Reminiscences” is not any exception because it showcases all of the hallmarks of their basic songs with a splash of nostalgia however placing forth Gfriends new mature look whereas giving us a track that might match snuggly in the midst of their discography.
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It solely took sacrifices to some different teams to carry again Gfriend, however this new comeback is shaping as much as be all the pieces I needed from them. Now we nonetheless have one other track on the album ‘At all times’ which after listening to Season of Reminiscences I assume goes to be a melancholic ballad that’s positive to be a banger. As Lil Uzi mentioned GFRIEND the streets bear in mind; I’m glad the kpop world hasn’t forgotten about that lady group slaving away in that small observe room with the drive to be what they’re immediately.
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Unsure why HYBE is dropping all these at bizarre occasions *cough*surelynotsabotageormismanagement*cough* however right here it’s.