This is their perfect comeback, like every single member shines so brightly, but MY GOD Shuhua’s evolution from Latata to this is INSANE!!! genuinely the most growth ive seen from an idol i think
SoYeon became the executive producer for (G)i-dle, so she has the final word for everything and with this piece of news becoming true, she was asked who she sees as the "rival of the scene" right now (in the way like which groups) and she responded something like: "Rather than seeing the groups this way, I consider their production team this way..." And that is bad-ass statement! After I burn (Hwaa) it felt like they are "done/forgotten", but wow... since I Never Die (Tomboy) they have been getting bigger and bigger and I am so glad for that!
@@seansswamp that she's more scared than the producers and songwriters rather than the idols or groups themselves, she said that she have to make 2 comebacks a year because everyone in this industry is thinking fastly about the next comeback and the new trends, so her "competition" or "rivals" aren't the idols themselves but the minds behind them because she's the one who produces Gidle
Still #1 on Melon Monthly chart, their song with longest RAKs so far, 12 music shows win, everybody still dancing to Queenka. It's their most successful song so far. 3 back to back #1 hit since Tomboy, Soyeon a genius.
my interpretation of the queencard music video is that she did go out the night before she meant to get surgery, and because she knew it was happening she felt free. she was dancing and living it up with the girls that she idolized on social media (the other 5), but she keeps shifting into them they all keep turning into her, and it brings her to the realization that she doesn't need to get surgery to be the top bitch or be confident and beautiful or to have friends! she was the life of the party, one of the top crowd, the night before, and she hadn't had surgery! and then after she pulls out of it, she gets all these messages and texts, and now they all want to be like HER the way she felt about them previously. to me it's a message of "you dont need to look like someone to be who you want to be" but also in both allergy and queencard, we see that the other four girls aren't happy. yuqi and shuhua are always trend chasing. miyeon wants to be loved. minnie is lonely. it's also a message of "dont compare yourself to others, because they may seem like they have it all, but they have their own battles and might not even have the happiness you're aspiring to"
that’s what I think as well!! you summarised it perfectly. it wouldn’t make sense for her to receive all those nice comments and likes if it was just a fever dream.
I love Queencard! I was so confused when it came out and people complained about it saying it's bad/cringe. It's bimbo/barbiecore, that's exactly what it should be! The overconfidence, the references to celebrities and movies, the ridiculous lyrics, the horrendous outfits...it's part of the genre. And the message is still super feminist, saying how no matter what you look like, you're a Queencard. Soyeon did a fantastic job. I still listen to this song on repeat cause it gives me such a confidence boost. Allergy on the other hand legitimately made me cry the first time I listened to it. The lyrics hit so close to home. The "Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, want" part gets me every time idk why. It's so raw. Both songs are absolute masterpieces and deliver their message of self-love/acceptance so well, albeit in very different ways. As a very insecure girl in her mid 20s, I'm so thankful for (G)-Idle for making music like this, especially in the kpop industry.
I think it's also worth mentioning the diversity of the cast in these music videos! It's not often that you see white, Asian, and black people all together in a K-pop music video but it's awesome to see the representation!
Thank you so much for this reaction PD, I always look forward to your reactions. Soyeon wrote Allergy from her experience on survival shows when she felt underconfident and unpretty and kept comparing herself to others. Yuqi was her muse for Queencard, she was inspired because Yuqi is always confident. Queencard was inspired from the movie I Feel Pretty. Also, originally Allergy was going to be the title track as she couldn't come with a title track before the deadline, but then Queencard struck her mind.
soyeon is a marketing genius. we all know that shuhua Korean isn't the best out of the five, so soyeon instead of giving her actual LINES, gives her actual hooks because EVERY comeback, she always has the line that catches the people attention the most. so instead of giving her the spotlight such as the person with the most lines, she gives her the "killing verse" as they call it.
the "i feel you" at the end of the QueenCard MV hits way more different with the context that before Soyeon was in GI-DLE, she was on unpretty rapstar, where the girls on there who were older than her, always pointed out her looks - and how she always felt uglier than them. "I Feel You" means that Soyeon understands how people who go through things like this, that they arent alone because once apon a time, Soyeon was exactly like them.
Soyeon is soo smart with her hook line and sink bc when I saw Allergy first I too was like that its an upbeat songbut the lyrics are so sad, but then came Queencard with the most in your face attitude, love idle for always delivering
@@vixxexo6855no one talked about their old songs. It’s about the whole music video set. their music videos nowadays are quality wise so much better than their old music videos. Also, gidle doesn’t have one specific concept like for example Blackpink (girl crush) or Itzy (Teen crush). So what exact concept do you miss??
I'm pretty sure she was at the party, the other girls "turning" to her just symbolized that they all wished they were like her??? like it all went full circle that in allergy she wanted to be like them, but in the end they were all insecure in their own ways and wanted to be like the others.... I think ??? lol
I got it all backwards lmao! I think it’s because of the party she went to where she found the girls looking like the prettiest of them all and it’s what drove her to have the “plastic surgery” to look like them and the choppy images of Soyeon turning into the other girls are what’s dominant in her mind because she can’t wait to look like them so she imagined scenarios as to when she finally got the “plastic surgery” also, because she’s under local anesthesia so she’s dreaming That’s how I got it 😭
I think it’s the other way. The dance break lyrics talks about being confident in your own body. Soyeon not going through with the surgery shows she’s a true queen because a “queencard” is someone who is confident and popular. The MV shows Soyeon turning into the other girls cause that’s how she imagines she’ll be after the surgery.
Thanks for this reaction!!! I think the genius of Soyeon/(G)I-dle with their recent comebacks is how they manage to wrap their social commentary and feminism into super fun and catchy pop songs. In a way they manage to "infiltrate" the current zeitgeist with their messages before people even realize what's going on :D It's hard to understate how popular their last 3 comebacks were. All of them were hits on the charts and even today, 1 month after release, Queencard is still #1 on all Korean charts. And there's soooo much joy in this comeback and all their stages and music shows, their concerts and festival performances. They truly deserve this.
The way Queencard went over some people’s heads. Even Soyeon said to not take it too seriously because it’s supposed to be a fun, confidence booster. It’s supposed to be satire and she did a great job!
I remember alot of people not understanding the feminism in Tomboy and Nude, and when Queencard and Allergy came out it just continued my absolute LOVE for i-dle and Soyeon's absolute GENIUS in lyric writing. It makes me really happy to see such good commentary!!
G-Idle is definitely one of the groups that really grabbed my attention and got me sucked into the k-pop world. (i’ve only been around since my bag) The way Soyeon produces, the way the videos are directed and written, it all just adds extra flavor. Queencard specifically had me crying at the end of the video, i’m not even a woman but it made ME feel so seen. I love how they’re preaching self love, block out what anyone says and live your life like the badass you are. Thanks for the reaction PD, you’re in a league of your own
I think the ending is meant to highlight the fickle nature of social media. That you can idolize people on social media but that tomorrow everything could change as the life they show you is merely a facade. Soyeon has one night out being confident & out there before her surgery (be it reality or a dream), & the night after she’s the one getting all the likes, DMs & comments. She didn’t need surgery to get what she wanted, she merely needed to be herself & find confidence within herself.
I just got the birthday line 😭 o never really payed attention to the lyrics fully but now that I did this song seems just like a big kiss to women, empowering them for just being themselves ❤ so cute, I really respct idle for this
Loving gidle for always giving neccessary commentry wrapped up in banger songs and concepts. Soyeon is a genius and I hope gidle will keep achieving great things. 💜
Allergy shows the party, but early on, I think, while Queencard shows the party later in the night. Initially everyone's insecurities were on display. Minnie being lonely despite being successful (which is why she's dating Miyeon's ex so she can feel a little like her). Miyeon is upset that Minnie is going out with her ex. Yuqi and Shuhua, who come off as the popular girls, are really posers who want to be like the American hotties. Soyeon, of course, just wants to be like everyone else. I believe that at some point in the party things change. Soyeon knows she's going to get surgery tomorrow so she decided to just let it all out (which, of course, gets her noticed). Miyeon decides to forgive Minnie which basically solves both Miyeon's and Minnie's plots; Miyeon let go of her ex while Minnie realized she already has a friend. Yuqi and Shuhua seem to be the only ones who don't get a happy ending. Remember they were the hot girls who were telling everyone to change who they are (both Soyeon and Miyeon), so the other members sort of defeat them at the party during the dance battle. Yuqi and Shuhua even are the ones who suddenly are envious of Soyeon when they see her the next day, which shows they didn't change. As for the Soyeon transformation shots, I think Soyeon is remembering the party, but inserting herself in the other's shoes while she's drugged up. So the events are her memories sort of jumbled. Anyway, those are my thoughts on the storyline.
there is a recording behind the scenes for queencard so it shows soyeon directing and then there is also live performance stage of queencard which was really good
my interpretation of the ending is pretty loose, but basically: soyeon was at the party (don't know how/why, MV's framing of her is purposefully misleading? yuqhua picking stuff out for her in Allergy could be related to the party, since they also did the same with miyeon later) -> saw how gorgeous everyone was at the party, felt like she was out of place/trying too hard -> tried to mimic them later, but felt bad about herself in the end (related: how she was dancing and happy alone in her room as her "usual" self) -> planned plastic surgery to relieve her complicated feelings -> change of heart at the last minute -> turns out she was totally bangin all along and everyone loves her, including her friends!
If you had seen the precursor videos introducing the characters (and previewing the songs from the album), it makes even more sense than just watching them in the right order.
i think the ending and soyeon's picture represents that she always had it in her to be the queencard. hence why she's constantly shifting in and out of reality replacing the girls - she wants to be more like them, but in reality (and as we see from the allergy music video) they also struggle just like her and they aren't that different from each other. i also love how at the end everyone praises soyeon and wants to hang out with her, because at first we're lead to believe that the other girls dislike her for being nerdy, but it turns out to be all a product of her own insecurities. also, you were pretty much spot on with the queencard/kingcard analogy, but i think (since the mv had white chick references and soyeon also talked about "i feel pretty" as inspiration for the art direction of the comeback, that the title might be inspired by the movie mean girls (another y2k classic), since its korean title is "퀸카로 살아남는 법"
Since you said you were looking forward to the live stages: my favorite part of the choreo is when they say "take a photo" it cuts to that member at a different camera angle like an actual photo is being taken
I am not sure if anybody commented already about the storyline but Soyeon mentioned a movie called “I feel pretty” as one of her inspiration so I guess the storyline of Queencard similar to this. The character Soyeon played was under the influence of anaesthetic and she felt confident as somehow she was in Minnie/Miyeon/Yuqi’s shoes (all of those ladies seemed to be her object of envy) but what happened was she is still her, but she just gained more confidence.
@@SylarzxI think it's because idols mostly cover up out of fear that they might be sexualized, but (G)I-DLE plays this "I don't care" sort of vibe which is why this person is saying that they like seeing that they are showing themselves in bra's.
@@liljozeebob411I’d actually say that rather than not caring whether they’re sexualized, based on nxde’s concept, it’s more like they’re trying to normalize that these things SHOULDNT be sexualized. Showing some skin, showing a bra strap - these are normal things, they shouldn’t be an indication of women trying to be sexy or be sexualized.
I looove this concept for gidle, they delivered an amazing concept that got yo the ppl. For me allergy touched me so deep, the 00's concept and the lyrics reflected my teenage self and how i felt, and even how i feel now sometimes and i couldnt help but cry with the lyrics and the video bc its true, beauty standarts and how ppl see you always affect you. And queen card was the perfect sequel, full of confidence and with an awesome messages, and that last line of "i feel YOU" made me cry again, because gidle are giving the new generation good feed back and a great example. For me these two are some of their best mvs and the songs are incredible too :))
I always love watching your videos because it feels like you catch all the nuances and references and messages that I feel are significant to the message and overall concept that others just don’t notice and it makes me happy but also it’s cathartic to watch and catch all those details!! Thank you!!!!
The ending really gives you the thought of "its all in her head" and at the same time "wait, did that really happen?". To put it more clearly, was it all a dream or was it?
I think that this is the correct interpretation of the ending. The entire "Queencard" video is filled with Y2K tropes and references. Dance battle at the club, emerging from the water looking perfectly beautiful, causing traffic chaos by simply walking down the street, people dancing in professional situations, "It was all just a dream" ending, artifact from the dream to make us wonder "Was it a dream, or wasn't it?". 1off dream episodes from TV series often used that ending.
The ending is that she accepted herself as she is and got the confidence in being herself hence the whole world started seeing her differently and thinking she is cool too
For all the I-am-still-confused people there: In Allergy, Soyeon wants to be like Minnie but the hot girl trainee Minnie also has sadness in her mind because she is lonely in real life despite being so famous on social media! Miyeon is an influencer & Minnie is now in a relationship with Tom.Boy who is an ex of Miyeon. Hence, she's jealous of Minnie too. Yuqi & Shuhua play the same role & they are Miyeon's friends. The MV ends with Soyeon finally deciding she wants the plastic surgery to look like Minnie cuz she feels allergic while looking at the mirror. The theme of allergy MV is how we perceive ourselves compared to others & how social media shapes our minds & opinions about beauty standards & popularity but deep down that popular person may not be happy in real life like Minnie! Now, in the Queencard MV, despite Soyeon going to the operation theatre for plastic surgery, she decided against it just before the surgery starts cuz in her mind, she understands she's a queenca in her own way! She leaves the hospital & goes to the dance club last night. She has fun with all the members there. Those Minnie/Miyeon/Yuqi turning into Soyeon in the MV has a deeper meaning. Soyeon imagined those situations as hers when she was in the surgery room. Hence, she could conclude by then that she's just fine being herself & chasing others' look won't make her happy as she thought previously. Anyway, after she passed the night with the members & posted the pics on her insta, you can see all the girls are following & leaving comments to her. It proves that the party last night did actually happen & it wasn't just a dream. Just like "I Feel Pretty" movie which was an inspiration for Soyeon for writing & conceptualizing QC, Soyeon in the MV suddenly realized no matter how she looks, she's still a QC by her own merit & she doesn't need to look like someone else's face/body to be a QC.
Thank you for the reaction and analysis Her dream is likely a mix of memories and delusions, in the end she didn't get the surgery, this explains the picture in the sns at the end They all slay so amazingly
You got it perfectly. It was Soyeon's dream to be like them in Allergy's MV, so she became like them in Queencard by getting confidence even though it was all a dream in the end. Soyeon got inspired by the movie I Feel Pretty which has the same concept. I'm very happy that you liked it, cause I can see the effort in this comeback.
U can hate it or love it, is not even their best cb song, is not in their "artistic spectrum," but Soyeon knows how to sound like a pro and top bangers, im just saying, as a Soyeon fan.🤑
My interpretation is like: the girls turn into her because she feels like the inage she created of them (she thinks those girls are confident and pretty, cool etc, she feels their confidence and feel herself as a queencard, that's why they turn into her
i imagine that soyeon decided to go all out the night before the surgery. not recommended to have alcohol and stuff before surgery, but narrative wise, it works. she did a last hurrah before the surgery to change her face and subsequently, her life. bc she did everything for her own sake and she didn’t care what others thought for that one night, people paid attention. when she prematurely wakes up in the surgery room, she realizes that she didn’t need the surgery. she was capable of having fun and being confident, free to be herself, without the surgery. she just needed to experience it once without thinking about anything else, about what could go wrong or what others would say. then when she gets out and sees people happily greeting her and all the nice comments, she was settled. the feeling of being free. this positive feedback confirmed that she didn’t need surgery or change her life to enjoy it like others she saw were.
* i’d like to emphasize that she didn’t need the nice comments specifically to feel settled or free. but rather the positive reinforcement. she was feeling good and then she saw others happy. positive reinforcement. positive feedback.
When it first came out haters made fun of this song for being « stupid » as they said but the majority of them haven’t listen till the end and definitely didn’t get the meaning and didn’t listen to Allergy.. it made me so mad because I litteraly cried when they dropped Allergy because I saw my teenager self in the lyrics…
you were kind of right about the queencard / 퀸카 reference because they use the 퀸카 in the official lyrics rather than "queencard", but according to google 퀸카 is the female version of 킹카 which you talked about
Soyeon just makes hit after hit. So fun and addictive. The concept, instrumental, mv amazing. I didn't like the bsides a lot but title track makes up for them.
I interpreted both the mvs in the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde way, Soyeon's character was insecure, her in the plaid brown dress in Allergy is the not so special Jekyll self, but sometimes she gets too fed up and stops caring, and lets loose like the other girls, her Mr Hyde side, which we see at the party in QC. After she realised in Allergy that even cosmetic surgery is expensive she has another one of these "breaking points" where she sees the post from Miyeon about the party and says fuck it I'm going, that's when QC starts. Then the next day under anesthetics she sees Miyeon again in the doctor and realises that the "fix" she's looking for, to be like the other girls, is not real since they're also yearning for something else. She wakes up in time and the metaphorical paper plane that her Dr Jekyll self sends in Allergy eventually reaches her, telling her to love herself.
퀸카 is used for popular girls! and it comes from the queen card on card decks, so queencard is just 퀸카 in english. Mean Girls for example is called 퀸카로 살아남는
queenka and kingka is the korean pronunciation of queencard and kingcard, the most popular girl and boy at school.. it came from the deck of cards, like saying oh she has the queen card so she is the queen... at least that is what i've learned. feel free to correct me if i made a mistake or if i missed something
They pulled Mean Girls and White Chicks references for a reason, Soyeon wanted to make a statement but wanted to make it fun for once and just have a giggle whilst saying something serious. So I suppose it's also kind of feminist in the way you hear some misogynists say women aren't funny.
I think that weird percussive thing you’re referring to is a cowbell :) you wouldn’t think it is, but it was used a lot in American nineties pop and rnb if I’m correct in what instrument it is!
Welcome Back!! I've been waiting for this!! G Idle indeed is great! and they currently have 142m Views in YT Also I would suggest Asap and ETA by Newjeans it's somehow interesting although it's not out yet there's just a snippet for ASAP. and the ETA one was a live performance
This is their perfect comeback, like every single member shines so brightly, but MY GOD Shuhua’s evolution from Latata to this is INSANE!!! genuinely the most growth ive seen from an idol i think
hi twin
her and sakura r the idols whove grown the mossstttttt
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SoYeon became the executive producer for (G)i-dle, so she has the final word for everything and with this piece of news becoming true, she was asked who she sees as the "rival of the scene" right now (in the way like which groups) and she responded something like: "Rather than seeing the groups this way, I consider their production team this way..."
And that is bad-ass statement!
After I burn (Hwaa) it felt like they are "done/forgotten", but wow... since I Never Die (Tomboy) they have been getting bigger and bigger and I am so glad for that!
i remember seeing that on twt she's such a boss
Lmaoooo
i dontt understand help😭😭what does she mean by that
@@seansswamp She just emphasized that she has the control over everything regarding her group
@@seansswamp that she's more scared than the producers and songwriters rather than the idols or groups themselves, she said that she have to make 2 comebacks a year because everyone in this industry is thinking fastly about the next comeback and the new trends, so her "competition" or "rivals" aren't the idols themselves but the minds behind them because she's the one who produces Gidle
I just LOVE how shuhua's expressions are sooo on point!!
Still #1 on Melon Monthly chart, their song with longest RAKs so far, 12 music shows win, everybody still dancing to Queenka. It's their most successful song so far. 3 back to back #1 hit since Tomboy, Soyeon a genius.
RAKs not PAKs because of Vibe 🤧
vibe is extremely sketchy it's so annoying
Tomboy still holds the record for their most PAK’s
@@lizzie5046 ah Yes it's RAK, but it did achieve PAK before.
@@lizzie5046what is Vibe? A music platform?
my interpretation of the queencard music video is that she did go out the night before she meant to get surgery, and because she knew it was happening she felt free. she was dancing and living it up with the girls that she idolized on social media (the other 5), but she keeps shifting into them they all keep turning into her, and it brings her to the realization that she doesn't need to get surgery to be the top bitch or be confident and beautiful or to have friends! she was the life of the party, one of the top crowd, the night before, and she hadn't had surgery! and then after she pulls out of it, she gets all these messages and texts, and now they all want to be like HER the way she felt about them previously. to me it's a message of "you dont need to look like someone to be who you want to be"
but also in both allergy and queencard, we see that the other four girls aren't happy. yuqi and shuhua are always trend chasing. miyeon wants to be loved. minnie is lonely. it's also a message of "dont compare yourself to others, because they may seem like they have it all, but they have their own battles and might not even have the happiness you're aspiring to"
that’s what I think as well!! you summarised it perfectly. it wouldn’t make sense for her to receive all those nice comments and likes if it was just a fever dream.
This is the best explanation on how I felt about it!
I love Queencard! I was so confused when it came out and people complained about it saying it's bad/cringe. It's bimbo/barbiecore, that's exactly what it should be! The overconfidence, the references to celebrities and movies, the ridiculous lyrics, the horrendous outfits...it's part of the genre. And the message is still super feminist, saying how no matter what you look like, you're a Queencard. Soyeon did a fantastic job. I still listen to this song on repeat cause it gives me such a confidence boost. Allergy on the other hand legitimately made me cry the first time I listened to it. The lyrics hit so close to home. The "Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, want" part gets me every time idk why. It's so raw. Both songs are absolute masterpieces and deliver their message of self-love/acceptance so well, albeit in very different ways. As a very insecure girl in her mid 20s, I'm so thankful for (G)-Idle for making music like this, especially in the kpop industry.
people will say they love y2k, until they're hit with the most y2k shit in 2023 xD
I think it's also worth mentioning the diversity of the cast in these music videos! It's not often that you see white, Asian, and black people all together in a K-pop music video but it's awesome to see the representation!
True, I was surprised with the diversity of people, so welcomed. I felt it added so much fun open happy mood.
A message spread to absolutely everyone.
Thank you so much for this reaction PD, I always look forward to your reactions. Soyeon wrote Allergy from her experience on survival shows when she felt underconfident and unpretty and kept comparing herself to others. Yuqi was her muse for Queencard, she was inspired because Yuqi is always confident. Queencard was inspired from the movie I Feel Pretty. Also, originally Allergy was going to be the title track as she couldn't come with a title track before the deadline, but then Queencard struck her mind.
The guy 'Tom.boy' who messes around with Miyeon and Minnie is the Ken doll they murder in the MV Tomboy.
soyeon is a marketing genius. we all know that shuhua Korean isn't the best out of the five, so soyeon instead of giving her actual LINES, gives her actual hooks because EVERY comeback, she always has the line that catches the people attention the most. so instead of giving her the spotlight such as the person with the most lines, she gives her the "killing verse" as they call it.
She's always done that since latata but got hate for it. I'm glad she's finally getting recognition for it.
the "i feel you" at the end of the QueenCard MV hits way more different with the context that before Soyeon was in GI-DLE, she was on unpretty rapstar, where the girls on there who were older than her, always pointed out her looks - and how she always felt uglier than them. "I Feel You" means that Soyeon understands how people who go through things like this, that they arent alone because once apon a time, Soyeon was exactly like them.
Soyeon is soo smart with her hook line and sink bc when I saw Allergy first I too was like that its an upbeat songbut the lyrics are so sad, but then came Queencard with the most in your face attitude, love idle for always delivering
Also, the production team behind allergy and queencard, also did nxde and tomboy!
U can see the same type of style!!
They should never change tbh! They fit Gidle image so well
@@vixxexo6855 I mean songs is different I mean just the MV
@@vixxexo6855no one talked about their old songs. It’s about the whole music video set. their music videos nowadays are quality wise so much better than their old music videos. Also, gidle doesn’t have one specific concept like for example Blackpink (girl crush) or Itzy (Teen crush). So what exact concept do you miss??
I'm pretty sure she was at the party, the other girls "turning" to her just symbolized that they all wished they were like her??? like it all went full circle that in allergy she wanted to be like them, but in the end they were all insecure in their own ways and wanted to be like the others.... I think ??? lol
I got it all backwards lmao! I think it’s because of the party she went to where she found the girls looking like the prettiest of them all and it’s what drove her to have the “plastic surgery” to look like them and the choppy images of Soyeon turning into the other girls are what’s dominant in her mind because she can’t wait to look like them so she imagined scenarios as to when she finally got the “plastic surgery” also, because she’s under local anesthesia so she’s dreaming
That’s how I got it 😭
I think it’s the other way. The dance break lyrics talks about being confident in your own body. Soyeon not going through with the surgery shows she’s a true queen because a “queencard” is someone who is confident and popular. The MV shows Soyeon turning into the other girls cause that’s how she imagines she’ll be after the surgery.
Queencard MV is a fever dream of Soyeon while being under narcosis
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@@anewstartsomewhereelse2088Yeah Soyeon imagined she is Innie that is way they show Minnie when actually Soyeon is singing.
Thanks for this reaction!!!
I think the genius of Soyeon/(G)I-dle with their recent comebacks is how they manage to wrap their social commentary and feminism into super fun and catchy pop songs. In a way they manage to "infiltrate" the current zeitgeist with their messages before people even realize what's going on :D
It's hard to understate how popular their last 3 comebacks were. All of them were hits on the charts and even today, 1 month after release, Queencard is still #1 on all Korean charts.
And there's soooo much joy in this comeback and all their stages and music shows, their concerts and festival performances. They truly deserve this.
The way Queencard went over some people’s heads. Even Soyeon said to not take it too seriously because it’s supposed to be a fun, confidence booster. It’s supposed to be satire and she did a great job!
I remember alot of people not understanding the feminism in Tomboy and Nude, and when Queencard and Allergy came out it just continued my absolute LOVE for i-dle and Soyeon's absolute GENIUS in lyric writing. It makes me really happy to see such good commentary!!
my god Shuhua has come into her own 1000 percent. So happy for her... shes killing it. Idle never disappoints
She has been absolutely KILLING IT in the MVs, on stage, in interviews and particularly in Workdol. This is Shushu's world and we're living in it
G-Idle is definitely one of the groups that really grabbed my attention and got me sucked into the k-pop world. (i’ve only been around since my bag) The way Soyeon produces, the way the videos are directed and written, it all just adds extra flavor. Queencard specifically had me crying at the end of the video, i’m not even a woman but it made ME feel so seen. I love how they’re preaching self love, block out what anyone says and live your life like the badass you are. Thanks for the reaction PD, you’re in a league of your own
I think the ending is meant to highlight the fickle nature of social media. That you can idolize people on social media but that tomorrow everything could change as the life they show you is merely a facade.
Soyeon has one night out being confident & out there before her surgery (be it reality or a dream), & the night after she’s the one getting all the likes, DMs & comments.
She didn’t need surgery to get what she wanted, she merely needed to be herself & find confidence within herself.
Some people don’t know, but Yuqi gave the inspiration of the y2k vibe and style to Soyeon for Queencard and allergy.
I just got the birthday line 😭 o never really payed attention to the lyrics fully but now that I did this song seems just like a big kiss to women, empowering them for just being themselves ❤ so cute, I really respct idle for this
PD + G-Idle = the world is back to normal.... love them or hate them... G idle always warrants great discussion, that is the true purpose of art.
Loving gidle for always giving neccessary commentry wrapped up in banger songs and concepts. Soyeon is a genius and I hope gidle will keep achieving great things. 💜
Allergy shows the party, but early on, I think, while Queencard shows the party later in the night. Initially everyone's insecurities were on display. Minnie being lonely despite being successful (which is why she's dating Miyeon's ex so she can feel a little like her). Miyeon is upset that Minnie is going out with her ex. Yuqi and Shuhua, who come off as the popular girls, are really posers who want to be like the American hotties. Soyeon, of course, just wants to be like everyone else. I believe that at some point in the party things change. Soyeon knows she's going to get surgery tomorrow so she decided to just let it all out (which, of course, gets her noticed). Miyeon decides to forgive Minnie which basically solves both Miyeon's and Minnie's plots; Miyeon let go of her ex while Minnie realized she already has a friend. Yuqi and Shuhua seem to be the only ones who don't get a happy ending. Remember they were the hot girls who were telling everyone to change who they are (both Soyeon and Miyeon), so the other members sort of defeat them at the party during the dance battle. Yuqi and Shuhua even are the ones who suddenly are envious of Soyeon when they see her the next day, which shows they didn't change. As for the Soyeon transformation shots, I think Soyeon is remembering the party, but inserting herself in the other's shoes while she's drugged up. So the events are her memories sort of jumbled. Anyway, those are my thoughts on the storyline.
Allergy is me in the morning and Queen card is after I had coffee 😂
there is a recording behind the scenes for queencard so it shows soyeon directing and then there is also live performance stage of queencard which was really good
my interpretation of the ending is pretty loose, but basically: soyeon was at the party (don't know how/why, MV's framing of her is purposefully misleading? yuqhua picking stuff out for her in Allergy could be related to the party, since they also did the same with miyeon later) -> saw how gorgeous everyone was at the party, felt like she was out of place/trying too hard -> tried to mimic them later, but felt bad about herself in the end (related: how she was dancing and happy alone in her room as her "usual" self) -> planned plastic surgery to relieve her complicated feelings -> change of heart at the last minute -> turns out she was totally bangin all along and everyone loves her, including her friends!
The fact that they spoil Queencard in the first few seconds of this video is freaking great.
If you had seen the precursor videos introducing the characters (and previewing the songs from the album), it makes even more sense than just watching them in the right order.
Song of the year. MV of the year. Concept of the year. 10 OUT OF 10 EVERYTHING!
i think the ending and soyeon's picture represents that she always had it in her to be the queencard. hence why she's constantly shifting in and out of reality replacing the girls - she wants to be more like them, but in reality (and as we see from the allergy music video) they also struggle just like her and they aren't that different from each other. i also love how at the end everyone praises soyeon and wants to hang out with her, because at first we're lead to believe that the other girls dislike her for being nerdy, but it turns out to be all a product of her own insecurities.
also, you were pretty much spot on with the queencard/kingcard analogy, but i think (since the mv had white chick references and soyeon also talked about "i feel pretty" as inspiration for the art direction of the comeback, that the title might be inspired by the movie mean girls (another y2k classic), since its korean title is "퀸카로 살아남는 법"
Since you said you were looking forward to the live stages: my favorite part of the choreo is when they say "take a photo" it cuts to that member at a different camera angle like an actual photo is being taken
I am not sure if anybody commented already about the storyline but Soyeon mentioned a movie called “I feel pretty” as one of her inspiration so I guess the storyline of Queencard similar to this. The character Soyeon played was under the influence of anaesthetic and she felt confident as somehow she was in Minnie/Miyeon/Yuqi’s shoes (all of those ladies seemed to be her object of envy) but what happened was she is still her, but she just gained more confidence.
I still love the fact that they're openly showing bras in both mvs soo much
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@@SylarzxI think it's because idols mostly cover up out of fear that they might be sexualized, but (G)I-DLE plays this "I don't care" sort of vibe which is why this person is saying that they like seeing that they are showing themselves in bra's.
@@liljozeebob411I’d actually say that rather than not caring whether they’re sexualized, based on nxde’s concept, it’s more like they’re trying to normalize that these things SHOULDNT be sexualized. Showing some skin, showing a bra strap - these are normal things, they shouldn’t be an indication of women trying to be sexy or be sexualized.
I love how there are so many pop culture references, both in the mv and in the song, it makes this so much more fun and exciting
I looove this concept for gidle, they delivered an amazing concept that got yo the ppl. For me allergy touched me so deep, the 00's concept and the lyrics reflected my teenage self and how i felt, and even how i feel now sometimes and i couldnt help but cry with the lyrics and the video bc its true, beauty standarts and how ppl see you always affect you. And queen card was the perfect sequel, full of confidence and with an awesome messages, and that last line of "i feel YOU" made me cry again, because gidle are giving the new generation good feed back and a great example. For me these two are some of their best mvs and the songs are incredible too :))
I always love watching your videos because it feels like you catch all the nuances and references and messages that I feel are significant to the message and overall concept that others just don’t notice and it makes me happy but also it’s cathartic to watch and catch all those details!! Thank you!!!!
What's amazing is Queencard surpassed Tomboy's achievements and mind you tomboy was a BIG HIT, I'm so glad they keep moving forward after tomboy
The ending really gives you the thought of "its all in her head" and at the same time "wait, did that really happen?". To put it more clearly, was it all a dream or was it?
I think that this is the correct interpretation of the ending. The entire "Queencard" video is filled with Y2K tropes and references. Dance battle at the club, emerging from the water looking perfectly beautiful, causing traffic chaos by simply walking down the street, people dancing in professional situations, "It was all just a dream" ending, artifact from the dream to make us wonder "Was it a dream, or wasn't it?". 1off dream episodes from TV series often used that ending.
The ending is that she accepted herself as she is and got the confidence in being herself hence the whole world started seeing her differently and thinking she is cool too
For all the I-am-still-confused people there:
In Allergy, Soyeon wants to be like Minnie but the hot girl trainee Minnie also has sadness in her mind because she is lonely in real life despite being so famous on social media! Miyeon is an influencer & Minnie is now in a relationship with Tom.Boy who is an ex of Miyeon. Hence, she's jealous of Minnie too. Yuqi & Shuhua play the same role & they are Miyeon's friends. The MV ends with Soyeon finally deciding she wants the plastic surgery to look like Minnie cuz she feels allergic while looking at the mirror.
The theme of allergy MV is how we perceive ourselves compared to others & how social media shapes our minds & opinions about beauty standards & popularity but deep down that popular person may not be happy in real life like Minnie!
Now, in the Queencard MV, despite Soyeon going to the operation theatre for plastic surgery, she decided against it just before the surgery starts cuz in her mind, she understands she's a queenca in her own way! She leaves the hospital & goes to the dance club last night. She has fun with all the members there. Those Minnie/Miyeon/Yuqi turning into Soyeon in the MV has a deeper meaning. Soyeon imagined those situations as hers when she was in the surgery room. Hence, she could conclude by then that she's just fine being herself & chasing others' look won't make her happy as she thought previously. Anyway, after she passed the night with the members & posted the pics on her insta, you can see all the girls are following & leaving comments to her. It proves that the party last night did actually happen & it wasn't just a dream. Just like "I Feel Pretty" movie which was an inspiration for Soyeon for writing & conceptualizing QC, Soyeon in the MV suddenly realized no matter how she looks, she's still a QC by her own merit & she doesn't need to look like someone else's face/body to be a QC.
Gidle always make legend songs just loveeeeee them
I love it when PD bobs his head.. usually means he really digs the song!
Queencard reached new peak of Top Songs Global number 11 in their sixth week of release!!!! Congratulations!!!
I like to think that in the end.... They want to tell that dreams can come true
Thank you for the reaction and analysis
Her dream is likely a mix of memories and delusions, in the end she didn't get the surgery, this explains the picture in the sns at the end
They all slay so amazingly
You got it perfectly. It was Soyeon's dream to be like them in Allergy's MV, so she became like them in Queencard by getting confidence even though it was all a dream in the end. Soyeon got inspired by the movie I Feel Pretty which has the same concept. I'm very happy that you liked it, cause I can see the effort in this comeback.
I was waiting for this sooo much I checked everyday😭 their best comeback so far I’m so obsessed
Allergy is my favorite (G)I-dle song
U can hate it or love it, is not even their best cb song, is not in their "artistic spectrum," but Soyeon knows how to sound like a pro and top bangers, im just saying, as a Soyeon fan.🤑
My interpretation is like: the girls turn into her because she feels like the inage she created of them (she thinks those girls are confident and pretty, cool etc, she feels their confidence and feel herself as a queencard, that's why they turn into her
I went to their concert in Seoul and it was amazing 💜
i imagine that soyeon decided to go all out the night before the surgery. not recommended to have alcohol and stuff before surgery, but narrative wise, it works. she did a last hurrah before the surgery to change her face and subsequently, her life. bc she did everything for her own sake and she didn’t care what others thought for that one night, people paid attention. when she prematurely wakes up in the surgery room, she realizes that she didn’t need the surgery. she was capable of having fun and being confident, free to be herself, without the surgery. she just needed to experience it once without thinking about anything else, about what could go wrong or what others would say. then when she gets out and sees people happily greeting her and all the nice comments, she was settled. the feeling of being free. this positive feedback confirmed that she didn’t need surgery or change her life to enjoy it like others she saw were.
* i’d like to emphasize that she didn’t need the nice comments specifically to feel settled or free. but rather the positive reinforcement. she was feeling good and then she saw others happy. positive reinforcement. positive feedback.
u forget to play queencard last message on the video, that tiny detail, i love it! just rembering, we are human
Omg I have been waiting for this!! Checking for at least a month since their release. Love Gidle! Obsessed.
When it first came out haters made fun of this song for being « stupid » as they said but the majority of them haven’t listen till the end and definitely didn’t get the meaning and didn’t listen to Allergy.. it made me so mad because I litteraly cried when they dropped Allergy because I saw my teenager self in the lyrics…
omg pd istg i’ve waited SO LONG FOR THIS. thank you ❤❤
PD this jacket is fire!!! And you look so so good!!!
Nearly 500 raks and still topping the charts
there are so many moments where i feel like crying while watching these videos, and the last “i feel you” was like IT
Your happy face in the thumbnail is glorious!
I sincerely recommend Yuqi’s first solo album YUQI1,the variety on this album is impressive!Hope u will like it!
you were kind of right about the queencard / 퀸카 reference because they use the 퀸카 in the official lyrics rather than "queencard", but according to google 퀸카 is the female version of 킹카 which you talked about
Shuhua slayed. PERIOD.
Make sure to check the encores when they win in music shows, those are absolutely legendary!
Their songs just get better and better every time. There's never a moment where the comeback feels bleh
after months of waiting, an i-dle reaction video 💛 thank you pd
ooo i’ve been waiting for this one, turn it up!
Soyeon just makes hit after hit. So fun and addictive. The concept, instrumental, mv amazing. I didn't like the bsides a lot but title track makes up for them.
I fkn love this entire album
I've been waiting for this. Finally!!!!!
I interpreted both the mvs in the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde way, Soyeon's character was insecure, her in the plaid brown dress in Allergy is the not so special Jekyll self, but sometimes she gets too fed up and stops caring, and lets loose like the other girls, her Mr Hyde side, which we see at the party in QC. After she realised in Allergy that even cosmetic surgery is expensive she has another one of these "breaking points" where she sees the post from Miyeon about the party and says fuck it I'm going, that's when QC starts. Then the next day under anesthetics she sees Miyeon again in the doctor and realises that the "fix" she's looking for, to be like the other girls, is not real since they're also yearning for something else. She wakes up in time and the metaphorical paper plane that her Dr Jekyll self sends in Allergy eventually reaches her, telling her to love herself.
I hope you also react to their first english single, I Do, that's coming out in a few hours.
Gidle is the best kpop group for me for real 👑💜
i was waiting for soooo long this review. The girls do it amazing .
퀸카 is used for popular girls! and it comes from the queen card on card decks, so queencard is just 퀸카 in english. Mean Girls for example is called 퀸카로 살아남는
This comeback is lit
forever waiting for the h1-key rose blossom reaction 😭
i love these girls so much, they did that
TY so much for this reaction! Soyeon is an absolute Genius! Perfect comeback for these Queens❤
queenka and kingka is the korean pronunciation of queencard and kingcard, the most popular girl and boy at school.. it came from the deck of cards, like saying oh she has the queen card so she is the queen... at least that is what i've learned. feel free to correct me if i made a mistake or if i missed something
They pulled Mean Girls and White Chicks references for a reason, Soyeon wanted to make a statement but wanted to make it fun for once and just have a giggle whilst saying something serious.
So I suppose it's also kind of feminist in the way you hear some misogynists say women aren't funny.
Great smile on PD's face :)
I hope the song can be a little bit longer but "I'm Queencard" chorus is really satisfied.
Do you see 'I Do', the 1st English song of them and will drop more 5 tacks for 'Heat' mi i album (English version).
Soyeon Is a genius
Thanks for the reaction PD! I've been looking very much forward to it! Hope you'll enjoy the album just as much in July!
Thank you for the reaction PD!
I think that weird percussive thing you’re referring to is a cowbell :) you wouldn’t think it is, but it was used a lot in American nineties pop and rnb if I’m correct in what instrument it is!
For me the ending is the typical teenager movies of y2k of "It was all just a dream~...... or was it?"
This comeback is great. They all did amazing.
Yessss finally! I was waiting for this reaction
i was waiting for this!! so excited to see your reaction, thank you pd
Also, PD amazing songs and heartbreaking lyrics are Soyeon thing :D :D Psycho, Dark (X-file) etc..
Dark was written by yuqi tho . However yea she really does
@@rojinssh Dark was composed by Yuqi but written by Soyeon
They make me cry. The good way.
HE LISTENED TO ME AHHHH
Welcome Back!! I've been waiting for this!!
G Idle indeed is great! and they currently have 142m Views in YT
Also I would suggest Asap and ETA by Newjeans it's somehow interesting although it's not out yet there's just a snippet for ASAP. and the ETA one was a live performance
Shuhua evolution is real💪🏼
我終於等到評論這兩個MV啦~
i really love ur reactions