Unfortunately at some point, Dingo stopped paying for translations on their Killing Voice videos, although one of the only particularly notable things they say before/after a song here is before "Oh Boy", when Joy mentions that it was the song that made RV known for their excellent B-sides/non-title tracks. And as someone else mentioned in the comments, their B-sides are sprinkled throughout this Killing Voice. Which is partially why this was, at the time of its posting, the longest Killing Voice video. Not sure if that's been eclipsed since! As someone else has mentioned, "Happiness" was their debut song in August 2014, when they debuted with four members, although Yeri can be spotted in the music video for it briefly. Yeri was originally supposed to debut in another group with other trainees around the same age, but various circumstances internally resulted in her being added to RV several months later with their first mini album. I mention the age thing because the gap between the oldest (Irene) and the youngest (Yeri) is 8 years, which is pretty uncommon in K-pop. Joy, the second youngest, is 3 years older than Yeri. 'Zimzalabim' is an equivalent to 'abracadabra" in some Germanic and Slavic languages, I think? And yes, the MV for the song is a bit wacky. It's rather an abrasive song for many, because that chorus can be very jarring for some, but as they mention prior to singing the song, it is something they love at concerts and also a fan favorite at concerts because it's just stupid fun. "Psycho" is one of the most played/streamed songs released under SM Entertainment ever (if not THE most streamed, depending on the stats that you look at). Wendy's family moved to Canada as a child (EDIT: apparently this is a bit wrong - see @riffgroove’s reply to this below!) and she lived back and forth a bit between there and Minnesota as a teen. Her original given name as such is not Wendy, but it was her English name while living in North America. She started auditioning for Korean agencies while in high school, although ultimately she ended up joining SM Entertainment when she accompanied her friend to an SM audition. So she speaks English fluently, although you notice on occasion when it's more obvious that it's her second language (plus living again in a country for so long where English is no longer the primary language hurts!). You mentioned "Automatic" having a bit of an R&B vibe, and that's definitely something prevalent throughout their discography. I feel like people probably mentioned in the comments of your other RV reactions, and you may have come across it during any reading about RV, but RV does have their "Red" and "Velvet" styles, with R&B falling usually in the latter. They don't strictly adhere to this, as you hear and see blends of these two styles in their music and visuals, but it was a stronger part of their marketing and group concept earlier in their careers. This Killing Voice is actually loosely divided into those two halves, with the Red being the former and Velvet starting with "Peek-a-boo" (Yeri mentions changing the mood of the Killing Voice right before getting into the song). No real connection between "Queendom" and "Kingdom Come"! They were released on different albums and their lyrics don't really have any connection, the latter being more of an outright love song. If the vocal aspects do intrigue you, SM Entertainment began releasing behind the scenes footage of their artists recording for the title tracks (I think starting in 2020 or 2021 onwards). Whether it's for reaction content or just in your personal time, it can be interesting to see the process. There's at least several for RV (both for group title tracks and their solos).
One thing you mentioned wasn't entirely correct... Wendy was about 12 when her older sister went to study in Canada. When she came back to visit after just one year in Canada, impressionable young Wendy became convinced that if she went to Canada, she could be as happy as her big sister was. She begged her parents, and they sent her to a really expensive boarding school in Brockville before going to Toronto when she got a bit older. Her family ended up moving to Canada at a later date.
@@possiblyicyShe talked about it at length on a Variety show. Her older sister was not an entirely happy child. When she returned from a year of study in Canada, 13 year old Seung-Wan ( Wendy's Korean name ) was amazed at how much she had changed. She said she seemed so much more worldy, relaxed, and most of all, just how much happier she seemed. Wendy said she said to herself "If I go to Canada, can I be that happy as well?" She begged her parents, and they said if she studied English really hard, they would send her as well. It's no secret that Wendy's family is really wealthy. Someone said her dad was a diplomat, but that's never been confirmed. She went to some really prestigious schools in Canada and Minnestota. She could have gotten into an Ivy league college, her grades were so good. But she decided being a singer was more important to her, so she started applying to Korean agencies while she was still living in Canada. Smart girl to realize that her opportunities were probably way better there than here.
Keep in mind that some of the songs that noted are b sides, like kindom come, you better know and oh boy, so they dont have music videos. great video btw! more recomendations for a title would be Umpah Umpah and b sides: So good, sunny side up, la rouge, perfect 10, look, bamboleo, underwater, iced coffee, one kiss, pushing n pulling. i could go all day lol
@@PinkGrammarGirl Keep in mind that the older songs don't have captions, so you might want to check out a lyric video afterwards to catch the meaning, as it adds to the song :))
Yess, wendy is the main vocal, but all of 'em are c- above , some people in producer says red velvet is really easy to teach it , bcz they are really versatille and could hit every ranges. And always got high score from a korean critiques for the best girl group .
Nice reaction. Good questions too. As far as names, they all have a Korean name but a few use a "stage" name. Wendy (Shon Seung-wan), Irene (Bae Joo-hyun), Joy (Park Soo-young), Seulgi (Kang Seul-gi) and Yeri (Kim Ye-rim). Wendy lived and studied for several years in Canada and US, hence the fluency and accent. She went by Wendy at school, a name her father selected for her and she continued using it when she moved back to Korea, and eventually debut with Red Velvet. Enjoy your continued dive into Red Velvet. I fell down the RV rabbit hole just a few years ago and have never looked back.
rv" all albums every songs no skip never ever!!😊
Unfortunately at some point, Dingo stopped paying for translations on their Killing Voice videos, although one of the only particularly notable things they say before/after a song here is before "Oh Boy", when Joy mentions that it was the song that made RV known for their excellent B-sides/non-title tracks. And as someone else mentioned in the comments, their B-sides are sprinkled throughout this Killing Voice. Which is partially why this was, at the time of its posting, the longest Killing Voice video. Not sure if that's been eclipsed since!
As someone else has mentioned, "Happiness" was their debut song in August 2014, when they debuted with four members, although Yeri can be spotted in the music video for it briefly. Yeri was originally supposed to debut in another group with other trainees around the same age, but various circumstances internally resulted in her being added to RV several months later with their first mini album. I mention the age thing because the gap between the oldest (Irene) and the youngest (Yeri) is 8 years, which is pretty uncommon in K-pop. Joy, the second youngest, is 3 years older than Yeri.
'Zimzalabim' is an equivalent to 'abracadabra" in some Germanic and Slavic languages, I think? And yes, the MV for the song is a bit wacky. It's rather an abrasive song for many, because that chorus can be very jarring for some, but as they mention prior to singing the song, it is something they love at concerts and also a fan favorite at concerts because it's just stupid fun.
"Psycho" is one of the most played/streamed songs released under SM Entertainment ever (if not THE most streamed, depending on the stats that you look at).
Wendy's family moved to Canada as a child (EDIT: apparently this is a bit wrong - see @riffgroove’s reply to this below!) and she lived back and forth a bit between there and Minnesota as a teen. Her original given name as such is not Wendy, but it was her English name while living in North America. She started auditioning for Korean agencies while in high school, although ultimately she ended up joining SM Entertainment when she accompanied her friend to an SM audition. So she speaks English fluently, although you notice on occasion when it's more obvious that it's her second language (plus living again in a country for so long where English is no longer the primary language hurts!).
You mentioned "Automatic" having a bit of an R&B vibe, and that's definitely something prevalent throughout their discography. I feel like people probably mentioned in the comments of your other RV reactions, and you may have come across it during any reading about RV, but RV does have their "Red" and "Velvet" styles, with R&B falling usually in the latter. They don't strictly adhere to this, as you hear and see blends of these two styles in their music and visuals, but it was a stronger part of their marketing and group concept earlier in their careers. This Killing Voice is actually loosely divided into those two halves, with the Red being the former and Velvet starting with "Peek-a-boo" (Yeri mentions changing the mood of the Killing Voice right before getting into the song).
No real connection between "Queendom" and "Kingdom Come"! They were released on different albums and their lyrics don't really have any connection, the latter being more of an outright love song.
If the vocal aspects do intrigue you, SM Entertainment began releasing behind the scenes footage of their artists recording for the title tracks (I think starting in 2020 or 2021 onwards). Whether it's for reaction content or just in your personal time, it can be interesting to see the process. There's at least several for RV (both for group title tracks and their solos).
One thing you mentioned wasn't entirely correct...
Wendy was about 12 when her older sister went to study in Canada. When she came back to visit after just one year in Canada, impressionable young Wendy became convinced that if she went to Canada, she could be as happy as her big sister was.
She begged her parents, and they sent her to a really expensive boarding school in Brockville before going to Toronto when she got a bit older.
Her family ended up moving to Canada at a later date.
@@riffgroove ah, oops! Noted. I also edited my comment to note yours.
@@possiblyicyShe talked about it at length on a Variety show.
Her older sister was not an entirely happy child. When she returned from a year of study in Canada, 13 year old Seung-Wan ( Wendy's Korean name ) was amazed at how much she had changed.
She said she seemed so much more worldy, relaxed, and most of all, just how much happier she seemed.
Wendy said she said to herself "If I go to Canada, can I be that happy as well?"
She begged her parents, and they said if she studied English really hard, they would send her as well.
It's no secret that Wendy's family is really wealthy. Someone said her dad was a diplomat, but that's never been confirmed.
She went to some really prestigious schools in Canada and Minnestota.
She could have gotten into an Ivy league college, her grades were so good. But she decided being a singer was more important to her, so she started applying to Korean agencies while she was still living in Canada.
Smart girl to realize that her opportunities were probably way better there than here.
@@riffgroove Wow!
Thank you for taking the time to write this! I took notes, lol. Great context.
I have a lot to look forward to by them.
Keep in mind that some of the songs that noted are b sides, like kindom come, you better know and oh boy, so they dont have music videos. great video btw! more recomendations for a title would be Umpah Umpah and b sides: So good, sunny side up, la rouge, perfect 10, look, bamboleo, underwater, iced coffee, one kiss, pushing n pulling. i could go all day lol
Oh, good point to keep in mind!
i recommend Wildside one of my faves.
Happiness is their debut song (Aug 2014) Ice Cream Cake (Mar 2015) is their first ep and it's also when Yeri joined them
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Noted!
@@PinkGrammarGirl Keep in mind that the older songs don't have captions, so you might want to check out a lyric video afterwards to catch the meaning, as it adds to the song :))
Yess, wendy is the main vocal, but all of 'em are c- above , some people in producer says red velvet is really easy to teach it , bcz they are really versatille and could hit every ranges. And always got high score from a korean critiques for the best girl group .
I can see it!
Zimzalabim ( simsalabim) is a German word used in magic acts like saying “Abracadabra” or “Alakazam.”
Nice reaction. Good questions too. As far as names, they all have a Korean name but a few use a "stage" name. Wendy (Shon Seung-wan), Irene (Bae Joo-hyun), Joy (Park Soo-young), Seulgi (Kang Seul-gi) and Yeri (Kim Ye-rim).
Wendy lived and studied for several years in Canada and US, hence the fluency and accent. She went by Wendy at school, a name her father selected for her and she continued using it when she moved back to Korea, and eventually debut with Red Velvet.
Enjoy your continued dive into Red Velvet. I fell down the RV rabbit hole just a few years ago and have never looked back.
They are the first girl group I have ever went down the rabbit hole for, and I am not regretting it! :)
Best to go album by album just too many great b sides
You mixed yeri and joy I think 😓 i might be wrong bc i couldnt see your mouse well
she got it right
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