Brave Girls’ Eunji (from left) Yoojung, Minyoung, and Yuna. Provided by Brave Entertainment
“I thought a lot about whether’Rolin’ had chosen this road for no reason before driving in the reverse direction. But as I endure it, there will be such a good day. I think I’ve been good at holding it up.” (Brave Girls Yujeong)
As’Rollin’, released four years ago, quickly became a hit song by riding a YouTube video, the girl group Brave Girls (private Yujeong, Eunji, Yuna) became a thunderbolt star in 10 years after their debut. Five days before the chart reversal began, those who had seriously discussed disassembly and removed their luggage from the hostel became the busiest girl group in Korea one morning.
When something like a movie became reality, the members of the Brave Girls seemed confused. Yuna, the youngest member of Brave Girls, whom I recently met in writing, said, “It’s the first time I’ve been cheered by so many people since my debut, so it’s amazing.” My eldest sister Min-young said, “At first I was unbelievable because the song that came out four years ago suddenly ran backwards,” he said. “At first, I thought it was just a passing wind.” It is said that she shed tears of emotion at the news of #1 on the music chart. Yoo-jeong, who is called’Kobukja,’ because her smile resembles the character of the anime’Pokemon’, said, “I didn’t even think that I’d be number 1 on the music chart, but when I got to the top, I was in tears.”
Brave Girls is a female idol group organized by a famous composer, Brave Brothers, and debuted as a 5-member group in 2011. All four active members are the ones who joined when Brave Girls re-debuted as a 7-member group in 2016. He debuted in his mid-twenties, which is a fair age for an idol singer, and is now reaching an average age of thirty. In the meantime, the 3 people who started the 2nd Brave Girls activities together left.
What was more difficult than going to a performance in a five or six hour car was spending time without schedule. Above all, the economic problem was a concern. In an interview with a YouTuber a while ago, Yoojung said, “We talked about doing ordinary things instead of doing this because we can’t do anything between the members.” In fact, Yuna recently got a barista license and thought about running a cafe.
For idol groups, the infinitely prolonged blank means a crisis in the team. They had to take a break for about two years before releasing ‘It’s just driving’ last year. Min-young said, “Before I came out with’Only driving,’ it was difficult because I had to practice without a promise.” Even more difficult times came after the ambitious’I’m only driving’ produced less than expected results. The time when military performances were not possible due to Corona 19. The members’ worries deepened. There was a conversation about whether I had to leave music and find something else for a living. Yoo-jeong said about the situation at the time, “there was a state of low self-esteem.”
The video of’Brave Girls Rollin’s comment collection’ posted by YouTuber’Viditer’ on the 24th of last month. YouTube capture
The miraculous reversal started when YouTuber’Viditer’ uploaded a video on YouTube at the end of last month. When I was active as’Rolin’, I made witty comments on various videos, such as the consolation performance of the military unit, which was filmed at the time, but it quickly became the hottest video on social media by using the YouTube recommendation algorithm. In March, the number of views increased by hundreds of thousands of views on a single day, exceeding 7 million views on the 12th. The four-year-old’masterpiece of luck’ became the latest hit. ‘Rolin’ topped all four music charts in Korea, starting with Bugs, Genie, Flo, and Melon. Eunji said, “Not only the social media environment, but also the video editor who collected and edited and edited interesting comments, those who recognized our songs, and the fans who supported us from before, all four beats perfectly matched, so I think I’ve come to good luck.” .
‘Rolin’ video is getting more and more popular as the soldiers’ roaring spears and frantic body movements are attracting attention. In the video, the soldiers dance stingrays with the happiest expressions in the world and sing their throats burst. The performances of the members who do their best as if they truly enjoy the performance are also receiving good reviews. “I had never been to a music broadcast and received such a loud shout, but whenever I stood on the stage of the consolation performance, many people cheered and followed me, so I was able to perform with excitement.” (Yuna) “The military units traveled for a long time, so it was difficult. When I arrived and got on the stage, I remember that I got energy from such a great response. Every single stage was so precious. Rather, I was grateful that I could stand on the stage of the consolation train.”
At the time, he made an unreasonable commitment to fans because he wanted to be at the top of the music charts. It was a promise to shave if I reached No. 1. “Please save me. (Laughs) It’s a promise I made a long time ago. It’s an opportunity I came to, but I can’t be shaved and active.” (Minyoung)
Brave Girls, who are having the busiest days since their debut, are running with the feeling of making their debut again these days. I wasn’t really happy enough to say, “Don’t expect too much, don’t install, don’t get hurt, because I’ll talk about it for a while,” but now I say, “Let’s enjoy this moment!” There was also a desire for. “I was happy and grateful just to be on the music charts, but I keep getting greedy. I want to be ranked No. 1 on music broadcasts, and I want to go out to the awards ceremony. Haha.” (Eunji)
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