Among many girl groups, Oh My Girl, which added the exclamation ŌĆ£Oh!ŌĆØ with the aspirations of becoming ŌĆ£My GirlŌĆØ for listeners, debuted with ŌĆ£CupidŌĆØ in 2015. The team consisted of six vocals and one rapper and released seven mini-albums since their debut, showcasing various concepts. They gained public recognition in late 2018 when they appeared in Queendom. As a proof of it, Oh My Girl was awarded the Brand of the Year (girl group) in 2019, Melon Music Award Top 10 in 2020, and Golden Disc Awards Digital Bonsang in 2021. In 2020, Oh My Girl also became the leading character of the online culture, where fans from all over the world checked attendance with ŌĆ£da da da daŌĆØ in the comment section on YouTube, with ŌĆ£Dolphin,ŌĆØ the non-title track of their 7th mini-album NONSTOP. What charms do they have that listeners keep finding themselves drawn to the group? LetŌĆÖs check out three reasons why we canŌĆÖt hold back our exclaim ŌĆ£Oh!ŌĆØ when we watch Oh My Girl. ┬Ā Fantasy Trilogy: A clearer flow of trilogy when you ŌĆśwatchŌĆÖ it rather than ŌĆśhearŌĆÖ it.
ŌĆ£CLOSER,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Secret GardenŌĆØ and ŌĆ£The Fifth SeasonŌĆØ are the most vivid pieces from the ŌĆ£Fantasy TrilogyŌĆØ of OH MY GIRLŌĆÖs musical chronology. If you listen to the music first, you will know that it features a dreamy sound and lyrics that show someone who just fell in love. In order to emphasize the ŌĆ£fantasyŌĆØ concept, Oh My Girl takes a circular formation in music videos and on stages. This is slightly different from the universal method taken by a multi-member idol team where members come to the center or front of the stage. For the introduction part of ŌĆ£CLOSERŌĆØ and ŌĆ£The Fifth Season,ŌĆØ the rest of the members sit in a circle around YooA and Binnie so that they can get the spotlight. The two songs, which were released five years apart, overlap from the beginning formation and make you feel the ŌĆ£continuity.ŌĆØ Furthermore, in the chorus of ŌĆ£CLOSERŌĆØ, a large circle is made first with a small circle formed inside, while in ŌĆ£Secret Garden,ŌĆØ Arin is placed at the center when moving on to the second verse, and everyone draws a circle with their hands. In the end, after watching Oh My GirlŌĆÖs performance, ŌĆ£nonangulated circleŌĆØ is left in your head. ┬Ā Concept: The pros that the members themselves recognize, and the reinterpretation of the concept
Oh My Girl is the team that benefited the most from MnetŌĆÖs survival program Queendom. But the more correct thing to say would be that they spent a fierce time to showcase a differentiated concept, and that effort finally blossomed through Queendom. The climax of the groupŌĆÖs history is when they reinterpreted LovelyzŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Destiny.ŌĆØ They added MimiŌĆÖs rap to the solid vocals and received favorable reviews for styling and stage production that incorporated Korean traditional dance. While preparing for the performance, Jiho says, ŌĆ£We have pretty body lines (when we dance), so we are the only team that can express sadness,ŌĆØ and her words demonstrate the understanding they have of their own capabilities. Continuing the spirit, Oh My Girl reconstructed their own song ŌĆ£TwilightŌĆØ with a vampire concept, completely reversing the original songŌĆÖs mood. The popularity isnŌĆÖt created out of thin air. You can check that from Oh My GirlsŌĆÖ performances in Queendom. ┬Ā Energy: Energy that inspire others and sparks a new craze
Before Queendom, Oh My Girl won the nickname ŌĆ£fairy idolŌĆØ with their debut song ŌĆ£CupidŌĆØ and drew attention by using a rather intuitive stage prop of pinwheel hairband for the song ŌĆ£Windy Day.ŌĆØ In short, they were in the process of creating their own color that was not clear yet by trying out various concepts. Here is an interesting behind-the-scenes story. It is said that IU thought about Oh My Girl while writing the lyrics for her 2017 song ŌĆ£Dlwlrma.ŌĆØ As the group became the model for the ŌĆ£lyrics that capture the jolly and bouncy image,ŌĆØ Oh My Girl chooses high-spirited energy as one of the teamŌĆÖs distinct colors. The best example will be ŌĆ£DolphinŌĆØ from the same album as ŌĆ£Nonstop.ŌĆØ The repeated sounds like ŌĆ£Oh na na na naŌĆØ in ŌĆ£NonstopŌĆØ and ŌĆ£da da da daŌĆØ in ŌĆ£DolphinŌĆØ are used, and the elements that clearly stand out in the performance are added. These are the points that spread Oh My GirlŌĆÖs unique energy little by little into the world. Editor Seo Hayne: I like actors as they faithfully lead through their long running-time. I also like idols who accomplish everything on stage within 3 minutes.
