The RAINBOW Connection

 A couple of weeks back, I was online perusing the various new K-pop songs and videos that were popular at the time, and happened to come across a video from a girl group called RAINBOW. Remembering that Rainbow was one of the newer groups on the DSP Productions Label coming up to follow after KARA’s footsteps, curiosity got the better of me and I clicked on the link to a song called simply, “A”.

Despite them being on the same label as booty-shaking KARA, I expected this new group to be more on the “cutesy” side…BOY was I ever wrong! Far from the freshly scrubbed image you would have expected from a group named Rainbow, THESE seven girls were givin’ it all up in those frenetic, gyrating dance moves- SLICK and SEXY as HELL! And that song: Bass-heavy and pounding out a blasting groove, what a kick ass tune! These chicks rocked!

   The following week when I checked in with the K-pop gang at the local bookstore, the first thing my friend Shanomac (who was the primary person responsible for introducing me to so many of the K-pop acts I love) said,“Oh, dude, I forgot to ask…you ever hear of that that group Rainbow?” “OH Hell Yeah!” I responded, and then both of us at the same time pointed at each other and said, “A”!” LOL
   So the past week when I’m online putting together that massive GIRLS GENERATION order, I’m browsing around on the dealer’s ebay store, and see that they’re selling a few Rainbow CDs…could they possibly have the album with A on it? A quick trip to Rainbow’s wikipedia info told me that “A” appeared on their album SO GIRLS, and sure enough, the dealer had it listed! I didn’t hesitate adding that to my order!
   The following week I received my Rainbow CD (along with all those other SNSD goods) and when I got a chance to listen to it, was pleasantly surprised to find that not only did “A” rock, the whole album was pretty solid from beginning to end, and I found it even included another Rainbow song I saw online, the hoppin’ track MACH! Just awesome!

Woori

Funny, but shortly after getting this CD I began watching the reality show “Invincible Youth” with Sunny and Hyoyeon from SNSD and cute Jiyoung from KARA, as well as a bunch of girls from other groups like f(x), MISS-A and Jewelry. At some point I realized one of the cast members was from Rainbow, but couldn’t remember which girl it was! Running back to my CD shelf and pulling out the CD, I flipped through the Photo Booklet, and had to laugh as soon as I saw Woori, going “AH! This is her! Wow, she’s so funny, who would have though she was from Rainbow?!” Even more bizarre is just the other night when I happened to re-watch that astoundingly sexy PV of “A”, I totally recognize Woori in it, and I gotta say, far from the cute n wacky chick on Invincible Youth, the girl in the videos is confident and HOT AS HECK! AHAHAHA

Woori on Invincible Youth