Today, It’s (Finally) Girl’s Day!!

Everyday, Girl's Day!

Girl’s Day was one of the few K-pop Idol girl groups that never really got into despite the fact that I’ve loved just about every album and single they’ve released- through forums I managed to get just about all of their albums in MP3 format and was constantly amazed by how every album had such SOLID, catchy pop- perfect tunes, but unlike a lot of other groups, I never felt like actually venturing further into their fandom and finding out more about the girls.

 Well, the time has finally come to acknowledge how freaking GREAT these girls are- with the release of their latest single “Darling”, my admiration for them finally SPILLED OVER into true fan LOVE, and at LAST I’ve gone out and ordered some of their albums to own and cherish! Along with their latest album “Girls Day Summer Party” (featuring the aforementioned song “Darling”) I also ordered another past favorite of mine, their excellent album “Expectation”, and I’m sure I’ll be ordering even more in the coming days!

  I think part of the reason that I never tried to get their physical CDs before was that their very first EP “Girl’s Day Party #1” was no longer available, this CD featured two of my favorite songs from them, “Shuppy Shuppy”  and “Gyattung”, and I guess I figured if I couldn’t own THAT album, why bother with some of the other ones? But it finally came to the point where the omission of Girl’s Day in my K-pop collection couldn't be ignored and I had to pick up whatever I could!

A group full of fun personalities!

 Another element that took me awhile to realize is how much fun the individual members are, now that I’m FINALLY getting around to KNOWING them. Just like other K-pop acts, it was seeing them on shows like “Weekly Idol” that I got to see the group’s “dynamic” and see what each member’s “role” was in the group, as well as their individual personalities and quirks. Up until then, just about the only girl I knew was Minah, whom I referred to mostly as “that loud-mouthed chick who always wants attention”. 

Girl's Day: Minah

  This changed the first time I saw older fancam footage of the girls doing appearances when they were just starting out, and saw that her zaniness (as far as I could discern) didn’t seem to be an act she put on, she was JUST as loud, goofy and zany when she was performing in small venues for small crowds! 

Girl's Day's resident silly girl Minah

Then as I saw her on shows I realized that she was actually very sweet, though with a very rough tomboyish kind of veneer. Plus, she has a deep, strong voice that really like...at first I didn't know who was singing what lines in the songs, but seeing them perform I found out that every line I really liked ended up being sung by Minah- a very husky voice. Now I love her!

Girl's Day Innocent Yura

 Yura always struck me as the one in the background, and whenever the group would come out in matching outfits with slight variations, they always gave her the playful, childish one (like overalls, suspenders, etc) and it wasn’t until I saw her on variety shows that I realized it was because she was the “innocent” one in the group. Now her image totally matches her and she makes me smile with her naïve and adorable comments and questions!

Yura walking into the back wall, LOLOL

 I don’t think you can get the full Yura effect until you’ve seen her on Weekly Idol, giggling and squealing with delight at the various pranks and games they’re playing. There was this one time on the show where they were teasing her about how loud she sounded eating, she jokingly ran off...right into the back wall! As the other members fell about themselves cracking up, host Hyungdon laughed and said, “She really IS innocent!” Yura really has this adorable wide-eyed aura that makes me see her as a precious member!

The always smiling Yura

Sojin. Now onto the subject of Sojin. The first time I remember seeing her was for an old “Idol Olympics” special, and at the time, I thought she was rather rough-looking. I’d read people online saying how “hot” she was and think, “Man, was I looking at the same girl?” 

Sexy Leader Sojin

Fast forward two years and I’m seeing this performance of the girls doing “Please Tell Me” on a music show, and I am just FLOORED by how goddamn PRETTY Sojin is! Had to rub my eyes and do a double take! “Is THIS the same girl from the Idol Olympics!?” 

Sojin heating things up on Weekly Idol

   Now I know she’s the oldest member as well as the leader of Girl’s Day, so my respect for her has grown a lot, and additionally, on shows like Weekly Idol, Sojin shows how much charisma she has as the group’s mature member and she really DOES have a LOT of sexy charms, wow, NOW I GET IT! 

My Girl's Day bias, the pretty Hyeri

 And lastly we have Hyeri, my Girl’s Day bias! The first time I noticed her was when her hair was longer and wavier, (this was during their “Don’t Forget Me” promotions) she reminded me so much of Kara’s Goo Hara and APink’s Son Naeun (and even a bit of Amuro Namie) with her “Fairy-Dol” look, I was instantly enamored! 

  Besides her gorgeous looks, Hyeri is really outspoken and a really great "reactionist", like Minah, she's a bit of a tomboy and doesn't mind getting rough with the hosts! Plus she has these incredibly expressive eyebrows that make everything seem so...interesting!!!!

 My love for Hyeri took a hit when she cut her hair short into a bob style for most of Expectation, but even then she still managed to captivate me with every appearance. And now, with the "Darling" promotion, MAN, she’s looking more luscious than EVER, so girly and cute, just simply stunning! 

Hyeri in the "Darling" Music Video, so sassy!

SO YEAH, Girl's day has entered my short list of favorite K-pop artists- It’s funny because for years, every time Girl’s Day name would come up, my friend Car would say “I bet they become your next favorite group”, since it was true that I liked every release they put out (especially “Female President” which I particularly loved)  and now with their newest song Darling, I can finally say that “Everyday is Girl’s Day”! 

Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com