DISCOVERING FROMIS_9!! | Fromis_9 - DM (FIRST TIME REACTION)

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[@michaeljuliusching3562]

I've been a flover for almost 2 years now and I'll tell you this: stanning fromis_9 is the best decision that I've ever made in my entire life. Not only that their music are all good, but fromis_9 as an artists will make you want to stan them. Hope you could react more to their MVs. I highly recommend Feel Good and We Go

[@infinitelocke]

Definitely will check out more of them!! Thank you!

[@prince_her2590]

woah I'm so happy people are getting to know them more now, thanks for your reaction videos, they are so talented I hope you explore more about them.

[@infinitelocke]

No problem! I liked this a lot! I heard about another one called escape room! I’m gonna try to see the live stage of that!

[@g-buddy8622]

@@infinitelocke escape room became my favorite Fromis 9 Song , and top 3 songs of 2022

[@maisiemac]

yes i love fromis this is currently my soty 😭 all the members are v unique and refreshing, i highly recommend love bomb, feel good and we go!

[@infinitelocke]

I’ll add them to my list! And yeah this is definitely in the conversation for it!

[@fromiizone]

Omg my fromis girls... they've come so far. And yeah... chaeyoung is one dangerous girl. Highly recommend Feel Good,We Go and Love Bomb from them! The first twos are pure serotonin boost and Love Bomb is peak bubblegum pop.

[@infinitelocke]

She is for sure! & Got em on my list!

[@girlwithluv-multifandom]

The fact that you learned their names in minutes is impressive. Took me months to learn fromis_9 members. I highly recommend checking out We Go, Feel Good and Love Bomb. They have such a bright and energetic discography, guaranteed to make you smile.

[@infinitelocke]

They shot the video really well and helped me distinguish! More of them to come!

[@tracisr]

I say that all the time his memory for names and faces is on another level!

[@bladeclanhalo3]

Its easy to learn them for one video, the challenge is knowing who they are after their looks change from a comeback

[@just_a_saeu88]

Amazing pronounciation too👏👏

[@jlcsr9163]

Me too, but if you watch their channel 9 series you will learn quickly.

[@lisawriter21]

Loved your reaction to my ult gg fromis_9! Look forward to more reactions of them!

[@infinitelocke]

I really appreciate them more and more after seeing their variety show! They are hilarious!😭

[@RealmOfDarthon6QWeRTyUIoP67895]

They have come so far as a group I love there songs and personalities so much, my favorite songs my them are talk& talk and we go, also feel good and love bomb are good ones too, and my bias are hayoung, jiwon, and saerom.

[@infinitelocke]

I am literally fighting for my life to pick a bias line😭I just watched their variety show interview and now I’m ready to bias EVERYBODY. Chaeyoung/Saerom/Seoyeon/Jiwon/nagyung are probably my biases and wreckers but I have no idea who is who😭

[@pendragnx]

the song is SO GOOD... You need to go back and check out "Love bomb" .. still my favorite track of theirs

[@infinitelocke]

Got it on my list!

[@just_a_saeu88]

Nice nice this is the moment a new flover was born🍀

[@infinitelocke]

Definitely!

[@fabricemaire4433]

MY favorite song by them is LOVE BOMB another feel good vibe .

[@infinitelocke]

Got it on my list!

[@fabricemaire4433]

THEY win 2music show this week with this song so happy for them . because they got so many strong opponent .

[@infinitelocke]

I’m happy to hear that for them!!

[@vivishands4822]

you should react to their songs called talk and talk and fun they are such good songs bro TRUST ME

[@infinitelocke]

Got em on my list! I definitely want to hear more from them!

[@ryeyaa]

Im not there yet but i know you asked so hayoung hit the notes at the end

[@infinitelocke]

Lol how’d you know I was gonna ask👀🔮

[@ryeyaa]

One of my ult groups yess

[@infinitelocke]

You have great taste in groups!

[@dmore]

Fromis_9 are such a good group, it's been so good to see them finally gaining more success lately and getting some music wins. Super talented, beautiful and some of them are dead funny too. They've some really catchy songs as well. 'Love Bomb' is a crazy quirky track that was my favourite until 'Feel Good (Secret Code)' came out, I've had that on repeat forever now. I hope to see them get the opportunity to do more concepts in the future as they have a wide variety of hidden talents. Hayoung for example, is a huge hip hop fan and used to participate in Hip Hop Dance Battles (there's a few clips on KZbin). It's a completely different vibe from how she is in Fromis_9 and one I hope she gets to show.

[@infinitelocke]

Them (along with WJSN) are honestly my new favorite underrated GG. I REALLY like them especially their personalities. Chaeyoung was my bias at first glance but now Seoyeon is really challenging for that title. She is a helluva all rounder. And I really respect hayoung for singing those whistle notes live at the encore stage! More of them to come soon!

[@dmore]

@@infinitelocke Yup, choosing a bias can be hard! Mine is Nakyung, but Saerom and Seoyeon are constantly trying to wreck me!

[@fromisgunner]

Funny enough, they change their sound after they released Feel Good and ever since been releasing serotonin boosting music lol

[@infinitelocke]

This is definitely feel good bop! Happy they got wins with this!

[@itzjosiahh]

the funny part is you said this song gives you fee l good vibes and they have a song called feel good😭😭😭

[@infinitelocke]

Lol can’t be a coincidence😭😭

[@simpforchaewooooon1079]

Just got into them this comeback and I absolutely love them!

[@infinitelocke]

Agreed! They smashed this!

[@No_Nine]

Welcome to the fromily ❤️

[@Jimcraque]

Since the only member you didn’t name is Jiheon I’ll point her out for you! She is the girl who starts the bridge, her and Seoyeon are my dual biases because they are like polar opposites! Jiheon is cute and precious whilst Seoyeon is that chic/ sensual type!

[@infinitelocke]

Yeah I definitely missed her name! She looked stunning as well! All of them carried their weight!!

[@Jimcraque]

@@infinitelocke That's so true and they got that Pledis synchronization which is a joy to watch, if my ult group wasn't already Dreamcatcher, Fromis would be in that spot.

[@jlcsr9163]

And Seoyeon has an incredible laugh

[@blinkploryflover8816]

Goddess Chaeyoung is my bias since 2018 and in my top 5 biases behind 3 BLACKPINK members LS/RS/JN and maybe Yoohyeon of DC, Lee Chaeyoung has same full name as PURPLE KISS bias wrecker Chaein. Rapper/singer/ occasional songwriter Seoyeon with deeper vocal is ex YG trainee. Gyuri / Jisoo look mentioned back around debut. Hayoung high note whistling. 2 wins The Show & Show Champion. I previously commented with guides on your PURPLE KISS and DREAMCATCHER reactions, here's my fromis_9 guide in case I didn't post it over there. Thanks for reacting. Have you seen GWSN yet?: My new 2022 FROMIS_9 BEGINNERS' GUIDE ver20220126 Want to see beautiful Korean women with great choreo synchronization and sincere vocals? Suggested FROMIS_9 starting point MVs: DM (newest, evolving their sound), WE GO (summer bop), FEEL GOOD, TALK & TALK, LOVE BOMB (cracked out MV), FUN! (commercials parodies). For girl crush R&B vibes see performances of new b-side ESCAPE ROOM where they dance in suits: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmTJZYxur7aZrKs Great b-sides include AIRPLANE MODE (360 VR video, you rotate camera), WEATHER (rainy day vibes), MULGOGI, LOVE RUM PUM PUM (retro City Pop vibes) FROMIS_9 is a 9 member girl group known for great dance synchronization (to very fun choreo with lots of hand moves, like underrated GWSN 공원소녀 they also release several b-side dance practices) and for the sincere sound of their vocals highlighted by the main/lead vocal line. I'd argue they are one of the best groups at releasing upbeat pop songs that are absolute bops. They are my #2 group after BLACKPINK despite different styles, being closer towards early Red Velvet or Twice pop music style. FROMIS_9 GROUP NAME PRONUNCIATION AND LABELS HISTORY fromis_9 rhymes with 'promise' (hangeul 프로미스나인) and stands for 'FROM Idol School' (The Mnet music survival show that created them) and the group being 9 members. After pre-debut song Glass Shoes, they officially debuted with TO HEART on January 24, 2018 under Stone Music Ent, later moved to Off The Record the same label as IZ*ONE who got most of the label's attention and resources, and are now under Pledis Ent (the company that previously failed monster rookies Pristin) which is now under the umbrella of HYBE labels. Hopefully this will improve their promotions and resources. The first new song under the company Talk & Talk gave fromis_9 their first music show win after 3.5 years waiting since debut despite a string of bops that should've been hits (I'll take their discography over Tw). IDENTIFYING MEMBERS IN THE 'DM' MV and GROUP POSITIONS SAEROM 새롬 nicknamed Romsae (roll the R), group captain/lead dancer/vocal / sexiness = walk on table in cool jacket, later riding bike CHAEYOUNG 채영 main dancer/ variety show queen/ beautiful expressive face /acting training arts HS/ex-JYP trainee knew Jiwon = photobooth/green dress JISUN 지선 Vocal / stunning ASMR queen / mom of group/ cooking skills = mirror black dress near start NAKYUNG 나경 visual /dancer/vocal/ aegyo / actress (Shadow Beauty) = in bed at start GYURI 규리 lead vocal / dad of group; missed 2nd DKDK era busy on PD48 = covers teddy bear with blanket to sneak out window JIHEON 지헌 maknae / group brainiac / memorizing other groups choreo = kicks paint can HAYOUNG 하영 vice captain/lead vocal/main dancer (hiphop, but insists she's the sexy dancer) = cow/dalmatian pattern jacket hitting those high whistle notes JIWON 지원 main vocal & loud girl Busan, ex-JYP trainee eliminated on Sixteen = jumping on couch SEOYEON 서연 main rapper/ vocal, ex-YG TRAINEE (future2ne1) swag = closet sparkly shoes/on swing [vocals Jiwon, Hayoung and Seoyeon composed b-sides for the group like Fly High, Starry Night] Jiwon and Nakyung are both recognizable by location of mole on nose EVOLUTION OF SOUND & CONCEPT Because they started on tv show Idol School their original concept in MVs GLASS SHOES, TO HEART and DKDK (first 2 mini albums) was schoolgirl uniforms, innocence, first love and title tracks were similar in genre to Gfriend's often imitated early music style -- not my fave genre but they did it better than anyone and some of those early b-sides can get some people a bit misty-eyed. B-side 22 Century Girl hinted at change to upbeat pop music... LOVE BOMB (greatest bubblegum pop Kpop songs ever?) was a change, even had rap break by Seoyeon & Chaeyoung. Some compare this pop sound to Cosmic Girls WJSN or early red side Red Velvet songs but brighter. In this era they also showed off their girl crush potential with a cover of fx's classic RED LIGHT kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGTRiGiZpM-hgpI From this point on their title tracks could all be summer hits if Korea wasn't sleeping. FUN! (includes rap by Seoyeon/Saerom/Jiheon), FEEL GOOD (SECRET CODE) and especially WE GO all have summer bop vibes regardless of release months. Don't miss chill b-side greatness AIRPLANE MODE (it's even better than fan favorite WEATHER). The move to Pledis/HYBE for TALK & TALK and now DM has seen higher production and with Midnight Guest CD a more mature sound that still retains fromis_9 sound. DM won 2 weekly music show trophies (The Show 220125 and Show Champion 220126) giving them a grand total of 3 trophies so far in 4 years, proving that the Korean charts often don't reward quality music if its from a group on a small label without a big name producer. The label change seems to be slowly helping the group get some of the attention they've deserved for years. DANCE PRACTICES There are also dance practice / choreography / performance videos for some b-sides: 22 세기 소년 Choreography 9 ver. (aka 22 CENTURY GIRL) [fromis_9 TV behind] 환상속의 그대 Choreography ver. (aka MIRACLE) [fromis_9 TV behind] 피노키오 (aka PINOCCHIO) LOVE RUM PUM PUM ESCAPE ROOM has full choreo, was performed at showcase and on some music shows There are recording behind videos for other b-sides: DANCING QUEEN 물들어 (aka COLORING) 너를 따라, 너에게 (aka THINK OF YOU) STARRY NIGHT 별의 밤 FROMIS_9 releases a ton of extra content on their official KZbin channel which will help you to get to know the members better, including ASMR videos of increasing quality by Jisun and series of videos like CHANNEL_9 (20 episodes in 2021 running 20-30min each) and the usual behind the scenes videos. Their appearance on Weekly Idol EP 377 promoting LOVE BOMB kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4KTY6RmjMmCgs0 and making me fall in love with Chaeyoung was the moment I decided to stan them and after catching up with their b-sides and seeing some more content of the members they quickly became one of my favorite groups and were in a battle for #2 with talented but unlucky duo KHAN (2/5 members of similarly unlucky former group THE ARK). Chaeyoung my bias always, bias wrecker went from Seoyeon to Jiwon to Jisun, current #3 Saerom or Nakyung. It's a very difficult group to pick biases. FROMIS_9 early GROUP INTRO WAS A PROMISE The full 'fromis_9 imni da' introduction (no longer used on tv appearances) was very comparatively long and was basically their promise to work to become the best idol group for their fans: 이제는 약속해 ~ 소중히 간직해 ~ 당신의 아이돌로 성장하 겠습니다 안녕하세요, 프로미스나인 입니다 Part of this appears in the lyrics to the 'for the fans' song CLOVER (sweet song, but if I'm honest underrated girl group GWSN 공원소녀 fandom song GROWING FOR GROO is the one that gets me teary-eyed everytime, especially with this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGXGY56prtCkn9E ). The poetic musical intro tracks ( 나에게로 오는 길 THE WAY TO ME and 다가가고 싶어 CLOSE TO YOU) on the first 2 fromis_9 CDs (To Heart & To-Day) had messages written by the members. It was all very sweet, but thankfully they were allowed to evolve beyond the innocent schoolgirl first love concept to something with wider appeal to grow into the group we love today. The fandom name and fandom logo announced on 1st anniv vlive stream is 'FLOVER' (hangeul 플로버 ) Like GWSN fandom Groo, FROMIS_9 fandom flover is one of the few Kpop fandoms to have an official logo instead of just a font. . also gonna suggest another underrated girl group if you want to see great choreography and lots of great b-sides with dance practices GWSN 공원소녀 GongWon Sonyeo aka Girls in the Park have 5 great mini albums, but get less notice being in a smaller company. They weremy #3 group after BLACKPINK and FROMIS_9 until PURPLE KISS took over 2021 and took my #3 spot.

[@infinitelocke]

Thanks for the info! I like these ladies! Saerom & Chaeyoung probably my biases at this point with jiwon/nagyung/gyuri all wreckers😭can’t wait to hear more from them

[@blinkploryflover8816]

@@infinitelocke just saw your KARD reaction I've long said that FROMIS_9 is one of the most charming groups in Kpop. To get to know fromis_9 better and help picking biases, I'd suggest you check out the recent ENGSUB Weekly Idol EP546 fromis_9 (uploaded by 1stonkpop) which has subtitles. It's from this comeback and even includes a section where Jiwon and Hayoung competed breaking boards with their fists. Jiwon does a great English language vocal cover of 12:45 Stripped Near the end of episode is a random dance section to see how well they can remember their places in choreography including some older songs, so forewarning you about potential music spoilers in that segment. They've been on multiple episodes of Weekly Idol 주간아이돌: EP 516 (WE GO), EP 377 (LOVE BOMB era, this ep made me a flover, Weki Meki is 2nd half of that episode), EP 358 (DKDK era when Gyuri was busy on PD101, where they did 2x cover dance to Red Velvet's Happiness showing off their synchronization even as rookies, and Saerom's sexy Sunmi dance cover & Seoyeon's hiphop dance swag; only in 1st 18min of show, rest is PRISTIN V the sexier older subunit of sadly disbanded underrated group PRISTIN which had two I.O.I members, as does Weki Meki). There's other variety show older appearances like Fact In Star 팩트 iN 스타 (Love Bomb era ep included them dancing to Pristin's best song, criminally underrated b-side Black Widow), Idol League, Idol Room.

[@CollideWithTheSlope]

Yo me too, I'm a huge football fan, and ever since i was 6 years old back in 1999, i've been exposed to football players from different European clubs (mainly the English Premier League & Italian Serie A)... and they all had different types of facial features (some similar to one another, and some are distinguishable), and more often than not, difficult names to pronounce/spell (because they all came from so many different countries)... that kind of exposure from an early age helped me quickly memorize different names to different faces on all of these different KPOP groups... and when i was first introduced to KPOP, back in 2009, the first 2 groups that i memorized were (back then) the boy group and girl group which had the most members in KPOP (Super Junior and SNSD), and back then there were no HD videos that could help me distinguish their faces properly lol (and they had similar style of haircuts so yeah haha)... so i just had to squint my eyes so hard watching them 360p/480p videos haha but yeah it only took me like a couple of hours to memorize all the members of SuJu & SNSD's names, faces, their hangul names + how to properly pronounce them, and position/role in the group.

[@infinitelocke]

Yep I have my own little ways of distinguishing but for the most part my eye is used to it by now!

[@jlcsr9163]

Your right Gguri and Jisoo are cousins you can see the resemblance

[@infinitelocke]

Yes like I can tell them apart but at some angles they really look like twins!

[@tracisr]

When you get a chance can you check out Woo ah! They are still pretty knew and underrated. Just had a comeback "Catch the Stars" but also "Purple" and "Pandora" are bops too!

[@infinitelocke]

I’ll add em to my list! Thanks!

[@koinzell13]

Yes!! So glad you like them! The whistle notes are Hayoung, she truly is an all rounder. Saerom is my bias so I'm glad you remembered her name by the end lol This comeback has quickly made them one of my favorite groups. If you want to see more of them, I would suggest checking out their Escape Room live stages (it's main track worthy B side). Their older stuff is more bubblegum pop but definitely unique to them and worth checking out. They got 2 wins off of DM already and their reactions to them were so genuine and heart warming that you can't help but love them

[@infinitelocke]

They are a gorgeous group of ladies and they killed this! Well Executed comeback! Ms. Hayoung slayed those notes and Saerom gives me girl crush energy that I love to see!

[@fabricemaire4433]

ANOTHER UNDERRATED groups but you know the kpop industry as so much amazing and talented people than it's unfair than not everybody can share the success . that the problème we got to many groups and talent every years more than 50 groups debut and came in the competition against the previous generation . so we got more than hundreds talented people in activity in a same time .and only 20 or 30 groups take the spotlight mostly the group from big agency SM ,JYP , YG ,HYBE ,CUBE ,STARSHIP , SOURCE MUSIC

[@infinitelocke]

Yeah true the kpop industry is FLOODED with talent year in and year out!

[@MusicIslife-nn9gn]

I gave up commenting on your videos awhile ago bc I feel you straight ignore them. But I’m trying again because I want to show you some great songs from the KHH scene. Could you react to SilkyBois - "BOMAYE", NAFLA - "WU", H1GHER MUSIC - "TEAM", Simon Dominic - “GOTT”, BeWhy -"CHALLAN", TigerJK - "LOVE & PEACE", or WayChed - "RIDERS" if you have the chance. These songs all have English Subtitles, and I hope you like them. Mostly hip hop. 😊😊🔥