In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is MMok JJi BBa by Saturday
After Momoland went viral with BBoom BBoom, lots of rookie girl groups tried capturing that sound. None more than Saturday, who in my opinion are Momoland's long lost younger sisters. They actually even filmed dance practices in the same room. But their music was different enough where it's not like they're gonna get sued for plagiarism, but the inspiration is definitely there. The song is very catchy and lots of fun, what more do you want?
Saturday is actually miraculously still alive, but there has been a lot of lineup changes. After this debut, they lost Chaewon who wanted to focus on school. She is now a DJ. She got replaced by member Juyeon. For their next comeback, it REALLY sounded like Momoland (maybe a little beyond inspiration at that point). Afterward Sunha left the team and was replaced with Minseo. Then Chohee and Sion left the team and they did not get any replacements. Chohee is an AfreecaTV BJ now. She was on a survival show where BJs competed against eachother, but she didn't make the final lineup (and 11 year-old did so we don't stan). Sion teaches pilates and freelance models. So we're down to 5 members. This lineup stays together for awhile but then they went on hiatus. Fans were concerned because when they wanted to deliver letters to their old company, the building was empty with unpaid bills. So many fans assumed Saturday silently disbanded. But about a month ago, they made a comeback under a new company after like 3 years out of nowhere, losing Haneul. I like to think they saw the discourse about the silent disbanded and needed to make a comeback quick to squash the rumors. Yuki and Ayeon have stuck with this group the entire time, through the ups and many downs.
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