In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is Bobby Doll by Song Jieun
Very annoyed that someone like Jieun is on this series. She was the main vocal of a successful girl group (Secret) and she had a successful solo career. Not many girl group members can say they topped Gaon with their solo career. After Secret released their last comeback in 2014 and unofficially went on hiatus. Hyosung did her solo career, Jieun did her solo career, Sunhwa went into acting, and Hana was trapped in the basement. Other than Sunhwa, they experienced a significant decrease in their individual popularity. Bobby Doll was Jieun's last comeback under TS. It's a really good song with a creepy video that is interestingly symbolic of her experience under TS. She's being controlled and has no free will. When she tries to escape, they try pulling her back in. I guess TS lacks cognitive dissonance to greenlight a project with that message. Finally, the guy does a really good job acting in this video; he's so creepy and maniacal.
After this comeback Jieun got a lead role in a Kdrama. Secret unofficially disbanded in 2017. Jieun sued TS for violating the contract and she actually won her lawsuit. TS no longer exists anymore, thank God because they were corrupt beyond repair (and incompetent). She signed with a new label in 2019 and has only released one song as a singer and has done a couple acting projects. She's been very Christian lately and has a YouTube channel where she reads the bible in Korean. Secret actually just celebrated their 14th year anniversary (without Sunhwa) a week ago.
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