In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is It's You by 5dolls
I love this song so much. The chorus is addictingly catchy, one of the catchiest choruses ever in my opinion. There's also something kinda sad about the song, maybe it's just the nostalgia. And the video really tells a story, it's actually part 2 of a to be continued video. Lip Stains (alsk known as Love Bite) is part 1. So I would suggest watching both videos, but I think It's You is the better song. Also Jay Park looks so young in this video wow (might be a jumpscare for some of you depending on how you feel about him lol).
Oh goodness a lot happened after this happened (and it wasn't good). They had one more comeback before they started having lineup changes. Actually the two actresses in the music video (Soomi and Chanmi) were the first to go. There was rumored tension within the group which turned out to be false (because Chanmi is still friends with 5dolls members to this day on instagram). Nayeon was supposed to replace Soomi immediately but that didn't happen after Chanmi left. Shannon (from the hidden gems episode the other day) was supposed to replace Chanmi and they were also going to add Jihyun as well. In 2013, they went through a revamp and changed their name from 5dolls to F-ve Dolls because there were now 6 members. Shannon and Jihyun never debuted in the group, but Nayeon did along with Seunghee (who lated debuted in DIA) and Yeonkyung (who was also an active member of The SeeYa). F-ve Dolls released a few songs between 2013 and 2014, nothing really taking off. Then they officially disbanded in like 2015. Chanmi competed on Produce 101 and was popular at first, but was the first big victim of evil-editing. She had vocal nodules when she competed, they didn't mention this, and made her out to be a terrible singer and very arrogant. So Korea kinda hated her for a long time which made her a liability to debut even though she fought so hard for it. She bounced from label to label after Produce and also competed on Mix Nine (people started hating her less around this time), but still no official debut. Finally in 2020, 9 years after 5dolls debut and 10 years after her debut in Co-ed School, she re-debuted as a solo artist. After her debut she competed on Miss Trot 2 and actually did well, she made it to the finale. She didn't win but her solo career took a turn towards trot. She hasn't been super active with new releases but she still posts covers on her YouTube channel. Poor thing is very unlikely but has persevered for so long. Eunkyo re-debuted as a ballad singer in 2018 and has been doing some musicals. Some members joined other labels as actresses but have not really been in major projects.
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