(G)I-DLE "I NEVER DIE" Album Discussion! What are your favorite B-sides?

I'm kinda shocked how good everything is. MY BAG is especially insane. Like, Yuqi second best gg rapper or what?

i'm listening right now and it's really good

the beginning of the album is full of female teen rock of the 00' and it's so fulfilling especially after txt's emo rock last year. I feel nostalgic to this era like Never Stop Me gives me Avril Lavigne vibes and I love it.

Villain Dies is such a dramatic in the best way, it's a great song

on the next ones

Is it just me or is there a ton of English in this album? I wonder if this is Soyeon and Cube preparing to take Gidle fully international, in case this comeback is rejected completely by Korea.

seems like there are phases in this album

Tomboy and Never Stop Me are the rebel and rock stars

Villain Dies and Already are the dramatic bitches

I love Escape and Liar.

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I love the throwback reference to "LATATA" on "IN MY BAG." That was a really nice touch!

Yep I heard it too, I thought the same thing.

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Is it just me or is there a ton of English in this album? I wonder if this is Soyeon and Cube preparing to take Gidle fully international, in case this comeback is rejected completely by Korea.

It seems Soyeon is little more eager to write in English than before, true. But there's also the fact that Yuqi and Minnie wrote half of the album and they naturally write in English: Yuqi's first single release last year was fully in English, and it is known that Minnie writes her lyrics in English before translating them in Korean (or not).

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Is it just me or is there a ton of English in this album? I wonder if this is Soyeon and Cube preparing to take Gidle fully international, in case this comeback is rejected completely by Korea.

They might be preparing but they're not close to being ready. Soyeon needs a LOT of help with her English. Cube needs to hire good native bi-lingual consultants to help her. I feel that her broken English and poor pronunciation is dragging down the quality of her music and it pains me to see that. I rather she just stick with Korean lyrics.

wow, such a great album

my favs on first listen probably are villian dies, already and my bag

but all the b-sides are great tracks! it's rare for me to like almost all b-sides of a group or artist, but g(idle) is becoming one of them and i'm elated

I really like Polaroid and Liar. I actually really like all of Yuqi's produced tracks in Idle's discography.

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wow, such a great album

my favs on first listen probably are villian dies, already and my bag

but all the b-sides are great tracks! it's rare for me to like almost all b-sides of a group or artist, but g(idle) is becoming one of them and i'm elated

actually, nevermind, after a few listenst i can't seem to choose a favourite

This is a really good album. Escape, Polaroid, and Already are the songs that I really like so far.

I love villain dies. I also like polaroid.

Great album. I love the rock vibes. Escape is my favorite - the drums, bass and guitar sound so good.

It's so different from I burn.

Liar, villain dies, already, my bag

Villain Dies was the clear highlight for me

Polaroid and Escape

Disappointed. The album is good, but we are far from the quality of "I Burn" this album is objectively below. I knew it would be very difficult to match the quality of "I burn" so maybe I expected too much.

I think the group still has a lot of things to work on since Soojin's departure, especially in the vocals, Soojin had a particular tone, they have to manage to readapt to compensate for this loss or offer something completely different vocally and I think that's what was most lacking on this album

I appreciate that they try this style, I find that they have succeeded in adapting to it in an overall way. The songs that stand out for me are : "Polaroid", "Escape" & "Liar".

I will rank in my list in "B"

I’m only at Polaroid but so far my favourite is Already

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Disappointed. The album is good, but we are far from the quality of "I Burn" this album is objectively below. I knew it would be very difficult to match the quality of "I burn" so maybe I expected too much.

I think the group still has a lot of things to work on since Soojin's departure, especially in the vocals, Soojin had a particular tone, they have to manage to readapt to compensate for this loss or offer something completely different vocally and I think that's what was most lacking on this album

Weird, I don't feel Soojin's absence in this album. It helps that she never was a vocal powerhouse and was not as defining sound wise as Miyeon, Minnie or Yuqi. Plus, I think the greater focus on rock tones in this album would not have fit her as well as it does the other members. So in my opinion they really made the best out of the new status quo.

I also don't think that the album is lacking compared to 'I burn'. 'I burn' was great but not perfect; I never was a fan of 'Where is love' and LOST for example. In that regard, I think 'I Never Die' is a leap forward when it comes to Yuqi's self written songs.

Of course something's objectively missing as Soojin's voice added some contrast but that's just how it is now; it's not gonna get magically better.

Ok I’ve heard everything now so besides Already, I totally love Escape and My Bag

I do agree with some user here that said this album is different from I burn (my favourite G-idle album), but it’s different in a good way.

May I add how much I LOVE Minnie’s and Yuqi’s vocals..

This album will be on repeat for sure.

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Weird, I don't feel Soojin's absence in this album. It helps that she never was a vocal powerhouse and was not as defining sound wise as Miyeon, Minnie or Yuqi.

I may not have been clear enough sorry. What I mean is that in the group Miyeon and Soojin have higher voices and therefore it is more difficult to replace or fill when the main vocalists have lower tones.

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I may not have been clear enough sorry. What I mean is that in the group Miyeon and Soojin have higher voices and therefore it is more difficult to replace or fill when the main vocalists have lower tones.

Sure, as I said, she added contrast. She's not here anymore though and nothing can be done about it unfortunately.

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She's not here anymore though and nothing can be done about it unfortunately.

Yes that's why I said, they still have a long way to go to reorganize on the distribution of vocals. But I think it's also very recent for them, and they will adapt very quickly on the next albums.

I really like Villain Dies,Liar and My Bag

It's so hard to pick a favorite! There isn't a bad song on the album. My Bag and Polaroid are probably my initial stand outs, but I love them all. It's a really well-rounded album.

Very very solid album, but Gidle never disappoints) I think title is a little bit weaker than their usual titles, not that impactful, but I still loved it and loved these rock vibes. Also MV is amazing, imo visually one of their best ones. Great cb! All b-sides are very well done.

havnt finished yet but villain dies is a masterpiece and my bad is the twerk anthem of the year

This is their best album, solid and cohesive

My fave is escape, I liked all the tracks except for tomboy and polaroid

Escape is amazing

Liar is also good.

Will have another listen to the other songs again because I wasn't initially impressed.

My favorite B-sides from this album are:

Never Stop Me

Already

Polaroid

Escape

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They might be preparing but they're not close to being ready. Soyeon needs a LOT of help with her English. Cube needs to hire good native bi-lingual consultants to help her. I feel that her broken English and poor pronunciation is dragging down the quality of her music and it pains me to see that. I rather she just stick with Korean lyrics.

I totally agree. English is literally Soyeon's one and only weakness. I even noticed it on Oh My God the way she butchered the lyrics "set me free". The pronunciation HAS to be improved if they're gonna go all English eventually like The Feels, Butter, etc. Even the grammar is off here and the diction as well.

They need to hire JYP or whoever does the English lyrics and translation for Twice and Itzy.

ETA: As for the album itself, honestly, it's not truly my sound except for the rock elements, but it's VERY listenable. It's a solid album.

Their best album so far, I love Liar, Never stop me and escape bside wise.

liar,my bag,already,polariod