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This song is so good, definitely recommend

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In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is Lights by Huh Chanmi

Huh Chanmi is one of my favorite performers in Kpop. She is probably the most unlucky person you'll ever meet yet she still perseveres. After over 16 years she finally made a solo debut with this song. I think if the mixing was a little better I really would have liked this song. It's still good but she sounds a little off and they could have shown off her vocals better.

After this debut Chanmi competed on Miss Trot 2 and actually made it to the finale. She has since made a trot comeback which I think shows off her vocals a little better. Sadly she hasn't done much in the past couple years.

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The first thing I think about when I see their name is how it could be used against them and searching tells me that it was

This is already one of my favorite videos ever. The cheapness of those special effects are just to perfect. I don't know how much of it is intentional and I don't want to know. The mystery is what makes it hilarious. Watching someone shake a doll around like it's a monster is too good.

Silly as the song is, it's pretty great. I would honestly rank this quite high in my Hidden Gems ranking. It just hits different. It goes hard and fast and embraces what it is.

Wonderland and A Girl Like Me are also super good. Maybe in the long run I'll like those better but right now it's all Chococo.

I'm guessing you were originally going to choose The Boots for this entry because you used the wrong title in your intro lol.

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Yeah, I realized Chococo is more underrated so I figured I'd start with that for Gugudan

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In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is Right Now by NewUs

This is another pretty good example of what boy groups sounded like in the 2nd gen. That club instrumental, the dance, the outfits, the autotune. I do miss this sound, I wish boy groups went back to this.

NewUs made a couple of comebacks. The group silently disbanded probably in 2015. Jion and Sangwook officially left the team before that. Many of the members did re-debut. Jion and Sangwook re-debuted in a group called N.Tic in 2018. Jion got attention for his unique visuals which lead to many believing he got lots of plastic surgery. Seo In re-debuted in APL who probably silently disbanded. Pabi and Huni redebuted in Allstar. After they disbanded, Pabi debuted in Dustin and Huni debuted in B.I.T. Pabi was only a member of Dustin for a short time. They're a very determined group, but haven't been lucky.

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In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is Chococo by Gugudan

Gugudan really just randomly fell off and this was the comeback where it all started. I guess people thought it was weird, but like that's the point. It's goofy and fun, I miss whacky Kpop songs like these. Where else are you gonna see Sejeong as Goku in a chocolate fantasy world? On top of that it's a super catchy song that'll never leave your head.

Gugudan had a very promising start like most Produce groups. But usually after that first comeback if you don't have a hit it's kinda over. They made a comeback a few months later with their member 9th member on hiatus returning. Hyeyeon then officially left the team, and they made one last comeback. She is currently pursuing a career as an actress. They spent years on hiatus and Jellyfish officially announced their disbandment on the last day of 2020. Hana is pursuing acting nowdays. Mimi got married to Thunder formerly of MBLAQ. They currently promote in a duo together. Haebin vlogs currently on YouTube. Nayoung is signed to a new label and will probably act in projects. Sally competed on Produce Camp China in 2020 and made the final lineup of Bon Bon Girls ranking 6th place. As one would expect, she kinda relocated back to China. Soyee is the only member who isn't up to much. The I.O.I girls have been pretty successful. Mina has appeared in famous Kdramas in supporting roles, the most famous being Hotel Del Luna. Sejeong of course has been the one who really took off. She has been the lead in hit drama after hit drama. She also has had a moderately successful solo career.

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Fifty Fifty is one of the biggest disasters in kpop. To be honest, I thought Cupid was their debut. I had no idea they had an album before that. I'm surprised this song didn't get more attention because it's a good girl crush song.

Actually the first thing I noticed is just how drastically different it is to Cupid. It shows they had a lot of versatility. Whoever did the lighting in the video took an empty airplane hangar or whatever and made it look lively and exciting.

So wait. They have five videos? Isn't that all of their songs aside from the Barbie OST? That's kinda wild. After Cupid I really like Lovin' Me. Log In probably comes next.

Yeah Higher, Lovin' Me, Tell Me, Log In, and Cupid

Not bad for a nearly 10 year old group thats been on hiatus for a few years all the while bands aren't super popular in Korea.

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In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is Delight by YooJiAe

Before she debuted in Lovelyz, Woolim had her release this solo song to anticipate the group's debut. The song has this longing feeling. It has this sad yet hopeful vibe. The piano is very beautiful too. Woolim kinda made her lean into the baby voice when she promoted with Lovelyz, so I feel like this is the only time we've gotten to hear her "real" vocals. And they're very pleasant. Also hi Baro from B1A4. The ending kinda makes me laugh. When you're a trainee and can't get into a dating scandal yet.

Like I mentioned above she went on to debut with Lovelyz one year later. The group lasted 7 years together without any lineup changes and had a modestly successful run. They had one moderate hit and a few music show wins. In 2021 the group officially disbanded when their contracts ended and the members have gone on their separate ways. They recently revealed that all the members will reunit on Hangout with Yoo, the show that launched Laboum into stardom.

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