Originally an 8 members group, they're down to 6 now. their discography are amazing if you're interested. they have several concepts, but mainly, they're more into a fairy/whimsical/fantasy concept. followed by summer concepts and several fierce/girl crush concepts. the last ones are mainly their b sides though. they're a bit underrated amongst the 3rd gen, yet they did pull several winning concepts during their stints at Queendom, placing 3rd, 1st, 1st and... 2nd
OMG is part of the first wave of 3rd generation groups that have remained active and popular until now. They were the senior and model of groups like Twice and all the girl groups that have the same concept. In several interviews, the members of Twice tell how much they love and respect OMG.
- However, OMG really took off late in 2019 with their title Fith season and then completely flew over the charts with titles like Non stop and Dolphin. Their popularity grew after their appearance on the show Queendom. - Now OMG is celebrating its 10th anniversary and are in some ways seen as the queens of summer because they make a comeback every year, usually in summer and their titles are often very popular at this time of year.
Oh My Girl are objectively one of the strongest vocal teams active in kpop and have one of the strongest discographies, but it just never gets said because Int fans ignore them.
They should be million sellers but they will never catch that hype wave now. They deserve the world though. Thank you for reacting to them and if you have time check out their Queendom stages especially (Twilight here was a song from that) because that was when they properly started to break through after being a small group for years.
Their vocal skills, good songs and professionalism are what Oh My Girl is well known for in the industry. You may want to check their big brother group B1A4’s Killing Voice video too. They’re really great too.
their names and position from left to right on the screen - Yooa main dancer of the group Yooa is one of the best dancers of this generation she has participated in several dance shows like "IT the Stage" and has proven her talent by covering very difficult dances like "Smooth criminal" she also made her solo debut some time ago. - Hyojung Leader of the group and one of the 2 main vocals she is very well known for having the particularity of smiling permanently. she is very positive and sometimes a little out of the understanding of her members. - Arin the youngest member of the group the "maknae" and the visual of the group since the departure of Jihio. Arin is very very popular she is very often considered one of the cutest and prettiest idols on the circuit and the most popular maknaé. she presented the Musicbank show for a very long time. - Mimi the rapper of the group and 2nd best dancer Mimi is also very popular in entertainment shows especially in the show Earth arcade. - Yubin also long called "binnie" she is an all rounder and the little genius of the group she is a very good athlete who excels in many sports, she is also very intelligent and very good cook, she is very meticulous and perfectionist. she is the 3 member of the vocal line of OMG with a lead vocal position. - Seunghee the main vocal of the group she has an incredible voice she is also the face of the group and the most popular member. she is extremely popular in entertainment shows, she is very funny she is the mood maker of the group.
They are popular enough in Korea but the international audience are truly sleeping on them when their songs are so freaking good with a very strong vocal line tho
OMG basically has 2 large blocks of types of songs they sing (with obvi other songs here and there that are in other genres).....airy/dreamy/fairy concept songs (those are the ones that tend to have a LOT of side chain and reverb and echo to create that fantasy type sound) and harder summer bop "dance" type songs. Their songs aren't OVERLY complicated, they tend to stick to a single theme or chord progression and will really strategically place only a few key changes or half time beat drops or genre shifts but not like modern 4th/5th gen girl groups are doing now where it sounds like 5 different songs in a 2 and half minute span (outside of Drip, that song is kind of crazy BUT....even with all the tempo shifts and beat changes, they never change the key. This is the beauty of their songwriting, they're actually very restrained and put a LOT of thought in making sure each song is a complete piece) .
Their company, above all else, stresses VOCALS as the essential skill to have (the logo of their company is even a recording studio mic suspension frame). What many international fans miss, tho, is their lyrics are so friggin beautiful in korean. A LOT of their songs the lyrics are written by Seo Ji Eum who is a god when it comes to lyrics (case in point, google the lyrics to Remember Me which starts with this heavy EDM beat....the lyrics even when translated to english are QUITE beautiful with this bopping dance beat under it)
These girls are pros pros......you don't last 10 years in the kpop industry without having the chops and being this good. In korea they're known as the idol of idols because so many other kpop idols have come out and said they're fans or their favorites (Mamamoo, IU, girls from Lovelyz, girls from Red Velvet, the list goes on and on)
They really struggled early on and the song Secret Garden (the one where they were putting up their first fingers) was their make or break song. Their CEO said if that album didn't do well they would release the girls from their contracts and disband the group. The song ended up being their first #1 and first win. They really EXPLODED in popularity after they appeared on the first season of Queendom (a competition show between established kpop groups) in 2019 and while they technically didn't win the competition, they really did win given the success they immediately got post Queendom
OMG is definitely a throwback to how the kpop industry USED to be before international marketing, social media, girl crush, over reliance on choreo over vocal skills took over girl group kpop
Left to Right: (obviously they're ALL vocalists) YooA: main dancer, only member to have solo kpop comebacks Hyojung: leader, oldest, main vocalist. Known for ALWAYS smiling and never understanding the concept of the song bc she's always smiling. (there's a famous picture of her during a concert falling off the stage and even while falling she's still smiling). Known for having the most STABLE vocals in kpop, often participates in vocalist-entric programs and k variety shows Arin: maknae, (now) visual, has acted a lot Mimi: rapper, recently popping up a LOT on k variety Yubin (formerly known as Binnie): sub-vocalist, has the lowest most gritty vocal range Seunghee: K-variety genius and main vocalist, known as the 11 yr old BoA for when she appeared at age 11 on all these national competition shows
Former members: Jin-E: left after 2 years for health reasons Jiho: left a few years ago after their first 7 year contract was fulfilled. Was the original visual of the group
and hahaha......before Start Up when she said "seh album" and you thought she said 3rd, she actually was saying "new" album. 3rd would've been "seh beun jae album"....BUT, I applaud your effort! Korean is exceedingly difficult bc words have multiple multiple multiple meanings
One of my best experiences as a K-pop fan was being able to sing remember me to the girls at one of their online fan meetings during covid. These girls deserve so much more recognition internationally imo.
Like you said, OhMyGirl is amazing. Great singing, great visual, 1 of the best choreography in the kpop, and they are soooo funny when they appear in show program. Secret Garden & The Fifth Season are my 2 all-time favorite girl group songs ever.
I have listened to this for the gazillion times and still getting goosebumps! especially ending with Classified where their vocals have risen to another level of their career!! The way Classified was sung was like climbing a flight of stairs to heaven... lol They have everything, vocals, visuals, dance choreography, sense of humour, great personalities and absolutely great to watch them and find much enjoyment in a world of music that can completely de-stress....
If you want some more great Oh My Girl content, YooA and Seunghee (far left and far right) have great episodes on Lee Mujin Service. You can really appreciate their vocals there! Thanks for checking this video out! Oh My Girl are amazing and super talented.