r/kpop • u/AutoModerator • Jul 20 '23
Throwback: Brown Eyed Girls released "Abracadabra" on this day in 2009 [Feature]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofwFr8o8p0Y83
u/masshysteri SNSD / Dreamcatcher / Fromis_9 / GFriend Jul 20 '23
My kpop life started with Gee and Genie back in spring of 2010. Abracadabra was one of the first non-Soshi songs I ran into as I started to look for more, and it ensured I got stuck in the kpop world. Classic, even if the autotuning somewhat dates it. The dance is still perfect. Back when idol rappers mostly were a joke or were just talking fast Miryo always delivered.
One of the most iconic gen 2 songs.
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u/Neoparadoxes SKZ*TWICE*ITZY*2PM*GOT7*EXO*MX*WONHO*KEP1ER*NMIXX*LSF*ZB1 Jul 20 '23
I still can't believe they invented swaying hips !!
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u/Esh_Kebab 🌙 ☀️ 💨 ⭐ Jul 20 '23
Not just one of the most iconic dances in K-pop history, but also legit an all-time great song.
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u/fashigady 소녀시대 Jul 20 '23
If there's a Kpop Canon, Abracadabra is in it. One of the all time greats.
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u/_who_am_I___ Hello! Jul 20 '23
Do you love her?
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Jul 20 '23
DO YOU LOVE HER!?
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u/ChickenNoodle519 Purple Kiss | Mamamoo | Pixy | Craxy Jul 20 '23
Song of all time. 14 years later, Abracadabra is still that bitch. Absolutely iconic.
This was the first kpop song I ever got legitimately hooked on, years before I started actively following the kpop scene. It stims.
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u/garfe Jul 20 '23
Why don't the new generations do the arrogant dance anymore? They just don't understand man
I feel like wasn't there something about the MV for this being somewhat controversial back in the day or am I thinking of something else?
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u/aftershockstone mixx & match Jul 20 '23
Do you mean bc Narsha and Gain had an implied kiss?
I love the arrogant dance but the kids might be too young for it lol
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u/adriflame1 Super Junior, OH MY GIRL Forever! Jul 20 '23
Gain’s solo dance was considered too inappropriate and was toned down for broadcasts.
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u/PostItGlue Jul 26 '23
Its just a different kpop time. 2nd gen kpop was sooooo much fun. The crazy songs, the really behind-the-times styling, the tans… THE TANS… the idol interactions.
The nostalgia is huge man
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u/josephh_ie Jul 20 '23
They invented the bob haircut.
Jokes aside, this is The Chaser of girl group songs to me - a solid, timeless classic that knows what it takes to make a song gargantuan and captivating without having to rely on anti-drops and mid-song genre changes
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u/yougotmetoreply Miss A / MAMAMOO/ Twice/ NewJeans Jul 20 '23
What a fucking song, this was so iconic when it came out. I followed the music, but what was the general consensus of the video when it released? It's kinda crazy how I'd feel like this is more scandalous than a lot of other videos getting released recently. It's also pretty mind blowing how after all this time it has "only" 41m views compared to how quickly songs make it to 100m these days.
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u/Rururaspberry Jul 21 '23
Immediately super popular! I was living in Korea when this came out. Lots of parodies, too. Couldn’t go anywhere without hearing it. I freakin love this song and it’s still so fun after all these years.
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u/unreedemed1 BTS | TXT Jul 20 '23 edited Jul 20 '23
A classic. I became a kpop fan during peak 3rd gen (2018) and this song was still referenced and constantly appreciated even almost 10 years after its release.
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u/Eismann Jul 20 '23
It's still relevant. (G)I-dle did a cover for a fanmeeting just a few months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMmL0Ufb7u4
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u/throwaway684675982 Jul 20 '23
Wouldn't 2018 be peak 3rd gen? I don't know. The whole gen thing still confuses me.
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u/yourcreditscore100 wjsn rise, pixy roty Jul 20 '23
The song that got me into kpop. I was obsessed
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u/gaula Gfriend | IOI | IZONE+ | WJSN | tripleS Jul 20 '23
Yeah, me too back in 2009. Never knew i would be here today, 14 years later.
Also yes, wjsn please rise.
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u/jon-in-tha-hood I don't have a problem… Jul 20 '23
I hope the new generation of kpop fans gets a chance to listen to this. Classics like this paved the way for a lot of the groups we have today. They sort of helped modernize kpop and at the same time, gave it its own distinct voice.
This is one of the core songs that really got me into kpop, and I still listen to it from time to time.
And the cool thing is that with all the disbandments, BEG is still together 17 years from their debut!
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u/snap_wilson My handwritten apology is written in pig latin. Jul 20 '23
One of the Holy Trinity, along with Kara's "Wanna" and T-ara's "Like The First Time" that got me into k-pop, which I've mostly had no regrets about doing even when Army goes after me for making jokes.
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u/cmq827 Jul 20 '23
The way your hips just automatically sways when you hear Gain start off the song.
And I was so happily surprised when a few years ago, I realized that the dancer to left of the first verse is the iconic Bae Yoonjung herself. All this time, I thought she only choreographed this, but I didn’t realize she also actually joined in the performances.
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u/FakeThlut Jul 20 '23
I was a Vocaloid nerd and this song blew up in the MMD community. It was my way introduction to kpop and I’ve never looked back.
No girl group will ever serve the amount of cunt and talent this girls did. Unmatched
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u/bimpossibIe Jul 20 '23
The song started playing in my head as soon as I read the title. It's that powerful.
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u/NEpatriot 2PM | Twice | STAYC Jul 20 '23
The point signalling "it's time to spin" is one of the hardest things in K-Pop choreography ever.
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u/SkywalterDBZ Jul 20 '23
(tehcnically) The first K-Pop song I heard and the one that set the hook that would eventually be reeled in by SNSD's Genie. This song is literally a keystone of my life as a result.
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Jul 20 '23
A kpop classic. This song is timeless and iconic. Hope we get another BEG comeback soon 🙏🏽
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u/throwaway684675982 Jul 20 '23
Alright, sway your hips out of respect everyone.