Really really really unnatural, 왜!

This won't be a full-on group profile post, since I have only began to stan them recently, so to the Ujungs out there, please bear with me. We'll get there (eventually).. 😅 Ok, here goes..

Cosmic Girls (우주소녀; Ujusonyeo), also known as WJSN  is a 13-member girl group under Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment. The team consists of 10 Korean and 3 Chinese members, with the latter 3 currently stuck in China due to prior commitments and (presumably)  COVID travel issues. The group has been around since February 2016 when they debuted with 12 members that followed the footsteps of the legendary Starship girl group, SISTAR. Their 13th member (Yeonjung) would eventually be added later that year after her debut with survival show group I.O.I.

I don't really have much to say so far about the group since I have only began to stan them a couple of weeks ago when I heard their latest title track called UNNATURAL.. 

So yeah, that happened.. 😅 It was such an AMAZING track, I guess it reminded me of Apink's Dumhdurum which was one of the hottest things on my playlist as of late. So naturally (hehe), I went and took a gander at the music video..

😲😲😲

It was absolutely incredible!! and the rap by leader Exy didn't feel forced or out of place. It blended seamlessly with the rhythm of the song, and the fact that she was already and excellent rapper to begin with only made things so much better! I think she also resembled my all-time favorite GG leader,  the great mother Sowon of GFRIEND. To add more coincidences, both are named Sojung in real life, and are both '95 liners as well.. 😳

Serious leader vibes here 😳

 

Ah! Now I remember how I discovered them! I was watching an episode of Fact in Star where LOONA was the guest artist (Why Not? promotions), and Exy was filling in for Yves as MC. I thought to myself, "Wow, this tall, well-spoken woman looks so beautiful and glamorous, with an appeal that may seem to rival the great Sowon!". So I looked her up, and later found myself listening to UNNATURAL and eventually falling into the WJSN rabbithole.. 😅 

Upon further probing, I discovred that WJSN's discography is filled with tracks exhibiting the typical girl group vibe, something along the lines of Apink. I guess this is why they didn't seem to stand out much, although as of present count, they already have amassed a total of 9 music show wins (source), including that lone win for UNNATURAL

SBS MTV The Show - April 6, 2021

I am biased towards techno/disco/dance tracks, and I found a lot that suited my taste amongst their discography which already spans 10 EPs and 1 full album. Those that really caught my ear are: Boogie Up (4 music show wins), BUTTERFLY (2 music show wins - Not to be confused with LOONA and Oh My Girl tracks that go by the same name😅), Let's Dance, Yalla, and this incredibly addictive B-side named Babyface from the HAPPY MOMENT album (which, in my opinion, would have made an excellent title track that would have won BIG at music programs).

The girls seem to be making a big push to promote this latest release, with various appearances on variety shows (eg. Weekly Idol) and radio programs, etc. I have binge watched a bit of their older programs/uploaded content (via Starship TV) and discovered that these people are absolutely hilarious!! 😂 Well worth stanning in my opinion, and I hope that it's not too late to hop on the Ujung (WJSN fandom) train.

- B. Oppa