~ Everglow ~

Average reading time: 12 minutes

Members from left to right: Aisha, E:U, Mia, Yiren, Onda and Sihyeon. 

Who is Everglow?

Everglow is a south-korean pop girl group that is under Yuehua entertainment and who debuted on March 18, 2019 with their song "Bon bon chocolat". The group is made of Aisha, E:U, Mia, Yiren, Onda and Sihyeon. Their official fandom name is "For ever", and their latest release is their song called "promise"  in partnership with the Unicef campaign. Here are the group's official social media accounts if you'd like to follow and support them:

• Fancafe: EVERGLOW
• Twitter: everglow_twt / EVERGLOW_STAFF
• V Live: EVERGLOW
• Instagram: official_everglow / everglow_everday
• Youtube: EVERGLOW
• Weibo: YH_EVERGLOW_OFFICIAL
• TikTok: everglowofficial

Get to know the members

Stage Name: Sihyeon (시현)

Birth Name: Kim Sihyeon (김시현)

Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist, Visual, Face Of The Group

Birthday: August 5, 1999

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 50 kg

Nationality: Korean

Fun Facts: Sihyeon participated twice in the produce series: produce 101 (ranked #40) and produce 48 (ranked #27). She trained for 2 years and 10 months before debuting. She’s known for her strong resemblance to Suzy. She likes Americans and black noodles as well as taking the bus. However she is very bad with directions. She's a fan of the song "electric shock" by f(x). Sihyeon's specialties are singing and dancing. Her unique points are her bunny teeth, her healthy hair, her hard work and her long neck. Her role models are U-know Yunho and Sunmi. She is good friends with all IZ*ONE's members, especially with Yena and Eunbi. On February 7, 2020, Sihyeon was chosen as a new MC for SBS MTV’s music program “The Show”.

Stage Name: E:U (이유)

Birth Name: Park Jiwon (박지원)

Position: Main Rapper, Main Dancer

Birthday: May 19, 1998

Height: 161 cm

Weight: 43 kg

Nationality: Korean

Fun Facts: E:U’s nicknames are Protractor and Sweet Unnie. Her stage name stands for ‘Especially for U’. Her unique points are her small hands, her passion and her husky voice. She likes fried food, americanos and black noodles. E:U's role model is Lee Hyori. She has a dog named Kongsam. Her sister (who's 2 years older than her) named it because his eyes look like beans. E:U likes taking the subway and eating hamburgers and French fries. She has a Peppa Pig stuffed toy. She is the oldest member.

 

Stage Name: Mia (미아)

Birth Name: Han Eunji (한은지)

Position: Main Vocalist, Main Dancer

Birthday: January 13, 2000

Height: 161 cm

Weight: 42 kg

Nationality: Korean

Fun Facts: Mia's nicknames are Haneunji Maneunji, Mya, Han Mia and Miji. She hates hospitals and everything related to them and is afraid of the dark and of thunders. Her unique points are Satoori and her low voice. Her favourite music genre is Indie Pop. She loves pets, chocolate, and taking selfies. She has many role models: BoA, Hyorin, Park Hyoshin and Ailee. Mia's stage name means "beautiful child". 

 

 

Stage Name: Onda (온다)

Birth Name: Jo Serim (조세림)

Position: Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Visual

Birthday: May 18, 2000

Height: 165 cm

Weight: 42 kg

Nationality: Korean

Fun Facts: Onda is the easiest member to scare. Her nicknames are Ebuki, Sloth, Serm. Her unique point is her smiley expression. She was on Idol School (Ranked #40).  For 18 years, she thought her Blood Type was A, but it’s B. She’s a fan of Harry Potter and Twilight. She hates cold and bitter things. Her stage name means “come to me” in Korean. Her motto is: "Always think deep and let’s work hard".

 

 

Stage Name: Aisha (아샤)

Birth Name: Heo Yoorim (허유림)

Position: Lead Rapper, Sub vocalist

Birthday: July 21, 2000

Height: 174 cm

Weight: 55 kg

Nationality: Korean

Fun Facts: Aisha attended Anryong Elementary School (graduated), Gokban Middle School (graduated) & Hanlim Entertainment Art High School (Department of Practical Music). Her unique points are her duality and her charming eyes. She is one of the tallest female idol in Kpop. She took dance lessons at Night Dance Institute. She’s a former JYP trainee. She trained for 11 years. Her nicknames are Yoom and Judy (from Zootopia).  Aisha loves Day6 and listens to them everyday. She can break open an apple with her hands. Her favourite colours are purple, black and mint. Her role models are Blackpink and Sunmi. Her stage name is inspired by ‘Asia’, meaning she’ll be an idol who’ll take over Asia.

 

Stage Name: Yiren (이런)

Birth Name: Wang Yiren (왕이런) (王怡人)

Position: Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Visual, Center, Face Of The Group, Maknae

Birthday: December 29, 2000

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 42.3 kg

Nationality: Chinese

Fun Facts: Yiren was born in Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China. She participated in Produce 48 (through which the group IZ*One was created) and Ranked #28. Her hobbies are shopping and cooking. Yiren trained for 2 years and 2 months before debuting. Her speciality is Chinese dance. Her nickname is Pomeranian. She's the youngest member. In the group, she’s best friends with Aisha and she's also very close to IZ*ONE’s Yena. 

 

How I discovered Everglow and became a fan

I actually had the chance to witness the debut of these amazing girls. I remember thinking that "Bon bon chocolat" was a silly name for a debut song, but gosh it was so addictive. They killed it from the start. I can't say that I immediately fell in love, but I surely had their debut song stuck in my head for a couple of weeks. Then they released "Adios" and "Dun Dun". With these two songs I think they gained a lot more attention from the international community. And THEN, they released "LA DI DA", which was THE song for me, and for a lot of people as well. The retro vibe was a tendency around late 2020 (and it's still trendy actually, Sunmi just had a comeback with "you can't sit with us") and this song was a huge hit. I started considering myself as a fan since La Di Da was released, and I listened to them even more after their latest comeback "First" was released. I love this song so much because they're proving to everyone that girls can definitely pull off strong moves and attitude (not that I doubted it in the first place, but I personally wouldn't be able to pull this off). We can say that they found their style pretty quickly which is an advantage, because now when you listen to their songs you know it's them. 

About their discography

Arrival of Everglow - Debut Single Album  - March 19, 2019

On March 19, 2019, Everglow made their debut with their first single album "Arrival of Everglow" and its title track "Bon bon chocolat". When I first heard this song (and first watched the MV), I thought that it was a very "clean" debut, in the sense that everything's calculated and precise, from the outfits to the choreography, including vocals and face expressions. The choreography quickly became popular, due to the very eye-catchy and detailed movements in the chorus, as well as the "nanananana" part that will remain stuck in your head for a long time. The "Everglow" at the start became their signature phrase, just like "Blackpink in your area" for Blackpink. On this album there are two other b-sides: "Moon" and "D+1". I really like "Moon" as it is a more chill/good vibes song opposed to the "epic" vibe Bon Bon Chocolat gives out. "D+1" is clearly a ballad and has nothing to do with the two other songs on this album. You can really hear the exquisite vocals these girls have through this song.

 

Hush - Second single album - August 19, 2019

Only 5 months after their debut, Everglow are back with their second single album entitled "Hush" and its title track "Adios". Adios was like an electric shock, like taking an aphrodisiac, because this song and choreography go really hard, and I don't think anyone expected this from them. This chanting chorus type is really effective, it does give energy, power and attitude to the song even though it started strong from the very first second. Then you have two other songs, "Hush" and "You don't know me". Hush is a very pop-oriented track, mainstream and very easy to listen to, and then they actually performed you don't know me on music shows. I love the choreography for this song, and structure-wise it is very interesting. The song starts strong and cheerful, and the notes are in minor... and then when the pre-chorus comes, the vibe completely switches-off to a more cute atmosphere. And then, the second verse comes and we're back to the initial vibe.

 

 

Reminiscence - 1st Korean mini-album - February 3, 2020

6 months after "Adios" was released, Everglow is back with their first Korean mini-album and its title track "Dun Dun". Song-wise, "Dun Dun" sounds as hard as "Adios", however Dun Dun's MV is more elaborated in my opinion. The outfits, the set, the choreography, the attitude the girls portray on camera makes this MV look more fierce and badass. Then, you have 3 b-sides: "Salute", "Player" and "No Lie". Their b-sides give a really different vibe than their title tracks. "Salute" gives off a very girl-power but still cute vibe, although I am not used to use these words to describe an Everglow song but this concept still fits them. "Player" gives a more sexy vibe (and a more sexy choreography) while still being a relatively upbeat song. And then you have "No lie" that is very pop-centric, with a slight summer vibe to it. 

 

-77.82X-78.29 - 2nd Korean mini-album - September 21, 2020

7 months after "Dun Dun" was released, Everglow came back with their second mini-album entitled "-77.82X-78.29" and its title track "La Di Da". As I previously said on this article, I think La Di Da was the song that had the most impact on their career. This song was a huge hit and had this retro vibe that was very popular and is still is. And that "La di da la di da da di da di da" part in the chorus is so catchy. Plus, I think the girls improved a lot between "Dun Dun" and "La Di Da". You could see the fierce look they had in their eyes in the MV. Speaking of which, I think La Di Da's MV is their best MV to date. Flashy neon colours mixed up with black outfits and dark backgrounds gives off such a mysterious and badass vibe. They really stepped up their game with this comeback. The album contains 3 other tracks (b-sides): "Untouchable", "GxxD boy" and "No good reason". "Untouchable" leans on the pop genre more than the retro genre, although it has a small retro touch in the instrumental I'd say. I don't know how to describe "GxxD Boy", however it has a very experimental instrumental at the beginning of the song and in the chorus, and the verses are mostly made of rap portions or talked singing. The only part that sounds "conventional" is the pre-chorus, which is at the polar opposite of the chorus and the verses. Finally, "No good reason" is the feel good song of this album, easy to listen to and pleasant to the ears. I really love the vocals in this song, especially the harmonies in the chorus. 

Last Melody - 3rd single album - May 25, 2021

Almost a year after they released their second Korean mini-album, Everglow finally returned on May 25, 2021 with "Last Melody" and its title track "First". I think we can add the name of this song next to the "Epic" definition in the dictionary. This song is the living representation of "Epic". If the word epic was a song, it would be this one. When I listened to this song for the first time my jaw dropped and I was at a loss for words. Not only the song is epic, but the MV is as well. Whoever had the idea to add these special effects deserves a raise, because without them the MV would be bland, without any soul. The choreographer also deserves a praise, for imagining such a choreography for a Kpop girl group. This single album has two other songs in it: "Don't Ask Don't Tell", and "Please Please (last melody)". I think "Don't Ask Don't Tell" is my favourite b-side of their entire discography. The beat is catchy, and the vocals are somehow making me feel something. And then you have "Please Please (last melody)" that leans more towards the pop ballad genre. I think it's the only ballad they've had in their whole discography and it's pretty good.

Unicef promise campaign - Special Release - August 25, 2021

In summer of 2021, Everglow released a song called "promise" for the Unicef promise campaign. This song holds a hopeful and positive message, which translates into the song and the MV as well. The girls are dressed in white and pink dresses, white representing the colour of peace. 

To go further...

 I want to apologize because I couldn't find much variety content of Everglow for you to check out, and I don't think I've been a fan long enough to know the fandom's inside jokes. If your curiosity isn't satisfied, you might want to do further searches on the web.

Everglow sure knows how to dance, check out their random play dance on weekly idol right here.

Check out their live performance of their b-side "please please" right here, you're going to be blown away by their vocal abilities. 

That's it for Everglow's presentation! Take care and I'll see you very soon.

Love, Swan

 

Sources: Kprofiles, Mnet's YouTube channel, Everglow's official YouTube channel.