𝙂𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙎 - 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 ‘𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗’
bad girls club is the first mini-album by south korean girl group GENESIS. the album was released digitally and physically on september 14th, 2018 by starship entertainment. the single album contains four tracks: "killer heels", "watch me", "can't bring this down" and the lead single, "bad girls club".
— tracklist
01. killer heels - it’s a head-banging, uplifting song about feminism and not treating women like objects. the lyrics were praised among western fans for talking about a hard-hitting topic while still being a fun and enjoyable song. hyunbin wrote the lyrics and produced the chorus.
02. bad girls club (title track) - this song is a bass-filled, rap-heavy track with lyrics such as “it’s good to be bad” and a very gritty feel to it. the quick and effortless transitions from hyunbin and hwamin’s rapping to perry and hyeri’s vocals, tied together by roseha and amelie’s dance breaks gave this song a very high rating.
03. watch me - a sparky, sassy song about being in the spotlight and doing things of your own volition, despite other people’s complaints. fans were pleasantly surprised at the absence of vocals and having the song be comprised of entirely rapping. hwamin became increasingly popular with this song because of her killing part.
04. can't bring this down - a chill, lowkey song to end off the mini-album. it’s about how despite the struggles they’ve faced, the girls have become successful and risen to the top, with the help of each other. hyunbin produced the song and perry helped with the composition.
— content
𝘼𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙏𝙄𝘾
the main concept of this album is rebellion, so the girls went all out with a girl-crush theme. the focal point of the aesthetics is grunge, so there were a lot of fishnets with chains and the colour black, with lots of garters and harnesses.
all of the girls had black hair.
𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙄𝘾 𝙑𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙊
the mv is set in an unnamed city at night, and unlike the last two music videos, this isn’t connected to the main storyline.
perry’s scenes were in front of an outdoor vending machine. throughout the music video, it showed perry putting money in the vending machine, but nothing would come. when she wasn’t singing into the camera, she was getting more and more frustrated until she grabbed a rock and smashed the glass, taking as much as she can and running off. she was wearing a black graphic tee with an unzipped cardigan, a black skirt, fishnets and black thigh high boots. she had grey eye contacts.
hyeri’s scenes were in front of a red wall. she was holding a red rose with a lot of thorns, and at one point she squeezed it so hard blood came out. she was wearing a red and black striped turtleneck, a red pleated skirt with a playboy bunny on the front, and red boots even though the screen never goes past her thighs.
roseha’s scenes were on a highway. she was sitting on top of an electronic road sign and watching the cars underneath her go by. she was wearing a striped long-sleeve shirt underneath a black ‘dyse one’ graphic tee, black ripped jeans and black converse. her shirt was hitched up to show a temporary tattoo across her stomach that says ‘cut here’ with dotted lines.
amelie’s scenes were in a hallway lit with red neon lights. she was walking down the hallway, dancing and dinging animatedly into the camera. she wore a cropped red puffer jacket, black trousers with a yellow off-white tape belt and black chunky trainers. her hair was up in a bun
hyunbin’s scenes took place in the city, with the camera shakily following her around as if she were drunk. she wore a black baby tee with black shorts, black platform boots and a black jacket off the shoulders. she wore light brown eye contacts.
hwamin’s scenes were in an empty parking lot, lit by red lights. she was sitting on top of a white car rapping into the camera, while holding a baseball bat. the car was driving around in circles and the driver’s door was open, although nobody was driving it. she wore a red t-shirt cut off into a crop top, blue jeans, a checkerboard tape belt, and black doc martens.
𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙑𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙊𝙎
— era notes
they bLEW UP after this comeback, their fanbase increased noticeably and their videos started gaining more views
hyunbin and hwamin got their chance to SHINE as rappers
in fact everyone did
they got four wins. FOUR. WINS.
the mv got 20 million views in the first 24 hours
the mini-album ended up #1 on mnet and melon, and the title track got #3 on the charts again!!
the stylists actually outdid themselves, the girls looked amazing
they held a big vlive which made fans love them even more
it sparked a lot of edits on twitter
ot6 with black hair,,, immaculate
in fact, dawns got the phrase “black hair” trending because they were so shocked
black-haired hyeri awakened something in a LOT of girls
hyunbin, at first, was worried about the popularity of the album because she was worried fans would quickly be turned off by the sudden “edgy” concept, but people were very happy with it
as previously mentioned, this was more rap-heavy comeback