My reaction to WenRi leaving SM

[Seunghee's Eyebrows]

It's been well over 12 hours since the news dropped. Am I shocked? No. This contract limbo has been dragged on for far too long giving us Reveluvs barely any closure but the hints were very well clear from the day Wendy badmouthed her company in the fancall to Wendy and Yeri not featuring in SMTown. Am I disappointed? Yes...and no. Disappointed that Red Velvet aren't together anymore (even though technically they still are; but let's be honest, seeing a Red Velvet comeback will be harder than ever now with members in different companies) But I'm glad that WenRi are leaving a shitty company to pursue their own dreams without being shackled by the chains of SM. Seeing how SM poorly treated Red Velvet's 10 year anniversary gave us a fair idea that they were never their priority.

The writing maybe well and truly was on the wall when their Red Velvet 10 year anniversary movie/documentary was aired 2 months ago. Towards the end of the movie when the 5 individual pieces of the cake were put back together while the girls looked back on their journey and it panned to this scene.

It was probably a hint that the unsigned members had other dreams to pursue? But here I am again just speculating. But it seemed quite poetic that I got to watch this movie and a few weeks later I get this piece of news.

So what does this mean now? Well as aforementioned, we'll be lucky to see a Red Velvet comeback every leap year. But at least we have Aseul? We could potentially have a 3Velvet subunit debut if SM are creative/competent enough but I'm just pulling random ideas out of thin air.

But what I do like to end this thread with is how much Red Velvet has meant to me personally. When I stanned T-ARA back in 09, I thought they would be THAT girl group (before disaster struck). But their discography was top tier. But enter Red Velvet. Their vocal colour, their chemistry on and off stage, their discography in my opinion far exceeded what I could possibly imagine. I could go on for several more pages about why Red Velvet are one of the greatest girl groups of all time. That movie/documentary is a very good reminder of how grateful I am to have Red Velvet in our lives. The existence of this incredible group. I feel so proud of to be a fan of them since debut and I have no regret whatsoever to be a Luvie.

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... Red Velvet are one of the greatest girl groups of all time.

Absolutely.

 

[Seunghee's Eyebrows]

Absolutely.

They may not be as well known as their fellow big 3 ggs in Twice and BP but I love how diverse their discography is. Never repeating previous concepts and its the little things that I admire about them.
Eg. Paying tribute to Bach by sampling his pieces in Feel My Rhythm AND releasing the MV on his birthday. How fitting that is

 

[UMJI MOODS]

Very true. Groups may change or disappear but the golden memories and songs stay with us for a lifetime.

 

[BianTwo]

The group lasted more than 10 years, for a GG that's a very long career. They can be proud of them. I like how the "3rd Gen Big 3 GG" were all different to appeal to different audience.

Red Velvet's sound or concept wasn't for me most of the time but they have a lot of songs, their discography is pretty solid and diverse.

 

[Seunghee's Eyebrows]

The group lasted more than 10 years, for a GG that's a very long career. They can be proud of them. I like how the "3rd Gen Big 3 GG" were all different to appeal to different audience.

Red Velvet's sound or concept wasn't for me most of the time but they have a lot of songs, their discography is pretty solid and diverse.

I liked that they were not afraid to experiment different sounds and as one of the critics said about RV that they were "trailblazers stepping into unknown boundaries k-pop has never been to"

 

[Bellamy]

Their vocal colour, their chemistry on and off stage, their discography in my opinion far exceeded what I could possibly imagine. I could go on for several more pages about why Red Velvet are one of the greatest girl groups of all time.

This! 100%. There is something about their music that pulls you in and you never look back. They were the first korean group that made me listen the whole album not just the title track. SM may be incompetent but they did amazing putting these 5 girls together. And I will laways be grateful for that.

 

[Seunghee's Eyebrows]

This! 100%. There is something about their music that pulls you in and you never look back. They were the first korean group that made me listen the whole album not just the title track. SM may be incompetent but they did amazing putting these 5 girls together. And I will laways be grateful for that.

Would've been the ultimate company if they could get their act together in other fields

 

[Seunghee's Eyebrows]

Forgot to tag @SWAGGER whoops

 

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They may not be as well known as their fellow big 3 ggs in Twice and BP but I love how diverse their discography is. Never repeating previous concepts and its the little things that I admire about them.
Eg. Paying tribute to Bach by sampling his pieces in Feel My Rhythm AND releasing the MV on his birthday. How fitting that is

Their sales numbers were not as high as their contemporaries', but that's partly because their music was so diverse, to the point of being called "experimental". SM A&R knew they had a group that could handle so many styles and genres. No other group could've handled the gospel styles of Would U and Wings, the citypop Bamboleo, and the New Orleans jazz-ish Sappy with equal skill and polish.

A music critic wrote that when you hear a Beatles song, you just know that it's a Beatles song. I feel the same way about ABBA and Red Velvet. I hear La Rouge, and I know it's a Red Velvet song. It's them. No one else could've done it.

 

[Seunghee's Eyebrows]

A music critic wrote that when you hear a Beatles song, you just know that it's a Beatles song. I feel the same way about ABBA and Red Velvet. I hear La Rouge, and I know it's a Red Velvet song. It's them. No one else could've done it.

Yup highly agree with this.

I've seen many reactions say "that's a red velvet song". Red Velvet has become a genre in itself