Final song for them chosen is Like A River Flow, this is their latest release from 2024. Released back in August so it's been a full year since they've released anything which might be their longest break in between releases to date possibly.

IMO this song is the best in their discography. We got a nice string section mixed with a solid percussion beat. It's kinda like tree music ya know, to a degree and who doesn't love tree music, I'm like A Bird by Belly Furtado is iconic for a reason Definitely a song you'd hear in a movie, like someone is going on a long bus trip and they're staring out the window. Nice breathy vocals and rapper girlie delivered an okay verse. Also the MV aesthetic was very cool, pretty scenery, a train station and cool flower sets.

One of the members did a song with My Dear which they included as a b-side on one of their releases. It's a cute piano bar sounding type song. Also rapper girlie has a solo song as well. She's no Miryo or Kisum.

Mini ranking of all their singles (minus their first 2 which aren't available on streaming) 🧐

Like A River Flow > Flow > We Are > The Feeling > Me Instrument (acoustic) > I Feel That > You're Wrong > Me Instrument > Filter > More and More > Finale > Ideal World > On the right track > trouble maker > We Ride

A lot of their early stuff had a lot rapper girlie parts and/or tropical trap beats, so if you like Play by Chungha etc perhaps you'd like that stuff.

They're not the most groundbreaking 4th gen nugu GG but they have a few songs and some ballads that I feel are very good.

Below 👇 I included their MV + YouTube music app audio

If you're new here's the playlist with all the song recs 🧐

Fourth song chosen is The Feeling. The songs production has a drum machine, piano melody, acoustic guitar and this melancholic vibe overall. It's not a pure ballad, they do have another ballad, We Are, which I almost chose but chose this one since it has more going in the production. The vocal melody for the hook with "The Feel~ing~~~" is quite nice and adds a nice moment to drift away with the song. Rapper girlie does little too much in the first part of her rap with the rapid fire but the 2nd half was fine. She kinda sounds a chipmunk version of Kisum a little 🤔

Below 👇 I included their MV + YouTube music app audio

If you're new here's the playlist with all the song recs 🧐

3rd song chosen is Me, Instrument. The standard version was released in late 2023 but the more interesting acoustic version was released in 2024. The song has some slower tempo, but not too slow, with some nice synth trap beats. Softer vocals that feel very airy to the melody. Rapper girlie adds energy to the 2nd verse, she didn't have too but she did. We also got an interesting marching band beat for the bridge, again I feel like it tried be a nugu version of BlackPink, like Kill This Love outro almost. It kinda worked for me.

However I prefer the acoustic version. The title is misleading because acoustic in my mind I would expect an acoustic guitar but instead we got some snaps, a triangle from a drum set for the rapper girlie better which I will say she sounds better here than the original for some reason and idk either a synth bass guitar or piano melody. Regardless it's catchy.

Below 👇 I included their MV+ YouTube music app audio

If you're new here's the playlist with all the song recs 🧐

The next single I chose is I Feel that from 2022. The song has a nice bass line as the prominent part of the melody. The majority of the song kinda stays at the same tempo, doesn't have any huge highs or lows. However at the end we get a small tempo shift with some bongos and tropical house beats to get some more energy into what I'd call a nugu version of a BlackPink outro for a song. Obviously not at the same level and hype but they attempted it.

Below 👇 I included their MV+ YouTube music app audio

If you're new here's the playlist with all the song recs 🧐

DIAWINGS (DIA + Wings, my dyslexic ass keeps seeing Drawings 😔) is independent girl group under their own label. They debuted in 2018. The group is currently made up of Yiyeon, Nature, Dahae, and Dohee. Former members were Lyn, Daae, Ayeong, and Wonhyo.

Over the career they've released several digital singles, no official albums.

They're independent so they make the music and choreo themselves.

The first song I chose is Flow released in 2022. The songs melody flows with a airy tone, production is simple and nothing too experimental but I enjoy the peaceful vibe. MV was the girls lounging around a nice house while some other girl dances around a pole showing off many athletic pole dancing moves.

Below 👇 I included their MV+ YouTube music app audio

If you're new here's the playlist with all the song recs 🧐