Kim Areum’s Demo Version of Gfriend’s “It’s You”

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Kim Areum has sang on demos before for fellow idols (like Yukika), and here she did the demo of Gfriend b-side “It’s you” that was released in 2019.

She has a new album called Summer City coming out in July, no official date yet though but hopefully they announce it soon!

Source: Kim A Reum

Her vocals, ahhhhh ❤️ Love her.

Comments

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

I wonder how people who sing demos feel when/if their demos blow up and become big for other groups. For example, I remember CLC expressed sadness for La Vie En Rose being ultimately released by IZONE.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Well in CLC's case, they didn't record La Vie en Rose as a demo, but were planning a whole comeback with it and teasing pictures of flowers for fans. Even the choreography planned for CLC was later adapted to IZONE's... While CLC stayed in hiatus. I would be sad too if I were them :(

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

i love IZONE but CLC needed and deserved La Vie en Rose :(

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

If it was just a first recording, like SNSD recorded their own version of f(x)'s Hot Summer before it went to them, I could have understand it. But cancelling this comeback on them and giving everything to IZONE... I love IZONE too but that's so unfair to CLC :(

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

CLC's treatment has been so cruel, it makes me sad :(

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

It's You is one of my favourite GFriend besides and I've replayed it a ton, so it's really interesting to hear the differences! I'm especially surprised at how different they feel. Kim Areum's version has a bright guitar sound, little instrumental glitches and a more powerful/hopeful delivery, whereas GFriend's version strips the instrumental to minimalistic percussions, and their delivery is a lot more restrained/whispery, which feels almost gloomy (but a little sultry at times too). I can imagine myself walking on the beach at sunset for the first, and watching rain on a cold evening for the second. Idk if I make sense.

It also makes me want to hear Umji sing it but this time as a soloist, I really like her voice on GFriend's version!

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

love her! can't wait for her new album

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

I love this song! What a great demo too, it's quite pleasing to hear how her vocals are slightly less high pitched here than on the released version.

[lolknope.livejournal.com]

Yay I was jamming to her yukika demo last night!! I need to check out her other songs

[frequency.livejournal.com]

i had no idea she co-wrote that song, lol. i really like her version.

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

It makes me miss Gfriend :(