RIIZE - Impossible - UK K-Pop Fans Reaction
Added 2024-04-20 14:00:11 +0000 UTCHey, AFTERs!
Dive into RIIZE's exhilarating comeback single, "Impossible," with Kerry and Simon. This track is bursting with energy, melding catchy rhythms with a bold declaration of dreams and ambitions. The lyrics "Got me flyin' in my dreams right now" and "Everyone says it can't be done, why? Can't lose can't lose can't lose" encapsulate a spirit of defiance and persistence that resonates deeply. It's the perfect anthem for a summer of overcoming odds and achieving the seemingly impossible.
🔗 Watch RIIZE - Impossible here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey53EQhkLY8
"Impossible" is set to be the soundtrack of the season, with its pulsing beats and empowering lyrics. The track challenges listeners to pursue their dreams against all odds, represented through lines like "With you it's all possible, I'm complete" and "Without you it's impossible," highlighting the power of support and belief in one's journey.
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I'm a little late to this but a simple explanation for the RIIZE and NCT debacle is that the NCT "expansion" was coming to an end so SM was planning to debut a new, non-NCT related boy group. RIIZE is as "NCT related" as EXO is, which is to say, not at all lol except for the fact that four members were supposed to be in NCT Wish (back when they were referred to as NCT Japan or NCT's Japanese Team). The simple answer is Shotaro, Sungchan, Eunseok, and Seunghan from RIIZE (along with the trainee, Shohei, who left the lineup due to back problems) were supposed to be in NCT Wish while RIIZE was supposed to be a group of trainees who hadn't been revealed yet. However, plans changed and SM switched the lineups around a bit. The four previous NCT members debuted in RIIZE and trainees who potentially could have been in RIIZE competed in the survival show NCT Lastart for a spot in NCT Wish (Sion and Yushi were announced to be members prior to the show but the other members had to be picked during the show by a panel of judges).
SunshineOnMyMind
2024-05-26 13:53:00 +0000 UTCI was particularly proud of that one!
Simon Chilley
2024-04-21 23:21:16 +0000 UTCthank you guys for an amazing reaction as always !! and for the longest time, I also asked myself the same question as you simon. why were riize not “nct”. it’s crazy because before they debuted, over half of the members (sungchan, shotaro, eunseok, and seunghan) were already set to debut as members of nct japan. not sure if you know this but they were the original japan unit before nct wish. sungchan and shotaro were already three years well into the group waiting for their own fixed unit. and those two members fit the neo concept like they were made for it. in fact when they left nct, it was very hard for some fans, including myself, to picture them in any other group. however they have adapted extremely well into riize now i’m really glad we got to see them in a different style. i also think the company ending nct’s expansion had a lot to do with riize not being an nct unit. i guess they just had a vision for a new non-nct boy group. and i will say as much i love my boys, it was refreshing seeing SM finally debut a boy group outside of nct after seven years. i’m glad they have their own color like exo, shinee, and super junior. however if you want to see some “neo” like music from riize i would recommend checking out “siren” or “talk sexy”. those two threw me for a loop when i first heard them, esp siren since it was their debut
Destiny Huitzache
2024-04-21 21:02:35 +0000 UTCyeah, I absolutely think Shohei getting injured was the other big factor to the change in plans, and I do think it's worked out for them! I was just trying to keep my comment short lol
megalesias
2024-04-20 18:53:17 +0000 UTC"Or any European".... I am now cleaning rice off my computer monitor. Thanks guys.
Mama Joss
2024-04-20 17:53:34 +0000 UTCWell also because after Sohei got injured, there was no way a Japanese unit would be well received with only 2 Japanese members (the speculated Yushi and Shotaro). Frankly, it's better for Shotaro and Sungchan to have debuted in Riize - I just feel bad for them for how long it took. Even if Sohei was still here, they'd be really pushing it (unless one of the other WISH members would join.
kit
2024-04-20 17:13:37 +0000 UTCPart of the reason they're not an NCT subunit is that SM in the past few years has been going through a bunch of ownership/leadership changes - the founder, Lee Sooman, was asked to step down/retire by the other shareholders in 2022, and NCT and their limitless expansion was his brainchild. The new leadership team as of 2023 is pursuing a whole new business plan/strategy ("SM 3.0"), which includes the end of NCT's expansion and the debut of Riize as an independent group. Idk about all the follow-on decisions that went into the lineups/moving Sungchan and Shotaro/debuting NCT Wish, but at the top, that's why the strategy changed and they finally debuted a non-NCT boy group.
megalesias
2024-04-20 15:49:09 +0000 UTCSomeone already replied but yeah, it's in Portugal!!
nina host
2024-04-20 15:42:58 +0000 UTCIt's such a summer bop, very house/deep house. It would play on Radio1/Love Island/Jet2Holidays. You were close with Spain, it's Lisbon! This song is like the great grandchild of View by SHINee, very similar vibe.
Jirving
2024-04-20 15:01:44 +0000 UTCit's doesn't seem neo cause it's not nct 😅 not every boy group that's debuts after nct has to be nct sub unit. the fact that the former members of Nct (Shotaro and Sungchan) are now in Riize doesn't affect anything, it was all in the past, now they are their own group with absolutely no connection with Nct. english is not my first language so i hope you get what i mean also 9:50 you are right ! it's Sohee, their main vocal
Sofia
2024-04-20 14:20:00 +0000 UTCTalk saxy next
Po
2024-04-20 14:09:12 +0000 UTCYay! More RIIZE reactions 🙏
Berna B.
2024-04-20 14:04:58 +0000 UTC
