Last year, EXID made their long-awaited comeback in celebration of their 10 years of debut with the single album “X”, which was accompanied by an incredible video for the track “Fire”, where the members take on the role of prisoners . Check out!
Over a decade of career, EXID accumulated some great hits, such as “I Love You”, “DDD”, “Me & You” and “Up & Down”, a song that was responsible for saving the girl group from an almost disbandment. , and bring them back into the public eye thanks to a fancam.
Hani’s viral fancam
To understand this story, we need to go back to 2014, when the track was released. In season, Solji, LE, Hani, HyelinIt is Jeonghwa It had been two years since they had made a comeback as a full group, when they finally made their long-awaited return with “Up & Down”.
Despite containing infectious lyrics and choreography, the song did not achieve the expected results during its release, and many people believed in the group’s disbandment. However, something completely unexpected managed to bring EXID back into recognition, saving them from separation: a fancam of Hani.
During a girl group performance months after the release of “Up & Down”, a fan decided to record a fancam of Hani during the performance of the song and share it on social media — and this simple act was responsible for changing the group’s career completely. The video began to receive thousands of views, attracting attention to EXID and causing the song to climb the music charts, becoming a new hit.
As a result, the members were invited to return to Korean music programs with the aim of resuming promotional activities for “Up & Down”, even though the song had been released months before — and the result couldn’t be better. Thanks to his return, the group achieved its first victory in music shows in January 2015, further helping the formation’s visibility.
In 2020, during the “Running Girls” program, where Hani participated alongside the soloists ChunghaIt is Sunmiand the member of LOONA, Chuuthe idol commented on her viral fancam, where she acknowledged that the video was responsible for changing her career.
“That’s when I really thought it was over. If this didn’t explode, I wouldn’t be here right now,” said Hani.
Her co-stars comforted her while watching the iconic video, where the idol completed her speech by stating: “I thought a lifeline had fallen. I’m happy to be able to say that there are people like me and that it can happen.”
Source: Recreio
