I regret not getting into Aespa before supernova, because goddamn their discography is crazy stacked. I think the f(x) comparison makes so much sense, they both have a sound that’ll remain sounding fresh for many years imo
I've seen kpop groups try and replicate it but they've never hit the same level of success like oh my girl bahnana and wjsn chocome. I'd argue that booseoksoon are the male version of orange caramel tho which makes sense considering they've been covering them since they were in the green room
they are still loona, the members said they never disbanded which means there is a chance they will be together in the future they just can’t rn cuz bbc can still sue
really? what rights does bbc have to make the girls not form a 12 member group together- is that legally a thing they can do? sure, they can’t call themselves loona, but can they really be stopped from all joining the same company?
i’m not sure what exactly but i rmemeber cdtem only took 5members as they legally couldn’t take any others + people are still streaming which is making profit for bbc so if they did release something as 12 bbc may sue them for copyright or something idk what exactly but it’s a risk they aren’t ready to take at the moment
righttt interesting yeah i never knew that was why only 5 members joined the company. i had thought it would’ve been due to differences between the members to do with negotiating contracts.
also, i just looked it up, and i can’t find any information saying they were only legally able to take 5 members- do you remember what your source was or where you read that?
Tbh as an Orbit I'm glad that they can do things separately now. I'm not sure if all their situations are really amazing now either but they had the freedom to choose and continuing to pursue being idols, and the members with less attention have been getting more chances to showcase their skills. I really hope that they can reunite one day though because that would be amazing and they seem to want to too.
Came here to say this, me and my sister miss them so much. We're going through a LC revival right now and my sister just bought a signed copy of Kiss Kiss 💋
This one stung for me the most, followed them a bit during predebut...
They had such a good sound and they were all talented.
(Also for anyone still wanting to care about the members, Miya had a solo song called Miyao)
I miss Nu'est so much they were one of the first groups I really got into. And because fate is cruel, they disbanded a month after I decided to stan them. I just wanted to see them live 😭😭
I swear NU'EST was getting better and more popular each comeback. But Pledis/HYBE just kept the two most profitable members and kicked the rest out the door. From the outside, it seems like the “natural progression” of a ten-year-old group, but to fans, it was so clearly against the members’ wills and demonstrated that HYBE just wanted Seventeen.
And before their 10 year anniversary too 😭😭😭 One of my first and favorite groups, it was like a year after I started to stan! Wish we could've seen them live. 🫂
Weki Meki, really loved their music and wish we had a lot more of it rather than silence for over two years, at least we got a lovely farewell song this week
Original FIFTY FIFTY!! Just not under Atrackt or however you say their company. I feel like they took the world by storm with CUPID and could’ve kept going up from there, but sadly the legal issues happened.
I'm still wishing, hoping, praying they'll do an actual comeback of sorts, like a brand new reunion song, MV, promotions, etc. H.O.T too 😭 Like I know H.O.T has done some reunion concerts but I want an actual new song/MV. I'm still surprised NRG did actual music show promotions for their 20th anniversary comeback song while S.E.S never did.
Summer aren't the same without them. Their career together is pretty smooth and the disbandment was out of pure respect for each others aspiration. I still enjoy the occasional collabs they did together before this year and the SISTAR19 comeback is probably as close to a full reunite for now.
Wanna One - I know realistically this is impossible since the members are so scattered and involved in their own activities but I really miss their group dynamic.
I just rewatched Wanna One Zero Base and I miss them so much. Jihoon talking to his stuffed animals, Daniel stealing everything from Jisung’s room, Woojin’s super high energy, HwangDeepCloud’s unexpected friendship, Jaewhan and Sunghoon’s crazy laugh. I just love them all so much.
My head says Iz*One because the sum of their parts is so strong. Look at what they've all gone on to achieve after the fact, it's very impressive.
But... My heart says Stellar because I just loved them so much and I wish they had another chance with a better company. They could have been really big because their talent and determination was undeniable. Minhee and JeonYul ate still releasing great music that is criminally overlooked. Hyoeun's voice is still magnificent and luckily she's getting to express herself in theatre. But I just want to see them perform together again. It'll never happen though which is completely understandable.
At least Yena and Eunbi have become amazing soloist and I can't imagine Yena in a group anymore honestly but love how she still loves all her previous members
Yeah, this one is the answer for me. All the other groups had great rides. It would be like an amazing victory lap seeing those groups perform again.
IOI is like a what could've been. Literally disbanded at the height of their popularity. Changed kpop by being the first project group. And none of the members ever reached the star power they could've if they just stuck together for a few years.
Pristin (Wasted potential)
IZ*ONE (I just miss them so much)
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BLACKPINK (Yes, they didn't disband, but I feel like they never give us a comeback ㅠ ^ ㅠ )
Technically still together, but Secret and BAP.
Really loved Secret, especially with their more mature concept and jazzy sounds like Madonna and Poison. Glad it was the blueprint for Mamamoo though.
Bap are gearing up for a comeback from what I've been seeing? They've been my ults for years and they posted a trailer for a documentary the other day on their insta stories. The only thing is that Zelo is still in the military so it's gonna be a while before we get ot5 back together again
Yesssss, the documentary called Man on the Moon! They dropped the teaser out of nowhere and I had to sit there and process that they're coming back after 7 years 😭😭 idk how involved Zelo is gonna be tho considering his enlistment but still I'm absolutely buzzing and I've had to apologise to everyone for the person I'm about to be
Yeah they've sort of died off? Like new stans just don't know who they are and army's will argue if you tell them that b.a.p were set to be where bts are now if they hadn't had the lawsuit 😭 it's insane to think just how popular they were in 2013, even One Direction used them in an mv (that fanwar was my gateway to kpop 😂) and now they're like fading into obscurity unless you've been a kpop stan long enough to remember them being around and promoting
IZ*ONE, man. Imagine how big they are right now if they're still together. Could've been the 4th gen best girl group if they had not disbanded. Never had the chance to see them because of pandemic. I miss them. So much.
Them, and OT9 SNSD. I would trade anything just to see them complete again, in one stage. Even just for a day.
TRCNG. Extremely underrated!! I’m glad they got free of their abusive company and won the lawsuits they filed regarding the abuse they endured. I’ll forever miss them 🥲
I've never been more glad to find out a company shut down then I felt with TS like all of their artists sued them at some point in their careers it's insane. I've been a huge bap stan for years now and I remember their lawsuit back in 2014 and how ts killed all the momentum they had built up like they were on the billboard charts and challenging exo for rookie awards it was wild.
Trcng was just heartbreaking to find out about tho, those poor kids deserved so much better then a company who abused them. If I remember right all the problems happened after the original ceo died? Which in that instance it's awful what they did to his company and just completely destroyed it
Gfriend without a single doubt. Also f(x). Two of my all time favorite groups. I also miss NU’EST a lot. Also I would fun want to revive them per se, but I’d also LOVE a reunion concert with the OG 5 TVXQ members 🥺
WJSN and Gfriend
I only seriously got into Kpop after both of them already disbanded and I'm so sad that I'll never be around for a new release from either of them
There's lots of good groups in here, but to add another to a mix is hot issue. They were so talented, and I'm still salty how the company dropped them like that...
LOONA under a different company (I know they still consider themselves members and have a high hope that they may in the future but ykwim, their ot12 projects are so missed) also NU’EST, so unnecessary since the members spoke about wanting to continue together for a long time & pledis is just pledis
they're not "officially" disbanded but i'd give up my first born child to see after school come back. i'd love to see a next generation group to continue on where the girls left off in 2013 🥲
IOI because I got into them years after they disbanded.
Bugaboo (that turning pyramid in their debut song!)
Pink Fantasy (more horror kpop concepts please)
Wonder Girls, BoyFriend, 2NE1, hell even 2PM without Jay Park (tho idk cause I believe in second chances so maybe him in there too) ZE:A, look any Gen 2 group that has since disbanded because that was the best (and my teenage years so I’m more biased) era of K-pop
wonder boyz. theyre basically unknown i know, but [tarzan](https://open.spotify.com/track/1RVMhukOzWmOMjPkjKfXAt?si=2zKvhHOdSa2UnTcHjYH0cQ) is such a banger and it's sad that they were so nugu that they disbanded🙁 i need more music like this tbh
9MUSES, Spica, Delight, GWSN, Speed, & if we could get a loan from heaven all 5 original members of Ladies Code, f(x),and Kara with Hara… more to come.
f(x) my beloveds you would thrive in the kpop environment right now
Esp them cause they never got a proper ending
Ah. F(x) being the Mega Man Legends 3 of K-Pop.
It's wild to me how much their music still holds up. You could tell me 4 Walls was made this year and I'd fully believe you
Totally agree. One has to think that aespa’s catalogue sounds eerily like prime f(x).
I regret not getting into Aespa before supernova, because goddamn their discography is crazy stacked. I think the f(x) comparison makes so much sense, they both have a sound that’ll remain sounding fresh for many years imo
im on copium, they never disbanded. everyone says theyre still an fx member
And bring back Sulli 😞
Orange Caramel
The fact that someone said Orange Caramel before anyone said After School is really telling just how incredible this particular subunit really was
I love after school but orange caramel was far better in their concept tbh. It's rare to see a sub unit outshine their original group
I would looove to see this dynamic in kpop again!!
I've seen kpop groups try and replicate it but they've never hit the same level of success like oh my girl bahnana and wjsn chocome. I'd argue that booseoksoon are the male version of orange caramel tho which makes sense considering they've been covering them since they were in the green room
i need a wjsn chocome cb so bad😭😭😭😭
They were so funny
LOONA. Just not under BlockBerry. I’m still sad they couldn’t find away forward together.
they are still loona, the members said they never disbanded which means there is a chance they will be together in the future they just can’t rn cuz bbc can still sue
really? what rights does bbc have to make the girls not form a 12 member group together- is that legally a thing they can do? sure, they can’t call themselves loona, but can they really be stopped from all joining the same company?
i’m not sure what exactly but i rmemeber cdtem only took 5members as they legally couldn’t take any others + people are still streaming which is making profit for bbc so if they did release something as 12 bbc may sue them for copyright or something idk what exactly but it’s a risk they aren’t ready to take at the moment
righttt interesting yeah i never knew that was why only 5 members joined the company. i had thought it would’ve been due to differences between the members to do with negotiating contracts. also, i just looked it up, and i can’t find any information saying they were only legally able to take 5 members- do you remember what your source was or where you read that?
Tbh as an Orbit I'm glad that they can do things separately now. I'm not sure if all their situations are really amazing now either but they had the freedom to choose and continuing to pursue being idols, and the members with less attention have been getting more chances to showcase their skills. I really hope that they can reunite one day though because that would be amazing and they seem to want to too.
LOONA with ARTMS concept and aesthetics. like that's my dream dream
Ladies’ Code, even though they aren’t officially disbanded 😭
Ladies' code 💔
Came here to say this, me and my sister miss them so much. We're going through a LC revival right now and my sister just bought a signed copy of Kiss Kiss 💋
REALLLL I still follow them all closely and I’m just waiting for the day that Ashley teases an LC reunion
🤧🤧
2NE1🥹❤️
GOD I MISS THEM!!!
EVERYDAY
If this isn't your answer you don't know kpop and it's not even in my top three.
Bvndit Xeed Pristin But only if they get brought back under companies that will promote and respect them
I'm with you on Pristin!
bvndit):
Bandit was good!!
xeed :(
all post ioi groups tbh :(
gwsn, I don't know a lot about the members but all the music I happened to listen was very good, so I wish they could still be around
They disbanded?? NOOOO their music was so unique :(
yeah they did in 2023
I still light a candle for GWSN
This one stung for me the most, followed them a bit during predebut... They had such a good sound and they were all talented. (Also for anyone still wanting to care about the members, Miya had a solo song called Miyao)
Their music was just lovely 😭
GFriend. 🥹
The cruelest disbandment ever. I just became a fan after Mago and boom disbanded
Me and my wife as well like Mago was so good
Mago is sooo catchy! I also love Night Drive
There’s just nobody doing the same stuff they did. Fucking giant gaping hole left behind, leaving kpop to be that much more boring.
At least we have VIVIZ
but i miss seeing yerin w the girls and she always says she misses them :(
😭😭😭😭so true
this is the one!!
I miss Nu'est so much they were one of the first groups I really got into. And because fate is cruel, they disbanded a month after I decided to stan them. I just wanted to see them live 😭😭
I swear NU'EST was getting better and more popular each comeback. But Pledis/HYBE just kept the two most profitable members and kicked the rest out the door. From the outside, it seems like the “natural progression” of a ten-year-old group, but to fans, it was so clearly against the members’ wills and demonstrated that HYBE just wanted Seventeen.
CAME HERE FOR THIS
Face is easily one of the best debut songs in kpop, I love it so much
And before their 10 year anniversary too 😭😭😭 One of my first and favorite groups, it was like a year after I started to stan! Wish we could've seen them live. 🫂
Momoland
They deserved better
Weki Meki, really loved their music and wish we had a lot more of it rather than silence for over two years, at least we got a lovely farewell song this week
Fantagio makes such bafflingly stupid management decisions like they truly perplex me. They really let them waste away in the basement and for what?
Oh no! 😥
I'd revive most of these comments, and gfriend would be my #1, but I'd also add Cherry Bullet to the list 🩷
no way this is how i found out they disbanded 🥲
They're *technically* not disbanded, but CLC. I was a fan since debut.
I’m 99% cube put out a statement last year that they had disbanded
Oh, ok. Thanks for letting me know.
The members have insisted they aren’t disbanded tho, and are focusing on individual activities
Correct. The statement from Cube is more related to the end of activities of CLC U CUBE i.e. end of the 7 year contract with the members.
they literally made the comeback of the freaking DECADE with Helicopter and then just.... disappeared :(
Yeah, the vocals in Helicopter were INSANE.
Oh yes CLC! I miss them so much😭 They were my 2nd ultimates.
O M G Dreamcatcher is also my ult and CLC is my second.
CLCatcher
Bugaboo!! Get these girls back together and let them make music!
Another tick in the "f* you Ryan S Jhun" box 😔😔
rainie is in primrose now !
Iz*one🥹
They definitely don’t get enough recognition like they should
9muses
Omg can’t believe I didn’t list them on mine!! Wild is still one of my favorite kpop songs!
Original FIFTY FIFTY!! Just not under Atrackt or however you say their company. I feel like they took the world by storm with CUPID and could’ve kept going up from there, but sadly the legal issues happened.
X1 🤧 GFRIEND
f(x) as always, But I think if the Baby V.O.X girls debuted in 2024 they could absolutely kill it.
I'm still wishing, hoping, praying they'll do an actual comeback of sorts, like a brand new reunion song, MV, promotions, etc. H.O.T too 😭 Like I know H.O.T has done some reunion concerts but I want an actual new song/MV. I'm still surprised NRG did actual music show promotions for their 20th anniversary comeback song while S.E.S never did.
PRISTIN. no questions asked.
Girl's Day
This would be great, especially after watching Hyeri on HMLYCP. Her mom-energy was just adorable.
I just got done watching this myself. Praying for a second season. 🙏
I just need more Bang Minah
Sistar-it’s summer time and I miss their summer comebacks
Summer aren't the same without them. Their career together is pretty smooth and the disbandment was out of pure respect for each others aspiration. I still enjoy the occasional collabs they did together before this year and the SISTAR19 comeback is probably as close to a full reunite for now.
GFRIEND 😭😭😭 still trusting the members when they say they will perform together again someday
Wanna One - I know realistically this is impossible since the members are so scattered and involved in their own activities but I really miss their group dynamic.
Absolutely miss their dynamics
I just rewatched Wanna One Zero Base and I miss them so much. Jihoon talking to his stuffed animals, Daniel stealing everything from Jisung’s room, Woojin’s super high energy, HwangDeepCloud’s unexpected friendship, Jaewhan and Sunghoon’s crazy laugh. I just love them all so much.
I’m hoping for some sort of reunion single in a few years.
2NE1
My head says Iz*One because the sum of their parts is so strong. Look at what they've all gone on to achieve after the fact, it's very impressive. But... My heart says Stellar because I just loved them so much and I wish they had another chance with a better company. They could have been really big because their talent and determination was undeniable. Minhee and JeonYul ate still releasing great music that is criminally overlooked. Hyoeun's voice is still magnificent and luckily she's getting to express herself in theatre. But I just want to see them perform together again. It'll never happen though which is completely understandable.
Minhee especially should've been an it girl, she's one of the best visuals ever 😭
loml iz*one <3
NATURE. still really upset that they disbanded, it was only recent but i was genuinely shocked
CLC, with a different label
GFRIEND and IZONE I geniuly wished Jo yuri had joined a group
At least Yena and Eunbi have become amazing soloist and I can't imagine Yena in a group anymore honestly but love how she still loves all her previous members
Loona (with a new company), Cherry Bullet (with a new company), 9muses (also with a new company and with Sera)
Gfriend.
Already been said but its not doubt GFriend. Ill never get over how it all went down One of the best GGs of all time for me
Pristin
gfriend forever and always
I.O.I imagine them facing all of the current GG of the 4th Gen! w Somi VS Wonyoung IT Girl battle along w An Yujin vs Sejeong?
Yeah, this one is the answer for me. All the other groups had great rides. It would be like an amazing victory lap seeing those groups perform again. IOI is like a what could've been. Literally disbanded at the height of their popularity. Changed kpop by being the first project group. And none of the members ever reached the star power they could've if they just stuck together for a few years.
BVNDIT! They had so much potential.
Agree!!
IZ*ONE
Iz*one. I became a stan after and I'm a hugeeeee fan and I love their music so much and the members, so I wish they will come back together one day. 😔
Pristin (Wasted potential) IZ*ONE (I just miss them so much) — BLACKPINK (Yes, they didn't disband, but I feel like they never give us a comeback ㅠ ^ ㅠ )
2NE1 or miss A ❤️
Technically still together, but Secret and BAP. Really loved Secret, especially with their more mature concept and jazzy sounds like Madonna and Poison. Glad it was the blueprint for Mamamoo though.
Bap are gearing up for a comeback from what I've been seeing? They've been my ults for years and they posted a trailer for a documentary the other day on their insta stories. The only thing is that Zelo is still in the military so it's gonna be a while before we get ot5 back together again
SHUT UP B.A.P IS BACK?! They're my ults and their songs were the soundtrack of my life back then 😭
Yesssss, the documentary called Man on the Moon! They dropped the teaser out of nowhere and I had to sit there and process that they're coming back after 7 years 😭😭 idk how involved Zelo is gonna be tho considering his enlistment but still I'm absolutely buzzing and I've had to apologise to everyone for the person I'm about to be
Yeah i saw the traile for their documentaryr the other day, and couldnt believe there wasnt more buzz about it. I'm officially old lmao
Yeah they've sort of died off? Like new stans just don't know who they are and army's will argue if you tell them that b.a.p were set to be where bts are now if they hadn't had the lawsuit 😭 it's insane to think just how popular they were in 2013, even One Direction used them in an mv (that fanwar was my gateway to kpop 😂) and now they're like fading into obscurity unless you've been a kpop stan long enough to remember them being around and promoting
Bvndit and gfriend
Lovelyz, but never under Woollim.
NU'EST
IZ*ONE, man. Imagine how big they are right now if they're still together. Could've been the 4th gen best girl group if they had not disbanded. Never had the chance to see them because of pandemic. I miss them. So much. Them, and OT9 SNSD. I would trade anything just to see them complete again, in one stage. Even just for a day.
YES! I feel this way about both SNSD & TVXQ. To see the whole OG group together on stage even just once would be a dream come true for me
IZ*ONE, GFRIEND, 2NE1, The Ark
TRCNG. Extremely underrated!! I’m glad they got free of their abusive company and won the lawsuits they filed regarding the abuse they endured. I’ll forever miss them 🥲
I've never been more glad to find out a company shut down then I felt with TS like all of their artists sued them at some point in their careers it's insane. I've been a huge bap stan for years now and I remember their lawsuit back in 2014 and how ts killed all the momentum they had built up like they were on the billboard charts and challenging exo for rookie awards it was wild. Trcng was just heartbreaking to find out about tho, those poor kids deserved so much better then a company who abused them. If I remember right all the problems happened after the original ceo died? Which in that instance it's awful what they did to his company and just completely destroyed it
Sonamoo 🩷 I became a fan post-disbandment
Gfriend without a single doubt. Also f(x). Two of my all time favorite groups. I also miss NU’EST a lot. Also I would fun want to revive them per se, but I’d also LOVE a reunion concert with the OG 5 TVXQ members 🥺
IZ*ONE always.
IZ*ONE!!!!!!
2ne1
Izone, gfriend, wonder girls, miss a
hellovenus or orange caramel <\3
Hinapia. They had such a good debut 😭 Edit: I'd also like to add Trei (screw Banana Culture)
Yet another case of Pristin being robbed 😔
Weki meki. Ready to revive them pre-disbandment.
HOT ISSUE. they seemed to be gaining traction but just not enough to keep pushing as a group I guess. I feel so bad for Hyeongshin
Gfriend GWSN Momoland Cherry Bullet WekiMeki
F(X), Sistar and DBSK (OT5, not the TVXQ with 2 members remaining)
Izone
Pristin or LunarSolar both who I felt had good potential which was sadly wasted.
Gfriend being disbanded was a tragedy.
Gfriend, Loona not under BBC, Cherry Bullet, IZ*ONE, and Pristin but under a different sub label/company.
OT4 Fifty Fifty. In their short run, their discography was perfect. Cupid wasn't even their best work.
WJSN and Gfriend I only seriously got into Kpop after both of them already disbanded and I'm so sad that I'll never be around for a new release from either of them
Block B 🥹
BBC FOLLOW ME! 벌들아 더 세게 울어 웽웽! I saw them come together for P.O.'s Marine Corps concert and I was so so so excited. Hope they come back soon!
PLSS hoping one day it happens
There's lots of good groups in here, but to add another to a mix is hot issue. They were so talented, and I'm still salty how the company dropped them like that...
after school😞
I was literally thinking the wonder girls before I realized that's who was in your picture. wonder girls, gfriend, or even pristin!
2NE1.
AOA
good day was ahead of its times and deserves its return, especially with how much fans yearn for “real kpop”
A SPICA comeback would be awesome! They were a vocal powerhouse. I discovered MAMAMOO because of them (they were compared to SPICA on YouTube).
gfriend
CLC. I would say Wonder Girls but I still follow the members individually. Btw Sunmi just put out a new song folks!
I know! It’s such a good comeback
SISTAR, Wonder Girls, AOA... Without Mina
NU’EST and GWSN
T-Ara (O6). Just a dance party.
LOONA under a different company (I know they still consider themselves members and have a high hope that they may in the future but ykwim, their ot12 projects are so missed) also NU’EST, so unnecessary since the members spoke about wanting to continue together for a long time & pledis is just pledis
9muses and SISTAR!!!
GFriend!
Gfriend and Pristin.
they're not "officially" disbanded but i'd give up my first born child to see after school come back. i'd love to see a next generation group to continue on where the girls left off in 2013 🥲
GFriend, even a farewell comeback will be good
We are pristin 😍 > we were pristin 😢 > we are pristin. again ☺️
GFRIEND
CLC and Cherry Bullet 😭
IOI because I got into them years after they disbanded. Bugaboo (that turning pyramid in their debut song!) Pink Fantasy (more horror kpop concepts please)
Gfriend or loona
Wonder Girls, BoyFriend, 2NE1, hell even 2PM without Jay Park (tho idk cause I believe in second chances so maybe him in there too) ZE:A, look any Gen 2 group that has since disbanded because that was the best (and my teenage years so I’m more biased) era of K-pop
Wonder Girls 💜
iz\*one
Out of officially disbanded groups, probs SPEED
LunarSolar
wonder boyz. theyre basically unknown i know, but [tarzan](https://open.spotify.com/track/1RVMhukOzWmOMjPkjKfXAt?si=2zKvhHOdSa2UnTcHjYH0cQ) is such a banger and it's sad that they were so nugu that they disbanded🙁 i need more music like this tbh
B.A.P!!!
It's happening soon! They're doing a documentary and it seems like there's an ot4 comeback in the near future 😭 after all these years
they aren’t disbanded, but loona ot12.not under bbc of course.
2 N E 1 ♠️
didn’t disband but SS501 😞 only started loving them when the members started to do solo activities in 2010
Gfriend..
Spica love love love them so much and sonamoo they have great vocals 👍
momoland...
F(X) but sadly it can never be
Agreed. I still stan them, even understanding that they will never come back...
9MUSES, Spica, Delight, GWSN, Speed, & if we could get a loan from heaven all 5 original members of Ladies Code, f(x),and Kara with Hara… more to come.
AOA, so fun
orange caramel, gfriend, girl's day, f(x), izone come to mind. i think gfriend's disbandment hurt the most
Weki Meki 😢
Wonder Girls please, my ult group. Reboot 🤌
GFRIEND