Girls Reverse
Re:Verse (Korean: 소녀 리버스; RR: Sonyeo Libeoseu; lit. Girls Reverse) is a South Korean reality competition show created by Kakao Entertainment. The purpose of the competition show is to make a virtual 5 member girl group. The 30 participants already being members of a debuted girl group and have an opportunity to debut in a group in the virtual world. The show premiered on January 2, 2023, was broadcast through KakaoPage until their final episode on March 6, 2023, which announced the final five members of the group Fe:verse.[1]
| Girls Reverse | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Girls Reverse |
| Hangul | 소녀 리버스 |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Opening theme | "I Promise" |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Park Jin-kyung, Cho Wook-hyung |
| Production companies | Kakao Entertainment, Parable Entertainment, TAKE2 Media Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | KakaoTV |
| Release | January 2, 2023 |
Concept edit
'RE:VERSE' is a survival idol show where 30 members of a real-life K-pop girl group compete for an debut opportunity in the virtual world 'W'. It applies virtual reality and motion capture technology to capture the participants gestures and expressions in real-time and transmits them live through virtual characters to vividly direct their performances. The contestants can't reveal their identity in the real world until they are eliminated from the show.
Promotion and Broadcast edit
At the beginning of October 2022, various promotional clips and contents were uploaded onto the RE:VERSE official channels.
The theme song, "약속해 (I Promise)" was released on November 26, 2022, and the music video was shown during 2022 Melon Music Awards.[2][3]
The show was originally scheduled to air on November 28, 2022, but due to circumstances regarding licensing for artwork within the virtual reality, the show was indefinitely postponed and all social media was deleted.[4] On December 26, 2022, it was announced the survival show will officially air on January 2, 2023, after dealing with the circumstances. After the licensing circumstances, the credits of the creation of the artwork was shown at the end of each episode.[5]
The virtual reality is created and filmed through VRChat. The show is premiered on KakaoPage, YouTube, Abema and Kocowa.[6]
From February 6, 2023, Kakao Entertainment announced a webtoon named 'Girls Reverse Behind' featuring the contestants of Girls Reverse through KakaoPage and Kakao Webtoon every Monday.[7]
Cast edit
Judges edit
Guest edit
- Apoki
- Lee Min-hyuk[9]
Contestants edit
There are total of 30 contestants participating in the competition, all from existing Korean girl groups.
The names of contestants are listed as named on official sites, not their real names.
- Color key (In order of contestant's group rank on the show)
| Final members of Fe:verse | |
| Contestants eliminated in the final episode | |
| Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round | |
| Contestants that left the show |
| 30 contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muneo (무너) | Seoritae (서리태) | Keuang (크앙) | Rien (리엔) | KimSerena (김세레나) |
| Rose (로즈) | JipSunHui (집순희) | Ruby (루비) | Zzaru (짜루) | Sera (세라) |
| Dopamine (도파민) | Barim (바림) | Nikena (니케나) | Cheer (치어) | Nemo (니모) |
| Catherine (캐서린) | Sundaenaejang (순대내장) | Chonky Cat (뚱냥이) [A] [10] | Watchiswatch (시계는 와치) [11] | Junghorang (정호랑) [11] |
| Rascal (라스칼)[12] | Yenycall (예니콜) [11] | CacaoPrincess (차차다섯공주) [12] | Hairoo (하이루) [11] | Ujewel (유주얼) [12] |
| Dohwa (도화) [12] | HwaEuiJa (화의자) [11] | Cherry (체리) [11] | Kiki (키키)[11] | Chadodo (차도도) [11] |
Ranking edit
- Color key
| New Top 5 |
| # | Ep. 1 | January 11 | January 30 | Ep. 9 | February 16 | Special Live | Ep. 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JipSunHui | Rien (↑3) | Seoritae (↑15) | Muneo (↑7) | Seoritae (↑2) | Seoritae (-) | Muneo (↑2) |
| 2 | Keuang | Ruby (↑22) | Ruby (-) | JipSunHui (↑2) | Muneo (↓1) | Ruby (↑1) | Seoritae (↓2) |
| 3 | Sera | Dopamine (↑20) | Rien (↓2) | Seoritae (↓2) | Ruby (↑1) | Muneo (↓1) | Keuang (↑5) |
| 4 | Rien | Catherine (↑15) | JipSunHui (↑2) | Ruby (↓2) | Rien (↑1) | Rien (-) | Rien (-) |
| 5 | Hwaeuija | Muneo (↑15) | Sera (↑3) | Rien (↓2) | JipSunHui (↓3) | JipSunHui (-) | KimSerena (↑4) |
Discography edit
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| "I Promise" | 2022 | — | Non-album single |
| 운명처럼 | 2023 | — | RE:VERSE Final |
| 시간이 날 태우고 너에게 데려가 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Awards and nominations edit
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCWW New Media Content Awards | 2023 | Best Production Award (Reality Show) | Girls Reverse | TBA | [13] |
Notes edit
- ^ Left the show due to health reasons
References edit
- ^ "Birth of virtual idol 'Fe:verse'... Successful completion of 'Girl Reverse'". IMBC News. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Virtual survival 'Girl Reverse' theme song 'Promise' lyrics released". Newsis. November 22, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Kang, Bo-ra (November 18, 2022). "'Girls Reverse' 'Promise' special stage MMA 2022 unveiled for the first time". Slist. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Kim, Soo-young (November 18, 2022). "Kakao Entertainments postpones the release of 'Girl Reverse'... "Can't negotiate with some creators"". The Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Kim, Soo-young (December 12, 2022). "'Girl Reverse', which was delayed publicly, confirmed to launch on January 2nd". Tv daily. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Jeong, Hye-won (February 4, 2023). "'Girls Reverse' attracts attention from foreign countries such as the US and Japan "Captivates global viewers"". Spotv News. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Jeong, Eun-ji (February 6, 2023). "Behind the virtual girl group 'Girl Reverse', meet through webtoon". News 1. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Shin, Hye-young (November 11, 2022). "Active with Bada, Boom, and Pengsoo in 'Girl Reverse' selected as Aiki MC". Sisa Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Ahn, Eun-jae (February 21, 2023). "비투비 민혁, 21일 '소녀리버스' 파이널 생중계 깜짝 등장" [BTOB's Minhyuk makes a surprise appearance at the final live broadcast of 'Girl Reverse' on the 21st]. New1. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Loona's Olivia Hye to leave 'Girl Reverse'". No Cut News. January 23, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "8 additional members of 'Girl Reverse' were eliminated...Lovelyz Gfriend". News 1. January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "A sense of liberation that was only possible in 'Girl Reverse'". No Cut News. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "BCWW EVENT: New Media Content Awards". BCWW 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)