BigHit's first female trainee finally sees the light of day by joining Bangtan Sonyeondan, a decision seen by many as a joke until it starts to pay off. Join her journey from nothing to Korea's Noona.
*Disclaimer - boys are real people and I'm just...
Lead singles: No More Dream & We Are Bulletproof, pt. 2
This solidified the Hip-Hop status of the group. It was an album Grace didn't expect to have many lines on and baby ARMY's often question whether she was actually on it but you can hear her background vocals on all songs and she was featured in We Are Bulletproof, part two with her taking the last chorus after Jimin. This caught people's attention as it wasn't expected that she would rap, though it was clear she had some skills. With the vocal line, she harmonised.
For the clothes, there was a lot of black and printed clothing, lots of gold jewellery that were over the top. While it wasn't her style, she stuck with gold rings and large hooped earrings that became her statement. Make-up was minimal but the eyes were dark with even darker eyeshadow. The actual clothes themselves seemed to swallow her figure and hide it from view, which would lead later down the line for Hobi and Taehyung to become her fashionistas.
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There wasn't a chance for a lot of screen time for her and there weren't many chances for her to show off what dancing skills apart from her chorus part in Bulletproof Part Two where she had her chance to shine - and she played the part perfectly: cocky, ready to fight, ready to take on the world. This is what began to catch the attention of locals and fans - a woman, in front of seven boys, ready to fight to prove the band their worth.
The album had her feeling part of the group yet an outsider - seen for background vocals, sub-rapping and sub-singing. Never full a part of the song but always there. 'Like' was a perfect example - her vocals were always clearly heard but in the background. 'Bulletproof Part Two' was her full chorus time and it was a song she still loved, even to present time - whenever there was a chance to perform it, she was the first one to sign up for it.
Her relationship with the boys at this point was still awkward - especially with Jungkook. It was taking awhile for all of them to warm up to each other especially since she was in a completely different dorm to them down the corridor. But she was there every morning to wake them up or to make breakfast, make sure they were ready for the day. She'd be the last person to leave their dorm and the first person to arrive and this is where the 'mother' role came out to play.
There was a bit of hate in the beginning for being the only female among seven men and it was what she expected and readied herself for. The group got a lot of mixed reactions and reviews, coming from a small company and being so vocal against the norms of society. There was a small group of fans that actually preferred Grace to be a soloist, to shine on her own rather than having to share her and there was another group who preferred her not to be part of the group at all. Grace rolled with it all.
Facts:
Her British accent came through numerous times in interviews, causing her accent to trend on Twitter briefly.
Her hair was normally down, though she began to put it into ponytails which would later become her signature hairstyle
Very awkward around the guys in the BANGTAN BOMB videos and she rarely appears, unless with Namjoon or their manager
The shipping began between her and Seokjin
Didn't like wearing makeup, would be the first one to remove it the moment the performance was over with. And would remove her false nails as soon as possible
Nervous bathroom breaks became a thing with her and Namjoon
