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.
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One of Grace's favourite albums, oddly enough. It had many songs there she really enjoyed singing and dancing along to and she quite enjoyed the concept this time, as this spelt the end of the school trilogy. Though there was a lot of lyrics she cringed at and thought weren't appropriate, there were plenty of lyrics that were meaningful and in some songs, there started to be a more general perspective apart from Danger, Let Me Know, Look Here and War of Hormone. After the controversy around the later song, Namjoon used Grace as a filter with lyrics - he would then later speak to a women's studies professor.
Grace's favourite songs: Danger, Hip Hop Phile, Cypher Part 3, Look Here, So 4 More.
Outfits for the music videos and photoshoots included a lot of leather - leather pants, and leather jackets. Black and red were her colours, keeping in with her red hair which had turned a brighter shade and make-up artists also experimented with red lipstick to make Grace fully stand out. It was all about being sexy, rather than being the girl next door - a different continuation from Skool Luv Affair. Now she was the it girl of everyone's affection.
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She continued to feature her vocals and her sub-rapping, especially during Hip Hop Phile and her background vocals were a big feature during Look Here. She especially enjoyed recording the guide for So 4 More so the guides were split between herself and Jungkook.
Her relationship with the boys had fully formed as siblings, even if things were still a bit tense between them, especially during their first tour around Asia and North America and then a tour in Japan. It was a time when they all suffered for their art and the era really cemented Grace's role as a carer and someone who would step in and look after the boys. It also cemented Grace's status in the group as someone who could put on a performance even under extreme circumstances - being able to sing, dance and be stable all the while keeping a smile on her face. Her expressions never slipped and the crowd would only grow louder the moment her face appeared on the screen.
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Concert clothes matched the boys but she was given wider-leg pants for easier movement and looser tops rather than tighter as there was one occurrence during dress rehearsal that her shirt went completely see-through due to the sweat. Heels weren't an option either especially with the complicated choreography.
Known as 'Steelface' for the lack of changing expressions while dancing: there was always a smile on her face, but she never fully went into her duality like the boys did. She didn't feel comfortable yet to be able to do so.
During this time they moved dorms which allowed Grace to move in with them though she somehow ended up with her own room which was quite small but it suited her enough as all she needed was her bed, a wardrobe and a desk for her laptop. Jungkook and Grace were the only two who ended up with their own spaces.
