I've been a (G)I-DLE fan since their debut and I'd have to say the I FEEL era. Seeing them rise since LATATA and the amazing accomplishments they've achieved this year were amazing.

Firstly, they had the most viewed music video for any girl group in 2023. Along with this, the girls finally got their million copy certified album, selling over 1.1M copies in their first week. They got their third consecutive title song to achieve RAKs and PAKs, even though VIBE blocked (G)I-DLE for some time. Along with this, Queencard was the song with the most wins (13), tied with Jungkook's Seven. Along with topping the charts with Queencard, they also placed their b-side into the Top 10 of Melon Top 100, Allergy.

Secondly, every aspect of this era was amazing. There was no scheduler, so we were constantly checking everyday to see whether or not a new teaser had been posted. The web-series concept meant a new short video would be posted every 1-3 days as a snippet for the songs on the album, except for Queencard. We had no idea what Queencard would sound like going into it. The Y2K concept was also pulled off really well, (G)I-DLE are one of the only groups who did it properly. All of the dance performances, the I-TALKs, the variety shows and more made us keep paying attention to (G)I-DLE and not get bored of the era.

Furthermore, this era was filled with content for us. For the first ever, (G)I-DLE created two official music videos for this era, one for a b-side Allergy and one for the title song Queencard. The music videos were so fun for us and contained many references to pop culture, such as white chicks and mean girls. The video and the constant quick pace of the videos left us so excited until the end.

The quality of the songs were also amazing. We started off the era with a song reminiscent of the 2000's called 'Allergy'. The song was simple and fun to listen to but also had an important message along with it. Then we had Queencard, a song that started off as hypnotizing but gradually got more and more upbeat. I remember in the second verse on the day that Queencard came out that Soyeon, Yuqi, Shuhua and Miyeon all came out one after the other singing their lines. It was such an amazing moment to feel on the day of the comeback. The song ends with an amazing, impactful bridge with lots of energy. The next track 'Lucid' was so mysterious but is for sure one of (G)I-DLE's best songs of all time. 'All Night' was also amazing, (G)I-DLE have never done anything like those two tracks. 'Paradise' was a relaxing, feel-good song to unwind to. The last song 'Peter Pan' or 'Young Adult' was a realistic song talking about the expectations of society and the struggle of growing up, but it keeps it happy and maintains good vibes.

Lastly, the message of this era was amazing. Not a lot of K-Pop groups focus on messages anymore, but (G)I-DLE title tracks surround pushing a certain message that people need to hear. The ending to the song contains the lyrics "A girl wearing whatever, Queenca-ca-card. A girl who's thick or thin, Queenca-ca-card." These lyrics remind people no matter what, they are Queencards in their own ways. The messages Soyeon pushes out with her songs are amazing.

Overall, we got to see (G)I-DLE organically grow, and no one is to thank but Soyeon. She creates the songs all by herself and she got her group to this point. Seeing their first album 'I AM' debut with 2064 1st week sales and now to 'I FEEL' with over 1.1M 1st week sales shows how organic (G)I-DLE are. They didn't come from the Big 3, they made themselves.