I thought all the groups did well on the singing portion given the conditions. Obviously I am Replay biased though. While I was watching, I thought it seemed like an advantage to have a more cheery, energetic song because it's easier to get the audience engaged with it. Anyway, much to said in this section about the importance of choosing your assignment strategically (if you're able to choose.)
Juan and Jaeeok both have great voices. I prefer Jaeeok, but I spoiled myself, and he doesn't make it. :( Unfortunately, he hasn't debuted elsewhere, and it's not even clear from the sites I checked if he is still a trainee somewhere, which is too bad. He's clearly a talented singer and dancer and has a lot of drive.
Anyway, dancing mission. Some of the contestants were noting and it's obvious in this episode what leader potential Changsub has given his experience and personality. When you're short on time like these missions, it's really important to have someone who will make decisions and get everyone to agree with them swiftly. I haven't bothered to check the current set of 16, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's both the eldest and most senior here by a fair bit, which also helps a lot for authority lol.
Re: the 100 online judges results, I was honestly surprised that the results were as close as they were (53 vs 47) because the Changsub team definitely did better in my opinion. I kinda got the vibe that the other team might be suffering from poor editing in the broadcast version we saw because their performance had a lot more of ??? editing decisions and camera work, so maybe what the judges showed looked better.
The little dude who was in 16th/15th place this ep seems like he's gonna go through a narrative arc soon. I haven't looked, but I suspect he makes it into the final group given how he's been followed and framed so far. Which I feel kinda ehhh about because I don't think he's as strong of a candidate as other folks...if I remember correctly, he was one of the contestants who made it into the 16 either because of the online votes or a master's one-pick points. Honestly, I think the company WANTS him in the final group and is going to make sure he ends up the final seven however they need to. But who knows, maybe he will show his talents better in the upcoming episodes and impress me. To be clear, I like him fine, he just doesn't seem as capable as a lot of the other contestants.
Randomly, No Yoonho came onto my radar this episode because he said he likes 2NEI lol. I am a simple soul. I have thought that he seems like he has a pleasant and fun personality from what we've seen...since kmac says he is in VAV, I guess I will check him out there at some point.
Anyway, not gonna lie, the elimination kinda got to me. Not because I especially care about Jaechan leaving, but just because I have a soft heart and don't like seeing people lose. The big guy Junhyeop was clearly really torn up about it, which honestly endeared him to me. I like to see guys cry...what can I say, this is who I am.
From the next ep preview, it looks like there is a bit of a timeskip before the next portion. Maybe the boys can enjoy more pleasant weather from here on out instead of sweating constantly and getting rained on. Hope they enjoyed the little break.
Hmm, I must have BTOB Changsub stuck on my mind after watching Kingdom TT
I looked it up and the little dude I'm talking about is Hyunyeop, and I see that he DOES make it on to TAN, so I will be paying close attention to him in upcoming episodes because he really has not stood out to me so far beyond the show framing him as kinda pathetic.
I thought that elimination came across very harshly. I had no huge love for Jaechan but to just have ONE person go, in a show that hasn't previously worked like that, felt very... focussed? Like sorry you're just edged into 'not good enough'. And the way it interacted with the success of the group, so they had collective guilt. Mean!
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Date: 2023-06-16 12:10 am (UTC)I thought all the groups did well on the singing portion given the conditions. Obviously I am Replay biased though. While I was watching, I thought it seemed like an advantage to have a more cheery, energetic song because it's easier to get the audience engaged with it. Anyway, much to said in this section about the importance of choosing your assignment strategically (if you're able to choose.)
Juan and Jaeeok both have great voices. I prefer Jaeeok, but I spoiled myself, and he doesn't make it. :( Unfortunately, he hasn't debuted elsewhere, and it's not even clear from the sites I checked if he is still a trainee somewhere, which is too bad. He's clearly a talented singer and dancer and has a lot of drive.
Anyway, dancing mission. Some of the contestants were noting and it's obvious in this episode what leader potential Changsub has given his experience and personality. When you're short on time like these missions, it's really important to have someone who will make decisions and get everyone to agree with them swiftly. I haven't bothered to check the current set of 16, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's both the eldest and most senior here by a fair bit, which also helps a lot for authority lol.
Re: the 100 online judges results, I was honestly surprised that the results were as close as they were (53 vs 47) because the Changsub team definitely did better in my opinion. I kinda got the vibe that the other team might be suffering from poor editing in the broadcast version we saw because their performance had a lot more of ??? editing decisions and camera work, so maybe what the judges showed looked better.
The little dude who was in 16th/15th place this ep seems like he's gonna go through a narrative arc soon. I haven't looked, but I suspect he makes it into the final group given how he's been followed and framed so far. Which I feel kinda ehhh about because I don't think he's as strong of a candidate as other folks...if I remember correctly, he was one of the contestants who made it into the 16 either because of the online votes or a master's one-pick points. Honestly, I think the company WANTS him in the final group and is going to make sure he ends up the final seven however they need to. But who knows, maybe he will show his talents better in the upcoming episodes and impress me. To be clear, I like him fine, he just doesn't seem as capable as a lot of the other contestants.
Randomly, No Yoonho came onto my radar this episode because he said he likes 2NEI lol. I am a simple soul. I have thought that he seems like he has a pleasant and fun personality from what we've seen...since kmac says he is in VAV, I guess I will check him out there at some point.
Anyway, not gonna lie, the elimination kinda got to me. Not because I especially care about Jaechan leaving, but just because I have a soft heart and don't like seeing people lose. The big guy Junhyeop was clearly really torn up about it, which honestly endeared him to me. I like to see guys cry...what can I say, this is who I am.
From the next ep preview, it looks like there is a bit of a timeskip before the next portion. Maybe the boys can enjoy more pleasant weather from here on out instead of sweating constantly and getting rained on. Hope they enjoyed the little break.
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Date: 2023-06-16 12:39 am (UTC)We had such opposite reactions to the elimination! I was like Get Thee Gone and also Stop Crying You Wimp
Yeah, I think they get to go home for a bit now!
I have no idea who you are referring to specifically but there is one member pretty low ranked who is gonna zoom up at least.
And obviously, Gunwook falls out! I do think these rankings are all over, which is interesting.
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Date: 2023-06-21 03:25 am (UTC)I looked it up and the little dude I'm talking about is Hyunyeop, and I see that he DOES make it on to TAN, so I will be paying close attention to him in upcoming episodes because he really has not stood out to me so far beyond the show framing him as kinda pathetic.
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Date: 2023-06-18 11:42 am (UTC)Mmmmmm good leadership, crunchy salty good leadership. You love to see it.
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