These episodes are already long, but I find myself wishing we saw a little more of their downtime and casual interactions. Like, when they were picking who they'd share a tent with and the three oldest all got together and someone was like Honey~ to call someone over--Wild Idol, explain!!! It feels nuts that we are already so far in this show, but I have little idea of who is pals with who.
Anyway, the rap battle. Yoonho continues to appeal to me, he had such charm in this section. His battle with Jisung was really satisfying because they seemed like they genuinely had fun togerher and were well-matched for the competition.
I have identified Jueon as the guy who keeping getting into little squabbles with other contestants due to his sharp personality. To be fair, maybe he's getting an evil edit. But it still made me laugh when he told Lil Boi that he's been emulating him and then immediately Lil Boi is like "I hate people who mimic others" LMAO. And then Lil Boi wound up voting for the other guy in the end. A harsh world...
Knowing that Gunwook doesn't make it in the end, it's interesting to see him keep soaring along. I wonder what will be his downfall? Getting the sudden cancer backstory from his opponent Hyungseok was really surprising; we haven't really been getting ANY personal details about anyone until then. Maybe I'm too used to American shows like America's Got Talent where most contestants give some sort of tale about where they come from/why they are here, but I feel like Wild Idol could do with humanizing the contestants a wee bit more. Most of them have barely made an impression on me by this point. I know that early on, they wanted to keep it mysterious so everyone would be on even ground, but by this point, surely we could start getting to know them better?
(Also, rather annoyed that Kocowa hasn't been translating the self-written rap lyrics because it seems like we're missing good info about the contestants.)
Vocal battle time! (Most) everyone wants to battle! It seems like these one on one battles are really going to shake the rankings up. I find it interesting that both in the rap and vocal sections, Gunwook picked someone low ranked (if not the the lowest ranked.) Not sure what the thought process was there, if he was thinking solely about points or if he thought they were easier opponents or what. It was kinda controversial, but I preferred Jaeeok's approach of picking someone that he knew would be his fiercest competitor and right next to him in rank (Juan). It feels more honest and also more interesting as a viewer.
Anyway, cliffhanger! Why did Hyungseok start crying? Does he feel like he's definitely going home? I guess I'll find out when I watch the next ep lol
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Date: 2023-06-29 01:32 am (UTC)These episodes are already long, but I find myself wishing we saw a little more of their downtime and casual interactions. Like, when they were picking who they'd share a tent with and the three oldest all got together and someone was like Honey~ to call someone over--Wild Idol, explain!!! It feels nuts that we are already so far in this show, but I have little idea of who is pals with who.
Anyway, the rap battle. Yoonho continues to appeal to me, he had such charm in this section. His battle with Jisung was really satisfying because they seemed like they genuinely had fun togerher and were well-matched for the competition.
I have identified Jueon as the guy who keeping getting into little squabbles with other contestants due to his sharp personality. To be fair, maybe he's getting an evil edit. But it still made me laugh when he told Lil Boi that he's been emulating him and then immediately Lil Boi is like "I hate people who mimic others" LMAO. And then Lil Boi wound up voting for the other guy in the end. A harsh world...
Knowing that Gunwook doesn't make it in the end, it's interesting to see him keep soaring along. I wonder what will be his downfall? Getting the sudden cancer backstory from his opponent Hyungseok was really surprising; we haven't really been getting ANY personal details about anyone until then. Maybe I'm too used to American shows like America's Got Talent where most contestants give some sort of tale about where they come from/why they are here, but I feel like Wild Idol could do with humanizing the contestants a wee bit more. Most of them have barely made an impression on me by this point. I know that early on, they wanted to keep it mysterious so everyone would be on even ground, but by this point, surely we could start getting to know them better?
(Also, rather annoyed that Kocowa hasn't been translating the self-written rap lyrics because it seems like we're missing good info about the contestants.)
Vocal battle time! (Most) everyone wants to battle! It seems like these one on one battles are really going to shake the rankings up. I find it interesting that both in the rap and vocal sections, Gunwook picked someone low ranked (if not the the lowest ranked.) Not sure what the thought process was there, if he was thinking solely about points or if he thought they were easier opponents or what. It was kinda controversial, but I preferred Jaeeok's approach of picking someone that he knew would be his fiercest competitor and right next to him in rank (Juan). It feels more honest and also more interesting as a viewer.
Anyway, cliffhanger! Why did Hyungseok start crying? Does he feel like he's definitely going home? I guess I'll find out when I watch the next ep lol