ZEBRAS. I love seeing the intro animals, it continues to be insane.
Ok, how long was the emotions thing? That was like, first thing in the morning, right? And then they ran? And now it's dark? And raining again? What happened to the day!
NEW judges! 2pm really showing up in this show, multiple members.
Gunwook is slipping! Goodbye to the baby, we will see him in ZB1.
Oh, both Jueon and Changsun are doing modern/lyrical inspired dances...Jueon was OK...but Changsun's dancing was soooo much better.
I really liked Taehoon though! He is becoming one of my favorite contestants.
Gunwook SWEEP! Everyone likes him, he is TOO GOOD. He is such a cutie pie, I feel like he went on this show not to debut but just to get experience since he was soooo young. That is the only reason I can think of for him not making the final group.
I like Hyungseok, I'm sad he won't make it. Yunho is very good, but his HAIR and BLEACHED EYEBROWS...give me strength please. I loved his dance here! Anyway, Designer is growing on me, so I might look the MV for that up. (Derail but almost all the songs I like this year are not songs I intentionally set out to listen to but songs Google or Alexa repeatedly serve to me when I ask them to play me music...)
I was shocked Yunho didn't get any votes! He was so fun and entertaining, and he really engaged the judges! He was my favorite this round.
I think they did their own choreo here so the boys who had kpop songs seem to have an advantage since there is existing choreo they might have seen...it def seemed like some of them were pulling from the official choreo just based on my own recollections.
Hyungseok's removal felt very sudden and brutal! I also just. Liked him! :(
They always film these boys walking out at night...please I hope they actually just FILMED it then, and then let the boys stay the night instead of hiking home so late...
Yunho, one of the boys in this in a still in-tact group..."I am alone in the world." PLS.
Ok, Changsun CONTINUES to be the saving grace of leadership! He makes such a good impact on the team. I noticed his team had a stage edge and center marked out, first with towels and a stool and then with water bottles, this goes SUCH a long way for them to be able to get in formation!
I also thought it was interesting that so many people migrated to Answer so fast that higher level people just avoided it.
Changsun really has shone on this show as a leader. Maybe it's just the editing, but watching this, it's very obvious who they want leading the eventual debut group lol. He definitely has the chops and gets the other contestants to listen to him well.
I am feeling cold just watching these poor lads on the mountain. At least the judges get umbrellas!
And making them prepare a stage with no mirror, no stage, no sound system so they're singing to themselves... I can only imagine this is one the trainers bring out for all other rookie groups now like 'YOU'RE SO LUCKY ACTUALLY'
It does make it harder to follow individuals and storylines though, the way everyone is just a drowned rat in the same clothes, and there aren't so many close ups because of the filming conditions. Also amused by figuring out who has been blurred out and what's just rain on the camera lens!
And after ALL that, and the stress of saying goodbye to one single individual again, now you must 'cockfight' (ahem) for crappy chicken snacks! I do wonder how the chicken snack people felt about their marketing investment.
Fascinating how the whole 'people can displace others' thing was - in essence - undermined by the first lot of higher ranking people not wanting to displace anyone and then thereafter the others being like 'well that's the weak team now'. I do not think the producers really wanted a 14-8 and 7-1 split. Much more harmonious though.
I liked when they said the infolith was moving. I have invested it with sentience in my head at this point. Or at least spirit possession. There is a cool Ghibli-esque magical realist AU to be written here...
I do feel like everyone coming OUT of this is like SO much better prepared for anything else now, so I am sad to see not all of them continued! I feel like in the top fourteen they should at least but I guess not.
The eliminations in this show are just so bizarre.
Those chicken snacks...you could not pay me honestly. Foul.
>>> Fascinating how the whole 'people can displace others' thing was - in essence - undermined by the first lot of higher ranking people not wanting to displace anyone and then thereafter the others being like 'well that's the weak team now'.
Yeah, maybe it's just me, but I feel like there are undercurrents of very clear alliances among the contestants that aren't exactly being highlighted in this show, but definitely peek through in terms of who wants to team up with who and who takes points from who. It's a natural thing to occur in a competition, not necessarily nefarious, but I do wish the show would actually focus on the interpersonal relationships more so we could get a clearer picture of what's happening!
I don't think I have many thoughts for this episode, but we'll see what comes out lol.
First, my two guys Jaeeok and Yoonho.
Of course Jaeeok is a Taemin fanboy, of course. I feel really bad for him knowing that he doesn't make it because he is clearly a great vocalist and dancer and really show savvy and determined (the fact that he was the only member of his team to make an effort in the cockfight? C'mon!) It seems like he has just had a streak of bad luck on this show...or possibly on the management side, there was a reason they didn't want him in? IDK. I really hope he surfaces again in a new group eventually. As far as I can tell, he's still a trainee, and his company literally debuted a boy group this year (XODIAC), but he isn't in it...even though he falls right into the age range? Which makes me wonder if he has left the company for another one or decided to pursue another career entirely. According to kprofiles, he had spinal issues, so maybe he decided to protect his back.
Anyway, poor Yoonho is going through it. He's been pretty cheerful this whole show despite everything, so it sucks to seem him (rightfully) getting down-spirited after he keeps failing to make the cut somehow. It probably especially hurts his pride since he's one of the few in this batch that have debuted before. Anyway, I am rooting for him even knowing he doesn't make it lol... it does appear to be a mistake that they made the other guy center instead of him.
In other news, goodbye to Hyungseok. I'm glad he was at least able to leave with his head held high in the end, even though they cut him with little warning.
In other other news, what the heck is going on with Hyunyeop's online voting popularity??? He was the contestant that squeaked into the sixteen contestant cut because of online voting, and he is currently in 1st place according to the end of this episode. Why did he have so many fans????? I've found him cute, but not especially special, so it is mystifying me. I tried to look up for some explanation, but the only thing I've heard is just that his cute image appealed to people...I guess a lot of fans rallied behind him when he was pointed out as being Cute Baby Bear in the first two episodes and then people just kept voting and voting. Maybe some element of feeling bad for him because he looks kinda small and pathetic compared to most of the other contestants?
I went down a small rabbit hole looking Jaeeok up on naver and reading the translated Korean pages lmao. Prior to Wild Idol, he was on another survival show (Under Nineteen) and did OK there (eliminated episode 12). On that show, he had a MUCH cuter image, very sweet lovely boy which he has not been promoting himself on Wild Idol as at all lol. Leaning into his cheerleader image then. He was also part of a pre-debut group under his old label (MBK). [During this same period, his label had also sent some boys in for Produce, but not him--or he didn't make it through the Produce audition process.] After Under Nineteen, he moved to a new company (his current one? unless he left? One Cool Jacso) and apparently also had eyelid surgery in addition to transitioning to a more mature/cool image. But yeah, since Wild Idol, it seems even Korean fans haven't heard much from him, and the fact that he wasn't in XODIAC makes it seem like he either moved labels again or just left. But hopefully he is doing well, wherever he is. Seems a shame since he had all the makings for a great idol, but sometimes things just don't work out, I guess.
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Date: 2023-07-03 07:33 pm (UTC)Ok, how long was the emotions thing? That was like, first thing in the morning, right? And then they ran? And now it's dark? And raining again? What happened to the day!
NEW judges! 2pm really showing up in this show, multiple members.
Gunwook is slipping! Goodbye to the baby, we will see him in ZB1.
Oh, both Jueon and Changsun are doing modern/lyrical inspired dances...Jueon was OK...but Changsun's dancing was soooo much better.
I really liked Taehoon though! He is becoming one of my favorite contestants.
Gunwook SWEEP! Everyone likes him, he is TOO GOOD. He is such a cutie pie, I feel like he went on this show not to debut but just to get experience since he was soooo young. That is the only reason I can think of for him not making the final group.
I like Hyungseok, I'm sad he won't make it. Yunho is very good, but his HAIR and BLEACHED EYEBROWS...give me strength please. I loved his dance here! Anyway, Designer is growing on me, so I might look the MV for that up. (Derail but almost all the songs I like this year are not songs I intentionally set out to listen to but songs Google or Alexa repeatedly serve to me when I ask them to play me music...)
I was shocked Yunho didn't get any votes! He was so fun and entertaining, and he really engaged the judges! He was my favorite this round.
I think they did their own choreo here so the boys who had kpop songs seem to have an advantage since there is existing choreo they might have seen...it def seemed like some of them were pulling from the official choreo just based on my own recollections.
Hyungseok's removal felt very sudden and brutal! I also just. Liked him! :(
They always film these boys walking out at night...please I hope they actually just FILMED it then, and then let the boys stay the night instead of hiking home so late...
Yunho, one of the boys in this in a still in-tact group..."I am alone in the world." PLS.
Ok, Changsun CONTINUES to be the saving grace of leadership! He makes such a good impact on the team. I noticed his team had a stage edge and center marked out, first with towels and a stool and then with water bottles, this goes SUCH a long way for them to be able to get in formation!
I also thought it was interesting that so many people migrated to Answer so fast that higher level people just avoided it.
More NASTY CHICKEN SNACKS GOD
Juann was READY he was UP and ACTIVE~
Anyway I really liked this episode!
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Date: 2023-07-09 07:25 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2023-07-09 07:24 pm (UTC)And making them prepare a stage with no mirror, no stage, no sound system so they're singing to themselves... I can only imagine this is one the trainers bring out for all other rookie groups now like 'YOU'RE SO LUCKY ACTUALLY'
It does make it harder to follow individuals and storylines though, the way everyone is just a drowned rat in the same clothes, and there aren't so many close ups because of the filming conditions. Also amused by figuring out who has been blurred out and what's just rain on the camera lens!
And after ALL that, and the stress of saying goodbye to one single individual again, now you must 'cockfight' (ahem) for crappy chicken snacks! I do wonder how the chicken snack people felt about their marketing investment.
Fascinating how the whole 'people can displace others' thing was - in essence - undermined by the first lot of higher ranking people not wanting to displace anyone and then thereafter the others being like 'well that's the weak team now'. I do not think the producers really wanted a 14-8 and 7-1 split. Much more harmonious though.
I liked when they said the infolith was moving. I have invested it with sentience in my head at this point. Or at least spirit possession. There is a cool Ghibli-esque magical realist AU to be written here...
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Date: 2023-07-10 10:30 am (UTC)The eliminations in this show are just so bizarre.
Those chicken snacks...you could not pay me honestly. Foul.
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Date: 2023-07-10 11:53 pm (UTC)Yeah, maybe it's just me, but I feel like there are undercurrents of very clear alliances among the contestants that aren't exactly being highlighted in this show, but definitely peek through in terms of who wants to team up with who and who takes points from who. It's a natural thing to occur in a competition, not necessarily nefarious, but I do wish the show would actually focus on the interpersonal relationships more so we could get a clearer picture of what's happening!
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Date: 2023-07-11 09:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-10 11:47 pm (UTC)First, my two guys Jaeeok and Yoonho.
Of course Jaeeok is a Taemin fanboy, of course. I feel really bad for him knowing that he doesn't make it because he is clearly a great vocalist and dancer and really show savvy and determined (the fact that he was the only member of his team to make an effort in the cockfight? C'mon!) It seems like he has just had a streak of bad luck on this show...or possibly on the management side, there was a reason they didn't want him in? IDK. I really hope he surfaces again in a new group eventually. As far as I can tell, he's still a trainee, and his company literally debuted a boy group this year (XODIAC), but he isn't in it...even though he falls right into the age range? Which makes me wonder if he has left the company for another one or decided to pursue another career entirely. According to kprofiles, he had spinal issues, so maybe he decided to protect his back.
Anyway, poor Yoonho is going through it. He's been pretty cheerful this whole show despite everything, so it sucks to seem him (rightfully) getting down-spirited after he keeps failing to make the cut somehow. It probably especially hurts his pride since he's one of the few in this batch that have debuted before. Anyway, I am rooting for him even knowing he doesn't make it lol... it does appear to be a mistake that they made the other guy center instead of him.
In other news, goodbye to Hyungseok. I'm glad he was at least able to leave with his head held high in the end, even though they cut him with little warning.
In other other news, what the heck is going on with Hyunyeop's online voting popularity??? He was the contestant that squeaked into the sixteen contestant cut because of online voting, and he is currently in 1st place according to the end of this episode. Why did he have so many fans????? I've found him cute, but not especially special, so it is mystifying me. I tried to look up for some explanation, but the only thing I've heard is just that his cute image appealed to people...I guess a lot of fans rallied behind him when he was pointed out as being Cute Baby Bear in the first two episodes and then people just kept voting and voting. Maybe some element of feeling bad for him because he looks kinda small and pathetic compared to most of the other contestants?
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