Kpop, Anime, and Kdramas

I really appreciated that all the teams received feedback on their performances by the experts. In all the other shows that I have seen, I only have seen them give critique for the practices but never the performances, so it is definitely something new and refreshing. I really liked that they included positives and negatives in each performance so that the groups can really learn and see what works and what needs to be fixed.  - SF9 I think the choice of The Stealer for their song was perfect. The song really fits SF9's image and sound and is perfect for the sort of concept that they were aiming for. I think the other choices of Giddy Up and Bloom Bloom would have been too difficult to turn into a storyline based performance, but the Stealer definitely fits with impactful hits and the already heist concept of the original song. I also found that the acting advice segment from award winning stage actor Jung Sung Hwa to be very interesting. I was surprised to see all of the acting st...

This show really doesn't have a lot of segments and it seems like they are mainly focused on the performances rather than interactions between the groups. I personally think that it is a bit of a shame because my favorite part of these shows are seeing contestants interact with each other.  It seems like a lot them know each other and seeing these relationships on screen would be really fun. The Boyz So in preparation, they went to some sort of pool thing for an underwater photoshoot to represent "No Air". Not gonna lie, I was pretty confused as to the purpose. Like they were saying all this stuff like "We need to experience the pressure and hopelessness of having no air", but like what does this have to do with an underwater photoshoot. Like y'all are essentially going to a pool and taking pictures. But go off I guess? They were really serious about this and I was just confused. Like I saw that they used some of Juyeon's footage and maybe that was the p...

I wasn't planning on watching this show. Honestly, I just wasn't that interested in it because I don't really follow any of the groups involved. I knew of all of the groups for sure and I definitely have heard at least one of their songs. (Throwback to me talking about BTOB's Movie and having Stray Kids and SF9 on my top 10 songs of 2020.) The issue was I wasn't particularly invested in one group over another and wasn't interested in watching another competition show. I get overly invested in these shows and feel rollercoaster of emotions that I just am not here for. However, the YouTube algorithm strikes again because I have watched basically every performance and was like "Fuck it, Viki has it with English subtitles. I'm just gonna watch it." So, here we are.  To add to my preface, I am most familiar with BTOB and Stray Kids. BTOB has been around for ages. Ilhoon was my bias mainly for his job cohosting with Apink's Bomi on Weekly Idol(he has...