We’re again with the second bunch of 80 trainees on “Planet C.” I seemed it up and this group is certainly meant to be centered vaguely round China, however there appears to be a little bit of looseness across the “Ok” and “C” planets.
One factor I didn’t point out final episode if that I hope ZEROBASEONE’s Hanbin and Hao are getting a pleasant paycheck for his or her narration throughout this season’s opening monologues. It have to be bizarre to be narrating the rise of a gaggle that’s basically being created to interchange you.
In contrast to the Planet Ok trainees, this group’s preliminary seating was decided by the primary impression of the opposite members. This appeared like a needlessly imply solution to kick issues off. A few the blokes additionally had a “horny” showdown that felt quite a bit like BL pandering. Or, one may assume they’re merely ‘getting issues out of their system’ outdoors the confines of a repressive authorities…
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“Common” Trainees
I feel it’s humorous that they name these guys “common” just because they aren’t with an company. Throughout this phase, they will need to have mentioned the phrase “horny” about 300 instances. The shtick obtained outdated fairly fast. These guys picked an superior tune however this felt like loads of fashion over substance to me. This was the primary time we noticed considerably go from “no-star” to “1-star” because of an additional take a look at, although.
Group Shanghai
I believed they have been fairly slick. The vocals have been first rate and the efficiency had polish. It helps that they picked a implausible tune that’s rather less recognized than lots of the others. The mentors certain appeared to love them quite a bit.
Group Beijing
This group was all about being “cute.” I do know I have a tendency to like shiny boy group ideas, however this was an instance of how “cute” will also be a bit annoying if overdone. The tune was unhealthy, too. To be trustworthy, giving one of many guys an “all-star” was a joke.
Group Ningbo
This group has a man who’s already fairly well-known (he filmed a film with Jackie Chan and can be buddies with Jun from Seventeen). Their tune was completely horrible and that exact same man fell on his butt once they did their stunt, however they’d first rate vitality, I assume. They will shout their manner by way of a crappy tune in addition to the following man.
iNKODE Trainees
That is awkward as a result of iNKODE is Jaejoong’s company and he’s additionally judging this spherical on the present. The man within the stripes was quite a bit higher and he’d been coaching nineteen months lower than the opposite trainee. To make issues much more awkward, Jaejoong ended up eliminating his personal long-standing trainee. That’s gonna be a bizarre dialog later on the company…
Sung Hen Yu (BLANK2Y)
The one factor extra awkward than skilled idols approaching this present is skilled idols from teams nobody has heard of. Jaejoong didn’t know BLANK2Y, one of many fellow trainees mentioned, “It’s a gaggle with out a lot recognition,” and I needed to search for whether or not I had ever written about them earlier than (I did! Right here and right here). Anyway, this man was fairly good.
The Boy Scouts
I don’t know what else to name this. It was simply bizarre as hell, however at the least it was… entertaining? I type of wish to see the entire efficiency!
Jack & Nian
Lastly, somebody with some character! Jack’s over-the-top vibe may simply tumble over into obnoxiousness, however for now it’s good to have some vitality and his outbursts have been legitimately humorous on this overly-serious present. He’s an early standout for his silliness alone. I type of need him to wreak havoc on the stuffy method of this present. Plus, the efficiency was very stable (even when I don’t take care of the tune).
NOUER
No, this isn’t NouerA (although they have been additionally fashioned from a survival sequence). NOUER is the company that’s managing NouerA, I assume. It’s all a bit complicated. This video has loads of views on YouTube nevertheless it doesn’t do a lot for me in any respect. Possibly the views are boosted by ENHYPEN followers watching to help the tune. Anyway, these guys have expertise however I don’t see a lot star energy but.
Hyolyn is at the moment going viral for her suggestion that judging shouldn’t be primarily based on visuals and that these contestants ought to be capable of sing. I can’t even consider that is controversial, however yeah… she’s proper. The Ok-pop trade would do effectively to focus extra on expertise and fewer on visuals.
