One of the Better Survival Shows
When I think back to some of the controversies of past survival shows like Youth With You’s milkgate and recently Kachine’s STOP moment during Starlight Boys, I can’t help but wait to expect something to happen. Surprisingly I’m seeing a lot of talented contestants show their talents, play lots of games and have some live public shows and interviews. It does have the usual online banter and favouratism but which show doesn’t.What I enjoy the most though is the inclusivity and safety shown towards the contestants. That’s one thing I noticed especially with the Chinese shows and how they handled inclusivity so I’m not surprised seeing them pull away from this type of show and now the number one show filled with boys in China is about farming. I have nothing against farming by the way.
One thing I am finding odd has been the dance and vocal categories. I’m a big believer in live performances that aren’t lip-synched, dance contestants here aren’t forcefully lip syncing, they are only dancing if they’re in the dance category and rightly so, but as a performer, if there are words being sung, I feel they should be sung by the contestants if that makes sense.i
Actually another oddity is the language barrier, it is shown in all it’s glory here which I think is great as it is a really noticeable disadvantage or advantage for some.
The Judges - I think I need to update this once the show has finished lol. However THE8 is phenomenal. If there was ever a judge with a poker face, it’s him. I’ve never actually heard him say anything negative that I can recall. However, when you watch him, you just expect some very harsh comment but in reality he’s extremely constructive if you listen carefully lol. What am I saying, it is harsh but not in a bad way. Oh dear I think I will need to update this later lol.
Hmm maybe I’m rankkng this too high but I am enjoying watching it.
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The realistic mentors
This show really focus on trainees growth. Even at it's first episode the panels will make you realise that this is not an ordinary idol producing show. The trainees are set for growth, not cuddle or unrealistic baseless random criteria.I watch this because of Producer Xu Minghao, but now I'm really looking forward to the growth of trainees.
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Control Those Attitudes
I really was looking forward to this survival show. It does have talented boys....but the attitudes of two in particular have questioned the judges on their scoring methods. It's their attitudes and how rudely they questioned the mentors. The mentors have taken their comments in stride, but I would have scored them a C and asked them how much money had they invested in this show to be able to question their authority. The mentors were fair. The two boys are very talented, but they have obviously been spoiled by over indulging parents. I hope there is no more confrontations and that the producers of the show has a good talk to the boys about attitude adjustments or they can leave the showWas this review helpful to you?
