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I usually don't finish these types of reality shows, but I liked this one, although the ending was completely unexpected.
I also watched this after En Hyphen had already been formed, so there wasn't that element of being able to choose the boys for me, although I didn't look at the member line-up on purpose because I didn't want to spoil it for myself.
The show is an interesting format - at first the boys get to vote for who leaves and then later on it's more dependant on what the viewers / producers vote for, but I like that the boys got to decide at first since they are the ones who have to work with each other. Throughout the show, you can see them forming their group dynamic and see different roles that the members would potentially play in their new group, like Niki leading the dancing or Heeseung directing the vocals. In the later episodes you also get to see their daily lives too outside of practise time, like who does the cooking and cleaning.
The show starts with 23 contestants and there are some heartbreaking moments, like when K used his card and then he ended up eliminating Taki who he was trying to save in the first place. You really cannot predict who is going to get in. Only 4 of the people that I was sure would get in made it, and there were so many plot twists since every episode the ranking changed. It's sad that people get eliminated, but I think the latter episodes when there are only 11 contestants left is when you get to really know and like them. Niki is an amazing dancer, and super hardworking. Heeseung is such a nice guy and takes care of other people too. Jay is a hilarious, emotional rollercoaster of a human. He goes from angry and sad and vowing revenge all the way to being a sweetheart and writing goodbye letters to everyone because he thinks he's going to be eliminated. Honestly they all seemed like really nice people, and it sucks that they couldn't just make an 11 group team and call it a day. The biggest shock for me was K not making it into the final line-up when he was so talented and I could totally see him in the group.
Music: I feel like the songs are a higher quality than the ones that were made for the Produce 101 shows and this show actually made me more interested in BTS. I've heard some of their songs before, but I actually learned a lot from the show about the different songs and they had the lyrics translated on screen too. And the episode when BTS was there was hilarious from what I remember.
Performance: My personal favourites were the Dive Into You performance (Jay and Hanbin were really good in this) and Fake Love (Heeseung was amazing in this). I dance casually, and just from watching them practise and their process made me think about stuff like facials / performance and inspired me to want to work on my performance skills.
Finished Nov 15, 2020
I also watched this after En Hyphen had already been formed, so there wasn't that element of being able to choose the boys for me, although I didn't look at the member line-up on purpose because I didn't want to spoil it for myself.
The show is an interesting format - at first the boys get to vote for who leaves and then later on it's more dependant on what the viewers / producers vote for, but I like that the boys got to decide at first since they are the ones who have to work with each other. Throughout the show, you can see them forming their group dynamic and see different roles that the members would potentially play in their new group, like Niki leading the dancing or Heeseung directing the vocals. In the later episodes you also get to see their daily lives too outside of practise time, like who does the cooking and cleaning.
The show starts with 23 contestants and there are some heartbreaking moments, like when K used his card and then he ended up eliminating Taki who he was trying to save in the first place. You really cannot predict who is going to get in. Only 4 of the people that I was sure would get in made it, and there were so many plot twists since every episode the ranking changed. It's sad that people get eliminated, but I think the latter episodes when there are only 11 contestants left is when you get to really know and like them. Niki is an amazing dancer, and super hardworking. Heeseung is such a nice guy and takes care of other people too. Jay is a hilarious, emotional rollercoaster of a human. He goes from angry and sad and vowing revenge all the way to being a sweetheart and writing goodbye letters to everyone because he thinks he's going to be eliminated. Honestly they all seemed like really nice people, and it sucks that they couldn't just make an 11 group team and call it a day. The biggest shock for me was K not making it into the final line-up when he was so talented and I could totally see him in the group.
Music: I feel like the songs are a higher quality than the ones that were made for the Produce 101 shows and this show actually made me more interested in BTS. I've heard some of their songs before, but I actually learned a lot from the show about the different songs and they had the lyrics translated on screen too. And the episode when BTS was there was hilarious from what I remember.
Performance: My personal favourites were the Dive Into You performance (Jay and Hanbin were really good in this) and Fake Love (Heeseung was amazing in this). I dance casually, and just from watching them practise and their process made me think about stuff like facials / performance and inspired me to want to work on my performance skills.
Finished Nov 15, 2020
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