I will be updating this later don't you worry, subtitles will also be updated later. How are we feeling with the thumbnail themes? I'm really rushing those so if you think they're ugly, there's your answer.
I also want to see her shine more But if she get eliminated, she would be okay with that since she is still in a group called "cignature",i think her stage name is "Belle". which after the show is over she will comeback to their group Idk what will happen if hyeonju debuts in this survival show tho Im kinda curious about her debuting in two groups😅
@@DondonMabanta-zx4ocbut idk if she will she said in an interview that by 24 if she doesn’t make it she won’t continue so this is her last chance because as much as I love cignature it’s a nugu group so I’m worried this could be the last we see of her if she doesn’t debut
Girl the “SPECIAL STAGE” for the 8 girls chosen was hilarious they were literally made into backup dancers for two rappers lmfao the exploitation and child labor chile 😭😭😭
They say the same about Kotoko and I'm honestly scared that people enjoy her stages. She looks like a cute child, yes but vocal-wise she's unstable and is only big on the cuteness and smiling.
Great vid again! With next ep, I will be VERY impressed if Gehlee chooses to challenge main vocalist to showcase that she isn't just a pageant girl. In the same way, I will be impressed if Kotoko chose main vocalist to show that she has skill and isn't just cuteness and a PD pick.
The 8 people picked are definitely the contestants that could represent the show best. I think it's also really weird how they decided to randomly perform Smoke right after a very cute song 😭. They should've just performed the signal song alone, if that's the case then I think picking Lim Seowon to perform would be a really good choice (since she's a bit known in Korea as the viral "Little Wonyoung") Also, I feel like Elisia and Gehlee are being used to increase views. So, I really have no idea if they're actually gonna debut. In Elisia's case tho, I think it'll be really hard to eliminate her, so she's more likely to debut than Gehlee, the votes are also strong.
The producers can't decide if it's a talent competition or a popularity contest. This is the first survival show I've watched, to be fair, but it is hilarious to me that 4 HIGH contestants have been eliminated (this episode and last) while a LOW contestant is in the #2 spot. You'd think their talent and placement in HIGH would automatically qualify them for the next round. How heartbreaking is must be to survive the Levels Round due to your talent, to then be eliminated the next day for your popularity. I know popularity means something, but it shouldn't be the sole factor of eliminating talent because obviously people vote for their country and also because so few contestants get any screen-time to be relevant to the audience.
The elimination/promotion system is so weird. I mean, Nana is on R, in the next ceremony if she goes up a level, she is secure for debut? Most of the contestants are on M, it's just weird. I don't know how they are going to do in the next elimination episode. Also, the elimination voice was so mean for no reason. The voice kept saying hurtful things to the girls and Hyeonju was standing in front for 3-4 rounds. The program is weird and clearly biased.
I agree with everything you've said about the hidden gems. I wish Jayla had more screentime; I don't know why she barely appears when even the mentors always compliment her. They make it really hard for the "oldest" trainees to stand out since they focus on the youngest ones, and the average age of the contestants is SEVENTEEN years old. If they make Lim Seowon debut, to me, it would be so concerning, and she still has a lot to learn because she is literally a child. A proof of that was when she said she couldn't understand certain emotions because she had never experienced them. Also, like many maknaes nowadays, I can tell she might be a potential target for hate comments, just like it is happening with current rookie groups. I think Nana deserves a spot in the final lineup; she is one of the most consistent participants, which is due to her previous experience as a trainee in Japan. Also, Elisia is UNBELIEVABLY talented, and I was shocked when I found out she was just 14. If she doesn't debut, I would think that this sh*t is rigged, lol, but at the same time, I wish she doesn't, so she could find a good agency that maximizes her potential because she is so "idol material" already, and I'm pretty sure that companies would be looking for her.
if i am the producer who only want 1 sea trainees i definitely pick gehlee over elisia even elisia is talented over her why because gehlee has unique beauty,charm and distinc voice, her only lacking is dancing but her dancing is graceful but not that fierce if she trained she can be unstoppable and she can be a stan atrractor in international fans elisia is very good but you may see many of her in kpop i like both though but korean will definitely pick one of them
I firmly believe that Vu Dan Lanh, who previously showcased her vocal prowess on 'The Voice Kids,' demonstrated one of the most exceptional head voices and overall vocal abilities on the show. Her vocal dynamics and technical prowess were truly remarkable, surpassing the typical standards of K-pop survival shows. Regrettably, she was eliminated prematurely, preventing a more profound exploration of her talent. While I've personally chosen to step back from such shows, feeling that many follow a repetitive pattern in Korea, I've been captivated by the distinct appeal of Chinese programs. Chinese survival shows are everything you guys could ever wish for.Its honestly crazy at this point how experienced and skilled these girls are and the youngest contestants are usually 18.The format of the show is also different.Too sad china banned survival shows in 2021.
gyeoryeon gives me such pd101 season one vibes i cant explain it she just looks like a trainee from 2016 esp in ITNW and it gives me so much nostalgia (i think she looks like she could be in pristin tbh) she would debut in IOI fs
The whole show is a ball, But i enjoy it, at least it’s different yk 😂😂 My Votes are Bae Haram, Gehlee, Narumi, Nana, Elisia, Bang Yunha, Kokoto, and Hyeonju (spelled her name wrong but yeah)
I agree with Elisia and Kotoko, it would be difficult for them to change concepts since I stricly view them as someone cute concept vibes but it would be interesting to see them grow out of it and learn and try things that is completely opposite of their usual self, this would be an evidence for their flexibility on stage if they manage to pull it off
these are my top 8: HYEONJU SUNWOO YONA NARUMI/ JAYLA NANA GEHLEE HARAM/ YUNHA SUMIN/ GYORYEON p.s. (walang pakialaman ng top 8, gawa kayo ng sarili niyo na line up libre lang naman magcomment)
Great points. Sometimes i feel that this kind of show should debut 2 groups team A being a mix of talent and popularity, usually with more unexperience / cute members. How usually goes. and team B actually casting for talent and charm potential for promotions. Being sister groups could have a lot of potential for direct for web promotion.
This kinda happened with the first two Produce series with I.B.I and JBJ but I.B.I's contract was much less defined than JBJ's so they ultimately saw less success, but JBJ were quite popular in their own right. Both groups were made up of the 5 and 6 runner-ups that didn't make it into I.O.I and WannaOne and I.B.I even featured on I.O.I's reality show as their sister group! I do think more shows should use this tactic to take advantage of popular, talented trainees who are just missing a few points, especially when score advantages like Unicorn and Candy ticketing exist.
16:47 True. A few years ago, I attended dance classes and our dance teacher advised to try to breath with our nose all the time whenever we practiced a routine and I got significantly less tired whenever I did it (it was even more notorious because I'm really energetic when I dance, so it made a difference in my overall stamina)
great review and idk if it’s just me but this show is sooo boring…like i don’t really feel like any of the girls have the passion to be an idol..and if they do then they’re 12 years old 😭
i think at the start the contestants did until sbs decided to choose 12 year olds for their lineup and it lead to the older contestants annoyed and give up tbh
The show giving Nana and Seowon screen times thinking they'll be high on the votes but Riel got rank 1 instead so they had to sabotage her and cut her off... Like Riel you will always be famous!
Nana advanced to I because of the Candy vote. If there's no candy vote she would have been around 4-5th rank. What made here advanced to R was her own votes.
I totally agree with your opinions at the end. I think the comparatively older yet talented contestants are versatile so they can easily pull off both the cute and the charismatic concepts. Whereas the younger ones who are the PD's picks are also talented but they can shine more with more training in the future.
2:14 The only survival show I ever followed was Treasure Box and my top pick was Mashiho, who was Japanese (the trainees were divided into four groups: the trainees with long training periods, the trainees with short training periods, the younger trainees [iirc all of them were minors, so I was side-eyeing YG very hard for that choice] and the Japanese trainees) and he got decent screentime throught the entire show, like it wasn't as bad as some other survival shows that include non-Koreans contestants (He was in fact one of the most voted trainees and he was except one time, consistenly on the top contestants. The Japanese group was imo the dark horse of the show and you could see that, because 4 Japanese contestants got into the group, with two of them being extremely popular and one of them being very clear of a choice for a member of the lineup) But yeah, I get the frustration when your top pick gets sidelined in these shows just because they are not Korean. (PS: Though the whole Treasure lineup process after the show ended was kinda a shit show, checked it up if you are interested, I'll just say that the final number of members of the group was super inconsistent)
You are so right! The "older" (ffs they're still children) contestants are, in my opinion, the best and more rounded candidates to make the final lineup, though we know it's going to be kindergarten hour. The only thing I would digress is that I keep losing Lee Huram, I forget about her unless they specifically mention her. Also, and I know this is a very unpopular opinion, I'm so tired of Elisia... she's beautiful and so talented, but her beauty-queen-like mannerisms got really old really quick for me. I have a really hard time seeing through that and in the end she looks just like a Toddlers and Tiaras contestant with talent and less makeup. Everything is so camera conscious I can't believe a single thing she does.I just wanted to vent because I know she'll make it to the final lineup so I just got used to her...I don't know, I guess it's just a tv show, so everything is pretty much staged so just make it believable at least?
Gosh I literally had the same thoughts about Yuri shes literally always getting overlooked and needs more recognition. I find her dance moves to be really clean with it not being too much and being good enough to look good, her vocal tone as you said is really unique I too have overlooked her but in their recent rush hour performance I was literally hooked by her. I watched her fan cams and they barely have any views and likes and im kinda disappointed at that, shes totally gonna be staying in my top picks her uniqueness and originality just sets her out of the other contestants. I'm really afraid that shes probably gonna be eliminated soon because of how rigged the voting system is. Im probably gonna keep on watching the show but Im probably not gonna be as interested if she gets eliminated shes my bias and thats for a good reason.
i think we should collectively get over the industry not debuting older contestants, i agree with ur opinions but they've been debuting minors since the 1st generation, and what i mean by "get over" is that they won't stop and probably never will even if older contestants deserve it and it's unfair. in my opinion this show is actually not as bad as other survival shows, and its not the worse (besides fan ticketing) abt 4 of the eliminations were bad and narumi and nana r my top picks they r like sisters lol
i agree but this is a survival show. the fans have power. we can at least try to help the issue by voting for our faves and also voting for the most skilled trainees. we can make an impact and maybe we'll get more than a single adult in the group!
I would get flack for this but I think it would be better if Elisia and Gehlee would be pulled out from the competetion (in their own decision of course), I see a lot of fan accounts that only favors East Asian contestants in their line up(even though the show is about debuting a global girl group) and also Korean comments that don't want to debut Filipino contestants. I just don't want them to get hate from their main target audience (East Asians). Koreans already have a negative bias against Filipinos and Southeast Asians, I don't think their perspective will improve in the future. It would be hard for them to debut in a country that don't want them 😢
Kotoko and Elisia always got a cute concept that's why you think their stage presence is not enought to be picked you just based on the previous performance of the contestants but not in their capability in another concept.
i’ve been watching ur vids on UT, and i’ve never felt more heard ab how i have also personally digested the show so far. i am so on par w the yona stanning, she is undeniably one of the best vocalists imo. skill, breath control, the high notes hello ?? and while she may not be the best dancer, she easily adapts to most concepts u put her into, top that off w her soft charm. kim sumin while never voluntarily stepping in as a leader, naturally conditions herself to for the betterment of the team. and like u said, she isn’t scared to compromise on her own parts for the betterment of the entire team. she’s a natural born leader for sure. and i too just absolutely ADORE bae haram, you mentioned an episode or two ago about how yeram is always put above her and didn’t really see why and man did i feel so validated to finally hear someone of the same stance. everything you’ve praised haram for so far have been the same reasons i’ve adored her thus far. and the love for goo gyoryeon???!?!! godd they SLEEP on our girl. she is such a natural talent, all her performances have come so naturally to her, she’s such a good performer. she always delivers, and my eyes are glued to her, sometimes even when it weren’t her parts. and everything else i’ve had to say ab narumi and jayla you’ve already took the words out my mouth and you’re so right ab people sleeping on jeon jinyeong and lee huran in these past performances. i really take the time to analyze most of the performances and jinyeong has been slaying since the diva performance imo, it’s such a shame that she barely even gets any screentime. and to think she was rank 78 during the first ranking yet made it to the finals?? all of the odds were against her yet she still thrived. while i don’t feel as strongly ab huran as i do w jinyeong, i think she delivers a headstrong performance despite never really getting any important/highlight parts. atp i think i’m just biased w all of the taller girls LOL((i’m a short girl irl so i’ve always had a special admiration for girls who are tall)), but considering how BAD the average age line up is on this show, i think my personal bias should be warranted. and during your last video review, i saw one of your comments implying that team volcano was just the producers’ way of basically nerfing the SEA contestants that had a strong voting base that didn’t quite fit the pd’s image of the final line up. and i felt such a heavy weight lifted from my shoulders cause i thought i was going insane for having that initial thought as well. cause ain’t no way they watched that performance and eliminated yewon and aya lol sorry for going on a tangent, but i’ve only ever seen people talk about UT on tiktok and yt shorts. and haven’t really seen people objectively articulate this show and quite nail it as much as u have. and i get it, the pd’s always try to paint this demeaning narrative against the other girls, while pushing their favorites and who they want on the final line up. and im assuming a lot of the people that have watched this show are also impressionable tweens so i get why they just go with what the narrative the show just wants to portray. it’s just such a breath of fresh air to watch someone so knowledgeable ab kpop break this show down more objectively and do it so well as u did
The way I almost started crying at the last part, thank you so much for the kind words! It's very clear to me that a majority of the show's viewerbase were either very young or very new to Kpop (most often both) largely due to the influence of TikTok and the contestants themselves being so young so I really appreciate that someone else took the time to really look at the performances of the older contestants instead of just the show edits
the visual thingy confuses me so much lmfao like how are they going to judge them ??? will they ignore their dancing and singing skills and just solely focus on their stage presence or appearance? helppp
Gyoryeon is such a beauty! She caught my attention in the into the new world perf has been looking out for her ever since. While she may not be my top pic, I do hope she gets included in the debut line up.
literallly.. there was heavy angel editing for yunha from JUMP.... people literally stan her bc they were told to by fnf... im losing faith in humanity
"my problem with this begins and ends with the fact that they used this really bright and cute song to decide who will perform smoke" at 6:57 really cracked me up. I just discovered this channel because I got addicted to universe ticket these days and I wanna say this channel deserve more subscribers ( I just subscribed also). I saw many channels like this one and have so many subscribers, but for me, their content really sucks because it's either they just plainly hating on the show or just provide information without properly researching it. This channel is trying to be objective as she could and I would say, provides constructive criticisms. Also, I support your ( I don't know the right term) but maybe 'campaign' that the age for kpop idols should be higher. As time goes by the ages of these idols are really decreasing and decreasing like wtf? Though, I could be hypocrite for that one coz the one I support for the show is 14 yrs. old which is Elisia (but the girl is really talented; has aspects to be a great idol). and I'm really happy she is already secured to debut but at the same time, I worry because Kpop industry is not all glamours, it's a harsh environment. I just hope South Korea government takes action for that one, the safety of those underage idols and stopping the increase number of kpop groups with so many underaged members and we as consumers should be aware of it coz many companies just do that because many Kpop fans also supports it (just like the concept of demand and supply)
Its sad that they hardly give screentime to Yuna/Yona (Chinese), I think she would be great member in this kind of group, I just like tall girls in girl groups😅
i think the rank is fair.. they(judges) really looked for talented idol.. 'maybe'.. this is my opinion from here on ep 7.. lets watch how it's going untill last episode.. rooting for Elisia, lee sun woo, hyonju ,nana and Jelly dangcaa.. plus, Lee Sun Woo or HyeonJu must debut for their leader..
Honestly im in like 100% agreement with your statements. Like idk why im even watching this show... Because it's ridiculous? Anyways haha it's... Interesting. And frustrating. That they're pushing a literal child over very talented adults. So weird. And exploitative. As per usual. So weird.
They're both really good. I hope both of them make it to the debut. I like Narumi's dancing and power more but Nana's stage presence and body lines more
This show is like a girls’ version of the Fantasy boys show. The fantasy boys show was aired during the same time as BP999 so not many people paid attention to it.
i really am so confused with the visual team. what would you even do there and what are the criteria for judging? but the idea of them not performing and just attempting to serve and sell their face card is so hilarious to imagine.
My top 2 picks are bae yeram and haram but you can tell that bc they are Korean they get no screen time, the only time they get it is when the both sisters are together…they use this to attract more viewers 😢 but they never get screentime individually yet get judges vote
Have you already seen the stage at the entertainment awards? It's kinda small so I don't think all of them will fit. Also, you're right about the possibility of them giving more screen time to non-Koreans to draw in viewers. Korean networks have been doing this for years and that's also evident when Jam Republic "lost" to Bada and the Bebes, but given that this is a search for members for a GLOBAL pop group and not just a group centered on Korean audiences, they're going to need English speakers so I'm still holding on to hope that at least Elisia or Gehlee will get in.
2:21 Thissssssssssssssss I've been telling my friends same thoughts. 5:58 not sure but I have a feeling that Elisia's left on her own all the time! which I can't decide, good or not good 😅 . . big YES, why her? 6:27, she's not energetic or cheerful at all! she's expressionless🤣 it should be . . . but well its done! all I can say is she's sbs fave.
I'm mad at how desperate they are to debut the kids. I resent having to discuss this but Lim Seowon didn't do good in that challenge. Even amongst her group which did the worst she stuck out as someone not doing great. Also it seems like there's a group of contestants who have been prioritised and given little to no struggles. In my opinion the whole point of a survival show is to put ALL of them through adversity so we can see who is in the best place to debut. But at this point that's not what's happening. However that electric cruise sounds awesome I won't lie.
this is really true. Never trust Korean shows. They will twist everything for real. Now they are showing to have 2 from the Philippines but during the SBS award, there was no screentime for Elisia not a single one. hahahha dont get scammed on this Korean show .. they're just baiting you guys. . haha sorry for the hate but it's true. History keeps repeating itself.
The idea of having children choose a visual position turned me off from the show so much that I no longer want to vote nor view it. I’m aware of the fact that visuals are important in Kpop. I get it. But in this case where they make an entire unit for it, I got so turned off that I had to examine my interest for kpop as a whole. Also keeping in mind that children tend to think in black and white. I don’t like that the position battle, as opposed to having vocal, dance and rap positions, instead opts for a visual. What does that say to these girls? You gotta pick between being a good performer or being pretty? This show highlights the fact that the look of young girls is to be praised to an unnecessary and disturbing degree. Like I’m so uncomfortable.
Girls with a great Voice hopefully for this show...dances can be learned but having great Voices it cannot or maybe ....the voting system and the scoring system of this show is far worse to the Idol reality shows ever..
If unicorns don't eliminate the top 4 by themselves, (Nana, Elisia, Gehlee, and Seowon) i think their debuts are secured by fan ticketing even if they lose in their battles.
@@mryowkii8930Elisia and Gehlee would beth suffer losses in their votes if the show decides to change to one pick instead of the traditional picking multiple trainees.
I stopped watching Korean survival shows after Girls Planet HAHAHA Well the Produce 48 triggers it but the Girls Planet made me frustrated on Korean shows. The amount of bad editing, result rigging, etc. is so obvious it becomes so funny HAHAHAHA
For business perspective having young idols in kpop industries for debut makes sense. Assuming a 6 years contract.. if an idol who's 22 in the competition with a 6 years contract. By the time the contract ends she's already 28. Popularity plays an important aspect for the company revenue, sales, advertisement and stocks. Etc. Kpop idols careers and popularity only stands limited time. For successful idols they're likely having set up their own business. Just my opinion.😂
There was a little banner explaining she couldn’t be there due to health issues but she should be rank 15 overall and rank 20 in votes (will probably improve since these are ancient votes)
