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beautifulpersonpeach · 6 months

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Bpp I'm dying to know your song rankings in chapter 2 now they've all debuted. What are your top picks this year? I miss your writing and hope I can coax you back with 'a fun ask'

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Okay. :)

Since you asked...

Top 10 Non-BTS K-pop Songs in 2023

10 - Watch It - The Boyz (this song just dropped and it's already in my top ten, yes)

9 - Seoul - H1-key

8 - Ay-Yo - NCT 127

7 - Sweet Venom - ENHYPEN

6 - Neverland Farewell - TXT (Say whatever you like about BigHit, they know how to make good music. Soobin sounds incredible on this song. Beomgyu too. Really, they all do.)

5 - Cool With You - NewJeans

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NewJeans isn't going anywhere, so everyone else really should get comfortable with the idea of seeing them at the top. That's all there is to say.

4 - Crying - BOYNEXTDOOR

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I don't know where my head was at when I ranked this the worst song on the album. Clearly, I was wrong. This song was a pleasant companion during the autumn months, and I can't wait to see what else they come out with.

3 - Chaconne - ENHYPEN

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Do you know what a chaconne is? That's not a rhetorical question btw. No shade either, I'm just curious. For those who don't know, a chaconne is a rhythmical and harmonic motif over a pronounced bass-line. That's my leftover understanding from music classes taken a lifetime ago. According to google, a chaconne is also "a slow, solemn dance in 3/4 time, of Spanish or Moorish origin, similar to the passacaglia." For a non-k-pop example, I recommend Hilary's rendition of Bach's chaconne (more leftover knowledge from a lifetime ago).

Anyway, this likely isn't important context. The use of "chaconne" in the song probably has more to do with how it sounds in the song, than what it means. In any case, Enhypen earned a gold star from me with this pantydropper anthem.

2 - Criminal Love - ENHYPEN

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I'm not sure how many of you were here when Heartbeat and Dream Glow were released. What I remember was shock, pure incredulity that BigHit would release songs of that quality for game OSTs. From ARMYs and k-pop stans alike, this was the sentiment. It was like a flex that BTS had such a peerless discography they could make songs like this for a side gig.

That's immediately what I was reminded of when I first heard Criminal Love, released as the OST for Enhypen's webtoon. It's moody, vampy, seduction in a song. That's what that song is. Sad too, when you hear the lyrics. Watching the live performance only drives it home.

1 - Blind - ENHYPEN

This song has given me one of the best auditory experiences I've ever had in k-pop. Which is a bit odd because yes a lot happens in the production, but the switches are so subtle you almost don't notice it.

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Heeseung, Ni-ki, Jay, Sunoo, Sunghoon, Jake, and Jungwon - all outdid themselves on this song. Vocally, they sound incredible. The writing, (again) is top notch. This is one of the only songs released this year that I genuinely struggle not to loop.

Top 5 BTS Solo Songs

5 - Yes or No - Jung Kook

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This is one song I'm praying and begging that we get thousands of remixes of. HYBE, please work your magic and give us 10 remixes of Yes or No. I need it. This is the perfect pop song in that it makes you crave more. I know it's got a predictable, common almost, chord progression in VI -> V -> I -> IV, but it's perfect in that it's impossible to get sick of it. It just worms itself into your head and all you can think of is all the ways to sing all over those chords.

Jung Kook's vocal work on that song is irreproachable. He's really set himself apart with this album and I'm glad he did it.

4 - Snooze - AGUST D, ft. Ryuichi Sakamoto & Woosung

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HUH?! should be here, as should Amygdala so consider this a triple entry: HUH + Snooze + Amygdala. The reason why is self-evident (I hope).

Anyway... I want to talk a bit about Snooze.

Yoongi loves using the piano. He likes the sound of it, and you can tell in songs like Snooze. He has such a profound love and respect for that musical instrument that it only makes sense a man like Ryuichi acknowledged Yoongi before he passed.

With everything that happened this year, remembering Moonbin, and knowing that Yoongi made this song for his juniors... the first time I heard this song it completely destroyed me. Anyone who hasn't paid attention to the lyrics yet should check it.

When I casually listen in to TXT, SVT, Enhypen, BoyNextDoor, and see the work they're doing, putting out easily some of the best music and performances in their generations, I hope and pray they develop a support system that genuinely values them, soon. I hope they survive this industry, and thrive in it.

3 - All Day - RM ft Tablo

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Not to be that person (since he's canceled for reasons and it actually makes sense why), but when I first saw the song title All Day, I immediately remembered All Day by Kanye West - one of the sauciest and meanest songs he's ever made. I was worried, given the tone of the album to that point, that Namjoon was going to give us his take on Ye's original. Joon is more than capable of dropping a track just as mean if not more. I didn't put it past him to pay homage to the Kanye joint by taking a spin on it. But, thankfully, All Day is nothing like Kanye's song, and it's my favourite song on Indigo because it's the best.

Joon's diction on this track is *chef's kiss*. His voice.... that outro, and thank goodness, Tablo came through. He actually has a presence on the track and made it even more worth the listen.

It kills me that we don't even have a visualizer for this masterpiece.

2 - Set Me Free Pt 2 - Jimin

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Thank you for giving me another chance to talk about Set Me Free Pt 2.

One reason all the anxiety and fear-mongering around Jimin seems insane to me is because Jimin dropped this song and ended k-pop in 2023. He literally has no real competition. He came in, showed out, and left. That song is the sexiest joint out of Korea this year. It's so nasty. He's absolutely disgusting on this song in how brutally he makes rubbish of everything beneath him. Like, he literally has people bowing down to him in the choreography. Bobbing their heads like Funko Pops, while he sings to be set free. I'm going on a bit of a tangent here, but I want to say something. There's a cruelty in the way Jimin speaks. Whether to someone else or to himself. It's often (somewhat) restrained, born of the way he sees the world I think, and it was especially brutal in their early days, but he's toned it down significantly since 2016. It's virtually non-existent in his speech patterns and word choice now. Jimin of the last few years communicates gently, directly, tactfully, and at worst, bluntly. A lot of that cruelty is toned down but he unleashes a whisper of it on SMF Pt 2. Just listen to what he's saying on that song. That autotune effect on his voice was for our benefit and safety. Nothing can convince me otherwise. And we haven't even yet gotten into the full symbolism of the MV and his lyricism...

The moment I heard this song I knew I would bias Jimin. He's a man who knows what he's doing.

Jimin is a one of a kind wonder. Real magic in a person. An artist. He proves it on Set Me Free Pt 2. Kudos to PDogg too - the GOAT.

1 - On The Street - j-hope ft J. Cole

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When it comes to song construction, I have to give credit where credit is due and the fact is Hoseok outdid himself with this song. It is perfect, my top pick for a k-pop song in 2023. Jermaine did good on it too. But, you know... Hoseok.

The whistle melody he came up with, the beat, the vocal layering, the mixing, the MV direction - all of it is perfect. If we were giving scores based on separate components, OTS would get 10s in every category.

Honestly, Hoseok coming out at number 1 is kind of expected of him lol.

#bts #bpp music posts #hoseok #jimin #namjoon #yoongi #jungkook #jikook #the boyz #newjeans #enhypen #nct 127 #h1key #txt #kpop #kpop music #2023 top 10

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thewertsearch · 1 year

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Things are going well out in the Veil, I see. At least Gamzee's happy.

CGC: WH4T DO YOU GUYS TH1NK 4BOUT K4RK4TS N3W PL4N CGC: TO TROLL TH3S3 K1DS

I have to say, I'm interested in hearing how Karkat pitched his plan to the team. I'm sure many of them can already tell that it's counterproductive, but maybe Karkat's not the only one who wants to let off some steam.

CGC: P3RSON4LLY 1 TH1NK H3 H4S F1N4LLY SN4PP3D 4ND 1T DO3SNT M4K3 4NY S3NS3 CGC: 1 F1GUR3D M4YB3 W3 COULD T4LK 4BOUT 1T H3R3 1N S3CR3T WH1L3 H3 ST4NDS OV3R TH3R3 M4K1NG H1S BOR1NG 1NSP1R4T1ON4L SP33CH [...] PAST carcinoGeneticist [PCG] 7 MINUTES AGO responded to memo. PCG: YOU THINK I STOPPED KEEPING TABS ON YOUR VAPID, SEDITIOUS BULLSHIT??? [...] CGC banned PCG from responding to memo.

Karkat already read this memo - which means he's making an impassioned speech about trolling, fully aware that Terezi is heckling him in the group chat.

I can just picture him glaring at her for the entire duration of the speech, as she slowly reaches for her keyboard with the biggest shit-eating grin she can muster.

CAC: :33 < i dont understand why we are doing this! CAC: :33 < what was the point again?

Sounds like Nepeta's out. That's a shame; her RP schtick would make for some good trolling. Maybe later.

PAST carcinoGeneticist 2 [PCG2] 5 MINUTES AGO responded to memo.

Karkat's back - implying Trollian bans only apply to a single iteration of that account, regardless of the gap between iterations.

In other words, you can circumvent a ban by joining from a different timeframe, even if that's literally two minutes later. You don't even need time travel to abuse this - just wait, and your ban will be ineffective almost immediately.

This app is amazing.

CTA: you all can troll the2e iincompetent aliien2 all you want, iit won't change anythiing.

We saw some of this attitude from Sollux back in Act 4. With the context that Hivebent brings, I have to wonder if he's been listening too much to Aradia. He was certainly trying to change things before the session.

#homestuck liveblog #full liveblog #act 5.2 #2629 #s54

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unknowybruh · 3 months

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#regretevator #oc #ref sheet #roblox #art #digital art

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boysplanetrecaps · 5 months

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Produce 48 Recaps: Entrances (episode 1)

Hello there, National Producer! (That’s you. You’re a National Producer.)

Do you miss giant scale Korean reality shows? Are you fainting away, wishing there was one to watch? Or are you, perhaps, a fan of AleXa, Alice/Elris, Bugaboo, Cherry Bullet, El7zup, Everglow, H1-Key, IVE, IZ*one, k-dramas, Kep1er, Le Sserafim, Lightsum, Purple Kiss, Queenz Eye, Rocket Punch, Secret Number, or any of the 48 franchises - AKB48, HKT48, or NMB48? Did you watch Sixteen or Produce 101 and want to know what happened later? Did you watch GirlsPlanet999 or Queendom Puzzle and want to know what happened before? Are you bored and enjoy snarky recaps of tv shows from five and a half years ago? If you answered yes to at least one of those questions, then stick around! And if you didn’t, stick around anyway because this is going to be great. But if you’re not a fan of (a) honest assessment of skills and performance (b) curse words ( c ) sarcasm (d) long, chatty, rabbit-hole digging, silly recaps that take longer to read than it would take to watch the show, maybe not.

You might be wondering, well, who are you, anyway? I’m an adult female human being living somewhere in North America. You can call me BPR-Unnie (or BPR-Noona, if that’s better for you. This link may help you decide!) I know a smattering of Korean and a bit about Korean culture, but I’m not Korean. I know a smattering of Japanese as well but I’m also not Japanese. My favorite kpop group is EXO and from that you would be correct to conclude I tend to have a bias toward excellent singing. But if I sneak in the fact that I have watched more than my fair share of Kai fancams, you’ll learn that I am not immune to stage presence and dancing. I like girl groups and boy groups equally and am basically just the multi-est of multi-stans, though “stanning” for me doesn’t tend to include watching variety content or buying things. For the most part, I just listen to music and watch performances.

If you’re wondering, what the heck is Produce 48? As Wikipedia says, it was “the third season of the South Korean reality competition series Produce 101. It was a large-scale project in which the public ‘produces’ a girl group by voting for members out of a pool of 96 contestants from South Korea and Japan…. The show was a collaboration between the MNET series Produce 101 and the J-pop idol group AKB48.” The winning 12 girls were announced as new project group IZ*One on August 31, 2018. (Other side note: IZ*one is pronounced “is-one” not “eye-zone”, per the Korean phonetics.)

It’s fun to go back and rewatch this show because around a third of these girls went on to do other things in the world of Kpop, and it’s fun to see them when they were so much younger. Also, shows like this are fun and weird just in general.

This recap will spoil some things, but not every single thing. I’m going to, as we go along, mention where various people end up -- I’m assuming that if you’re here, you either already know or don’t mind being spoilered on that kind thing. I will point out future members of Alice/Elris, Bugaboo, Cherry Bullet, Everglow, H1-Key, IVE, Le Sserafim, Kep1er, Lightsum, Purple Kiss, Queenz Eye, Rocket Punch and Secret Number. I’ll also point out future Queendom Puzzle visitors. But I’m not going to go out of my way to tell you exactly who makes the final lineup of IZ*one, exactly when people will be eliminated, and where every single person is going to end up (I’ll tell you after they get eliminated). That seems like the best compromise based on the poll. Plenty of people become famous after a show like this without making the final line up of the debut group -- like G-Idle’s Soyeon on Produce 101. So if you don’t know the name of every member of IZ*one, you can watch the show along with me and enjoy it, while still knowing who everyone is. And if you do want to be spoilered on who makes it into IZ*one, you can just look up the names of the members and keep that handy as you read. I hope that all makes sense!

I actually watched Produce 48 many years ago -- maybe 2019? It was after IZ*one had already debuted, so I was watching to get caught up. It was the first such show I ever watched and I wasn’t in the habit yet of taking notes to keep track of everyone, so for the most part I had no idea who anyone was the whole time. I mean, with 96 girls, many of whom meet certain beauty standards and thus can look quite similar to one another, and all of whom are in the habit of changing their hair/eye color/style constantly, it’s hard. So I have almost no memory of the show except for two things: (1) loving Huh Yunjin and (2) feeling sorry for the girl who the show made fun of for having intense eyes. I thought Yunjin was obviously the best on the whole damn show and was irritated that she was ever ranked anything other than first fucking place, and that other girl, I just wanted to give her all the hugs. We’ll meet her soon enough!

Finally, you may wonder, where am I watching the show? I watch it here: https://kshow123.tv/show/produce-48/episode-1.html I have to note that sites like this are really spammy and you’ll need a good adblocker and, to be on the safe side, working anti-virus software before you to click that link. Once you’re on the page, when you first click “play” on the video, it always opens a pop up ad that you have to close and then try again, when it will actually play. The pop-ups I’ve seen haven’t been offensive or gross in any way, and this site is less spammy than the one called kisstvshow, which bombards you with actual photos of actual peens like, immediately. Just close-up peens, glistening at you. No thank you. You can also find clips of the show on Youtube, but they’re kind of disorganized. There are some bits and pieces of episode 1 in this playlist. I’ll also provide links to individual auditions as we go.

Ok, let’s go!

We start off with some typical MNET self-congratulatory stuff -- all the buzz about this show before it even debuted! -- complete with a picture of THE SAKURA™, future visual queen of Le Sserafim. Then as a gentle piano rendition of our soon-to-be-favorite song Neko-ya plays, a voice over talks about what the 96 girls (and women) on this show think about their training journey, and we see the lovely profile of Huh Yunjin. Yay! My favorite!

We hear that it’s hard for them to be trainees and that sometimes they almost want to give up. But they keep pushing forward to try. 96 seeds working hard to sprout, and the national producers will shine on them like sunshine! Awww. Produce48 starts now!

An alarm rings, shocking us awake from our gentle piano daydream. We’re confronted with… this. Whatever this is.

It’s Lee Seung Gi, the host this time! His bed is vertical! It makes too much sense!

Ok, folks, for me personally, Lee Seung Gi being host is super important, because he’s sort of the reason I’m even here. He was one of the stars of the ridiculous, the sublime, the problematic, the perfect, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho.

This drama aired on a local Korean-language cable channel back in the day (I lived in a major city that showed foreign programming on cable), and I stumbled on it while changing channels and stood there staring at it wondering what in the actual fuck I was watching. Who needs subtitles or any knowledge of Korean when you have… this?

It’s the first piece of Korean culture I ever consumed, other than kimchi. This was even before Gangnam Style! It led to me watching more k-dramas, including, eventually, It's Okay, That's Love, starring Do Kyungsoo, also known as EXO’s D.O. I was curious about what he’d be like as a musical performer, and the rest is history. So, what I’m saying is, Lee Seung Gi set off a chain reaction that led to me eventually recapping his own performance as host of this show. The circle is complete.

Lee Seung-gi (born 1987) has been a singer, specifically a solo artist, as well as an actor, since 2004. He’s like Rain, but not as irritating. He hasn’t made much money from it because of his agency stealing from him. In fact, in April of 2023, a law was passed called “the Lee Seung-gi Incident Prevention Act” which requires entertainment companies to disclose their earnings settlement details to their celebrities at least once a year. Seems like a good thing to do. He’s still in demand, I’m sure, and quite loved, so he’ll land on his feet no matter what. Seung-gi, fighting!!

Ok, back to the show! Seung-gi explains how to vote, which we can skip -- the only info of note is that only Koreans could vote back then, quite different from the modern era -- and go to about 5:30 for an extremely bombastic set reveal.

5:49 The girls start to walk in

Note: All ages given are the (international) ages of the girls at the start of the series.

The first three to walk in are the Yuehua trainees.

Left to right: Yiren, Sihyeon, Yena

Kim Si Hyeon (김시현), age 18, in the pinky/purpley long sleeved shirt

She was also on Produce 101 (first season) as a “kaein” (individual/no-agency) trainee, where she did pretty well (made it to episode 8), but didn’t necessarily stand out. After this show, she debuted as part of Everglow, where she performs under her real name and is currently the leader, as well as a visual and “face of the group.”

Choi Ye Na (최예나), age 18, with her hair in a ponytail. We’ll be seeing a lot of her this episode!

Wang Yi Ren (왕이런), age 17, pink shirt with black edges, statement belt

She is actually Chinese, though she speaks Korean pretty fluently. You probably know her now as a member of Everglow, where she is lead dancer as well as a visual and also the “face of the group.” How many faces can a group have? Also, isn’t Mia the face of the group, as well as the body and the voice and the feet and the hands? Sigh. I really like Everglow. We just… all know the drill with line distribution and center time.

They come in and exclaim how pretty and shiny the set is and say “daebak” a lot. They sit down in a row along the top, and faintly, in the distance, Bon Bon Chocolate begins to form in a songwriter’s head.

Next in is Kim Min Ju (김민주) from Urban Works. She’s 17. She was a child actress before the show. The others are impressed that she’s here by herself and that she’s very pretty.

I love how in Korea having a small face is a compliment.

She goes to sit in the first place seat, then changes her mind and chooses 5th place instead so she doesn’t have to sit up so high.

Up next is YG Kplus, a modeling agency not to be confused with regular YG, the agency that is home to Blackpink and Treasure. The trainees are Ahn Ye Won (안예원), age 17, and Choi Yeon Soo (최연수), age 19. Yeon Soo has a celebrity chef for a father but doesn’t want to just be another nepo baby. She has the black skirt, while her label-mate Ye Won is in all red. They walk in to the strains of Blurred Lines (🤢) and the other girls exclaim jealously about how tall they are. Yewon is 172 cm and Yeonsoo is 170 cm, making them both about 5’6.

Next in is a group from CNC School, featuring some familiar faces!

Left to right: Kim Yubin, Kim Da Yeon, Lee YuJeong, Yoon Eun Bin, Hong Ye Ji

Kim Yu Bin (김유빈) is 16.

Kim Da Yeon (김다연) is 15 and you may know her (now) from GirlsPlanet999 and Kep1er. Aww, this is before she got her teeth done! She’s adorable. I am a Dayeon apologist and will hear no words against her.

Lee Yu Jeong (이유정) is 14 and you may know her (now) from Lightsum.

Yoon Eun Bin (윤은빈) is 14.

Hong Ye Ji (홍예지) is 16.

Yena thinks that the CNC girls look like babies. I think she looks like a baby! And this old lady I tutored today told me that *I* look like a baby. So I guess everyone is a baby.

Next is MMO, home to the sexy Kang Daniel, everyone’s fave from Produce101 Season 2 (often called “Broduce101”). The mere mention of his name sends Yena into a tizzy. I mean, low key same (though I’m more of an Ong Seungwoo fan [though not enough to watch his Pepsi commercial omg what was that?!?]). Anyway, out comes MMO’s Won Seo Yeon (원서연), age 18, a cute girl with a nice low voice and a pretty blue outfit. She seems worried about living up to her sunbae’s success.

Next comes pretty, big eyed Ko Yu Jin (고유진), age 17. She’s from Blockberry Creative, and the Orbits out there are now resisting the urge to smash their device screen at the mere mention of that agency! [Side note: Sensitive is a great song even if Loosemble is a terrible group name. Check out the song, forgive the name.] She’s in a cute striped shirt and interviews that her role models are Taeyon and HyunA, and you know, same.

The girls in the retro polka dot dresses are from How Entertainment.

Yu Min Young (유민영) is 18, in the mint green. Kim Min Seo (김민서) is 15, in the yellow and is a Jeon Somi fan, as are we all. Wang Ke (왕크어) is 17, Chinese, and in the red.

The next group, in white tops and black booty shorts, is from MND17 Agency.

Left to right, they are:

Park Chan Ju (박찬주), unknown age. She has the tightest shirt.

Park Min Ji (박민지), age 19, was also on Produce 101 and now (2023) is in Secret Number. She has the floofiest shirt and says she likes ChungHa, which, I mean, don’t we all, but also it’s kind of funny since she was on Produce101 with her so they probably kind of know each other.

Lee Chae Jeong (이채정), age 18, who now (2023) is in a group called Alice (formerly known as Elris).

Another girl comes out in a big yellow shirt with purple… shorts? A skirt? Unclear. She is from an agency called A -team and is named Kim Cho Yeon (김초연), age 16. After this show she was in Bugaboo, a group that has since disbanded but certainly has its adherents. She also likes Chung-Ha, so much so that she also wants to be in fourth place just like her. Also, MNET hates her. HATES HER SOOOOO MUCH.

Next out is someone from MNH Entertainment, the horrible agency that utterly mismanaged poor beautiful Chung-Ha for years. (Sihyeon, who must be practicing for later, says in Japanese that she loves Chung-Ha.)

The MNH trainee is little Lee Ha Eun (이하은), who, at 13, is the youngest on the show. She’s adorable, the way a little kid is adorable, and in a meeting with Chung-Ha herself, we see that little Haeun obviously almost worships Chung-Ha. Chug-Ha tells her to be herself and people will love her. Will this prove accurate? You’ll have to keep watching to find out! As Haeun seats herself amongst all her pretty unnies, she interviews, “This place is very pressuring.” I can’t imagine being in 8th grade and on a show like this. I don’t know how I made it to and from school every day when I was in 8th grade. I don’t know how I continued to like, breathe oxygen and use it in a redox reaction in my body without screwing that up and exploding.

Side note to my loves in middle school who may be reading this: First of all, how dare you, this is for grownups, and secondly, go ahead and read anyway. Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, famously said “Middle school is the deepest pit in hell” and yeah, it is. So, please know that I love you. You can do this. It’s going to be rough, can’t lie, but it does keep getting a bit better. Please don’t let these years matter all that much to you. Don’t let it scar you. You’ll get through this by just trying to have as much fun as you can and not caring about crushes and whether or not they have a crush on you, or whether other kids are being nice or mean or whatever dumb middle school shit they’re pulling on you. It doesn’t matter. Just enjoy life and be as happy as possible. Once you get older, you get to decide on the kind of adult you want to be, and if you want to surround yourself with Squishmallows and watch kpop videos with all your free time, you can. Or whatever makes you happy. Hold on. You got this. Now, back to the recap.

Yena chats a lot with her friend Sihyeon, and the editors keep showing them. Yena’s charismatic and it’s fun to get her perspective. They’re sitting in those big chairs that are kind of far apart, so she has to lean way over to do it. They are talking about how they’re excited to collaborate with the Japanese girls, and that they’re excited. Yiren grins widely as she says she want to make friends with the Japanese girls. I’ve already seen more charm and cuteness out of Yiren than I have in any given Everglow video. She’s really engaging in real life -- wish we got to see a bit more of that during her performances.

Kim Dayeon is sharing what she knows about Japanese language with her teammates, but her pronunciation is a little sus.

Stone Music is up next. The four girls come out nervously, and the other girls in the audience think they look familiar.

Left to right, they are:

Jang Gyu Ri (장규리), age 20, in pink.

Jo Yu Ri (조유리), age 16, in yellow.

Lee Si An (이시안), age 19, in purple.

Bae Eun Yeong (배은영), age 21, in mint green.

All four had already appeared on a different MNET reality competition show called Idol School, which had aired the year before this show aired. What’s interesting is that Gyuri actually *won* that show and debuted as a member of its winning group, fromis_9. A lot of famous folk were on Idol School, including a personal favorite of mine, Natty (who has since debuted in the absolutely phenomenal group Kiss of Life). I’m starting to think I should go back and watch Idol School! Anyway, that’s for another day.

Next out is Cube -- everyone is very excited since Cube is a larger agency. Han Cho Won (한초원), a tall mature looking 15-year-old in a hoodie and red pants, comes out to the strains of (then) Cube artist HyunA’s “Lip and Hip.” She squints at the audience, trying to decide where to sit, and while she does that, I’ll tell you that now (2023), Chowon is in a group called Lightsum. The other girls think she’s cool and swaggy, but to me she just looks a little confused. Maybe she has bad distance vision.

Next out is FNC, home of N.Flying and AOA. (If you watched Queendom Puzzle, you might remember Chanmi/DoHwa, who used to be in AOA.) We meet Cho Ah Yeong (조아영), age 16, wearing black, and Park Hae Yoon (박해윤), age 22, wearing white. HaeYoon has since debuted as a member of Cherry Bullet. Everyone seems to be very intimidated that they’re from FNC, but me, an intellectual in the year 2023, is thinking, yeah, but no. As far as I’m concerned, FNC stands for “FuckiNg over Cherry bullet” and if you’re like, but BPR-Unnie, that doesn’t really work as an acronym, I respond, EXACTLY. Nothing about FNC works.

People are excited to meet the Starship trainees, and MNET definitely wants all of us to be excited too. And I mean. Yeah. Here they come:

Left to right: Yujin, Kahyeon, Wonyoung

An Yu Jin (안유진), age 14, in the sleeveless shirt. She had previously been in music videos and commercials.

Jang Won Young (장원영), age 13, the tallest one, in the pants

Cho Ka Hyeon (조가현), age 14, in the collared shirt and skirt

Nothing against Kahyeon, who is a lovely and talented girl, but it’s hard not to focus on the one-two punch of Yujin and Wonyoung, future stars of IVE. It’s entirely possible you’re reading this recap just because you’re fans of one or other of them. I’ll say that I’m more of a Yujin girl than a Wonyoung girl, but I like them both. True to form, they’re boisterous, showing off their smattering of Japanese knowledge, and flirting with the camera. They take turns sitting in the number one seat briefly, and then choose other seats.

The trainees are talking about how pretty everyone is, much prettier than in Season 1, and I disagree with that part, but yeah of course they’re all pretty. Yoon Eun Bin laments that she’s “the only ugly one.” Aww, baby! And of course, we keep checking in with Yena, our unofficial narrator of this episode, as she jokes non-stop with her friend Sihyeon. It kind of reminds me of how in Broduce 101 we hung out with Kang Daniel and Yoon Ji-sung for most of episode 1.

Out next is Pledis:

Who could these tall, beautiful girls be?

Huh Yun Jin (허윤진), 16, with her hair up in a ponytail, is about 5’8. Her family name 허 is sometimes transliterated “Huh” and sometimes “Heo”. Korean vowels are hard, ya’ll.

Lee Ga Eun (이가은), 23, with her shorter hair down to just her shoulders, is about 5’7. Her name is also sometimes transliterated as Kaeun.

The others girls recognize Gaeun as a former member of After School, an idol group known for their sexy concepts. (In the performance I linked to, Gaeun is the one with her hair in two braided pigtails -- she starts off on the pole on the far left. We actually see a brief clip of that performance on this episode at about 20:58.) The girls are abuzz to see Gaeun back in the idol sphere after a few years’ hiatus. That hiatus was just due to Pledis’s mismanagement. Shock! Horror! Who would have thought that PLEDIS of all companies would screw over a talented idol group? Surely, neither of THESE girls will get screwed over on this very show?

Anyway, back to 2018. You’re going to have to accept that fact that I love both of these girls a lot, but I doubt that will be a problem, because I think you’re going to love them too. Most people do -- more about that much later! Yunjin is one of the reasons that I’m rewatching this show -- I loved her the whole time I watched it the first time, as I said earlier, and I was so incredibly happy when she debuted in Le Sserafim.

The two Pledis girls sit down and we have a brief “coming up!” montage. When we come back, we can see that more girls have come in unobserved by us, the viewers, which is fine. Finally, strains of Heavy Rotation by AKB48 begin playing (“I want youuuuuuu… I need youuuuuuu…”), and the Korean girls are excited to meet the AKB girls!

First, we learn a little bit about the franchise -- it’s like, what if a female NCT, or a TripleS, but with literally 600 members, and they’re all wearing outfits that make them look like they are members of the Piñata Marine Corps. Also, most of them can’t really sing and their choreography is mostly step-touch wiggle-wiggle.

Bless their hearts.

There is, obviously, talent amongst them, as we will see. It’s just that talent is not really a *requirement* for being in the group. Girls in the AKB48 franchise are expected to be cute and cheery on stage, to approximate some form of “singing” like noises, and to learn and do choreography so easy even I could probably do it, and I’m about as coordinated as a newborn deer. Plenty of them are capable of more, and I take my hat off to those who pushed themselves to come on this show and face this challenge. They’re in for a lot, and I respect them.

I also want to say that the biggest issue I have with the AKB48 franchise is that their fanbase is almost exclusively men in their 40s who think that 19 or 20 is over the hill. It’s like, soft-core kitty-corn and I know you know what I mean. I guess a similar allegation could be made about Produce101 in general. I don’t want to linger on this for too long because these girls just want to be entertainers and to bring some fun and excitement into their lives, and it’s not their fault that middle-aged men ruin everything. But I have to acknowledge it. I could post some really disturbing pictures here of AKB48 girls in outfits that read *really, really young* but also are obviously meant to be sexy, but I really don’t want to, in part because it might make the FBI knock on my door. Similarly, I don’t want to link to it here but I’m amazed there wasn’t a public outcry about the video for Heavy Rotation. They’re all in lingerie and rolling around together and kissing each other and bathing in a bathtub together while feeding each other cherries and whipped cream. Like, it’s not subtle. Meanwhile the song itself sounds like something from a Kidz Bop album. The juxtaposition between the cutesy childish tone and the obviously sexy, almost pornographic images is really… disturbing, there’s just no other word for it. Add in the fact that Japan might be the only developed country that’s worse than the USA in terms of how it treats and cares for women, and you’ve got a pressure cooker of ick. Poor girls. I hope they’re all safe and well -- in 2018, in 2023, and beyond.

And here they come, all 19 of the AKB48 girls, in red and black plaid outfits. This specific group is from Tokyo. (Each of the -48 groups is based in a different city.) We’ll meet these girls a bit later when they perform in smaller groups.

We see that one of them, 24-year-old Miyazaki Miho, can even write in Korean a little! Good for her. Takahashi Juri -- 20-year-old future member of Rocket Punch and visitor to Queendom Puzzle -- interviews in Japanese, “I think that the popular idol singers in Korea are really the best artists in the world.” Goto Moe, 17, says that Kpop idols are true musicians. Muto Tomu, a 23 year old palindrome, says she wants to learn from the Korean idols. She and Juri want to be the best in the world. Yes! I love the ambition.

But where will they sit?

Juri, in an outfit that would make Nina Garcia weep if she had tear ducts, is tempted by the number one seat. As she should be. We love Juri in this household. But the girls’ competitiveness gives way to their friendliness, and soon all the girls, Korean and Japanese alike, are giggling and waving and making heart signs to each other. AND THAT IS WHAT I’M HERE TO WATCH, by the way. I love this shit. Friendship is the best ship.

Juri introduces herself to MND17’s ChaeJeong in careful Korean, and ChaeJeong responds in equally careful Japanese. Everyone is using the few words they know, combined with sign language and body language, to try to bridge the communication gap. They exchange hellos and names and try to figure out who’s older. The Japanese girls think the Korean system of adding a year to your age is kind of odd, but that’s how culture do.

Next out are the girls from NMB48 - the Osaka team -- in blue outfits. Then the two SKE48 girls, from Nagoya come out, in different blue outfits. One of these two is Matsui Jurina, who is only 21 but somehow looks a bit older to me.

Asai Yuka on the left, Jurina on the right.

A lot of the girls recognize Jurina; per Wikipedia, “She is recognized as SKE48's absolute "ace", having placed in the top 10 in many of AKB48's annual general elections and winning the 2018 election.” Apparently she was in AKB48 for a while, and then chose to go back to SKE48, either for altruistic reasons (to support the smaller subunit’s success) or for her own reasons (to go back to her home city, perhaps).

You’ll be hearing more about “elections”, so let me talk about that. In the -48 system, fans who have bought a copy of a 48 album are given the right to vote for the member they like best -- the general election. In other words, it’s a popularity contest, and only fans willing to spend money are allowed to vote. (There’s a story about a fan who spent $300,000 on CDs to vote for his favorite girl!) If Jurina has won so many elections, she is/was undoubtedly quite loved by her fan base. I approve of the fact that this woman, who looks like a woman and not a little kid, is/was so loved.

Side note here, and it’s a real, real, real side note, so I'm putting it in a different color so you can skip past it if you want, but the story of the man who spent $300,000 to vote for his favorite member of AKB48 reminds me a bit of the story of Grant Amato. Let me explain. Grant Amato was in his late 20s when his life hit the skids for various reasons and he began spending a ton of time in a cam girl chat room. He began “tipping” her absurd amounts of money, convinced that this was creating a genuine bond between himself and her. He began stealing from anyone who left their credit cards in his vicinity, especially his parents, from whom he stole $200,000 or more. The family tried to put him in rehab, and told him he couldn’t talk to his “girlfriend” any more -- so he killed them, in part to remove the obstacle, and in part to get their money. Looking into this story more, I learned more about the psychology of tipping cam girls, and it seems really similar to the parasocial relationship between -48 girls and their fans. No other men in the girls’ lives; the illusion of sexy, available youth; the man feeling like a protector or guardian of the girl he's never met and never will meet…. This extremely NSFW guide to cam-girling has a lot of nuggets of wisdom, especially this: “A man wants to feel attention from an attractive women on him, and this is made even more satisfying when it’s to the exclusion of those around him. He is showing off his power by buying your happiness.” I know that Grant Amato is an extreme example when it comes to him literally murdering three family members, but other people -- nearly always men -- spend that much money on cam girls and on AKB girls and on other stand-ins for real love. I don’t have some big point to make here. Just that it doesn’t seem particularly healthy to me.

Pigtailed Sato Minami, age 14 and a member of Tokyo based AKB48, interviews that everyone in Japan knows Jurina. 17-year old Nakano Ikumi says she joined AKB48 because she idolizes her, and 14-year old Asai Yuka, the other SKE48 member in Produce48, says that they all admire her.

They aren’t sure where to sit, as now only lower-ranked chairs are available, which is so silly since it doesn’t actually matter at all what chair you sit on today, but that’s the show for you. Jurina, befuddled, says “ehhhh?” which is sort of like “what” and sort of like “otoke?” It’s so characteristically Japanese that some of the Korean girls think it’s cute. Plus, they’re all eager to make friends.

Jurina smiles with cute, puppy eyes, and then for a moment, a bit of avarice flashes over her face, and the xenophobic MNET editors make sure to zoom in on her, while letting one of the other girls give her a defining caption:

Bombastic opera music plays -- will she take the seat? She has been ranked number one enough times in her other life that it seems kind of fitting. But no. She ends up sitting down in a normal chair, interviewing that she didn’t have the courage. I don’t remember who sat in the number one seat and am starting to think it might just be whoever walks in last at this point.

I feel like I could write a whole sociological paper about the difference between girl seasons of this show and boy seasons of this show and their approach to the Number One Chair. Girls eye it but don’t like to sit on it because it marks them as greedy and makes them unpopular. Boys fight over it, either physically with arm wrestling or via skill displays, like rutting caribou. It’s really interesting.

Interlude! They’re all hungry. Juri shows off more of her Korean skills. The other girls at least know how to say the names of food and are building friendship off of a shared love of eating. Hey, that’s how you make friends with a cat or dog so it works for me. Food!

Here’s the RBW girls, who you might recognize:

Na Go Eun (나고은), in the “Respect” shirt, age 18. She is now a main vocalist of PurpleKiss.

Park Ji Eun (박지은), in the red striped shirt, age 20. She debuted in PurpleKiss but left due to an anxiety condition. Aww! Poor sweetie. Hope she’s doing ok these days.

The girls are excited for Banana Culture, partly because they’re hungry and want to eat bananas, and partly because it’s home to EXID, a group I’ve always liked too.

Out come the two Banana Culture girls, who sit down immediately:

Kim Da Hye (김다혜), on the left with black accents, who I think is 16 (but reports vary).

Kim Na Young(김나영), 15, on the right with red accents, who you may now recognize as a member of Lightsum.

Next is Woolim, and the other trainees are impressed. They should be! Check out these four:

I know this screen shot is terrible, but I’m doing my best, folks.

Left to right, that’s:

Kim So Hee (김소희), 14, who is now in Rocket Punch.

Kim Chae Won (김채원), 17, who is now in Le Sserafim.

Kwon Eun Bi (권은비), 22, who is now a soloist.

Kim Su Yun (김수윤),17, who is now also in Rocket Punch, and who you may also recognize from going on Queendom puzzle. She’s 5’7, if you’re wondering.

I’m so excited to see Sohee and Suyun meet Juri! And for Chaewon and THE SAKURA™ and Yunjin to all meet each other! This is going to be so cute.

And here’s WM Entertainment:

Left to right, that’s:

Cho Yeong In (조영인), age 16.

Lee Chae Yeon (이채연), age 18. Before this she was on Sixteen, the show that created Twice, and after this she will, among other things, make a brief appearance on Queendom Puzzle. She’s also the older sister of Itzy’s Chaeryeong, and they have a strong family resemblance. Everyone is pretty impressed by her, and I’m sure she’s glad about that.

Lee Seung Hyeon (이승현), age 17. Ok, if you watched Queendom Puzzle, I dare you to try to recognize Seung Hyeon. Do you know who she is? Picture her with chin length hair. Hold your finger up to the screen and really try. Ok, give up?

That’s Riina from H1-Key! I would have never guessed. I wonder if Chaeyeon recognized her on Queendom Puzzle? I wonder if she voted her up or down? Chaeyeon does seem to sort of do her own thing. Love how the show never mentioned that they knew each other.

It’s time for the Fukuoka-based HKT48 girls to enter, and their black logo prompts Million Market’s Son Eun Chae (손은채), 18, future member of Bugaboo, to comment to her label mate Cho Sa Rang (조사랑), 14, that black is her favorite color. Sarang replies, “Our faces must look black by now,” cracking Eunchae up. Aw, I like them.

The other Japanese girls are excited, because they know that soon they will be seeing…. THE SAKURA™. Her name means cherry blossom, and she wants cherry blossoms to blossom in your cherry. I mean heart. Whatever.

It’s always so odd to me the way that certain girls are picked out as stunningly beautiful, when to me they’re all pretty. It feels so random. Why is THE SAKURA™specifically the most beautiful? It’s like in Red Velvet. I think Seulgi and Wendy are every bit as pretty as Irene, maybe prettier. But what do I know? Also, I probably ranted about this exact same thing in one of my BP recaps. Anyway, Jo Yuri tells her labelmate Sian, “I made eye contact with Sakura and I almost fainted.” Ok, Jo Yuri is growing on me.

Everyone thinks everyone else is pretty, and cool, and cute, and intimidating. We check in again with Sarang and Eunchae, who seem to be having a fun time.

Who will be last to walk in? YG’s logo pops up on screen, shocking everyone, including our polka dotted friends from HOW Entertainment, one of whom is in the process of administering eye drops to another one when the logo pops up. YG? WUT? But no -- these are *former* YG trainees. Now, they’re here as “kaein yeonshipsaeng” -- individual trainees. Trainer-less trainees. Just… -ees. They walk out to strains of “I am the Best” by 2NE1, a song whose video I still watch whenever I need a pick-me-up.

Park Jinny (박진희), 20, with dark hair, now a member of Secret Number.

Park Seo Young (박서영), 19, with light hair.

We cut back to an interview that must have taken place some time before taping began, when Seoyeong had brown hair. We find out that Seoyeoung was in the famous “Future 2NE1” video and both of them traineed with Blackpink. They’re here to make you wonder why YG let them go.

There are only two chairs left -- the #1 seat and the #96 seat. The now-blonde Seoyeong plunks down on the number one seat and everyone applauds. When I watched it the first time, I thought even at the time that there wasn’t much chance of her making it after that. You just can’t sit in that seat and make it in to the final lineup. I’m with Yunjin, who says, “If that was the only seat left, I’d sit on the floor.” Yep.

35:10 Somi and Daniel

Two figures emerge and the girls go nuts as they recognize everyone’s favorites, Jeon Somi (ranked #1 on PD101 Season 1) and Kang Daniel (ranked #1 on PD101 Season 2). I’m happy to see them, though I’ll note that they’re both capable of looking a lot better than they do here. I’ll blame their hair -- they were both born to be honey blondes, even if it wasn’t in their DNA.

Must be kind of weird for Chaeyeong to see Somi again after they both competed on Sixteen together. But there are always all those ties amongst idols and trainees.

Somi and Daniel talk about how only viewer votes will matter here. They don’t know that this is a lie, of course. Vote rigging was absolutely a thing on all four seasons of PD101. But we’ll talk about that later.

The reality sets in for the trainees -- they’re really on PD101! Or PD48, whatever you want to call it. S&D talk about how only the top producers will work with them, how they’ll debut in Korea and Japan at the same time -- this will be big. They talk about the specific producers, who have worked with some top groups, but the names of the producers don’t ring bells for me and likely won’t for you, either: Han Sung Soo, who writes kpop hits, and Akimoto Yasushi, the creepy old dude who created AKB48 and writes their most misogynistic lyrics. Great. I am just going to call him “Gross Guy” from now on.

The girls find out that 12 of them will debut in the final lineup, which is great news, because now it’s a 1 in 8 chance of getting in. (Well, it’s a 100% chance for those whose agencies paid enough money!) Why couldn’t Kep1er and ZB1 have had 12 members? Then Park Hanbin would have been in ZB1 and I’m not sure who else would have been in Kep1er but I know it would have been great. Maybe Fu Yaning, who I will always love and hear no words against.

Anyway.

Say goodbye to Somi and Daniel because we don't see them again after this. It's time for the judges to come out! And that's what we'll pick up with next time, when we recap the first ten auditions!

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Human-ish version of Day 3 F1 from Milwaukee Protocol is finished! Yeah, I think it’s safe to say that the rest of Day 3 is gonna get pretty disturbing, hope y’all enjoy it though nonetheless! :)

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fantomette22 · 2 years

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In the fic I wrote, the knight and the beast of cainhurst is basically a fairytale.

But in the early old hunter era it wasn't really/everytime the case. Some hunters/prospectors looking for other missions might have catch rumors of the original event.

-thoughts of the characters are written like this-

In a tavern/bar/ workshop whatevever :

Hunter 1: "Do you know where we could find our next more interesting mission ?

H2 : Oh there's one thing we could go investigate ! I heard rumored that not to far from Cainhurst there's a mysterious huge creature hiding!

-Really ? You’re sure the nobles didn't already took care of it ? That seems weird they would let something like this pass.

-Well apparently some of their knights got smoked !

-That's concerning...

H3 : If I may, I thought it was some children who got killed ?

h1 : Children !?!?

h2 : Um...You're sure ?

h3 : I'm not sure... but that's what I heard... It happened a few years ago...

h2 : Yes, one winter...

h1 : Are we even sure that monster is still around ? Is it even still alive? "

Maria who heard the conversion at the other side of the room :

-Who could we asked to learn more... they gazed at the entire room looking one by one at the fellow hunters "Ahah!" they seems to have found the perfect person to answers their interrogations.

One of them called and hold up their hand : "Hey Lady Maria ! "

-Scream internally-

She slowly turn toward them : "Hm... yes ?

-Do you have a minute ?

She finished her drink then walk beside them "What is it ?

-We were wondering if you know anything about some big creature hiding next to Cainhurst ?

-Hm well, there was one... sometimes ago.

-Yeah it cause some troubles apparently ? / Could you tell us a bit of what you know ?/ Who was involved exactly ?

-There was an incident a few years ago... Involving some young knights...I mean they were going to become knights. They went into the forest one snowy day and... a lot of them never came back (alive)... A beast had attacked them.

-Oh...

-Is that thing still around ?

-I'm not sure... I think Cainhurst took care of it... But you know in either cases I don't think you should go in there. I'm not sure you could even get in the area without authorizations. Just mentioning it to them my cause you problems you know....

Sorry I don't think I can help you more on this...

-Hm it's alright thank you...

-Do you know who we could ask to get more info perhaps ?

-Well... she thought a few seconds before answering : Maybe you could ask Gehrman about it. He might have heard a few things..."

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Some times later they spoke with Gehrman (I'm not going to detailed the entire conversation here, just the end).

"[…] Like she says you cannot just go in there and see for yourself. It's pure madness and I don't think anyone want to have to deal with Cainhurst. They don't like when people dig to much into their little secrets...

And you know... Lady Maria personally knew some of the person who disappeared that day... So please don't mention it to her again..."

-I really wish one day that dark story can finally have a satisfying ending.But that day has yet to come...-

#bloodborne headcanons #bloodborne #bloodborne fanfiction #gehrman the first hunter #lady maria of the astral clocktower #I just wanted to write this funny/angsty thing #hope you enjoy #it was supposed to be a bit more fun too 😐#it's not actual writing I guess #wait did I managed to actually write more than 5 lines of dialogues ?? and 500 words ?#knight and beast of cainhurst #in the years between part 1 & 2 #more lore/ in between things on the fic I might maybe never write?#Maria be like : nop I don't exist. I didn't hear anything. I don't wish to be perceived u_u - 'HEY MARIA !'#oh shit #I don't have a clear age in mind so let's just say they were like between 18-20y...that would explain they're still in some way #kinda children #could be younger too... but it may be a bit too dark. at which age can you go to Byrgenwerth anyway?! that would fix the pb #Maria did told Gehrman in detailed what happened...

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I'm bored I'm gonna rant to you 😻🫂 , if you wanna rant please do.

So like tell me how, you're so freaking aesthetic 💫 like teach me your ways.. Cause your THEMES ARE ALWAYS PRETTY 😡 Like?!?! How can a theme be so Pretty..😶‍🌫️ but like I'm gonna give you some album concepts I think match you, because why not? :))

1 ━━━ DIMENSION : DILEMMA , ODYSSEUS VER.

Peek the Won pic 👀 , But idk something about this concept was like very fresh and fun to look at and you really match those vibes because it you do and I'm so smart.

2 ━━━ FEARLESS : BLUE CHYPRE VER.

Look at how pretty this concept is like !!!? It's a very Modern Mermaid vibe , and you give off Modern vibe and the kinda Mermaid fits in cause it's like a very unique theme and when I say unique you are literally unique cause like look at your theme. Look at your Headers AND LOOK AT YOUR INSTA AESTHETICS 😻 Like your theme / vibe is very unique and I love that.

3 ━━━ ROSE BLOSSOM : CONCEPT A

No cause I saw these concept photos and I SCREAMED. Like look how pretty they look 😪 now you may be wondering how I think this matches you, but like it just does if you a mystical creature you would be a fairy 🧚‍♀️ and look it's fairies right there.

hope you liked my thoughts on the themes that match you 🙈 , but now let me give you the song of the day and you can give me yours (ONLY IF YOU WANT) - So WhY by PurpleKiss I recommend you to listen to it if you haven't 😝 but like I'm pretty sure you know the group names well you have to for the FIRST YOU DEF HAVE TO. The second obvs your literally Yunjin,, But the 3rd group is Hi-Key 😻😻 Those photos are there first mini album coming out 1.05.2023 6 PM (KST) ofc had to give you the EXACT Date. I recommend you stream it when it comes out. I only have one more photo I can send of here's a jungwon.

I gave you a header bcus I don't like how single photos look by themselves 😔 but yess we love jungwon, but lmao ig this is the end sadly I'll back tm or at night again it depends 🙊 but bye bye jj. - ALAYANANAYANANA

ur ranting is so cute lyna! and OMG. FHEY WAY THOSE ENHA AND FIMMIE CONCEPTS ARE MY FAVS? LIKE ITS ON THE TOP OF MY FAV CONCEPTS ??? i don’t really listen to h1-key but i’ll listen to them soon! i rmb seeing their concept photos on tiktok and IT WQS SO PRETTYYY!!

here is my list of fav concepts . bc i will rant on too.

001. D:D, ODYSSEUS VER.

TOP TIERRRRR so cute, i love the beach theme it’s my fav.

002. ANTIFRAGILE, FROZEN AQUARIUM VER.

hello. it’s cute and blue. and aesthetic and EVERYTHING.

003. FEARLESS, BLUE CHYPRE VER.

ITS LITERALLY GIVIJG MERMAID

004. AFTER LIKE, VER 3 “IVE SUMMER”.

do i even have to explain. LIKE IT WAS SO CUTE I LOVED ALL THE GIRLS WITH THE CONCEPT AND THE SHORT FILM WAS SO GORGEOUS

005. THE CHAOS CHAPTER : FIGHT OR ESCAPE, FIGHT VER.

one thing abt me. I WILL EAT UP ANY SKATER CONCEPT.

006. NEWJEANS, PIN-UP BOOK.

i js think that. those one photos of the girls in the colored backgrounds was so pretty. ( ESP MY GILR HANNI?? LIKE . ate down with the cute little skirt and heart gems)

007. BORDER : CARNIVAL, HYPE VER.

i love love love love my little vampire decelis academy students. I LOVE SCHOOL CONCEPTS.

008. THE REVE FESTIVAL 2022, CAPRICCIOS VER.

oh my gawd. it was so pretty, i loved that pretty hat on seulgi and the whole set itself. it was so pretty.

009. RUSSIAN ROULETTE,

THE CHOKEHOLD ORANGE HAIR SEULGI HAS ON ME

010. THURSDAYS CHILD HAS FAR TO GO, END VER.

it should be placed in a museum. it’s actually too beautiful for that. it should be placed in the sky for everyone to see.

OKAY AND SONG OF THE DAY IS COFFEE BY MIGUEL.

I WISH I COULD PAINT OUR LOVE THESE MOMENTS AND VIBRANT HUES. WORDPLAY, TURNS INTO GUN PLAY AND GUNPLAY TURNS INTO PILLOW TALK.

#͏͏⏤ 🫂 tzyuki moots ¡!#͏͏⏤ ★ lyna ¡!#͏͏⏤ 🎙️pass the mic ¡!

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hasufin · 1 year

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So apparently both likely republican candidates have - in likely a feat of pathetic dick-waving - vowed to end birthright citizenship in the USA.

Now.

Let’s be clear: this is a profoundly anti-immigrant stance. It’s a racist stance. And given that the USA is, in actual fact, a nation of immigrants, it’s a deeply anti-American stance.

If it were to go into effect - somehow - it would be absolutely catastrophic. That the USA does not have eternal migrant populations, generations of people born without a state, is one of our greatest strengths. It doesn’t happen fast enough for the racists, but everyone who comes to America becomes part of the country eventually. And no, I’m not offended that I might encounter someone who doesn’t speak English.

In practical effect, since the POTUS does not have the power to end birthright citizenship, it will be to make the country still more hostile to immigrants, legal and not. It will have a chilling effect on the tech industry which relies heavily on H1-b immigration (this is an issue on which I have mixed feelings: I have no problem at all with people who seek higher education and come here to get a better life; I loathe the companies who abuse this system to have a source of indentured servants; I abhor that we maintain the fiction we cannot fulfill these needs domestically but also do not want to keep this apparently irreplaceable talent. But I digress.)

Yet, I want to look briefly at why the POTUS cannot end birthright citizenship: it’s enshrined in the US Constitution.Which in theory means that not only is it impossible for the POTUS to end, it’s functionally impossible for Congress to do so;that would require a Constitutional Amendment, and the current political environment renders that, well, impossible.

And we should look at the text and context of the amendment. First, the text, being section 1 of the 14th amendment:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Now, this is a Very Big Deal, as it’s one of the parts which guarantees due process, among other little things. It’s also one which assured black people have citizenship; it overrides the “grandfather clause” loophole some states were using (if you’re not familiar, this meant that if your grandfather was a citizen, you were a citizen or could vote, or some other privilege, without having to undergo onerous and often impossible tests. And it meant that former slaves weren’t simply “not slaves” but citizens.

So, undermining the 14th amendment would in fact be an important step in bringing back slavery - which, yes, the rightwing (and extremist libertarians) do low-key want. You know... “states rights”. And it would be an important step to strip citizenship from large swathes of the population.

But they can’t repeal it, right?

The thing about laws is, they’re just things people say. And they just have a meaning we agree on. And they’re only important insofar as people care to follow and enforce them.

In this case, they like to use a novel (okay, batshit fucking insane) “interpretation” of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof, “ which it that only applies to people who are in the USA legally as permanent residents. So an asylum seeker, an illegal resident, someone on a visa.. they’re not, nor are their children. This is, as I’ve said, a completely ridiculous argument, but it’s one they’re making. It could also, in theory, be extended to anyone who is the child of someone like that, going back a long ways - in other words, since most black people in the USA are descended from slaves, they might be stripped of citizenship. Anyone descended from someone who didn’t get the right papers signed when they entered the USA (or, you know, lost those papers or had them destroyed) could face loss of citizenship. Granted, this will only happen if that person faces sufficient official scrutiny. You know, like if someone should be protesting or organizing.

Would the current SCOTUS endorse this theory? Well, one would think they would not - it’s destructive even to republicans - but Clarence Thomas is bought and paid for, and the rest of the republicans on the SCOTUS have not shown much of a relationship with ethics or concern for the country. So... yeah.

Is this alarmist? Maybe. But... gonna be honest, I don’t think so. This is American fascists trying to sculpt our country into a dystopia of their choosing.

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beforus-against-real-justice · 24 days

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I didn't expect you to!!! Congrats??? See if you can get a high-five from trolls that can actually give you one physically I'd give you like 10 but for obvious reasons can't actually do that!!!

oh okay!!! hold on let me fiiind neon!!!

h1! 1t 1s ne0n!! 1 have st0len the palm husk!!! 1 w1ll g1ve talcus 0ne m1ll10n affect10ns f0r y0u anon!!!! f0r whatever reas0n!!!!! 1 d0nt kn0w why!!!!!! 0kay 1ll g1ve 1t the1r palmhusk back!!!!!!!

why diiid he say so much!!! why diiid he say anythiiing!!! whatever!!!

#grumblr

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Terezi Pyrope, Roxy Lalonde

Meat, page 36

TEREZI: H3Y COOLK1D

TEREZI: HOWS J4DE DO1NG

ROXY: omg terezi i didnt know u were back!

ROXY: what UP???

TEREZI: OH ROXY

TEREZI: UH H1

TEREZI: 1

TEREZI: 1 THOUGHT YOU W3R3 D4V3

ROXY: o lmao that makes sense

ROXY: i thought for a minute u were appreciating my rad new look

ROXY: but i know i got a ways to go b4 i dethrone the original coolkid

TEREZI: NO NO YOUR3 V3RY COOL!

TEREZI: 1N F4CT 1 WOULD PROB4BLY V3NTUR3 TH4T 1F W3 W3R3 JUDG1NG COOLN3SS 1N 4 FORM4L COOLN3SS CONT3ST JUDG3D BY TH3 PROS, ON 4 COMPL3T3LY OBJ3CT1V3 B4S1S

TEREZI: YOU 4R3 4CTU4LLY 4BOUT 4 B1LL1ON T1M3S COOL3R TH4N D4V3

ROXY: wow thx!

TEREZI: WH1CH 1S 4 F4CT TH4T S33MS SO OBV1OUS TH4T 1V3 D3F1N1T3LY KNOCK3D S3V3R4L R4NKS OFF MY OWN P3RSON4L COOLN3SS 4TTR1BUT3 BY 3V3N S4Y1NG 1T OUT LOUD, R4TH3R TH4N 4LLOW1NG 1T TO B3 4SSUM3D

ROXY: lol no WAY

ROXY: terezi ur like the raddest chick i know

TEREZI: 1F YOU S4Y SO

ROXY: um yeah i fuckin DO say so

ROXY: dont make me repeat myself

ROXY: so....

ROXY: ur here to see jade huh??

TEREZI: Y34H

TEREZI: 1 H34RD WH4T H4PP3N3D TO H3R 4ND THOUGHT 1 SHOULD COM3

TEREZI: W3LL YOU KNOW

ROXY: yeaaa

ROXY: its lookin grim

ROXY: on one hand shes just layin there so theres not rly a chance of her doin anything either evil or heroic to off herself permanently

ROXY: but its also been so long its like

ROXY: is she just gonna sleep forever???

TEREZI: SL33P1NG FOR3V3R D3F1N1T3LY SOUNDS L1K3 4 J4D3 MOV3 TO M3

ROXY: yeah lol i feel bad crackin jokes about it but

ROXY: i think its what shed want

ROXY: us havin hope n all

TEREZI: Y3S

TEREZI: ...3R

TEREZI: WH3R3S C4LL1OP3?

TEREZI: YOU TWO 4R3 ST1LL

TEREZI: TOG3TH3R?

TEREZI: R1GHT

ROXY: oh

ROXY: um GAWD

ROXY: back when jade first got all effed up callie saw somethin and it made them freak out

ROXY: it took me weeks to convince them that it was safe to come home

ROXY: but now we got the opposite problem and they arent leavin the house at all

ROXY: they stay home all day with the blinds drawn paintin some weird ass shit on the walls

TEREZI: WH4T?

ROXY: its not as bad as it sounds i promise

ROXY: some of it is like

ROXY: weird and violent??

ROXY: like lotsa nasty purple blood and um

ROXY: nudity????

TEREZI: >:?

ROXY: yeah yikes

ROXY: but MOST of it is cute stuff like... various combos of all of us being happy and gettin married and shit

ROXY: anyway thats kept callie kinda busy

ROXY: so it was hard as hell to convince them to let me come see jade at all

ROXY: its like theyre traumatized

ROXY: and they think ill drag whatever possessed jade back into our home with me

TEREZI: DO3S C4LL13 KNOW WH4T H4PP3N3D TO J4D3 TH3N?

ROXY: maybe idk

ROXY: im not gonna push them

ROXY: callies got all kinda hang ups about their existence and purpose and potential lack thereof

ROXY: when theyre ready to talk about it i want them to be able to talk about it u know?

TEREZI: Y3S

TEREZI: 1T DO3S SOUND L1K3 PUSH1NG TH3M WH3N TH3YR3 VULN3R4BL3 W1LL JUST B4CKF1R3

ROXY: oh that reminds me!

ROXY: have u seen john lately?

TEREZI: WHY DO YOU 4SK

ROXY: he went back to the medium a while ago right??

ROXY: i thought

ROXY: maybe u and he crossed paths

TEREZI: NO

TEREZI: I H4V3NT S33N H1M

ROXY: oh....

ROXY: damn thats too bad

ROXY: callie n i have been worried

ROXY: kinda hoped he woulda come back

ROXY: or at least let us know what hes up to

ROXY: ugh between this and whats goin on with jade the lack of closures gonna keep me up at night

TEREZI: 1M SORRY

TEREZI: 1 W1SH 1 KN3W WH4T TO T3LL YOU

ROXY: hey its fine

ROXY: u cant fix everyones problems

TEREZI: 1 KNOW

TEREZI: (OMFG)

TEREZI: (1TS “H1M” YOU FUCK1NG O4F!!!)

ROXY: wat

ROXY: who u loudly whispering to

TEREZI: OH

TEREZI: NOBODY

TEREZI: (1M NOT FUCK1NG T3LL1NG H1M TH4T)

ROXY: ummm

ROXY: kay well i should get goin

ROXY: was nice catchin up!

ROXY: dont be a stranger alright?

TEREZI: STR4NG3R TH4N WH4T

ROXY: lmao ur a riot

ROXY: but u know what i mean

TEREZI: Y34H

TEREZI: S33 YOU

ROXY: 8)

TEREZI: UUUUUUUGH

TEREZI: OF COURS3 1 C4N H3AR YOU!!!

TEREZI: YOUV3 B33N BRO4DC4ST1NG YOUR NONS3NS3 4T M3 NONSTOP S1NC3 JOHN Z4PP3D US B4CK!

TEREZI: 1 KNOW TH4T 3V3RY M3MB3R OF YOUR F4M1ILY 3XC3PT TH3 ON3 1 JUST H4D 4 PL34S4NTLY BR13F CONV3RS4T1ON W1TH 1S G3N3T1C4LLY 1NC4P4BL3 OF SHUTT1NG UP

TEREZI: BUT C4NT YOU JUST L3T M3 B3 D3PR3SS3D 1N P34C3?!

TEREZI: WH4T DO YOU W4NT?!

TEREZI: 4ND WH4T TH3 H3LL DO YOU KNOW 4BOUT WH3R3 1 B3LONG?

TEREZI: WH4T DO YOU KNOW 4BOUT WH4T 1 “KNOW”??

TEREZI: H4V3 W3 3V3N H4D 4 S1NGL3 SUST41N3D CONV3RS4T1ON TH4T L4ST3D MOR3 TH4N T3N M1NUT3S???

TEREZI: D1RK, 1 H4V3 NO 1D34 WH4T YOUR3 T4LK1NG 4BOUT

TEREZI: H1M?

#homestuck #homestuck epilogues #terezi pyrope #roxy lalonde #meat epilogue #page 36

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kristenjeremy94 · 4 months

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5 Essential Steps to Regaining Her Trust After Hiding Savings

<h1>What to Do When Your Girlfriend Is Mad You Kept Secret Savings</h1> <p>Don't panic - keeping some savings hidden is a common issue, and it's not too hard to fix. Follow these tips to make things right with your girlfriend.</p> <h2>Step 1. Be Honest</h2> <p>First things first, you need to face the issue head on. Admit you made a mistake and apologize to your girlfriend. Tell her you understand hiding your savings hurt her feelings and made her feel insecure. Make it clear you want to change that.</p> <h2>Step 2. Explain Your Reasons</h2> <p>Next, tell her why you kept the savings a secret. Maybe in the past you struggled with money stuff, or were worried about what might happen in the future. Emphasize this doesn't mean you don't trust her or want to break up - you were just looking out for yourself a bit.</p> <h2>Step 3. Have a Good Chat</h2> <p>It's super important to really talk it out with your girlfriend. Listen to how she's feeling and what's bothering her. Make sure you understand where she's coming from. At the same time, remind her how much you care about her and that you trust her totally. </p> <h2>Step 4. Make a Plan Together</h2> <p>Come up with a plan for your money as a team. This will help your girlfriend feel more secure and like she can rely on you. Decide together how much you can each spend and save each month. Work on your goals as a couple. </p> <h2>Step 5. Show You're Sorry</h2> <p>On top of saying sorry, prove you mean it with your actions. Do something nice for her like make her favorite meal or get her a gift just because. Let her know how important she is to you.</p> <h2>Step 6. Earn Back Her Trust</h2> <p>Most of all, it will take time to regain her trust. You have to stick to what you promised and be totally honest from now on. Only through consistently being truthful will she believe in you again. But if you follow these steps, I'm sure you two can work it out!</p>

#couples finances

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danieljonathan777 · 4 months

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The Secret Messages Girls Send and What They Really Mean

<h1>Figuring Out What She's Really Saying</h1> <p>Girls don't always say exactly what they mean. Have you ever been confused by what a girl tells you? There's more to it than meets the ear. understanding what she's really implying can help you connect better.</p> <h2>Top 10 Things Girls Imply</h2> <p>Below are some common things girls say and what they may actually mean:</p> <h3>1. "I'm Fine"</h3> <p>Even if she says "I'm fine", she's probably feeling bummed about something. Girls often don't wanna talk about what's bugging them right away.</p> <h3>2. "Are You Sure About That?"</h3> <p>It sounds like she's just asking a question, but she may not agree with your plan. She wants you to think it through without directly saying you're wrong.</p> <h3>3. "Whatever You Want"</h3> <p>She doesn't like your choice but won't say no. You'll have to figure out a better option on your own that makes you both happy.</p> <h3>4. "Forget It"</h3> <p>This means she gave up trying to change your mind. You're on your own with this one, bud!</p> <h3>5. "You're So Funny"</h3> <p>Even if your joke bombed, she'll pretend it was hilarious to spare your feelings. Girls are good at fake laughing!</p> <h3>6. "I Don't Mind"</h3> <p>She actually does care about whatever you're talking about. But admitting that would make her seem "high maintenance".</p> <h3>7. "Leave Me Alone"</h3> <p>That's girl code for "I want your company". She wants you to stay and cheer her up, not really leave the room!</p> <h3>8. "Nothing to Say"</h3> <p>When a girl gets quiet like this, it's a red flag she's actually p*ssed about something you did. Back off before an argument starts!</p> <h3>9. "You're So Smart"</h3> <p>If a girl praises your brain too much, that idea of yours probably wasn't as genius as you thought. Take the compliment with a grain of salt.</p> <h3>10. "Whatever"</h3> <p>There's more she wants to say but won't pressure you. Ask follow up questions so you know her real thoughts.</p> <h2>The Bottom Line</h2> <p>Girls rarely come out and say exactly how they feel. But learning to read between the lines of what she implies will help you understand her better. Pay attention to all the little hints girls give - it'll make your relationships way smoother.</p>

#implied meanings

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boysplanetrecaps · 4 months

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The Great Produce 48 Rewatch: Ep 4, Like Ooh Ah (Twice) Challenge

Welcome back, National Producers, to to the thing I’m doing for some reason: The Great Produce48 Rewatch Recap-ma-jig! When we left off in the previous posts ((part 1) )(part 2), we saw the two Boombayahs match up in a hellish landscape of inexplicability! Yay!

In this post, we’ll see two teams match off in a battle to cover Like Ooh Ah by Twice. It features Chaewon from Le Sserafim, Riina from H1-key, and Haeyoon from Cherry Bullet. Let’s do this thing!

Lee Seungki welcomes the two teams up on stage.

The pink team, in a burst of surprising prescience, have named themselves Team Pop! Somewhere, Nayeon was watching and was like, “YES.”

LTR: Hwang Soyeon, Kim Chaewon, Lee Seunghyeon, Goto Moe, Kim Doah, Park Haeyoon

The blue team has named themselves “Team Yours” (a reference to the Nekkoya lyrics).

Park Seoyoung, Lee Haeun, Park Jinny, Cho Kahyeon, Naiki Kokoro, Choi Yeonsoo

Seungki asks Goto Moe, what were some of the challenges she faced in rehearsal? She says (in Japanese). that the styles of dance in Japan and Korea are quite different, so she struggled to move her body the way she wanted to. The audience laughs politely. But they worked together as a team. Backstage, the judges agree that teamwork is important, and we dive into a flashback.

They’re at an early dance rehearsal with Mary J. Lee, and it’s really looking good.

The members, left to right:

Goto Moe, the laryngitis girl, who moved from F to C and was most recently ranked 8th.

Kim Doah, future member of Fanatics and visitor to GP999, who moved from A to C and was ranked 25th.

Park Haeyoon, my new Cherry Bullet bias, who moved from A down to D and was ranked 35th.

Lee Seunghyeon, aka H1-Key Riina, who moved from B to C and was ranked 60th.

Hwang Soyeon, the flat tummied “little Sunmi” who stayed in A and was ranked 46th.

Kim Chaewon, future Le Sserafim, who stayed in B class and was ranked 21st.

When we left off, Lee Seunghyeon, aka Riina from H1-key, had been chosen center, and Goto Moe was having trouble with the key butt wiggle in the choreo. Soyeon was the group chooser, and Haeyeoon was the leader. We were left wondering, would Moe figure out how to wiggle her butt?

This is a strong group, if you haven’t noticed. Four of the six would go on to debut in a group, and though yes, some of those groups are more popular than others, they are all good performers. Plus, they have Soyeon, who is super skilled as well.

When they’re done with their run through, Mary J Lee applauds and tells them they have good team work. She praises Haeyoon’s leadership skills, then tells Moe that she needs to work on her timing, because she’s usually a few beats ahead of the group. There’s trouble music playing to let us know this is trouble.

Over to vocal class. They’re running through the song and everyone sounds good, until they get to Moe. She’s off key and off rhythm and it does not sound good.. Jeremy’s reaction:

He explains in Japanese that she’s going too fast, and has her try it again a few times, and it’s not really getting better. To her credit, she can tell it’s not right

Caption: “I sing it over and over, but it doesn’t get better.”

Jeremy addresses Leader Haeyoon and kindly encourages her to work with Moe to fix the problem, and Haeyoon agrees. The vibe isn’t super negative or unkind, but Moe starts to cry a little. Jeremy addresses her in Japanese, asking what’s wrong, as she tries to hide her face behind her hair. I think she’s just frustrated. She says that even when she practiced with the AKB48 girls, she was always a beat or two ahead. She feels bad for hurting the team.

The girls gather Moe-chan into a big group hug, telling her she’s doing a great job.

I swear, she’s in the middle of all that.

Haeyoon is talking to her in what sounds like pretty good and idiomatic Japanese, telling her she’s doing a good job and that they have time to improve.

Haeyoon, Moe, and original-hair-Chaewon work together to get the timing and tune down. (It’s so funny how the most famous one in this group is getting almost no story attention.) They all keep working on it, but Haeyoon is really gentle with her and Moe seems really dedicated to improving.

On a day that Moe had to fly back to Japan for a day or two for her AKB48 activities, the other five girls gathered to rehearse a little, just the five of them…

that's Kim Chaewon with the curler in her bangs! fearless!

But they got a message from Moe!

Is it a 'fit, or is she just skinny?

She recorded herself running through the dance and asked them if they noticed any mistakes. The girls write back and forth with suggestions -- adjusting angle and other details. Moe interviews that she’s grateful to the girls, especially Haeyoon, for helping her so much.

The girls gather for some inappropriate product placement. Some nice diet drinks for these extremely thin young girls. Ugh, diet culture.

It’s about time for them to perform, and Haeyoon encourages her team to have fun.

The judges comment that the team has really good teamwork and actually look like a debuted group.

And now it’s time for the performance!

Here is PD48 Editing’s blessed edit.

Standing, LTR: Soyeon, Doah, Moe, Chaewon Kneeling: Haeyoon, Riina

LTR: Moe, Doah, Haeyoon, Soyeon, Riina, Chaewon

standing: Doah, Riina, Soyeon kneeling: Moe, Haeyoon, Chaewon

Just an extra picture of original-hair, original-blush Chaewon:

My thoughts: Overall, this was really good. They really did look like a debuted girl group -- a rookie one, yeah, but still. They all brought the stage presence, with the possible exception of Chaewon, who seemed a tiny bit muted. It’s not at all that she did a bad job -- it’s just that the others outshined her a bit. I think she was weighed down by her hair.

Every time I see Kim Doah do just about anything, either here or on Girls Planet 999, I feel a little sad that she hasn’t had more success. She is pretty great, even here as a 14 year old.

Haeyoon’s vocals stood out, as they should, since she was the main vocal. But no one was bad vocally, not even Moe.

Soyeon did great, but it felt a little cosplay to me. I think she’s just made for other concepts. She still did great though, don’t get me wrong. I’m just imagining her on a Boombayah team and sad for what we missed out on.

Really, everyone did well. I don’t have much to add.

The MNET edit emphasized Moe -- girls reacting to her prettiness, Jeremy nodding approval to her vocals, and all of them expressing surprise at her high jump. They also approve of Haeyoon’s vocals -- Soyou says that Haeyoon is the best singer so far.

There’s also a weird moment when Psychopath seems to approve of Soyeon’s cute pose, but he calls her Seolhyun. That’s how it’s spelled in the Korean subtitles, too. But her name is Soyeon. I double checked. I thought maybe he was talking about Riina, whose real name is Seunghyeon, but again, there’s a G at the end of her first syllable, not an R/L. Maybe it’s a nickname? Or a reference? IDK.

They finish to excited cheers from the audience -- “that was great!” “You girls are stunning!” The judges say that it was the best performance so far (we don’t know the order, though -- it’s possible, likely even, that the order on show night was quite different than the order it was aired). Soyou even says that it makes her job rewarding to see a performance like this. For once, the judges and I really agree about a performance.

When the first group is done, the second group comes up, smiling sweetly. They look cute. We jump back to their rehearsals.

So, let’s remember the team:

The members:

Park Seoyoung, age 19, the blonde who sat in Chair 1, fell from C to D and was ranked 26th at this point.

Naiki Kokoro, age 20, auditioned with Funny People, rose from D to C, and was ranked 82nd. We don't know much about her, and unfortunately, aren't about to learn much either.

Park Jinny, age 20, future member of Secret Number, is the other “individual trainee” who auditioned with Seoyoung. She fell from C to F and was ranked 49th.

Cho Kahyeon, age 14, is the Starship girl who isn’t Wonyoung or Yujin. She held steady in B and was ranked 36th.

Lee Haeun, age 13, is the “mini Chung-ha” girl who held steady in A, and was ranked 58th.

Choi Yeonsoo, age 19, is one of the YGK+ models, fell from D to F, and was ranked 52nd.

The captain and chooser was Naiki Kokoro, and was probably formed 10th, 11th, or 12th, something in there. They made blonde Seoyoung both leader and center, but it seemed like maybe little Haeun might have more skills, so there’s a sort of power battle between them, and it’s stressing out model Yeonsoo. But don't worry, we won't hear from Yeonsoo at all in this segment. Or Kokoro or Jinny, for that matter.

We check in first this time with little Haeun. She interviews that Group One got ahead of them quickly -- that they were practicing the dance when her own team was still deciding on parts. It’s not going great for them. Some of the team members are getting worried, but Seoyoung says, “Don’t worry, we have plenty of time.”

Cho Kahyeon interviews that she and Haeun were anxious about everything. Are they planning a mutiny? That would be exciting!

We go to vocal/rap class with Jeremy and Cheetah.

LTR: Seoyoung, Haeun, Kahyeon, Kokoro, Jinny, Younsoo

We see Seoyoung kind of giggling and making faces as she sings, making it kind of clear that she doesn’t quite know the lyrics.

Cheetah is post haircut, so this has to be a few days into the process.

When they’re done singing, Cheetah asks Group 1 what they think of Group 2’s performance, but they don’t say anything. Jeremy says it sounded like they were fighting when they were singing the refrain -- and not the good kind of fighting, either. Cheetah asks if they practiced wearing headphones, and they don’t answer. Maybe singing with headphones playing the music is a bit like dancing while looking in the mirror -- you need to be able to perform without the crutch, too.

Cheetah asks who the leader is, and Seoyoung identifies herself. Cheetah says, “you need to do a better job. It’s not just a title…. Do you girls not get along?” Seoyoung is shocked Pikachu face at the question. I think she genuinely thinks that they’re getting along fine.

Haeun interviews, “Compared to other teams, we rarely practice together as a team.”

“Quick, camera-guy! Kokoro is sitting by herself while the other members of her team ran off to use the bathroom and stuff for a minute. Get a shot of her by herself to make it look like her teammates don’t rehearse together. Yes, I know that their stuff all being right there clearly shows that they’re gone for just a minute and will be right back but if we put like, spotlights over it and play sad music and stuff, we can make it look like she’s been alone for hours and hours. Thanks, camera-guy! Thamraguy.”

Seoyoung takes the criticism to heart. She struggles not to cry as she interviews that her mind is flooded with thoughts.

We cut to the girls having a meeting.

It’s kind of funny because there’s a circle of water bottles behind them on the floor, showing signs of the other group leaving in a hurry. Seoyoung asks her team if there’s anything they want to tell her, and Haeun’s face is already twisting up into knots as she tries not to cry. She says she’s really stressed about the time pressure and wants to practice so much. She felt like only Kahyeon and herself felt stressed, like everyone else was too relaxed. Seoyoung says, “Now that I know about this, we’ll try harder.”

She interviews that she should have realized this sooner, and, not to be mean, but yeah, she should’ve. Sorry! I’ve heard Seoyoung is really sweet. AleXa has said in interviews that Seoyoung is one of the few girls from the show that she keeps in touch with, which is a major point in her favor. But part of being a leader is taking the time constraints into account and pushing your team a bit.

Oh no, Seoyoung and Haeun are both crying, and Team 1 is even getting involved. Cherry Bullet’s Haeyoon is exuding big time mom energy as she soothes them both.

Haeyoon’s hands wiping away Seoyoung’s tears.

We get a quick montage of them dancing with more power and enthusiasm, and then we’re almost to the stage. Park Jinny voice overs, “There’s always a twist in a drama. We’ll show them a twist.” Haeun say that they’re going to win. I love the energy, girls.

PD Editing’s blessed edit.

LTR: Park Jinny, Kokoro(#24), Haeun (Hawks), Seoyong(Wayward), Kahyeon, Yeonsoo(striped socks)

Standing: Yeonsoo, Seoyoung, Jiny Kneeling: Haeun, Kokoro, Kahyeon

My thoughts:

Overall, this was really good, too.

Center Seoyoung is so darned cute. She nails all the little simpering details form the intro without any hint of irony. I’m surprised a YG girl like her is so good at cute concepts. Her vocals were a little pitchy, but I think she might have earned my vote.

Park Jinny, her fellow individual trainee/ex-YG girl, didn’t fare as well, to me. She rapped almost as if this was a real rap, not a Twice song, which isn’t exactly what she should have done. She just somehow didn’t look comfortable to me, either. Maybe I’m reading into it, but she seemed out of place.

Cho Kahyeon did a lot right, except that she often didn’t smile. Even in her ending fairy, she has a straight face. Even when she does smile, if you look at hear eyes, they look sad. I think she knew that the audience wasn’t going to get on board with her and created a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Yeonsoo, the YGK+ model, looked almost terrified the whole time. When she did any transitions, she’d look around or look at the ground, and her smile dropped a lot. Despite all that, considering her low, skill set when she joined the competition, she did really well.

Kokoro looked the part and brought the vibe. Good for her! Her vocals were not great, but she only had a few lines and she did her part -- dancing and looking cute -- well.

Lee Haeun was the the MVP of the team. She isn’t as attention grabbing as center Seoyoung, but her smile is super charming, she doesn’t miss a step, her energy stays high throughout, and her vocals are absolutely on point. She hits every detail perfectly. If I could have seen her fancam, I think I would have voted for her.

Really, I think this team would have beaten a lot of other teams. It’s a shame they were up against such a powerhouse because this performance mostly came together and even their weaker members blended in.

The MNET edit emphasizes how good they are. The judges exclaim especially over Haeun’s voice, and the girls backstage go nuts over Jinny and Kahyeon’s dancing in the dance break. It’s kind overall, but does cut out about 15-20 seconds of it for no real reason. They needed those 15 seconds to show, I don’t know, an audience member shouting for Sakura.

We cut to the results bathroom.

Pink team is pretty sure that they’ll win, but blue team is still hopeful.

They reveal the main vocalists first, and little Haeun wins over motherly Haeyoon. Kim Chaewon, showing one of the first signs that she might be a force to be reckoned with in the future, gets 104 votes, putting her in 17th place for the night. Poor Kaheon gets only 14 votes, and the flat-tummied Hwang Soyeon gets 10 votes, putting them fourth last and second last for the night overall. We don’t get to hear from them much, though.

I know that Kahyeon doesn’t meet Korean beauty standards, which is stupid and pointless and makes me mad, but at least I know why she got so few votes. I wish I knew why the audience never seemed to warm up to Soyeon. I’m not an expert on what is considered pretty or not, but if she is said to look like Sunmi, then she must be pretty, right? And she’s a great dancer and a good singer, so I don’t get it. It’s like the way that the audience never warmed up to Lee Yedam on Boys Planet, despite him being great at everything. Maybe it’s because Soyeon is from a small agency with no real reputation.

Riina is heartbroken over her 26 votes, especially since she was center.

Seoyoung’s 72 votes feels about right. She’s really happy with the result.

That just leaves Moe versus Kokoro, and as usual, the Japanese members got more votes than I would have thought. Moe pulls out an amazing 172 votes, fourth highest of the night, and pink team takes the win.

Full results:

Pink team (win) Goto Moe 172 Hwang Soyeon 10 Kim Chaewon 104 Kim Doah 80 Lee Seunghyeon 26 Park Haeyoon 50

Blue team: Cho Kahyeon 14 Choi Yeonsoo 46 Lee Haeun 86 Naiki Kokoro 86 Park Jinny 38 Park Seoyoung 72

The final word goes to Goto Moe, who interviews, "I thought I wasn't good enough for my team. But everyone taught me with kindness. I think it was a good group. I was thankful."

Ok, my loves, that's it for this segment! In the next one, we'll be hitting the big time, with Very Very Very, featuring half of IZ*one and and members of Le Sserafim, Ive, and Purple Kiss. See you then!

#bpr recaps p48 #produce 48 #akb48 #le sserafim #cherry bullet #kim chaewon #secret number

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