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 The shtick obtained outdated fairly fast.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