Heroes, Heroes Everywhere (And Every Gender)

 I am a fan of Come and Hug Me, though it has taken me months to get through it. There have been some issues, mostly with repetition. In the beginning, I felt like they retread the same ground a whole lot in the intro. In the end, they did much the same. There was a full 30 minute episode just about that was sort of a recap, or at least, it felt that way.

The vilification of the media/news seemed a bit excessive at times. But perhaps that is a really big problem in South Korea. I know that it has caused some problems here too, but the outlets do tend to protect the identities of victims, especially minors.

The Many, Many Heroes

That said, there was no shortage of heroes. The ML is a cop and certified hero, as was his father figure, also a cop. The prosecutor, despite some flaws that I won't spoil, also locked people up and had some heroic moments. 

By far, my favorite was the anti-hero... the ML's older brother (talked about at length in Touching Kdrama Characters). He is perhaps the most victimized, mentally abused, and upsetting character I've come across in a drama to date. He wanted love and attention so badly, but he was so abused that he didn't even know how to accept it when it was offered. 

Even while actively breaking my heart, he saved his mother and sister many times, almost dying in the process on multiple occasions.

None of these characters were particularly surprising to me. I mean, if you disregard the strong emotional connection I had to Kim Kyung-Nam's character, Yoon Hyun-Moo. What did surprise me... even the women were heroes.

The Non-Damsel Ignoring Distress

I expected the FL, played by Jin Ki-Joo, to be the ultimate damsel in distress. The ML (Jang Ki-Yong) saved her from his father when they were children, and I assumed that pattern would continue, particularly as he became a cop. 

Meanwhile, she was an actress, which is usually portrayed as a little spoiled, entitled, and/or useless. I was pleasantly surprised at what a badass she was, particularly at the end.

No spoilers. I will say that, if she was afraid, she hid it well. She wasn't having it.

The Fierce Mama Bear 

Of course, there was the step-mother. In the past, she ran away with her daughter, leaving a 16 year old kid to fend for himself against a serial killer dad. Then, tragedy struck. I assumed she would be a weak, scared character.

Again, I was wrong. She was very strong and tried to protect her step-children like a fierce momma lion. 

Not only was she prepared to kill her ex-husband if he laid a finger on them, but she literally was ready to die in the place of her kids, even the one that had gone astray and worshipped his "evil" father.

Almost all of the truly touching moments in the drama were her just... loving this monster's children unconditionally. Basically, she might cry a whole lot, but she is tough as nails.

Additionally, Seo Jeong-Yeon killed this role. She was exceptional and stole the show whenever she was in a scene. Truly talented. I had seen her before, but this made me a true fan.

To be honest, even the baby sister had heroic moments. Such as, standing up to her older brother who came to "kill her". She made it clear that they loved him, and she wasn't afraid. She clung to him in the hospital. She never shied away from his touch. Basically, she helped make him believe he was a real human, not the "monster" his dad was. Surely, that is a certain type of hero.

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*Note: I am nonbinary myself and recognize that there is more to gender than male or female. However, I thought the title was cute. Sue me. 

Given the way this drama was going, they could have had the gender-queerest character ever, and they'd have been a huge badass too. Just saying.

When Time Stops: A Drama with a Great Message

 I've been watching several kdramas at once, as mentioned. The most recent that I started was Marriage Contract, which seemed like it would be very melodramatic but engaging. It was super engaging and I cranked through 10 episodes over two days. 

But then... they had their inevitable breakup, which is boring. I'm not in the mood, plus they had barely established the love first, so it felt like an ill-timed arch. 

I'm not too bummed though because it got me back to a very quirky little drama that I backburnered a while ago: When Time Stopped.

When Time Stopped - Unique Concept

The premise is quite cute. The male lead (played by Kim Hyun Joong) can stop time and lives as a loner, stealing artifacts and art of historical or cultural significance and making sure it doesn't end up in the black market or exported. ML snaps his fingers and the whole world stops. Rain stops. Computers stop functioning. Everything pauses...

...except for the FL. 

Cute, right? Well, there is also some boring stuff about "reapers" who try to remove people with nonhuman powers from the Earth because they shouldn't be here. To be honest, I've been skipping lots of those scenes because I don't care. I got the gist.

When Time Stopped - Unique Theme

Why am I so into it though? For the past several episodes, he has been using his power to save people, with the help of the FL. Strangely, it seemed that she found the first one or two, but now he is finding them and starting the process of helping without her. Very sweet.

Who are they helping? One neighbor was an ex-gangster with a big price on his head over a misunderstanding. Another neighbor had a sexually assaulted daughter who was extremely agoraphobic. There was an orphan brother and telepathic sister who were being terribly bullied at school. And the female lead herself, with an impossible debt to a loan shark.

When Time Stopped - Not the Cliché Cold Characters

He helped them all. His character seemed like he'd be a stoic, cold, jerk kind of dude like so many others. But he wasn't. It seems now that he was more of a matter-of-fact guy who avoided people because of his power which made him question whether he was even human.

He showed an interest in the FL very quickly too. No super long, drawn out, annoying game of playing it cool and gruff with her. I appreciate the little differences. Mostly though, it is sweet that the overall theme is helping others for no reason other than helping. 

Even the neighbors get involved. When the FL needed to do off jobs to pay her loan debts, everyone chipped in sometime during the night, before he finally froze time and finished the rest. They also met the aforementioned orphans when all the building residents went to the orphanage to volunteer. Together, they washed 100 blankets and hung them out to dry as well as bringing toys to hand out.

As someone who believes everyone should donate their time and/or money to charity (because almost everyone has extra time or money), I appreciated it very much. Even one of the guys who was hurt and fighting with the FL showed up to volunteer. It's that type of drama. Help everyone... because it is what good humans do.

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Flower Boy Next Door: Most Relatable Character Ever

Currently, I am a bit conflicted about one of the dramas I'm watching. Strange as it may be, it isn't one of the dramatic ones. It isn't a deep thought-provoking drama. It's a light, cute rom-com starring Yoon Shi Yoon, a thoroughly adorable actor, a favorite of mine.

And yet, I've been thinking about writing this post for days. I want to but don't. I have thought about it from episode 2 until now, episode 10. I guess I better just go for it, since clearly I have been affected in a major way by Flower Boy Next Door.

Flower Boy Next Door - What I'm Not

I feel like most people relate well to kdrama characters for many reasons. And to be honest, none of those reasons apply to me. A few examples:

1. Unrequited Love - I've never experienced this except as a junior high kid of age 12 or so.
2. Longing for Love - My boyfriend moved in with me at age 18. He never stopped living with me... I married him about 8 years later. We have a 13 year old son. I'm not hurting for love.
3. Insecurity/Shyness - If anything, I'm an arrogant, self-centered type. I can be considerate and even empathetic in an intellectual way. But I'd say I lean toward superiority complex rather than inferiority (ENTJ for those who follow such things). I'm also insanely extroverted and pretty much only shut up on rare occasions.

So clearly, I don't relate at all to the female lead here (she is definitely pretty though). She experienced some trauma and fell apart, becoming a shut-in.

The plot hasn't even been fully revealed yet, and I 100% guarantee that I suffered more trauma, at a younger age, and for a more prolonged timeframe than her.

But I'm not a frail sort. No shame to anyone who handled their traumas differently, but that's not me. I deal with mine by keeping busy and engaging with things I like and meeting new people. I literally can't relate at all.

The mean girl. I was never that either. The only person I ever bullied in high school was, in fact, the leader of the mean girls. I routinely made her feel like an insignificant nothing. These couple girls had seen too many cheesy movies and thought they were the "popular girls" even though no one liked them. They had money and dressed well. That was it. 

I also had money and thought they were cunts. I made that clear. Don't pick on the shy, the poor, and the dirty. Don't pick on people who don't have a single chance to defend themselves. Pick on me, bitch. I dare you. 

She never did dare to. I was actually popular in high school too... sort of a chameleon who was friends with people in every group. I was into pretty much everything: drama/theater kid, varsity cheerleader, super into metal music, obsessed with movies, loved coding & scifi & geekery, 100% fangirled over all things horror, creative writing & languages, etc. I could show up at any party... no one thought twice.

People who trample on others to feel good about themselves have the worst kind of complex... the inferiority complex that masquerades as superiority. Fuck off with that. K? K.

Flower Boy Next Door - What I Am

Enrique is very much like me. He was uprooted and had some early issues... and turned them into something productive. The guy became a success at 10 years old, for fuck's sake. 

    (A) Arrogant

Now, I wasn't successful so early, but I have done lots of things. I was an artist, a singer, and a dancer. I owned my own coffee shop. I did lots of drugs to expand my mind and became very involved in the arts (most of my friends are artists). I've coded video games for fun, written scripts for virtual reality training programs, and involved myself with lots of cool tech projects.

I also earned a master's degree in technology from Purdue University. I've worked on marketing for eBay and training program design for PayPal. I have been an editor and writer for over 11 years now and hit the triple hat: publications in creative writing, nonfiction, and scholarly academic work.

    (B) Outgoing & Charismatic

I also have an "infectious energy", a term coined by too many people to count. It may sound like bragging, but believe me when I say: it has its downfalls. People who love me really love me. They want to be my best friend and spend tons of time with me.

I'm outgoing and up for anything and have a million interests. I'm talkative and smooth in social situations. I'm a great wingman at any sort of event, including the traditional pub-type of encounter.

Essentially, I make people fall in love with me quickly... especially if I'm trying to do that. I see that quality in Enrique, mostly because Yoon Shi Yoon creates rich characters. You see the longing in him somehow.

I don't need actual relationships... I just need the temporary feeling of snagging someone. I know I have them. I know they love me. It feels nice.

    (C) Quick to Bail

I'm also just like him in that... I bail on those friends quickly and often.

He was prepared to ingratiate himself in these people's lives and leave. He let his first love flit off to another country and carried on like it was nothing. He ditched the cousin he went to see over nothing and just went off on some random thing, making a neighbor girl fall for him, essentially. He made her his project.

I have had many "projects", I have been friends with and dated many people who are shy, insecure, and have various mental illnesses (magnet for BPD, actually). I bring them out of their shells.

I give them confidence. I make them feel special. But inevitably, I leave them alone because I'm onto my next adventure. In the long run, I'd like to think that I left people better than I found them. However, I know deep down that I may have hurt them more... abandonment issues seem obvious.

Additionally, I have left most everyone. I hopped on a plane 8 days after my high school graduation. I flew for the first time, alone... and made a new life for myself.

I had a huge groups of friends here by my mid-20s. I partied with them, bought drugs from them, and had a great time for 7+ years. Some were college grads who were potential lifelong friend material too (if a bit too clingy).

However, when we decided to keep our son and grow up, we figured they weren't people we would want around our child (or they simply annoyed me with the clinginess). So, we moved & changed our phone numbers without even telling a single friend. Ditched them all, cold and clean.

These are just the two most glaring examples. I also tend to abandon people when the emotional toll gets too big. I'm your best friend until you have some deep, fucked up traumatic thing happen. Then, I'm pretty much out. I'm the friend you call to FIX what's gone wrong, not to cry on my shoulder. That isn't comfortable for me at all.

This is what I meant by the downside of being confident and outgoing and charismatic. Not only do some people hate me immediately because I either annoy them (much like the Enrique character can be annoying and exhausting), but I also probably hurt people I'm trying to help out. And I only feel bad about it in a vague sort of way.

I think this is why I feel a little uncomfortable about this blog post. Just a tiny bit. I can admit and accept my flaws because that's part of my personality. I know myself well. I know that I have many faults... I just don't particularly care about them. 

I feel like Enrique, portrayed by Yoon Shi Yoon, is the same way. He knows he's annoying and condescending and disliked, but it doesn't bother him because he knows his own value. Even if he slips into seriousness for a moment, he will revert back to "Fuck it" and just vibe out again.

As mentioned recently, I have no real friends: Run-On & K-Dramas: The Found or Chosen Family

To date, Enrique is the ONLY kdrama character that I have ever related to. Is that good or incredibly sad? I guess you can be the judge of that.

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Kdramas: Abandoned & Rediscovered

I decided to make a quick post on some of the kdramas in my "continue watching" list. I'm pretty much never going to return to some. Others, I left there with the intention of getting back to it. Here are a few of those.

Rediscovered: Come and Hug Me

Recently, I started watching Come and Hug Me again... as mentioned multiple times:

Touching Kdrama Characters

Kdramas: Blaming the Family

I was bored with, what I felt, was very repetitive cut scenes. However, I thought that the present timeline would really kick into gear soon, so I played the next episode after a few months break. I don't regret it. It's lovely.

And as mentioned, I love the male characters. Especially the older brother who is horribly manipulated by their father. He is so pitiful and sweet in his own way (as discussed at length in the Touching Kdrama Characters post.

Rediscovered: Graceful Family (2019)

Tonight, I started Graceful Family again. I enjoyed this one from the start. It's a great corporate espionage sort of drama. I was instantly hooked on the premise of the bad guys being the security/lawyer staff who protects the chaebol heirs from themselves.

 It was established early that they know everything, can stop anything, will lie-cheat-kill to protect the company. That's pretty badass.

There has been nothing in the way of love yet. I don't much care, since the stars aren't people I'm super into (Lee Jang-Woo & Im Soo-Hyang), and the corporate and family dysfunction elements are enough. I'm already questioning why this has been back-burnered for months.

Abandoned: Secret Garden (2010)

There are a few now that I've straight up abandoned. The first is a classic. Secret Garden is a kdrama that I just don't intend to continue. I'm on ep 17 or something, and it is 1. going on way too long and 2. far too abusive a relationship for me to overlook. I have trouble with the disgusting levels of sexism and downright abusive/violent behaviors the ML has for the FL.

It's gross and hard to watch at this point. I tried to go back to it the other day and watched maybe 10 minutes before yet another violent/abusive relationship scene happened. Nope. I'm done. I know that things are products of their time, but even in overtly sexist movies from 50 years ago in the U.S., there is more gender sensitivity than this simply because the male characters want to get laid once in a while.

The subservient woman role is just... ill-advised, especially for a badass stunt woman who can take a physical beating. She's going to let herself be emotionally abused, huh? Suuuure.

The actress, Ha Ji-Won, is doing a cheesy job. Hyun Bin is doing a bit better, but his woman/gay guy acting is not quite appealing to me. He won awards for this? Hey, at least he got better... Crash Landing on You was a much better acted role for him. 

Oh, and the whole magic angle with the weird ass restaurant and changing bodies just when it rains and stuff... it's a wee bit random. Can you say 'plot device'?

Abandoned: Personal Taste (2010)

Another is Personal Taste. I know that this is a slightly older one too, and while the premise isn't super cringe... it is pretty cringe. Pretending to be gay? Questionable.

The real reason I quit though: I just think it hit that ep 12 slump and had nowhere to go. Like, there was no twists and turns left that I'd be interested in. If someone thinks there is a reason to watch past here, do let me know. Seems so straightforward at this point as to be a straight up who cares.

This is also another situation where I don't care much about the actors. Son Ye-Jin is cute, but the character is meh to me. Lee Min-Ho... I don't really understand why he's as big a star as he is? Like, I don't find him that charming or attractive at this point. BUT, I have not seen Boys Over Flowers or Legend of the Blue Sea yet... so I get that maybe my opinion will change. Maybe.

Older Doesn't Mean Bad

I know that it might seem like I just hate older dramas or something. 100% not the case. I've watched dramas from all eras. For instance, I watched and truly enjoyed Coffee Prince (2007). It stood the test of time and also had a bit more of a "woke" type of premise. 

Sure, Gong Yoo's character thought just because she wasn't "feminine" that she was a guy. Dick move. However, in the end, he fell in love with the person regardless of gender. He was all in, even though he thought she was a guy.

Literally, he went from straight to pansexual in this drama. I can't get too mad at that, even if it had some scenes or behaviors I wasn't a fan of. 

Plus, there's Kim Jae-Wook. I mean, need I say more about that? 

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Unpopular Opinions: A Piece of Your Mind

Now, I like parts of A Piece of Your Mind as much as the next person. The early episodes have lots of gorgeous shots (that they stop doing a few episodes in really). The OST is decent. Jung Hae-In is great. Chae Soo-Bin is great. Both are likeable and adorable, even if their characters do stupid stuff. 

I like artsy films and shows that don't hold the audience's hand and overexplain every little thing. I thought it was mostly a beautifully done drama. I think 12 episodes was the right length for it as well. That might be an unpopular opinion, but I think these will be far more unpopular:

Jisoo: A Total Bitch

Jisoo made everything about her, and other people allowed that to be a thing. Self-centered people often surround themselves with other people who are willing to make them the center of their worlds too (like most of the characters in this drama).

All she had to do was tell her husband how she felt, but then he'd stop doting on her and begging her to stop whipping him over something that hurt him badly as it was. Jisoo could have called up her abandoned buddy and told him something she knew he'd been dying to hear his whole life--but then he wouldn't have kept chasing her.

The script gave her weak ass motivations for what, really, made her the catalyst of a fucked up story that didn't have to be fucked up at all. It serves her right to go die alone in the middle of a fucked up game she was playing for no reason. Jisoo sucks at communicating and so... everyone in the whole drama had to suffer and/or watch other people suffer? Really?

Painting her as a frail woman, stuck in an impossible situation is giving her too much credit. She abandoned her oldest friend who had practically no one in the world over a guy... who she then treated like shit too. Fuck her.

Jisoo's Husband: Alone & Suffering & Victimized

Kang In-Wook hated the ML as kids presumably because he was so close with the girl he had a crush on. So he did a stupid thing that he couldn't fix. How many young people have done a stupid thing that they regret? All of them. It wasn't callous or cruel, and he clearly beat himself up over it for his whole life.

In short, Kang In-Wook was a good guy who did a bad thing once as a kid. He confided in his wife so that maybe he could live with himself, and she (being the aforementioned huge bitch) made it all about HER and how hurtful it was to her because of this old friend she abandoned.

So she lived in "misery" while really just amplifying HIS misery because she was a cunt. Just saying. His wife victimized Kang In-Wook again by making him feel like he was destroying her life, trapping her in a world of misery. She even gave him, essentially, an anxiety disorder over his failings as a husband.

And then, every character in the drama took turns using him as a punching bag and making him the bad guy.

He didn't steal everything from the ML. He did something stupid, instantly regretted it, and tried but failed to fix it... as a child. Kang In-Wook is not some monster. He also fell in love with a manipulative bitch.

I feel super bad for him. Like, Kang In-Wook doesn't have "the right" to ever speak to this AI they made of HIS fucking wife? But some rando (FL) who met her twice for five seconds does have the right, huh? Oh, and Han Seo-Woo has the right to tell him that he didn't care how his wife felt when she was alive? Excuse me, who the fuck does she think she is?

Who are these people to treat him like that? Talking about being a grown ass adult and breaking a pianist's hands because of a stupid thing he blurted out when he was in an awkward situation as an early teen? That, mind you, had nothing at all to do with YOU and really just affected your boyfriend. Ooookay. Sure, she's a great person. 

Mind you, during his grief, he even acknowledged that he probably hurt the FL's feelings by not working with her and agreed to do that. What a dick, huh? 

Ha Won was alone because of him? Well, Kang In-Wook was all alone too, even when his wife was still alive. Now, they all have each other and ganged up on him? Irritating. To make matters worse, when Ha Won let him know his wife's true feelings, the FL acted like it was the most unbelievable thing... what a great guy to do this for someone who made a mistake one time. 

Really, that would be considered not being a petty dick in my book. If Ha Won loved Jisoo, he wouldn't let her husband suffer for no reason. It's not some amazing gesture from a saint... it's being an empathetic human being. I thought he should have told the guy not to blame himself for a mistake... that would have been a step above the not-being-a-dick level of caring.

All Kang In-Wook wanted and needed was for someone to understand him and support him... and forgive him for this thoughtless thing he did one time ages ago. The actor, Kim Sung-Kyu, killed it too. Clearly. He's a very talented dramatic actor.

It isn't that the ML and FL are not sympathetic at all. The ML is, in particular. The ML also had the most right to take it out on Jisoo's ex-husband... but he didn't. He wanted answers, got answers, gave the guy what he was looking for, and told him to leave his girlfriend out of it. Fair enough. But the actions of the FL definitely made me like her less. A feat, since Chae Soo-Bin can get away with almost anything for me.

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BTOB's New Baby Melody & A Piece of Your Mind ep1-3

 I have studied a bit of Korean since my last post. I did two lessons and reviewed a bunch of vocab. Better than I had been doing. However, I am pretty excited about wo recent things.

A Piece of Your Mind

This drama had been on my watchlist pretty much since I started watching kdramas. I liked the general idea. I find tech intriguing... VR, AI, software development, etc. I'm a geek, what can I say?

Then, I watched Jung Hae-In in While You Were Sleeping, and he stole the show in my opinion. I was pretty much an instant fan. Meanwhile, I adore Chae Soo-Bin and have watched her in many dramas (I Am Not a Robot 1, 2, 3 & Where Stars Land were some faves).

That said, I am surprised at how lovely the cinematography is. I've also seen a fair bit of symbolism in this drama. It is more like an arthouse film or something at times. It trusts its audience to think for themselves. It doesn't spoon feed us. I like all of that.

I also appreciate some odd things that would normally annoy me. Personally, I prefer honesty. I don't lie or sugarcoat well at all. I don't feel the need. Probably because I was forced to lie every day of my childhood about fundamental things. I am not a fan.

And yet, I find it refreshing somehow that she lies to him about the last moments of Ji Soo, his first childhood love (that he is still somehow in love with as an adult--normally I'd call bullshit but let it go for dramaland). To be fair, her last moments were not ideal. That said, my usual philosophy would be honesty.

Somehow though, she spins it into a "she would want you to eat and take care of yourself" message, since he isn't eating well. Koreans are obsessed with eating well, so I imagine Ji Soo would have approved.

Second, she manages to compliment herself as well. She says that Ji Soo would have complimented him on finding HER. Normally, that would also irritate me, but Chae Soo-Bin is charming enough to get away with almost anything.

In short, I love it.

BTOB: Baby Melody

Since watching Kingdom ep2, I have watched probably 15 hours worth of BTOB. I've listened to "This Is BTOB" on Spotify for several hours as well. I have come to several conclusions.

1. These guys give fewer fucks than any other idol group I've seen.

2. They are devastatingly funny.

3. They sing like a dream.

4. I love Seo Eunkwang. 100% my bias. Fastest bias of all time.

For real, I cannot get enough of Eunkwang. He seems sweet and genuine (I mean, geez... watch the clip singing with mum. Too heartwarming for words). He is an epic singer. His rapping has amazing flow. And he dances super well too.

AND he is the leader? Like... how is he not everyone's bias? I saw some rankings, and he was at the bottom for the group every time. Blasphemy. If you don't love this talented man, I don't understand what you're doing with your life.

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Kingdom: Legendary War ep2 - Just WOW

I still haven't studied much. But I'm watching a few shows... Forest and Come and Huge Me. Both are good. Both are about 5 episodes from over. So today, I bailed... I'm watching Kingdom and general videos

Kingdom ep 2 Highlights

The Boyz killed it. At first, I wasn't that impressed, even with the other groups oohing and aahing. But the above sequence was stunning. 

The colors are what really makes it unique. I've seen dances that had this fabric with hands grabbing. However, it is usually more nightmare-like. The vibrancy is what makes it pop... and it really really popped!

IKON chose to pair their most popular song, "Love Scenario" with their best song "Killing Me". At least, that is my take. I think I liked "Bling Bling" before I ever heard "Killing Me".

And I think that I heard "Killing Me" a million times before "Love Scenario". I think the latter is cute, while the former is an amazing track I've heard countless times. It beats all other tracks they have. I don't know where they'll go from here in the "epic song" category. You know

I had never heard the BTOB song before, but I cried during that performance. Eunkwang is such an amazing singer that as soon as he belted out the note at the climax, I cried. 

Aside from missing someone, I caught none of the lyrics either... but it was so touching. I was right there with ATEEZ's Seonghwa.

Kingdom ep1 Recap

I fell asleep at some point while watching this last night. I know I watched all of BTOB's performance, so it must have been almost over. I've got to say that I have been super impressed with them so far. 

I had seen BTOB in clips. Mostly interviews, funny moments. Maybe interacting with other idols. They seemed like fun guys. I had no idea they were a vocal heavy group until I saw Kingdom ep1. They blew me away. My ranking for ep1:

1. BTOB
2. The Boyz
3. Stray Kidz
4. IKON
5. SF9
6. ATEEZ

Sorry, not sorry. ATEEZ was the biggest shock for me. They are usually great performers, but I found their presentation very lacking. First, they sounded out of key at times while singing over their vocal tracks. Not a fan of that.

Plus, the dancing wasn't as thrilling as usual either. The camera work was all over the place. San with a torch was about the only cool part. Fight me. I'll be over here sticking to my opinions and waiting for ep3.

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