i know this was posted months ago, but ur so right about jyp. hes been linked to a lot of weird stuff like their was a cult scandal some time ago. hes also a christian preacher in his free time with what i would call strong opinions
sofi ꕤ˚₊⊹
2024-03-10 14:06:06 +0000 UTC
I have some faint memories of following this show back then, even tho I only watched it through YouTube, because I knew it would break my heart watching it episode per episode. It was kind of weird, this being the first time I saw someone my age in K-Pop (I´m the same age as I.N.) but I also could really sympathize with them. Now looking back I know i would not be strong enough to deal with something like this (especially if so much ist just for the drama, but the boys couldn´t know that. nobody did in typical M-Net fashion)
LaAlyna
2023-08-09 19:39:14 +0000 UTC
The logical side of me knows that for a CEO betting on a one-month trainee being able to turn pro before the year is out when he's still making nervous errors is unlikely, and it was logical to cut Lee Know at this point. However. I also want to yell because he had a really key role in the team outside of just performing, he had a role in supporting Chan and leading their dance. Stray Kids were unlike any other group, they're not just functioning as a group of performers but as producers and this little organic thing. Lee Know talked briefly about his trainee time in the Rachalog they released yesterday and it reminded me really how impressive he was, but also how Chan managed to spot that talent and personality too.
I'm so glad I watched this show knowing the ultimate outcome. It's a brutal watch and I hurt for them so much, but you have to admit it certainly does well at making you care about the boys and be invested in all 9 of them debuting. But it's also so impressive how strong their bond was so early on.
Ixaala
2023-08-06 13:05:29 +0000 UTC
No matter how often I watch this, no matter how much I tell myself I KNOW the ultimate outcome....I always cry. Always. It's that look in Minho's eyes. That fear. He is so insecure. And it all makes sense. He was very confident in his dancing, but he'd only been with the company for all of a month and had never done any singing or rapping before that time. He was actually talking about that recently. But it's so hard seeing our confident tsundere guy, our savage guy...be this insecure and afraid. And then the elimination.
And I have been a theatre director for over 25 years. I know a bit about auditions. And having to tell people they didn't make the cast. Or didn't get the part they were hoping for. YOu're breaking hearts. But you do it for the production. For the team. It's not easy. And still...there are other ways of going about it. And I really have to remind myself it could be because of the difference in culture. Reminding them before they performed what was at stake...not a good way to get them starting with confidence. But I know the culture is different. So...yeah...I don't know. And I also really could tell that Lee Know wasn't there yet. ANd so were quite a few of the others. But I can't help thinking a lot of it was for the drama and to draw fans in. To have the audience get attached to the boys.
I'll stop typing now. It's all in the past. And I've just watched them perform in front of 60+k people and slay. So proud of them. ANd it's good to see where they're coming from. That's why I always think new stays need to watch this.