I-LAND 2 Episode 1 - REACTION
Added 2025-01-02 15:05:09 +0000 UTCAs promised, here we go!
These reactions are usually reserved for Friday but you know how impatient I get π
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I am a simple man, I usually get attached to the first participant I see. In season 1 it was Sunoo and in season 2 it was Sarang. I've never looked back on my decision. Personally I like how they changed the concept from season 1. It shows that W1 / TBL did some research on what they were taking over from Hybe and how they can improve upon it. I do feel that some of the girls maybe needed a bit more time in training before being put on stage in front of the whole world but I think even if they don't make it through, being on a show like this with so many other talented people around the same age is a surefire way to boost growth for all participants so even if they don't debut I think most of them will leave as better artists with more exposure and a boosted fanbase.
Genesis Mike
2025-03-23 20:06:28 +0000 UTCAppreciate your support, looking forward to reading your comments in future iland reactions (if you choose to, of course) π
Daniel Goland
2025-01-13 18:16:19 +0000 UTCSong Kang indeed is the main male lead of the kdrama My Demon! And Taeyang with a shirt, holy crap π Will be binging the I-LAND2 reactions once you are deeper into the series, so thanks for the videos in advance and hope you enjoy the show!
rainicity
2025-01-10 04:49:45 +0000 UTCfinally iland 2 lets go cant wait for the next ones
yubΓ©l
2025-01-04 02:50:38 +0000 UTCGreat info on the YG and Japanese survival shows π I was also gonna comment on the rounded corners cutting off the subs βΊοΈ
crispy chicken
2025-01-03 14:19:54 +0000 UTCLet's go, I'm excited! So I already know who's in the final group. I watched the MVs, I listened to the album, I saw their performances at MAMA and SBS. But even if I hadn't, there was no way I could've stayed spoiler free with how OBSESSED some of my friends are with izna. They spam so much izna content into our group chat, it was pretty much guaranteed I'd know about this lineup even if I had done everything else in my power to avoid spoilers π But I'm curious to find out exactly why they're so high on these girls. - What's interesting about this: while the show's concept and location are the same as for Enhypen, izna is actually not a sister group to Enhypen because they're not under Belift and Hybe. Izna is produced by Teddy Park from The Black Label and managed by WakeOne, so they're with Kep1er and ZB1. Enhypen still got a sister group last year with ILLIT who are under Belift but their survival show was called R U Next. It's all a bit confusing tbh π - What I believe happened β and if anyone knows better, please correct me β is that Mnet originally planned to collab with Hybe and Belift again for the second season but those plans fell through for some reason. Belift instead chose to work with JTBC to produce a new surival show called R U Next, which resulted in ILLIT, as I already mentioned above. Mnet, not wanting the I-Land concept go to waste, instead struck a deal with Teddy Park and The Black Label to produce the group for season 2. That's why Taeyang is here. - No, Kang Daniel's group is called Wanna One π WakeOne is the company that manages most of Mnet's survival show groups starting with IZ*ONE. So that's Kep1er, ZB1, and formerly also TO1 and fromis_9, before they moved to Pledis (and now disbanded π) - I really hope I don't accidentally spoil the lineup with how I react in these comments π - I looked at the list of contestants and it seems like that Um Jiwon is the youngest one here. Born September 21, 2009. - That one girl looks a bit like Yeonji from tripleS. - It is literally the same house. - Yes, while Korea has replaced Produce with the Planet series after the rigging scandal, Japan still does Produce 101. And the Japanese Produce groups are permanent! Seasons 1 and 2 formed the boy groups JO1 and INI, respectively, and season 3 formed the girl group ME:I. - Oh damn, Jeong Saebi is really tall. - Something about Jungeun's face and hairstyle reminds me of Natty. - Katseye was formed through a show called Dream Academy. I'm still curious about ILLIT btw: is there a particular reason why you stopped reacting to them after their debut? - MASCOTS - Yes, YG likes to form their boy groups through survival shows. First gen group Shinhwa created a program called "Let's Cokeplay: Mnet Battle Shinhwa" in which they would search for members of a second generation Shinhwa. Which would later be known as BIGBANG. In 2013 YG and Mnet did a show called "WIN: Who Is Next", which debuted the group WINNER. In 2014, Team B from WIN would go on a new surival show called "Mix & Match" through which they then debuted as iKON. And Treasure was formed in 2019 through a survival show called "YG Treasure Box". Hell, even Last Audition could be considered a sort of survival show for Babymonster. YG really like their survival shows. - I think the first evaluation test being judged by the producers is an improvement over S1. Makes it a bit more objective. - Oh man, the first group is mimicking Okay Dokey by Mino and Zico for their intro and Zico isn't even in this season to see it π - Damn, Sarang immediatly catches you with her voice. - That was really good! - Well, Jiwon is the youngest here, makes sense that she still has the most to learn. - Fuko is pretty good. But overall the second team is not a strong as the first. - With the spider web, I thought the third team was about to do Venom by Stray Kids π - Mnet being Mnet as always. - Saebi and Sujung are really stealing this one for me. - Team 4 has the right attitude for Cake but some of the vocals need work. - 16 years old and already on her third survival show. Damn Yuju, calm down. - Ahh, Baggy Jeans had the potential to be the best performance of the day but then Yuju just didn't sing that one part. - Sure, Yuju has potential but ultimately, only 12 people can go to I-Land and that number is already full. Personally, I'd put her in the lower half as well. - Jeemin = μ§λ―Ό = Jimin. It's just how she chose to romanise her name. The Korean spelling is 1:1 the same as every other Jimin we know. Some people just like to use a different Latin spelling to distinguish themselves from other people with the same name. Other examples: Yujin = Youjeen = Eugene (yes, seriously) Geonu = Gunwoo Sunoo = Sunwoo = Seonu = Seonwoo Nagyung = Nakyoung Yeji = Yezi Jiwoong = Jiung You get the point. As always, I recommend learing Hangul, the Korean alphabet. It's really easy and helps avoid any confusion about names like this and how they're pronounced. - Bang Jeemin coming in with a BANG - HOLY FUCKING SHIT. - Drama best performance, easy. - That was the weirdest preview, wtf. Five weeks later? Huh? - THAT'S WHAT I SAID. Jungeun looks like Natty! - A member of Purple Kiss? You mean Dosie? That's the closest I would think of. - Choosing someone you want to be with instead of choosing someone to kick out is so much nicer. Generally, season 2 has a much more inviting vibe than season 1. - Koko also reminds me of someone visually but I'm not quite sure who. Very promising first episode, this is gonna be good! One little piece of feedback I have about your video: the round corners in the video window you use sometimes cut off parts of the subtitles. Maybe you could look into that.
Marcel Wannieck
2025-01-02 22:38:06 +0000 UTCR U NEXT formed ILLIT, hope you can watch it a lot of people said it's rigged and bad, but overall I loved the girls that's why I watched it and the performances, sucks if it was rigged etc.. understandable why people got mad (just like the survival show Project7 which ended last week, who gets also now hate just like ILLIT) but would love to see your reaction to R U NEXT
Moonsyulle
2025-01-02 18:10:22 +0000 UTCYessss iland 2 !!! Love It
Alexa Fernanda
2025-01-02 17:31:11 +0000 UTC
