Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace EPISODE 1 - REACTION
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- I think ppl said Oneus was greedy because they aren't rookies and even have already appeared before. So theoretically they took a spot that another rookie group could have taken. - About 1 team not being allowed to perform is rubbish to me. Well, to be more precise, the fact that they get to hear it AFTER they trained and rehearsed for it is rubbish to me. You're just wasting ppl's time and effort at that point. - Taemin is doing a nice job, but I do miss the duo Lee Dahee and Jang Sungkyu. - I really liked the Tempest performance.
crispy chicken
2024-11-13 03:40:15 +0000 UTCSo the funny thing is, I have a Word document that I use to write these comments externally before I copy paste them into Patreon. I just delete the block of text from the previous comment when I start to watch the next one of your videos. But it's always the same document that I keep using. I started doing it like this while we were watching Road to Kingdom, hence the file name being “rtk”. I just never thought to change it. And now after over two years, that file name is actually accurate and relevant again. Full circle 😄 - The delayed reaction at seeing Taemin 😂 - It's actually a bit weird. Here I am, rewatching ep.1 with you and tomorrow I'm gonna go and watch ep.7 that just came out. - That is Hanbin. As I mentioned under the last episode of I-LAND, he made his debut with Tempest. - I hear you. Even for me, who doesn't have to take the extra time to record reaction videos, it's hard to keep up sometimes. I also listen to all the albums, so that's even more stuff I got to consume. - Younite are from Brandnew Music, the same label as AB6IX. - Eunsang just arrived and is already in rage mode. - The New Six (formerly known as TNX) were formed on the survival show LOUD which was a collaboration between Psy and JYP. Both were supposed to debut a group each but it's been over three years and we've still heard nothing about the JYP group. Only that some members of the final JYP lineup have left in the meantime. Probably because shit's just taking way too long. - The CrewOne is not actually a regular group. It's two separate groups, ATBO and JUST B, teaming up to compete on Road to Kingdom together. And Just B has two familiar faces from I-LAND: Geonu and Siwoo, formerly known as Jimin. He might have changed his stage name to avoid confusion with Lim Jimin. - I swear, Hwanwoong gets possessed by some kind of performance demon every time he goes on stage. - Myungho you sexy bastard - Beef Castle. That's all I have to say about Jimin. - HANBIIIN - Junhyeok of TNX was on a (mental?) health related hiatus for several months. It's good to see him fully back. - Dey is giving me Bobby vibes. Not necessarily in his rap style but his looks and general demeanor. - The rapper from Treasure is Hyunsuk and he ALSO gives me strong Bobby vibes :D Probably learned a lot from him while iKON were still in YGE. - Hyeongjun getting medieval in here. Before we move on, I want to give a quick subjective ranking of the Ace performances: 7. Dey (Younite) Not a bad performance by any means but completely different from all the other ones so it's kinda hard to compare. I'm also not that well versed in the rap scene so I feel like I wasn't really the target audience for this. 6. Hyeongjun (Cravity) On my first watch I didn't get why the others were disappointed but now I'm starting to see it. The ideas are there but the end result is a bit lack luster. He doesn't really do that much with the sword. The moves are all solid but I don't see anything that other aces haven't included in their (more creative) performances. 5. Jimin (Just B / The CrewOne) Not much to say about this one. Just really really solid all around. He didn't do much with the lotus flower other than sit in it at the beginning but he didn't need to do more. Great body control, especially for someone as buff as him. 4. Junhyeok (The New Six) You can really hear the desparation in his voice. And I like that it wasn't only a vocal performance. The dance segment certainly knocked this up a spot or two. 3. Hanbin (Tempest) Probably the most unique performance here. The interactions with the huge piece of fabric and the statue were super creative. Great use of props! It felt a bit off at first to see this young boy go for such a sensual kiss but then I remember that he's five months older than me and I just need to get over myself 😅 2. Myungho (8Turn) I just love everything about this. The graceful movements, the seductiveness, the perfect use of the props with the chair and the wine glass. No notes. He'd easily rank first if it wasn't for 1. Hwanwoong (Oneus) I fully admit, I am biased. In my opinion, Hwanwoong is the single most talented idol on this show (safe for Taemin but he's not part of the competition so he doesn't count). But honestly, you see this, right? There's just something DIFFERENT about him. He doesn't just dance, he becomes a whole other being on the stage. - And this is the part where I start raging at Mnet because WHAT THE FUCK. Putting a penalty on the team with the lowest ranking ace? Sure whatever. Give them zero points if you must. But not letting them perform at all is bullshit. They put many hours of practice and rehearsals into it, the very least you could do is let ALL SEVEN TEAMS show it IN THE EPISODE. They just wasted Cravity's time and got Hyeongjun to hate himself for it. - The New Six coming in hot with the first team performance! - Just stop talking about balls Daniel, you're not making it better - As you can see, not letting Cravity perform was bullshit. They would've had a pretty damn good shot at taking first place. - Personally, I always pause the episode when it goes into a performance and watch the full uninterrupted performance first. To get a full, unbiased picture of what they did. Then I go back into the episode and rewatch the performance with the audience reactions. Not saying you should do it like that as well but that's just what I like to do myself. My ranking of the team performances (including Cravity bc fuck you Mnet): 7. Younite I like what they're going for but it felt a little disjointed to me. Eunsang's crazy laugh leaves quite the impression though. 6. 8Turn Love the execution of the sports theme. Where the hell did they get those footballs from?? 5. The New Six Really dope! Had a nice build up of tension, starting soft on the piano and the little holographic butterfly. Eventually culminating in this explosion of a high energy dance performance. 4. The CrewOne This was beautiful. They're really using the sheer size of the team to their advantage with all these formations. And considering these two groups have only been working together for a short time (how did that come about anyway?), the level of synchronisation between them is astounding. 3. Cravity Keeping a through line from the Ace performance was such a good touch. Rebuilding the sword was really dope. And of course the size of the group allows for some great dance formations. Great song choice too! 2. Tempest LOVE THIS. The choreo, the transitions, the way they used the lamppost. It's all so cohesive and beautifully executed. And don't even get me started on the song itself. Lighthouse is just amazing. It's their latest comeback. I'm putting a link here if you want to react to the full song and MV on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6WIePs7U4g 1. Oneus I mean, can you really argue with this? Their experience and draw to insane theatrics really show here. It's like what they did four years ago, amped up. And watching it again now, even knowing that there were little mishaps and mistakes, I genuinely could not see any in the performance. Believe me, I was looking for it. Not visible. That's how good they are. Having seen the next 6 episodes already, I can tell you that there's more of that to come. Buckle up.
Marcel Wannieck
2024-10-31 18:30:54 +0000 UTCooo I'm excited to watch this!! Thursdays are symphony rehearsal days, so I'll have to wait for Friday night, but I'll be back!
Star Dust
2024-10-31 18:01:26 +0000 UTCWoow 😍❤️
Raian Fattouh
2024-10-31 17:55:09 +0000 UTCGotcha, thanks for letting me know!
Daniel Goland
2024-10-31 15:11:58 +0000 UTCAbout halfway through the episode right now. I just want to tell you that you don't need to worry. They ARE showing the full performances. What they mean by “full performance on Youtube” is just a version without reaction shots interrupting it.
Marcel Wannieck
2024-10-31 14:54:39 +0000 UTCMyungho looks like Jay from Enhypen to me xD
Moonsyulle
2024-10-31 14:25:05 +0000 UTC😁🙏
Daniel Goland
2024-10-31 12:18:17 +0000 UTCI’ve been desperate to watch this!!!! And now I get too! Ahhh! So excited to go on this journey with you!
Ella-May Evans
2024-10-31 12:16:56 +0000 UTC
