Nirgil

I would also like to have a bit more narrow age distribution for future seasons because I think 12+ year age gap is pretty awkward for most people, and I doubt they have major difficulties in finding potential contestants for the show anyway. In addition to this it would be nice to get some more variety for the games (and more games in general to find out more about the preferences and personalities of the contestants) and activities because we've had the jenga game, carting, barbecue party and camping in both seasons now (I've only seen the official episodes though so I can't speak for the extra content on youtube for example).

It's called Chinese New year in many European countries too, at least in Nordic countries and the Netherlands, probably nearly all of them, and I thought that was because the custom and its timing originated in China and then spread out to other Asian countries. So since the message was in english I don't think it was a mistake at all, it's more like the Korean commenters are being ignorant about the general term used for the celebrations around this time of the year in many asian countries (and asian/mostly chinese communities in general). I think most english speakers would also understand Lunar new year but Seollal (which is actually very different due to hundreds of years of evolution within Korea) is something that only Koreans and those intimately knowledgeable about Korean culture know.

D30 or D34, I think D34 is closer

I had no idea that the site owner was like that, never visiting that place again.

8 hours ago, sureyeahiguess said:

God this show is so messy lol. I feel like no one is going to end up together. Even Changmin and Jeonghyeon, who I bet will be "together" by the end of the show, seem like they will probably just fuck and move on, maybe a FWB situation. It's probably because its like the 3rd day of them knowing each other and this show takes place over a week, but it doesn't seem like there's a real connection between any of them.

Also it seems like Changmin is the only top?? The fact that Hyeokjun and Seonyul both called him surprised me. The fact that its 7 bottoms and 1 top would explain the energy I'm feeling in the house.

 

P.S. - I feel bad for Changyu, he's such a sweetie I just want to give him a hug

It does seem very awkward all around indeed. I thought that there might be some potential between Hyeokjun and Seonyul earlier on but now I'm not sure anymore, and I also don't really like how so many are going for Changmin when he has really only interacted properly with Jeongheyon (well, at least based on what is shown to us). It's going to be even more sad if there are still people who have not recieved a single call after the 3rd round.

They really deserved this after such a long time. I was expecting them to get their first one with Scream or Boca but they just were not popular enough in Korea. Hopefully this helps them get noticed because thay have a really unique concept and great stages in music shows.

Is this really how this gen will develop after Aespa's success?

Hyolyn has top tier vocals, dance and charisma, and she can also rap on top of that. She is going to eat up most of the other participants.

Her stamina and breath control is also really good as shown here (she can sing and perform/dance at the same time unlike many others, which makes her stand out from lipsyncers)

6 minutes ago, Belkiss said:

movies have to have high budget hence better animation. but here we're talking about seasonal anime. The studios are getting insane lol

yeah  i understand your point regarding plot and story 

(this is why HXH and OP are still my top 2). same problem with jujutsu, very bland plot 

but i can't help but praise the animation. i forgot to breath when i watched today's episode of kimetsu

talking about plots, this is why i no longer feel snk. I didn't like the direction the plot took. 

personally, why hxh and op are still my top 2 is because story and characters are the most important aspects for me . Yes, hxh is on hiatus. Yes, OP drags a lot but their stories and characters are top notch 

anime with great animation are a feast to the eyes but u have to give me something memorable for the long run (which are unforgettable  characters, moments, plot et) 

OP and HxH are my favourites as well along with FMA. HxH truly is peak anime when it comes to characters and story, and it also has the best power system. Only problem with HxH for me is that the worldbuilding is a bit lacking. OP on the other hand has interesting power system, great worldbuilding and keeps various side characters relevant throughout all of its arcs by creating new connections between new and old characters.

Ufotable is known for their amazing animation (see Kara no Kyoukai movies, Fate adaptations), but it's a shame that the story, characters and the power system of Kimetsu are so bland. It's also not going to get much better till the end, but I'm sure Ufotable will do justice to the final Upper moon and Muzan fights.

This is another example from the latest FSN Movie if you don't mind some spoilers (with terrible cuts, but you can see the animation):

3 minutes ago, Jikrytae said:

She won't release anything, assuming she even has anything to release. If she thinks it's bad now, do you have any idea how badly they would hound her if she (further) ruined Irene's career? That would not be the right move for anyone, especially after supposedly accepting Irene's apology. 

That would make sense but I kinda want to hear the recording so I hope she does release it. 

22 hours ago, Articulate said:

"I expected better", "he should have handled it better"... Expected what? That Tae shouldn't clarify that it was accidental. Taehyung is not obligated to satisfy any of you when blinks & kpop fans are crazy freaks and have been dehumanizing him for days over a finger slip and the issue would have blown over if he didn't say anything and now you guys are just hurt that it was not his intention to follow anyone. Its funny that you guys & blinks are busy trash talking Taehyung but act surprised when his own fans defend him on twitter and here lol. Like I said pathetic, obsessed behaviour bcz Taehyung's non issue circulates your mind 24/7 when he isn't even your bias. 

Expected him to say that it's not nice to leave hateful comments like that? Especially if he is known for calling out his fans.

The fact that all these popular kpop group members pretty much never address the behavior of their toxic delusional "stans" is the main problem here. Same applies to Blackpink (and every other group in existence) members for not addressing the problems that their solo stans or akgaes or whatever are causing. But I suppose that might have some negative financial impacts for the companies they are signed under, so it's better to keep things the way they are?

I didn't even know that a Kpop version of this song existed. It was a huge hit in the 90's in Finland.

Just now, Posietem said:

The N word debacle has always been super polarizing but I know, as a gay man, that I wouldn't feel confortable if any idol said the F word even if it was "lightheartedly lipsyncing to a song without any homophobic intent". It's still a slur and a word that you shouldn't be using (unless you're gay, but in kpop we will never know).

Giselle fucked up and that's how it is. I don't think homegirl is racist and I don't think she should get lynched or anything, but fact of the matter is that she should be held accountable and y'all are making pathetic excuses again and invalidating how black people feel. It's okay to still like her and stan her, but don't stupidly defend her bc a slur is a slur and she should've known better, ESPECIALLY in front of camaras that were recording footage that fans were gonna see. 

To me personally it shows a lack of tact on her part. 

You would expect SM to educate their idols during training on this issue considering how many times the same mistake has happened before, but apparently they don't care. I don't think there are any excuses in this case.

14 minutes ago, Zack Morris said:

Or non-blacks could simply stop saying the slur which would be wayyy easier than trying to re-write a part of a racial group’s identity. There’s history behind this reclaimed slur and it’s very disrespectful and weird that people want to to dictate that. Like it is not that difficult to not say one word. 

Actually it would be easier for the people who are ignorant about the history of that word if it wasn't used in songs because then no one would use it even by mistake. People (mainly outside the western world) who are not familiar with the history of that word will keep making the same mistake over and over again because they are not going to analyze the meaning/background of every single word in a song, and you are going to have to correct them every time.

The bridge and everything after it ruins it for me, but the pre-chorus almost makes up for it because it's that amazing. Still don't like the rap parts either. Next Level > Savage as a whole.

Well, it's way worse than Next Level. Actually only like NingNing and Winter's parts in this.

I actually prefer this style over long hair on Suzy

1 hour ago, Your_Fairytale said:

I think Gyuri is more of the "Elegant/Majestic" type. She's always given me "Queen" vibes honestly and I think I would put Bora as "Fresh". 

Yep they definitely fit under those too

KARA Gyuri, SISTAR Bora, AS Nana type of visual, I guess they mostly fall under the Glamorous/Model type

Reminds me of the nurse outfit controversy last year with BP MV.

Well that's just really creepy and wierd. She also has to be extremely stupid to do something like this during a pandemic.

Lmao what a reach.  How such a ridiculous petition even got more than 47k signatures is beyond me.

Nice choreo and MV are nice but the song itself is really not for me. Somehow it reminds me of some of the new gen boy group songs.

10 minutes ago, camelliabloom said:

To be fair the current administration hasn't done much for Korean women either. I think the only fair representative of women will be through the Women's Party but who knows how long that will take to even be accepted. Women are being fired for being feminists.

Exactly. The Democratic party is also actually conservative/centrist when it comes to social issues despite their own claims, and the parties that would seriously try to make progress in all forms of equality unfortunately only have a combined representation of ~3.5% in the National Assembly so they won't be in power any time soon.