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[Hoku]

I can't believe OH unsubscribed everyone from this thread ._. Rude!

 

 

Bbo is in Belgium right now and I have no way to see her D: (Don't wanna be one of those creepy stalker fans)

 

 

Wow, I didn't even realize that they did that! Was it only this thread? (I can't tell since I only subscribe to this one)

 

Lol, to your final statement! I would be the same way....I would want to see them but if they weren't doing any official appearances I wouldn't want to bother them.

[Hoku]

This thread keeps unsubscribing, it's so upsetting >____< They're not done for yet OH! Give us a break D:

 

 

Dang it! I guess I should post something at least once a week to stop it from doing that. I really only like to post stuff if it's music related so I don't usually post their random IG pics. But at this point I guess that's better then nothing.

[Hoku]

 

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Speaking of which, imagine SPICA doing a hip hop influenced song? I'd be all up for it. Boa, Sihyun and Bohyung all have shown their rap skills and I think SPICA would pull of a chic, edgy concept really well. 

 

I was really hoping that was going to be their next comeback concept after Boa did Tribe of Hip Hop. Lately Boa seems to be leaning more towards hip hop with her collab with G2 and appearance in that one mv. 

 

Secret Time was mess on so many levels but I didn't want to say anything at the time because we finally got them back. The song was ok, but far from spectacular (One Way was awesome), but the promotion itself just so disjointed. The busking in the beginning, the lack of anything beyond music shows, and the random release of covers and individual videos without warning right before and during the promotion. "Get Lucky" and 2Bo's "I'm in love with a Monster" both should have had way more views but they came out of nowhere so they got lost in the confusion (not to mention CJ locking out USA viewers from vids when they are released). "Get Lucky" would be such a great cover for them to release now because the lyrics match their current situation more then ever.

 

I said this before, they really should release a cover. Nothing fancy, just get the 5 of them together and shoot it with a cell phone if need be, just something to show people that they are still together. That would go a long way towards relieving everyone's worries.  

Edited August 24, 2017 by Hoku

[Hoku]

Which MV was it?

 

 

 

I forgot the title but it was a Big Tray release. Boa isn't signing or anything in it, she's just in the MV, and so is EXID's LE.

 

 

 

 

 

A few weeks ago there were some IG pics of Boa at Cube Entertainment and now we know why. She's doing background vocals (ofc) for Hyuna's release.

 

 

Edited August 31, 2017 by Hoku

[Hoku]

I figured I better post something before we get unsubscribed again....

 

 

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[Hoku]

I never thought any of them would've done this show, mainly because of their ages, but I'll support Jiwon all the way!

 

 

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[Hoku]

I hate that they need to do this, but fingers crossed she'll be able to make her name known!

(But wow. That was unexpected.)

 

 

Hopefully Wanna One's Jisung and Daniel can lend their support and get some of their fans to support her.

[Hoku]

 

She is the oldest participant I know of so far but not by that much. I'm seeing several idols in their late 20's competing. If she does end up being the oldest I hope they don't make a big deal about her age like they did Sihyun on Secret Weapon.

 

 

They also did it to Bbo on Girl Spirit but the way the voting worked it really didn't matter.

 

 

 

I keep trying to find out what companies (if any) the girls are signed to. Bbo has to be signed to someone with all the stuff she's been doing. They had B2M listed for Jiwon in a post but that's not possible. They also had her without a company in a couple of articles. I'm going to guess that she's not signed to anyone (she really only did the 2 musicals this year so no need for one) but then that makes me wonder how she got on this show. Was she/SPICA enough of a big deal that they sought her out? Or did she somehow manage to get on the show by herself?

[Hoku]

Wow, it's been over a week since a reply was posted. Almost tempted to see when the subscription disappears....But anyway......

 

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[Hoku]

Boa singing at Doowon Technical University today, she's singing 2NE1's "Come Back Home."

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure exactly what this is about but it has to with Malaysian star, Fattah Amin, wanting to work with Bbo and it has something to do with a remake of "Coffee Prince." The article says it isn't clear whether it's for a song or an acting part but Bbo doesn't act (or does she?).

 

http://eh.com.my/koreabuzz/aigoo-bintang-popular-korea-bohyung-spica-dipinang-fattah-amin/

[Hoku]

Boa helping Jiwon prepare for The Unit:

 

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[Hoku]

Something I just noticed about the picture with Jiwon and Boa that is kinda interesting, it's in a CJ E&M practice room (as evident by the butterfly trail on the wall). Six months ago Bbo was using one in her preparation for her Malaysia trip and also posted a few vids a couple months ago of her singing in one. I guess they maintained some sort of relationship with them to be able to do that. 

 

 

 

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Edited October 1, 2017 by Hoku

[Hoku]

 

Hmmm I guess you might be right about the contract but wouldn't the Spica member have known that? Why were the so shocked about the news? I'm not sure if Jiwon would want to talk about SPICA on The Unit but I'm hoping she does.

 

I don't remember all the details when the contract ended but my recollection was SPICA was surprised by the announcement because it said they disbanded. I remember being surprised that CJ E&M made it (and it wasn't even a formal announcement as the source was unnamed) because B2M was making all the announcements at the time for all CJ artists (even one that were never under them). Plus it was a little weird to me as there was almost a month still left on the contract.

[Hoku]

are any of the members had signed with any other companies after they had left cj?

 

 

Not that I know of, and I've been trying to find this out all year. If any of them is I would guess Bohyung since she's been the busiest all year.

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So I officially took over this thread since the op left (actually she left awhile ago). No big plans, when I have time I'm going to fix up the first post since all the links are broken and get the members profiles and discography up. At that time I'm planning on getting  rid of the two polls at the top of the page. I'll update the title of the thread to support Jiwon on "The Unit" when the 1st episode gets nearer.

 

Speaking of "The Unit"

 

 

Most of you have probably seen this already but I'll put this in a spoiler anyway. A teaser of the first group mission song has been released. It shows some of the 126 participants (63 girls) who made the first cut of the show and Jiwon is in it.

 

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[Hoku]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz_5gydbarg

 

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[Hoku]

I so admire Jiwon's perseverance to succeed, especially with all the crap she has to take.

 

Too bad being a successful non-idol vocal group is just as hard and even less rewarding monetarily.

[Hoku]

Jiwon's performance for ep1, she sang "Tonight" and did a dance break in the middle. She got the Super Boot (terrible name, it means she got 90% audience approval vote) in just 30 seconds, the fastest of anyone in ep1.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L8Trae4KDc&feature=youtu.be

 

Her on stage intro and interview.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPKS6G1zZUk&feature=youtu.be

[Hoku]

Wow, Boa is really dressing up nowadays. I remember when the thought of wearing a dress repulsed her!

 

 

Jiwon posted a vid of Boa helping her prepare... 

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Edited October 30, 2017 by Hoku

[Hoku]

I finally watched the full show, actually it was a few days ago but I'm commenting now. haha

 

1. It was so nice hearing Jiwon's voice as the very first thing that opened show. It was also her image, from behind, but only fans would know. PDs sprinkled clips of her on the montages throughout the episode. It really seems like they wanted to promote Jiwon, at least in this episode. That's a welcome change for a SPICA member on a major network.

 

2. Wasn't overly impressed by many auditions. The ones that stood out were Jiwon and UKISS Jun. I liked Bigstar's individual bits but their original group audition wasn't great. The 13 year old trainee dancer was good. I really wanted to like Dalshabet's audition (it was ok) but they seemed to hold back on their vocals, maybe because they were nervous?

 

3. The judging is so erratic, there's no rhyme or reason to it. But I guess that's kpop.

 

4. I don't get the whole "if you can't sing or dance just have charisma and smile" thing. I mean I get that's part of kpop and for a normal company that auditioning trainees that's ok. But this is a performance show, what do you do with a person that can't sing or dance on stage? The final group is supposed to be ready to go, it's not like you have time to train them a whole lot. So either they end up as fodder for elimination and drag down whatever respective group they're with in the show, or worse yet make out all the way by appealing to the public and drag the final group down.

 

5. Along the lines of number 4 above. I don't get having really strong dancers, especially in a girl group. For the most part, groups are only as good as their weakest dancer when talking about on stage group performances. Boy groups can utilize really strong individual dancers to some extent, but girls much less so. Add in the people who can't sing or dance and it pretty much negates the strong dancers.

 

 

 

 

I have no expectations for Jiwon for this show. I want her to do well of course but with public voting and the whole "idol" premise of the show, it's too hard to have expectations. SPICA does well with closed voting systems on performance based shows  (like Mask Singer and Girl Spirit with just judges and the studio audience voting) but they never do well with public polls. Maybe Jiwon's audition picked her up enough support to overcome that but she'll still have to deal with the active idols on the show who have active fandoms and companies to support them. So I'll just enjoy the ride for as long as it lasts and be grateful to see her perform.

Edited November 2, 2017 by Hoku

[Hoku]

 

Before watching the full show I didn't understand why everyone was so amazed by Jiwon's audition. It was a pretty good audition but I wasn't blown away as I have seen Jiwon sing and perform better than that. Now that I have seen the full episode I understand that most of the other auditions were very lack luster. This is why it kills me when people say that SPICA don't connect with the audience. Jiwon had the strongest connection with the audience of anyone on that show. I don't see many kpop idols connecting with the audience at all.

 

 

I was blown away by Jiwon's audition but not by her vocals or dance. Most of the parts she sang after the dance break were parts she normally sings in the group song so it wasn't overly impressive to me but I can see why others would think it was, especially, as you said, after all the lack luster auditions. What I was impressed with was the overall energy she gave off. It's one thing to do that as part of a group but to do that all by herself is not easy and I've never seen her do it before. Bohyung had to work up to being able to being able to do it and she had a lot more opportunities than Jiwon at performing solo. Maybe it was Jiwon's musical experience that got her there? And the somber way the rebooting idols are introduced and then Jiwon's sad backstory, made her energetic audition even more amazing to me.

 

The NB comments only really bothered me when they were posted, but when the show actually aired I think that basically killed almost all that negativity. I do agree she has some backing by the public, but it's one thing for people to like her but it's an entirely different level from fandoms who will do anything and everything to get VOTES for their faves. SPICA's fandom has always been a lot more passive then most (probably an age/maturity thing) so it's never been great about those sort of things. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saw this video posted by Coco of CocoSori, it's her behind the scenes coverage of her audition (she didn't make it and there no vid of her audition). Jiwon is in it. But the part that is really interesting to me is how much she admires Jiwon. For those that don't know, Coco is a host on Arirang TV's "Tour vs Tour" (yes, I watch sometimes when it's on), and she is like the 4th female Arirang host that I've seen that is a SPICA fan!

 

 

Edited November 6, 2017 by Hoku

[Hoku]

I think this past episode of the Unit showed more vocal talent then the first but it's still missing a real power vocal. Melody Day's main vocal is great but I still wouldn't put her in the power vocal category. Thank God there's singers with some soul like Melody Day, Euna Kim (although I'm not liking her tone), and few others because I was worried it was all going to be typical high voiced kpop singers that try to emulate soul in their voices.