Queendom Puzzle - Episode 5 - Part 1

im glad to hear that they did it better with the balancing of teams - i just listened to a couple Woo!ah! songs, they are good for what they are, but i think they may be too bright for me to really get into. But that could change, i only listened to a few songs. I also listened to a couple from Rocket Punch and Cherry Bullet so i can have a better grasp on their history. They all kinda fall into the same vibe for me at first glance which is kinda edgy teen pop. There are a lot of elements of each that i like but it feels too young for me to latch onto. - its so easy to root for some of these contestants, im sure you can agree that while i like seeing ppl succeed im not rooting for anyone to lose. I love when its groups that seem to have everything and seeing what they might do but i also like seeing the outcome of a hard situation or underdogs because talent isnt always shown when things are easy - i do have to keep in mind that at least a few of the contestants are also promoting with their current group alongside all of this - it sucks when someone doesnt get as much screen time as someone else, but thats also the nature of the business.. some ppl shine more in these situations than others. I dont think that it should always be even. I never want someone cut out purposefully but just like in line distrobution, an even divide doesnt always give the best final product - I wonder if Taeyeon gets excited about outfits that are picked out for her. Kinda like shopping with a professional lol - i guess i didnt notice the audience members like that since i dont really know them that well - I think Dohwa is shining on this show, her personality her talent and empathy and emtional awareness really stands out. However, depending on how they go with the final 7 im not sure if she will fit the image. Fye has also been doing a lot better than i thought she would based on the first episode. I kinda feel the same about her that depending on the image they go with the group she will either fit perfectly or not at all - i agree Yuki is seeming a lot more comfortable as the episodes go - i think when it comes to artist imput on things like production value, if you get a chance to present your idea even without the technical knowhow to make it happen, if you work with good ppl that care to listen, the good ideas might make it into the end product. I just try to keep in mind that sometimes an idea is just better as an idea compared to how it would actually play to the audience and whatnot. So if they used anything they thought of, i consider it a win - i agree that the intro for the rap was a lil long, but it was fun. I think it was the best performance of them all this episode and had enough cool aspects to make up for the ffew downsides - i wanted to see what everyone said about each other, it would be nice to see both the good and bad.. Honest peer critism is a valuble tool but i also want to hear both sides... thats a good idea for youtube exclusive content for them - i still believe being on shows like this with members of your main group is both a blessing and a curse, some will make it some wont, but its cool to see friendly competition and still rooting for their members even when they are the opponant - Rush hour is my fave of the episode - i assumed they were told to keep reactions to the scores neutral... but i also think this is another time that they could have easily did it a lot better.. like just let them leave the stage and have a whole score announcing section of the episode. It would have been better if they would have just showed them on the screen in their own green rooms and recorded that -.... the guitar "tragedy" lmao

- Been looking forward to this. - I will say the next time there is an imbalance in teams, I like the way they handled it better. - I'm sure I have listened to Woo!Ah! before but I can't say whatever song it was really stuck in my mind - So Yuki is both a flying squirrel and a dolphin. - Rocket Punch seems hard to break up. I believe they were the group that had the same problem during the lunch, where they all tried to sit together rather than in their current teams. - They did upload two videos that show the entire rock, paper, scissors match. Sadly it is taken them extra time to subtitle. - There were certainly members on both teams that I was really cheering for. - Yeah, that is how they do scissors in Korea. - I think they were trying reverse psychology on the other team when they were saying "First is better" because it was followed up by "I don't think they were listening". - I'm guessing just tired from practicing and performing (since I believe this was around when +(KR)ystal Eyes were promoting their B-side). - Yeah, I wanted Event Horizon too. - In the crowd this episode were Weekly's Monday, and Lightsum's Chowon and Juhyeon. There was one other celebrity there with them, but I can't remember her name. - I know there is someone who is keeping track of things like how much focus each contestant gets on the show, including how many reaction shots they get. They included Monday in their details for this episode due to how many times they cut to her over the course of the episode (more than some contestants on the show). - Chowon appearing on an MNet survival show (even it if was to support a member of her group) is very surprising considering how things went on Produce 48. - Well, I'm sure the stylist team at SM does most of the work in picking out her outfits, though would certainly get input from her. Given all the weekly episodes she needs for Amazing Saturday, they must be experts at picking out things for her. - Even while Taeyeon is explaining things in the intro that have already cut to Monday/Chowon like 3 times. - Dohwa is certainly the parent of the contestants. Her friendship with Fye is particularly is worth noting since she is always helping Fye out to make sure she understands. - Rocket Punch Suyun. You got it. - I like how Yuki is starting to become more comfortable with the others on the show. - This certainly seems like the round that they got the most freedom to do what they wanted since other performances had some prep done by MNet going in (like choreography and dividing up lines by roles) and we don't always see what exactly they changed from MNet's plan in the edit. - Good thing they had Juri there to translate for them. - While it nice entrance, I think that whole part ran long and I think took away from their rap part, making feel even shorter than it was. - Ujungs are known for their voting power. Yeoreum was assumed to be a lock for the group since day 1. - It was a wonderful performance. My only criticism was the Yuki/Yeeun intro. - Yeah, I don't think it was on purpose, but once they had the footage they were going to run with it. I still think they could have set things up better so there wasn't a chance. - I'm sure they all want to see the best out of the other team and aren't just trying to bring them down and were trying to give them advice to help them where they could. Would have been nice if we got a taste of what every team wrote (both good and bad) rather than just focusing on pieces of criticism from one team. Could have been a good extra feature on their Youtube channel. - I remember seeing a clip of one of the groups talking about their performances from this round, and they mentioned how at one point, they rushed over to the side so they could wave at their group member that was on the other team in the middle of the performance. - Queendom are certainly the underdogs. - It was good, but I agree not near the level of Rush Hour. - I saw a comment on the full version of Shut Down where someone who was there was sure Shut Down won based on the reaction of the members. They are clearly instructed by production to keep their reactions as neutral as possible. - Yeeun, the troll - MNet really trying to build that suspense with the coming up clip and using footage of the guitar...

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