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- excels during bread week
- constantly checking the freezer to see if his mousse has set and asking how much time they have left
- gets grouchy when he doesn’t recognize what they have to bake for the technical
jeonghan
- frequently sitting on the ground while things are baking
- when noel or sandi come around he always makes them do things
- frequent shots of him stressfully piping but still looking flawless
joshua
- appears extremely calm and put together even when bake is a disaster
- always takes paul’s criticism with a serene smile. insults paul in the interview afterwards.
- classic flavors and very neat looking sponges that are dry on the inside.
jun
- puts tons of spice in all of his bakes and paul and prue cough every time they have a bite.
- running around and playfully messing with other contestants while his bakes are in the oven
- the only one who’s paying attention to what noel and sandi are doing before each round and likes to imitate them.
wonwoo
- baking puns at all times
- shots of him taking it slow and just having a good time making the decorations for his bakes
- however when time is running out and he’s a bit stressed he does that thing they talked about on svt club where he just goes like HHHHHHHHHHHH
hoshi
- really creative ideas and has a rough sketch of whatever he’s making for every showstopper (based on his sketchbook for his choreographies)
- clumsy decoration sometimes
- “i’m making a tiger cake.” camera immediately pans to woozi with an exhausted expression.
woozi
- baker who seems very serious and cold early on in the season but turns out to be a huge softie who all the other bakers love
- very skilled with lots of classical baking experience
- *spins pan up into air, catches it, and then smirks at the camera.*
seokmin
- that really talented contestant who always doubts himself for no reason
- cries when someone else is eliminated instead of him because he was sure he was going to go home because of his technical (even though he nailed the showstopper)
- afraid of the deep fryer. drops a beignet in the oil and immediately leaps backwards five meters
mingyu
- flips between complete disaster and genius
- extremely organized yet also nearly drops his tart
- biscuit sculpture is insanely intricate and baked to perfection
- does that awkward mingyu giggle when paul is just glaring at him from the end of his bench
minghao
- really beautiful bakes that seem more like art exhibitions
- level headed and has steady hands
- knows about all sorts of unconventional flavor combinations
- goes over to comfort a baker who is having a bad time
seungkwan
- great banter with the hosts and judges
- one of those bakers who are really health conscious e.g. making fat free cakes, or using the natural sugars from carrots to flavor his bake
- calls his mom when he gets star baker and cries
- running around and helping other people in the last 10 minutes.
vernon
- crazy looking bakes that paul takes issue with but somehow always nails the flavors
- seems to wing it and is not sure what he’s doing during every technical and nails it.
- great facial expressions when he’s trying to get the cake out of the pan
dino
- young ambitious contestant who is extremely skilled and makes it pretty far
- witty and charming comments to the judges
- paul compliments him on his great flavors that always pack a punch