#great seoul invasion

[yuliangs]

#onewe #great seoul invasion #gsi #hippie #audio #yu.uploads

[wemelodies]

#ONEWE #원위 #Cover #BTS #DNA #GSI #2022 #Great Seoul Invasion

[likefeathers]

about me ❀*:･ﾟ

hihi! my name is moné, im 18 years old and im a big fan of kbands! i listen to just about any genre of music, but my favorites are punk rock and indie. i made this blog to talk about and analyze my favorite songs, albums, artists, etc. heres some of the stuff you may see here!

❀ song, album, or artist reviews

❀ rants about kband shows, such as superband and great seoul invaison

❀ i have synesthesia, so i may share some visuals of voices or instruments!

❀ recommendations and intros to bands

❀ occasionally i will talk about the solo work of bandsmen or of previous superband contestants!

if you’d like, you can take a peek at my spotify! its a mess at the moment but ill clean it up someday 

...thats all! welcome to my blog 

#ill tag some of the bands i stan...itll be too much to tag them all though #lucy #cnema #nerd connection #surl #nflying #lacuna #myori #hoppipolla #jannabi #if you ever wanna know my entire list pls feel free to ask! it is forever expanding #kbands #kmusic #k indie #superband #great seoul invasion

[solshineonyou]

long rant incoming

yk a main reason why I haven't watched GSI performances was because I wanted to watch all the episodes from start to finish. The thing is, I dreaded to do it.

I've had my fair share of survival shows. First one I ever watched was YG treasure box. I've also managed to watch pdx 101 (though only until ep. 5) and also road to kingdom.

It's no secret that mnet is notorious for rigging votes and editing shows to make things look bad. And I hated the idea of gsi from the start. Not only because it's mnet, but because this involves a community I'm so close to.

the kband community has been a fairly peaceful place, albeit a few bad eggs here and there, and when it comes to ANY for of interaction me and my friends go wild over it.

But what is gsi? quoting from mnet, it's a"death match of the bands"

death match??? and kbands??? in the same circle????

mnet had one job and they fucked it up.

It reminds me of the equestria girls rainbow rocks movie, what we thought was going to be a fun battle of the bands, it was basically made so that they destroy each other for the top.

I might be a bit exaggerating but when I wanted a battle of the bands type show I wanted to see lots of fun banter, interactions, and even friendly competition.

I only know what goes on through others but it's obvious it's a shit situation: some contestants showing blatant displeasure being there and the competition itself, and even heard from a live audience how the comments from the mentors were scripted (I cannot find the tweet to this again so I can't 100% confirm).

I want to compare this to a fellow popular band survival show. As a person who has been surrounded by those who watched superband, I've heard little to none bad talk about the show. Occasionally saying how a judge's comment was shit but that's about it. And I've seen clips on how they basically fostered relationships and dynamics through that show. Heck, they're still in touch on insta an such.

Whereas with gsi I've barely heard such. Occasional mentions and probably those who have known each other in the past but that's about it. (I do know that onewe didn't manage to keep in touch since most ppl now use insta but they only have phone numbers but that's a story for another time).

as a kband fan, what I want is a show where it's all fun and friendly competition. I want to see bandmen swap members for funsies and even learn from each other. I don't want to see them being pitted against each other and getting fucked up and leading to fans fighting.

so yeah, I ended up being "fuck this, let's just watch the performances and fun clips."

tl;dr fuck mnet, gsi sucks, stick to the good parts

#gsi #great seoul invasion #fuck mnet #kbands #here's to hoping for a good band show in the near future

[5283]

audio person (or whatever they're called) for mnet's currently airing band survival show really loves skz dont they lmao they keep playing an excerpt of victory song whenever the audience is pressing their buttons to vote, i also heard thunderous and now back door lol

#like its literally only skz that played like that other songs are drama osts etc etc 😭😭 #great seoul invasion #*that's played like that

[kotonas]

hahahahahha watching bands at a typical mnet survival show is very enjoyable. the evalutions of each other and the tries to create some drama really doesn't work with ppl like them, someone really said “being eliminated rocks” lmao

#great seoul invasion

[wanjeon-nae-style]

...95? ...49????????

wow i again fully understand the type of rage people feel for msnake

i'm really entering a villian arc huh

#great seoul invasion #onewe #tell me you're biased and prejudiced without telling me you're biased and prejudiced #also fuck you mnet #we'd know that onewe are an idol band without you plastering it on their faces everytime they're mentioned thanks

[maiathebee]

#bts #bangtan #great seoul invasion #w24 #loved this!!

[ravenclawfromdistrictfour]

even mnet doesnt know what they've gotten themselves into, making a show with highly talented bands who are sure of themselves and are VERY opinionated (as true artists should be). the bands are not taking mnets underhanded manipulation lying down, they're not hesitating to call mnet out, they're not playing by mnets ridiculous rules, and i for one am 👏here👏for👏it

#huge respect to the band who left #they didnt like the way mnet was messing with them and was like we outta here #gsi #great seoul invasion #mnet #kbands

[seungwoonies]

… is a great band don’t get me wrong but they have basically been playing the same song every round for great seoul invasion and get great scores while bands that show more range deserve it more imo

like yeah yeah we get it [intense guitar song, lead singer starts belting their notes in the chorus] - like it’s good but it literally the same after 3 rounds now tbh

#great seoul invasion #gsi #Watch the show and you’ll know which band I mean lol

[fy-kwoneunbi]

220929 Kwon Eunbi at Mnet Great Seoul Invasion © a la folie do not edit, crop, or remove the watermark

#220929 #eunbi #kwon eunbi #Mnet Great Seoul Invasion #f:a la folie

[wemelodies]

#ONEWE #원위 #live #Great Seoul Invasion #2022

[sanstropfremir]

ONEWE MADE IT ON TO GREAT SEOUL INVASION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#LETS FUCKING GO KINGS YOU GOT THIS #also i think so did south club!!!!!!! #minue's gonna be a team leader too :)))))))))) #me: gotta take this time after queendom to catch up on every other show i started watching #mnet: but what if...............a bunch of kbands you like on a show together? #me: ............FINE #text #great seoul invasion #onewe #this is the second competition show onewe has been on at least its for bands this time lol

[likefeathers]

band review #1: owalloil

im not sure exactly how i want to format these posts yet, so i apologize if this is a bit rambly.

great seoul invasion brought a lot of new bands to my attention, which ive been beyond thankful for because oh my god theyre all SO talented. one of these has been owalloil! i really enjoyed watching their live audition, where they played their songs ‘young adult’ and ‘tree.’ i added them to my playlist after hearing them, but never listened to those songs much afterwards and never dove into the rest of their discography...

until a few days ago!!

i decided to put their music on shuffle while on my way to get breakfast; usually i wont listen to new music first thing in the morning but i was in a Mood and decided why not lol. i actually remember this really vividly, because the weather was amazing--it was foggy and not too hot, and there were leaves falling everywhere. the vibes were immaculate and i feel like they really complimented owalloils sound...which is what ill be moving onto!

i wasnt entirely sure what to expect after listening to the two aforementioned songs..i liked that they were upbeat, but often times ill listen to a song or two from a band, like them a lot then find out none of their other songs sound like that (not that its always a bad thing!). owalloil, however, leads a really nice transition from their softer songs to their more upbeat ones. they have an INCREDIBLY distinct sound, which is something that always pulls me deep into a kband

before i talk about the instruments and roles within the band, i wanna talk about the members. there are three members; leader and synth kwak jihyeon, vocalist and guitarist ryu jiho, and guitarist jang taewung. jiho and taewung are enfps and jihyeon is infp which i think is the funniest dynamic on the planet. jihyeon looks like their supervisor who never outright admits how much he adores his children... anyway! jiho is an absolute sunshine im a bit shocked its possible to be as cute as he is. he has the most ADORABLE smile on earth i cherish it dearly. taewung...i haven’t completely figured this dude out yet but hes like jihos partner in crime. overall incredible vibes with these guys

now onto instruments, you probably noticed i didnt mention a bassist or drummer (or have been waiting to hear me talk about this if you already stan!). owalloil has by far the most unique instrument lineup ive seen in a band. they were lowkey ridiculed for it on great seoul invasion, but i think the idea that a band must consist of the four traditional elements is so outdated. im not completely sure about this, but from what i hear and gather from my knowledge of synthetic instruments, it sounds like jihyeon produces the bass and drum sounds using his synth getup. the rhythm lines sound like they have less full of a base compared to recorded instruments, especially when you compare their independent tracks to their songs from great seoul invasion, where they had a guest bassist and drummer. im a total nerd for synthy stuff, so you can imagine this sound is right up my alley. jiho’s voice is REALLY nice. like. really really nice. the veeeeery vague rasp, the curve of his vowels, the range, its all just perfect. its really fun listening to how much energy his voice can have when singing quicker paced songs, and how relaxing and soft it can be in owalloil’s ballads. i was actually a bit sleepy while listening to them in one of my classes recently...they make incredible lullabies! taewung is a really fun guitarist to listen to. the bands guitar parts always sound like the ocean, very flowy and wavy and they have this glimmer to them that makes them really memorable as something that makes you feel lively. overall, owalloil is a complete feel-good band

oh oh real quick though, theres another thing i wanted to add about instruments! in one of their gsi stages, ‘the world we lived,’ jihyeon plays the glockenspiel! if youre unaware, glockenspiel is a mallet percussion instrument, like a tiny metal xylophone. it adds the most beautiful sound to the song..to me it sounds like twinkling stars. as a mallet percussionist myself seeing jihyeon play it honestly made me consider biasing him even more...

my favorite songs by them are ‘warrior’, ‘tree’, and ‘echo!’ the melody of echo is SO satisfying, and the lyrics to warrior are so gorgeous, especially the chorus. tree is so fun and its special to me as the first owalloil song i heard!

all in all these guys are an incredible addition to my stan list, and im honestly so thankful they seem to be getting a lot of traction from other kband stans these days. lets hope they go far!

#lets see how long it takes for me to reblog this because i forgot like 50 different things ive been planning to say #owalloil #great seoul invasion #kbands #오월오일 #ryu jiho #kwak jihyeon #jang taewung #류지호 #곽지현 #장태웅

[solshineonyou]

I hope moving forward we won't see any gsi band discourse and fanwars (looking at you twt) and see everyone blaming mnet for this hellhole instead

#gsi #great seoul invasion #mnet #kbands

[onewedata]

220825 ♡ MnetKR twitter update

#onewe #cya #p: twitter #220825 #e: great seoul invasion #era: roommate