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Build Up Ep 1, Part 1

Hello and welcome to my latest project -- recapping Build Up: Vocal Boy Survival from MNET. The show features some familiar faves from Boys Planet -- Jay, Wumuti, and Hwanhee -- as well as members of CIX, Just B, Up10tion, KNK, Newkidd, Ab6ix, Vanner, A.C.E. Fave1, BDC, IMFACT, M.O.N.T., WEi, and Pentagon. Don’t worry, it’s not Hui this time! I already wrote some posts in which I introduce you to the 40 participating contestants, divided up by their chosen category: Allround, Soul, Power, and Unique. Now, I’ll start actually recapping Episode One. Come join me, won’t you?

It's tough to find a video link for the full show, and the one that seems most stable doesn't have English subtitles, so I'm going to try my best to write the recaps in such a way that even if you can't see the show yourself, or if the feed you have doesn't have subtitles, you'll be able to understand what's going on.

We begin with a woman playing with little glowing metal bricks. You know, as you do.

Also, those ombre nails kind of slap.

The woman is our MC, Lee Dahee, who you might recognize (or might not) as one of the hosts of Road to Kingdom. I know her because she played the female second lead in one of my top five K-dramas of all time, I Can Hear Your Voice. (It’s not about singing -- it’s a courtroom drama/noona romance about telepathy and revenge. You guys, if you need a kdrama to watch, just watch this one, ok? Ok thanks.) She’s stunningly beautiful in that show.

She looks… different now, I guess I’ll say.

I wish that there wasn’t so much plastic surgery pushed in this business, because I genuinely wouldn’t recognize her, and I’ve watched that drama all the way through at least three times. Anyway.

She begins to speak, and we hear snippets of various singers as she does. The snippets that we’re hearing are the 40 brief performances that were uploaded to Youtube to tease the show.

She says, “There are various voices in this world. Unique voice: A voice that is a genre itself. Soul voice: Voice that moves people with its unique sentiment. Power voice: A voice that solidifies its presence. All ‘round voice: A voice that can harmonize with anything. When they come together and gain chemistry, a new harmony is created.”

I can’t help but think of Exo. Baekyhun has a unique voice; D.O. has a soulful voice; Chen has a powerful voice, and Suho has a sweet all ‘round voice. Hey, what do you know - the lady is right! It does create a new harmony!

She explains that they’ve gathered together 40 vocalists for this show, looking for the best combination. It’s a bit of a Queendom Puzzle vibe, but vocal based. And out of the 40, we’ll be picking four.

We hear from some of these 40 vocalists, speaking over each other, their faces hidden in shadow. We’re going to have to go with these MNET subtitles, that say things like “Catharsis is created when voices are stacked, especially when there are four.” I think it is supposed to mean, “A four part harmony can really bring out the emotions of a song.”

It’s an MNET show, so it begins with some of the contestants walking in and commenting on how big and cool the set is. They think it looks like the Colosseum, which, meh, not so much but I mean, ok.

We can’t know who they are yet. It’s dark in the studio and they can’t even see each other. They still bow and greet each other politely, chatting about how nervous and excited they are as they take their spots on their… I don’t know, transporter pads. Beam them up, Dahee!

They’re walking in in small groups, made up of members of the same “category”, and their name tags are color coded to their category: unique is green, soul is blue, power is purple, and allround is orange.

Left to right: Bain, Jay, Jung Soomin

I love this Korean thing of just shouting at each other, “You’re good looking!” Even in the dark.

Eagle eyed (and owl-eared) Boys Planet fans probably recognize this guy:

It’s Jay Chang, from Boys Planet! As I said in my other recaps, I love Jay's vocal color, which is clean and lovely, and though I think he could work on his technique, he's definitely a great singer. He also seems like basically a nice guy, though he gives off slight fuckboi vibes to me. Is it just me?

Hong Seongjun (former BDC), in the white jacket that makes him look like a waiter, recognizes his neighbor in the brown jacket as Seunghun from CIX. Hong Seongjun says, “excuse me… aren’t you from CIX?” Seunghun bows to acknowledge it, and Hong Seongjun says, “But you’re way too famous,” ie, to be on this show, and Seunghun says, “no, I’m not, I’m really not.”

Another group enters, led by a mop of light colored hair that I think belongs to Geonu, also known as Lee Geonwoo from JustB, who you may have seen on I-land.

Some more people come in, and one of the trainees -- this red haired fellow, my darling Bain -- says “oh my God! Sunbaenim!”

That hangul there says “oh my God” phonetically.

My darling Bain, also member of Just B , has recognized Jeon Woong from Ab6ix. I don't have any data on where they would have met, but they probably have a lot of friends in common at the very least. I think a lot of idols know a lot of other idols since they all train together at different agencies and go on these reality shows together all the time.

People are surprised that Woong and Seunghun are on the show, but not as surprised as they are to see Yeo One from Pentagon, who enters to the strains of Pentagon’s biggest hit, Shine. One of the other guys says, “It was so dark, but he was so handsome that I could see his silhouette.” I think the translation is a little wonky here, but I love the idea that if someone is really handsome, you can see them better in the dark.

My darling Bain says to Jay, “I’m shocked to see such big players.” Jay replies, in English, “Big time players make big time plays,” and do you see what I mean about the fuckboi-ness? Even if you like him, you have to admit that’s a bit cringey. Sigh. Jay, honey, why'ya gotta say things like that?

Jung Soomin replies, in English, “I’m a small time player. I just started!” Soomin is American, specifically from Chicago, and I guess his head was cold that day.

They’re all present now, each one standing on his own transporter pod bay. Oh, MNET.

They all applaud in excitement for the beginning of the show, and my darling Bain interviews, “Welcome to Survival!”

The lights come up in the studio and now the boys can see each other. So now it’s time for them to react to how handsome and famous they all are.

Yoon Inhwan in his gray suit interviews, “When I looked around, I thought I was in trouble. Everyone was too handsome.” Look at all the handsome fellas, including Kim Minseo, in blue, and a bunch of idols, including Seokhwa from WEi, and two members of Just B: my red-haired darling Bain, and pink-mop-headed Geonu.

Just FYI: I’m going to keep calling Bain my darling, because I listened to his stunning cover of Driver’s License by Olivia Rodrigo and now you know I still love him, baby. I talk more about it in my episode zero recap.

Hilariously, our old friend Lee Hwanhee (from Boys Planet) says he’s intimidated by the other guys. Hwanhee is always a little insecure, isn’t he? I think he’s had a lot of setbacks as an idol, and it’s wearing on him.

Neon, in green, tells his neighbor Hong Sungwon in the half gray, half white sweater that he feels defeated in terms of looks. Aww, you’re fine, Neon! I think you have a cute smile.

Seokhwa from WEi voice-overs that he’ll dominate with music, not looks, and this fellow on the left…

… says, “this is about voices, right?” He is Park Jeup, from IMFACT, who is also a solo artist. I just have to say, omg, his bow. That is a full on pussy bow, you guys. That square, lantern jaw juxtaposed against that bow is a sight to see and I am here for it. (The guy on the right, wearing the red suit, is Hyukjin, from a nugu group called Fave1.)

Everyone’s excited to hear each other’s voices.

Sunyoul (in the pink sweater) from Up10tion, same group as Hwanhee, is looking around the room and sizing up the other people, wondering if he can tell who is or isn’t a good singer based on their looks.

Then there’s a bit where a few people notice Jay. Kim Minseo, in blue, who sang Rolling in the Deep, kicks things off. He interviews that he was wondering if Jay would be there. Guess he watched Boys Planet too! Or Under 19, perhaps.

There’s this cute moment, where Hwanhee points Jay out to his neighbor, Seunghun from CIX.

Hwanhee is like, “That guy over there with his hands in his pockets? He’s really good.” I bet that Hwanhee and Seunghun have met before, since they both have been in the game for several years. Hwanhee is a year older than Seunghun and debuted around four years before him, so he's both hyung and sunbae to his nervous neighbor.

Then there’s a mini montage of them all recognizing each other -- Hyukjin noticing Jay, Hwanhee noticing Hyukjin, Bain noticing Hyukjin and pussy-bow Park Jeup. Hwanhee says that they’re “vocal monsters.” Hey, man, so are you! Where is your confidence, my friend?

But a lot of the contestants are intimidated by each other.

Suddenly…the lights go down again! And to make it even scarier, the subtitles punk out for a few minutes! This happens at about 6 minutes into the episode. So, let me give my google translate a real workout until the subtitles come back. Here we go.

A fanfare of glittering light heralds the entrance of MC Lee Dahee. The boys freak out. On screen, it says, “IS THIS TRUE?” as the trainees all stare open mouthed.

The camera does a full pan up her legs to her body, and on the Bilibili site -- now sadly denied to us all -- something in Chinese scrolls across the top, which my phone translated as “The English subtitle is so tiring.” I know that’s not quite what it meant, but I love it.

As Wumuti stares, open mouthed, it says “LIke a goddess!”

Someone says, “Is this true? Isn’t this AI?”

“She’s a celebrity!" “Wow, she’s so pretty.”

As Hyukjin -- wearing that red leather suit jacket -- looks on, it says “Angel’s Descent.”

Hwang Inhyuk in his ombre pink sweater says “It’s a good thing you came out.”

Dahwee says, “Hello!” and they all say hello back. “I will go on this journey with all of you. I am the MC, Lee Dahwee.”

On screen, as they all frantically bow, it says “Thank you very much <3 “

As our old friend Hwanhee gives the thumbs up, it says “Best MC-nim.”

I’ll give a sort of interpretation of the on-screen words’ translation since they don’t make a ton of sense. Basically, she’s telling them what’s going to happen next. There’s 40 of them and, through various musical missions, they’ll build a 4-member team. At the end, only one team will be selected to debut. This group will be an opportunity for the whole world to enjoy a kpop group with proven vocals.

Choi Suhwan in the black jacket over a white shirt and with parted bangs, says, “Ah… only 4…”

This is Bitseon (from M.O.N.T.), on the left, and Taehwan (from Vanner) on the right. One of them is voice-overing, “I’m sure there will be a big fight over the song.”

Lim Junhyeok, wearing a white hoodie that I guess he picked off the top of his laundry pile, voice overs, “there are many people who are good at singing.” Junhyeok was kicked out of Day6 after only being in it for six months -- I talk about it in my episode zero recap.

Donghun from A.C.E. is wondering what songs they’ll sing, I think. As I was writing these recaps, it was always so funny to me that Donghun is from ACE, because based on the way he’s dressed and his demeanor, he looks like he’s a detective in a noir movie who just got off shift and is about to order a whiskey at the bar. I hope you don't mind if I call him Detective Donghun in honor of that.

Dahee goes on that there are 40 participants, who chose what voice color represents them.

And right around here the subtitles come back, bless ‘em!

Yoonseo in the red and black leather jacket says, “Allround voices go well with many genres,” and we see a few of the various Allrounders.

Next, we take a look at the Soul singers:

Then the Power singers:

And finally, Unique.

The weird LED stage they're standing on turns into a pie chart showing the breakdown of the categories, and that is delightful.

Then, Dahee announces that they’re going to dive into their first major mission: Voice Check. “You’ll listen to voice files,” Dahee says, referring to the teaser songs we already heard. “If you want to build up with that voice, press the button.”

So this is a bit like the beginning of Queendom Puzzle, when the girls each performed for the others one at a time, and they all voted on whether each girl was good or not, essentially. Here, though, the boys are deciding who they want to work with in their teams of four. They’re choosing solely by the voice -- no looks, no sympathy.

It’s worth noting that them wanting to work with someone isn’t necessarily equivalent to thinking someone is good singer. They’ll be looking for people who they think their voices would harmonize well with. Regardless, Dahee explains that “the outcome of the evaluation will impact your first mission greatly, so make careful choices.”

The boys are nervous -- what if someone gets zero votes?!?

We see some staff members scurrying around giving them all some really uncomfortable looking plastic stools to perch on.

And as they’re settling in, Lim Junhyeok (former Day6) turns to his neighbor, Woong (AB6IX), and says, “Your name is Woong, right?”

“That’s right,” says Woong.

“I knew you when you were at JYP,” Junhyeok says, putting his hand on Woong’s shoulder.

Woong immediately gets really excited, jumping out of his chair. “Wait, you were at JYP?! When were you a trainee?”

“Day6,” Junhyeok says, simply.

“HYUNG!!!” Woong says, recognizing his old friend and giving him a hug.

Filmed on MNET's very finest Idaho russet.

Aww! This is exactly the stuff I watch shows like this for. FRIENDSHIP IS THE BEST SHIP, you guys.

They’re all asking each other what songs they sang, and from what we see, no one is telling anyone. Soomin, our friend from Chicago, asks Jay “Whad’ja’sing, whad’ja’sing?” They’ve got that English speaking connection. Jay, who is definitely feeling his oats, says “It’s part of the surprise.”

Meanwhile, Hwanhee cannot take his eyes off the MC, Dahee. He’s like, this show is scary and I never do well on the 8 million survival shows I keep forcing myself to go on, but this gorgeous emcee is making it all worth it. I am going to use this as an opportunity to stare at her as much as possible before an actual bodyguard appears to drag me away. She’s 38 to his 25, but I believe in the power of love, don’t you?

They’re all nervous, especially CIX's Seunghun, who busies himself staring at the floor. Yeo One voiceovers, “How many of these people will like me just from hearing my voice?” Aww. As we'll see, that is Yeo One's major storyline -- he is used to being a good looking backup dancer in Pentagon, and wants people to actually like his singing voice.

Ma Jaekyung, in his too-big-for-him gray blazer, asks KNK's Inseong if he’s nervous. CIX’s Seunghun says his heart is beating like crazy. Taewoo wonders who the first one up will be.

The first song that plays -- at least, the first song we hear play -- is V02. Jaekyung and Inseong both recognize the song immediately and look at each other and say “Baby Baby!” in unison, almost like it was an improv exercise.

Everyone recognizes the song -- we even see Dahee mouthing along -- and those of us who watched Boys Planet probably recognize the voice: Jay.

The editors do this cute thing where they superimpose the image on the floor, but I really don’t think it was shown live.

I have to wonder if Wumuti at least recognized the voice? This is his third reality show in a row with Jay! But all we see is him saying, “well done.”

Everyone seems to really like the performance. It is really good, naturally, though it wasn't completely perfect. (See my episode zero recaps for more info on what I thought of each performance. And please don’t get mad at me!) A lot of people are pressing the button to indicate that they’d like to perform with Jay. Can't blame them at all.

Hong Seongjun from BDC interviews, “He has a trendy singing style. He’d make up for what I lack.”

Everyone wants to know who the voice belongs to, but first, they’re going to reveal the votes, reveal the votes, reveal the votes, reveal the votes! The guys immediately realize that this will be their fate -- to have their vote talley revealed in front of everyone! Someone says, “oh no, this is like a public execution.”

The vote is revealed: 23 people voted that they’d like to work with V02 (Jay). Those who voted for him are surprised that only 23 voted for him out of 39, when to them, the voice seemed so good. Are people just way too strict? No.

Kang Hayoon explains that he thought about voting for the voice, because it was amazing, but he didn’t think that it would harmonize with his. (Spoiler alert: I think he's right.) I think a few others had a similar thought. I’m pretty sure if the vote was “did you like this?” everyone would get 39 out of 39. Well... most people.

Of course, this voting criteria is a bit of a problem, because the show is using this voting system as a way to rank the contestants by quality, and yet the metric they're using isn't necessarily identical to the issue of quality. I guess it's better than voting whether the person is "better" or "worse" than you, like the girls had to do on Queendom Puzzle.

Dahee reveals that the voice belonged to Jay , and Hwanhee’s neighbor, Seunghun from CIX, gestures as if to say, yep, you got that. Looks like Hwanhee at least recognized Jay’s voice!

Jay voiceovers that he was on an idol survival show (we see clips from Boys Planet) but didn’t get many chances to show his vocal skills. I mean, he did, but people just hated him for being foreign, mainly. Or for whatever random reason, IDK. Here at least people appreciate him -- his neighbors tell him he did a great job.

Next up: V16, End of the Sea by Choi Baekho, as performed by musical actor Kim Seongjeong, the one in the tan jacket and striped tie. It’s a lovely performance, if not exactly to my personal taste, and everyone immediately reacts to his deep, rich tone. It’s a “real voice” that “fills the studio.”

Seongjeong gets 25 votes, again, not an indictment one way or another on his quality.

After that deep voice and sentimental performance, everyone is really surprised when he gets up and says he’s going to dance. He dances a bit while people clap, then unexpectedly just launches himself into the air with an amazing spinning leap.

When he's done, he bows and says: “Dance, physique, and song. I’m the new actor, Kim Seongjeong.”

Dahee asks him if anyone has ever told him that he looks like well known actor Kim Woobin, and I guess I kind of see it. Seongjeong interviews, “Where do I look like him, exactly? What part of my face? My eyes? Is it because I look like a dinosaur?” and he offers us a huge grin that completely transforms his face. Aww!

What a cutey.

Ok, in honor of his jump spin, and the fact that he said he looks like a dinosaur, I’m going to call him the “leaping lizard.” But I don’t mean that in a mean way. Like I said, I think he’s got a great smile! I like him. 😀 This is just to remember who I’m talking about. Cool? Cool.

Alright, I've used up my allotment of 30 pictures, so it's time to wrap up this segment of the recap.

And just as a note, the first 30-45 minutes of one of these shows are always really, really slow going for me as I get to know who is who. I have to do research, read Korean name tags, etc, etc, and it takes forever. I'm not going to promise to catch up to the show, but I hope to at least gain on it a little.

Thanks for following me on this ride! I'll see you in the next one!

#build up #bpr recaps build up #build up mnet #ab6ix #cix #up10tion #jay chang #boys planet #Just B #knk #Pentagon

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takorossi · 1 year

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Pentagon as Pentagon Songs / Covers

(... that I associate them with, purely self-opinion)

Jinho

hmmm "Someday - Song By JINHO, HUI"?

i feel like Jinho really slayed the vocals on that one you know

if it's not "Someday" then it would probably be "Round 2 - Bonus Track" because #jinhoWWEcommentator era

"Spring Snow"!!!!!! SPRING SNOW.

spring snow.

i loved how excited he was at wanting to perform "Spring Snow" for Road to Kingdom

and also the feels

Hui

would it be basic if i said "Shine"??? not if it's the truth ...

"Shine"

because come on, we all know why it's "Shine", what are you talking about if it's not "Shine"???

maybe "Happiness" because i felt like Hui in that M/V was pretty memorable

but also his line in "Organic song" (E'dawn, Yuto, Woo Seok With Hui), both in the original when Dawn performed it by himself in Pentagon Maker and also the released track

"Basquiat"?? VOCAL KING.

Hongseok

honestly the first thing that comes to mind is "Very Good - PENTAGON Version" (originally by Block B) from RTK

the chocolate abs left an impression

and also the "it's okay as long as he doesn't dance inappropriately afterwards" - an RTK staff member

"Dr. Bebe"

the chocolate back left an impression

"Sparkling Night" because his Oppa-ness really popped off there, ESPECIALLY in this Special Live Clip, wow that video really took me to heaven and back you know, i ascended

Shinwon

if i'm going for associated images seared into my brain, i would pick "DO or NOT" because #jokershinwon era and also "Feelin' Like" even though i know he doesn't like it because POOL SHINWON??? shinwon with GLOVES??? ma lord almighty,,,

if i'm going for music music, it would be "Daisy" because he does my favourite line in that entire song ("haengbokhaeya dwae") in that whisper/breathy tone, sorry i'm just simping at this point

but by that logic, i would also associate him with "Naughty Boy" because of the chicken lyric ... it really stuck

if i don't put "One Shot" here, am i really a Shinwon fan?

so "One Shot" because he wrote it

Yeo One

"Pretty Pretty", definitely

high school Yeo One.

nerd Yeo One era.

mushroom Yeo One era.

Yeo One with GLASSES.

also "Eat" (originally by Zion.T) because :( Pentagon Maker :( Yan An :( comfort chocolate :( ("saranghae ... yO")

Yeo One's verse in "Round 1 - Bonus Track", specifically the part where he goes "nappeun saram ... Yanan, Yanan, Yanan"

Yanan

"Feelin' Like"

muscles.

absolute massive badonkerhonker muscles.

but also "Daisy" because i really like the way he dances in it, feels floaty and nice

also "Eat", for the same reasons as Yeo One

also "Round 1", specifically the part where he goes "(ya geuraedo bang gachi sseuneunde) HWAJANGSHI!!!"

Yuto

probably an unpopular opinion but "Shine" is one of them

his rap and the transition back to the group formation in their "Shine" stages left a sensation in my brain that i don't know how to explain

that one unique #notlikeothergirls "Yuto-da" in "Fantasystic"

those verses of Japanese rap in "Cerberus"? chef's kiss.

that low-toned Wooseok!mock-scream in "Round 2"

Kino

first of all, "Dr. Bebe", for less superficial reasons than Hongseok

like i really, and i mean REALLY love his entire persona in "Dr. Bebe"

from the stages to M/V, the facial expression and stature and makeup were EVERYTHING

in chinese, there's this thing we call 病态 (bìng tài), which directly translates to "state of being sickly" and it sounds kind of wack if you put it like that, but basically the way he embodied that psychological inner warfare in his dance and expressions was absolutely Oscar-worthy

"Daisy" because of his tattoo, and his florist dreams, and his dance, and that mafia dance variety thing they did

just. "Daisy". yeah.

Wooseok

i don't know if it's because of his unique rapping tone, but i associate him with a lot of Pentagon's songs

i mean he wrote and composed my absolute favourite Pentagon song, "BAD"

he also did "Nostalgia", which i like

his verse in "Sparkling Night"??? vocal Wooseok???

"Naughty Boy"??????????

okay that one because i hated his hair in it, i'm sorry Wooseok

but also i felt like he was so intrinsically linked with that song for some reason

it just screamed Wooseok to me

uhm

"The Magic Flute ("Der Hölle Rache" - Queen of the Night aria)"

oops

i'm sorry that was just for the crack i swear

#pentagon #ptg #pentagon headcanons #pentagon imagines #pentagon scenarios #crack #jinho #hui #hongseok #shinwon #yeo one #yanan #yuto #kino #wooseok

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chowonsang · 8 months

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bias tag game

rules: you're going to pick 10 of your biases (or as many biases as you have and then fill in the rest of the spots with idols you like) and number them 1-10. then answer the questions below! try not to look at the questions before you make your list!

tagged by @ambivartence and @dive-in-the-blue

Biases (just whoever came to my head first):

Yanan (Pentagon)

Wonsang (Lucy)

Changmin (DKB)

Dongil (DKB)

Yeri (Red Velvet)

Hui (Pentagon)

Bang Jaemin (soloist)

Jamie (soloist)

Rena (Pristin/Hinapia)

J-us (ONF)

1. Between 7 and 5, who did you bias first?

Yeri by quite a while! I started biasing her in 2016 (a bit before russian roulette era) and i didn't even discover jaemin until he was in top management (2018, i believe?) after that, i kept up with him and i started biasing him with his debut fairytail: lingering ep :)

2. Between 2 and 6, who are you more attached to?

Nooooo this is so harddddd 😭 i genuinely dont think i can chose, hui and wonsang both mean so much to me.... like if i had to chose between meeting one or the other i dont think i could chose either, i would just flip a coin and let that decide for me so... after flipping a coin i suppose i must chose wonsang (altho i still very much love hui so so so so much)

3. If you were to spend the day with either 3 or 1, who would you choose and what would you do?

im sorry changmin i love you but yanan is my number 1 my babyboo the light of my life and the wind in my sails. tbqh i just want to meet yanan so i can tell him how much he means to unis no matter what happens with cube and contract renewals coming up soon we will all stand behind him :( i know how much he struggles with his own self confidence so i just want to reassure him that we love him regardless, especially since cube has always treated him so poorly. i love him so much :(

4. What is your favorite physical feature about 9?

honestly?? i think rena's nose is very attractive. its one of the first things i noticed about her. shes very pretty in general and i like how silky her hair looks as well, but her nose is so sharp and i love the way it curves up a bit at the end :3

5. What is your favorite part of 6's personality?

what ISNT there to love about hui's personality? hes just so.. hui.. but if i can be a bit cheesy here, it would have to be how kind he is. hes so caring of his members and protective of them (like how he said he could never just watch if one of his members got in a fight aka hes gonna beat someone up) and he always has such a fond look when talking about or just looking at them. hes also just!! such a swell guy!! for boys planet and road to kingdom he just befriended everyone!! he knows mnet is shitty and tried to make everyone happy even though he was there to win/make a name for pentagon. hes so headstrong but can be so gentle when it comes to others

6. If you were to tell 8 anything you wanted, what would you tell them?

oh jamie :(( i know youve been through a lot but seeing you grow as both a person and an artist has been the most satisfying thing. youve been able to find yourself despite everything that has been in your way and everyone holding you back. im so proud of how far youve come and i will be even more proud watching where you go. i will listen to your beautiful voice now and remember the adorable 19-year-old i found so long ago. youve matured so much since then. thank you for coming back despite the hardships and i look forward to supporting you in the furture

7. Between 1 and 2, whose closet would you raid?

fahsBJDnalk neither i wouldnt fit into yanans or wonsangs clothes and tbh they arent really my aesthetic. hmm but if i had to chose one, maybe wonsang?? he wears a lot of sweaters and i do too when im lounging around the house :)

8. What is a style that you want to see 3 try?

i know changmin (and all of the dakbees tbh) are more into streetwear than anything else, but i would love to see him in something a bit more alternative! especially techwear i think he would look soooo good. theres just something about a man covered head to toe in black that does something to me 😔 (but if were talking music, i would love to see him do another hype rap song with the rest of rap team a la samsung!)

9. Between 5 and 4, who are you closer to in height?

considering yeri is like 5'2" and dongil is around 5'8", def dongil lol. im still taller than him tho 😈 (i really doubt thats his real height i was taller than him by a bit when i met them lol)

10. Between 10 and 9, whose music do you like the best?

well pristin and hinapia both have.. a very lacking discography lol. they have about 11 songs total? i love them all dont get me wrong (i am very partial to tina and aloha) but onf have so many more songs than them i feel like it would be a disservice to NOT chose them. plus, onf has one of my fave discographies in the entirety of kpop. moscow moscow, the realist, original, asteroid, geppeto, i do, if we dream, why, we must love, yayaya-- all songs that have had a grip over me at some point or another.

#i genuinely dont know who to tag for this one so if youre reading this-- you have officially been tagged #hop to it #tagged 🏷️

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Continuing my tripping and falling into following Pentagon closely several years late, thanks this time to more recommendations from @jinhogwarts (I hope that you don’t mind me continuing to do these as posts, it’s helping me track my enjoyment of their music):

@shadowetienne alright i'm up!! i'll try to give recommendations i think you'll like, sorry if i repeat something you already know or been recommended haha. more rockish songs - spring snow, dr. bebe, basquiat, one shot, spectacular, skateboard, lost paradise, their very good performance from road to kingdom, that's me, call my name, and their unit song (yuto kino wooseok) cerberus. not recommending daisy because i saw you already said you love it :)

@shadowetienne ran out of space lol so more ballad-y/vocal based songs: sparkling night, boy in time (hui solo), beautiful goodbye, nostalgia, someday (jinho x hui duet), camellia, til..., when it rains in night, off-road, nothing i can do, think about you, violet, stay, it's over, when i was in love, to universe, thank you (jinho x hui duet), pentagon, you are. also highly recommend looking up hui's solo songs from the show "breakers", especially navigation and for you

Please let me know which specific Road to Kingdom performance I should be looking for if I missed it! Putting this behind a cut because this got long:

Spring Snow

already reviewed here: https://at.tumblr.com/shadowetienne/more-pentagon-songs-thoughts-as-i-apparently-fall/1mb3h8oqxh7p (I love this song though, so you nailed it on the recommendation front.)

Dr. Bebe

I’m more likely to be already familiar with their title tracks, but I really like Dr. Bebe! It’s sort of in the same genre of their songs as Daisy in my head (and my best friend’s favorite Pentagon song, so I hear it pretty often). Excellent chorus!

Basquiat

This is incredible! I love the anthemic with harmonies thing they’ve got going on here. And the part where almost all the background drops out is flawless! Yes more of this please! I’d never heard this before, so I’ve been missing out for like 2 years. Only thing about this song I don’t like is the lack of Yannan.

One Shot

This was while Hui was doing his military service yes? I’m feeling the lack of his voice in this song, but I still like it a lot. Interesting use of call and response throughout. They created a really interesting audioscape with this.

Spectacular

I’m torn on this one. We’ve hit another, rap brings it down one for me, especially because what I’ve been discovering is that E’dawn’s style is not for me (I kind of already knew this prior to this deep dive). I love Hui’s parts especially, and all of my vocal set that I’ve apparently latched on to (Hui, Yannan, Yeo One, Hongseok). But the rap sections kind of lower my enjoyment of the song.

Skateboard

There are parts of this I like OK, but I think that it’s just not my mix of background sounds. It’s catchy. I like Hui, Hongseok, and Yeo One’s voices a lot (we’ve established this). It’s also missing Yannan in songs hours apparently.

Lost Paradise

I appreciate this for what it is, really like Hui’s parts. I’m not sure how I feel about the vocal quality that Wooseok is using here. This is a place where I appreciate Yuto’s rapping more. I think that it’s not quite my singing/rapping balance. It’s an interesting song though. I almost really like it. The low chanting part from Yuto is cool.

That’s Me

This is fun and catchy. It’s not quite in my zone of “yes this I will listen to this a ton” but it’s really well made and fun. I can definitely see this being an ear worm too.

Call My Name

I really like Yannan’s parts in this, and very much like Yeo One and Hongseok’s. It’s got a good groove going on, and the entire song flows well together. It’s missing Hui’s voice hours for me though (he’s got my absolute favorite voice in the group). Very good song though!

Cerberus

MV has gunshots, don’t do well with gunshots (sometimes they can be worked in subtly in a way that doesn’t make me flinch). I’m not much a fan of the stuff that leans heavily rap, so didn’t go find a different version to see if it doesn’t have the gunshots.

Sparkling Night

Missing Hui’s voice hours, but my other three favorite voices in the group are lovely here, and I like the overall soothing, soft, sweet sound of this. It’s lovely!

Boy in Time (Hui solo)

His voice is so beautiful. While I don’t on average like solo songs as much (vocal harmony and interplay is something I really love), this is delightful to me, and I am really enjoying the mournful bittersweet element of it. He really gets to show how rich and beautiful his voice is and I am here for it.

Beautiful Goodbye

Reviewed in the post linked above, but I love it.

Nostalgia

This is really catchy and easy to listen to. It does feel like there’s something missing to the build up of the song, but it feels like it would be an excellent part of an album listening experience.

Someday (Jinho and Hui)

I think that this delicate/gentle placement that Jinho is using is my favorite place in his voice in terms of vocal flavor. It’s a lovely contrast to the richness and fullness of Hui’s voice here, and I like how they’re working together. Jinho is incredibly talented, and some of his vocal choices can be hit and miss for me (entirely a personal preference/vocal flavor thing). I love their harmonies here, and I love this type of song so much!

Camellia

Reviewed in post linked above

Till....

Reviewed in post linked above

When It Rains In Night

More missing Yannan hours happening. But I do really like this! They work their voices together really well. I really like this style of song in general. I like that I appreciate Kino’s voice in this song, it works really well for him.

Off-Road

I love this! Hongseok’s voice in this is so so good. I really appreciate Shinwon here! Hui and Yeo One and Yannan’s lines are so so good. I love the way they pass the lines between the different vocalists and their contrasting vocal flavors enhance the song and complement each other. You’ve found the rare beast of a song where E’dawn’s rapping works for me.

Nothing I Can Do

I am so very torn on this song. We are back to E’Dawn’s rapping not being my thing. But also we have beautiful beautiful Yannan and Hongseok call and response, and incredible Yeo One vocals that I love. And the style of Hui’s voice that brings forward some of my favorite things about it. So like... I’m torn. I would love this song so much more with no rap in it at all honestly.

Think About You

Some beautiful harmonies, really like what vocal line has going on here. But similar to Nothing I Can Do, E’Dawn’s doing the thing I don’t enjoy again. I’d like this song much better without rap in general again honestly. Love Hongseok’s voice especially in this.

Violet

Reviewed in this post: https://shadowetienne.tumblr.com/post/706861128150564864/like-this

Stay

Yes! This is what I wanted the last few songs to be. This is beautiful! Wonderful start with Yeo One’s voice. Ooh, Jinho in the placement that he uses that I like. Yeo One and Yannan harmonization!!!! The harmonies used in general! Hui’s voice!!! Hongseok’s voice!!! Just voices! Excellent mingling of vocal flavor! No rapping to disrupt the flow of the song. Very good, excellent, exactly what I wanted!

It’s Over

Well this is another I’m deeply torn song. We’ve got another I don’t like E’Dawn’s rapping style at all song going on here, and the rest of the rapping in the song doesn’t really add anything for me. On the other hand that brilliant moment where we have Hui, Hongseok, Jinho, Yeo One harmonization going on is amazing. It almost bumped it up one level on the chart for me, except that I sat through an earlier part of the song making a face.

When I Was In Love

There’s some soundscaping stuff that’s weird for me in the track, but overall, I really like this song! Bonus points for E’Dawn’s voice being perfectly fine for me in this song. I’m determining when he does the deeper more lyrical style it doesn’t make me wince. Like Shinwon’s voice in this quite a bit along with my usual four.

To Universe

Reviewed in first linked post

Thank You (Jinho and Hui)

I love Hui’s voice so so much! Jinho doing the things I like that he does. I think I will probably like most if not all duets that they do because the ways that their voices complement each other seems to encourage Jinho to lean into the things he does that I like. They are both so talented, and this is a wonderful song!

Pentagon

We are back to my E’Dawn problem. (To be really really clear, this is a me problem, his vocal flavor for my synesthesia where I taste sounds is just... not working to the point it makes me wince in most placements he uses.) Love the “I’m furious” cycle through vocalists. Love Yeo One’s voice in this so much (along with the rest of my usual four).

You Are

Vocals only song!!!! I love this so much! They all sound so good! It’s so gentle and melancholy and I love the soundscape dropping element. The harmonic elements when they are all singing together. This is the sort of thing that just makes me so happy! The way Hui’s voice just ties everything together at the end.

Navigation (Hui)

I really like this song! I watched the live from the show that this was done on and wow! Not just for the song itself but also for the way he performs it. Love his voice! Love what he does with his falsetto! Thank you very much for pointing me at this!

For You (Hui)

Don’t have much in the way of extra notes beyond I love his voice and how rich and versatile it is. He puts so much into performances, and that’s a beautiful part of it too.

#personal #talk to me #thoughts on music #jinhogwarts #helps me fall deeper into the hole of getting to know Pentagon's music several years late #I have opinions

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