So this is IZNA... π I-LAND 2 Episode 12 (FINALE) REACTION
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ik its late but i think song kang is doing his military service(or was doing)
ri
2025-06-15 14:37:28 +0000 UTCFor your information, even if we go with fully fan's vote, Fuko would not be able to make it either, coz her rank is 8th. Saebi's was 6th and Mai's was 7th. Personally, if I was the producer, I would also not pick her. The balance of the line-up is already too solid.
Tien
2025-06-10 16:13:55 +0000 UTCThere's a bunch of tripleS units he hasn't seen. NXT, Aria, Glow, Hatchi π
Marcel Wannieck
2025-03-24 23:59:32 +0000 UTC- I do like the idea of the random episode picker, but to prevent going totally out of order, there may be alternatives. For example, you could ask us what our top 3 of the next 50 is. Then react to your selection in order, and then ask us again for the next 50. This is just an idea/alternative π€· - Your birthday gift video sounds like you had great fun π But for a reaction video... π¬ Personally, I think the video sounds a little private imo. No need to share everything. Your gf might have something to say about it as well π€· - Nice to see Somi and the other guests from other survival shows. But having some members from Enhypen would've made (even) more sense imo, as I-LAND1 survivalists (where were they during the entire show?). - Yes, the "croffle" is something in between a croissant π₯ and a waffle π§. There is also the "cronut" π - Choosing the top 10 was already very hard, so we knew choosing a top 7 was going to be impossible. I'm very happy Jungeun, Koko and Mai made it. And, especially after that cruel emotional rollercoaster, I'm glad Saebi made it. We all knew Jeemin would make it, and she deserved it. - To round out my top 7, I wouldn't have picked Jiyoon. Yes, she is a good vocal, and very good at putting emotion into it (which is a very good and rare trait). She also is quite good at facially expressing emotions. But I'm still not convinced her vocals are very versatile or will suit IZNA/ the others. From what we've been shown, I think her attitude is the most problematic out of them all. And in this episode we could see her dancing is also on the weaker side, and one of the slowest at learning choreo. She screams SOLOIST to me, which is where I think she'll shine the brightest. - Put that against Fuko. I can't remember ever being disappointed with her, and can only remember her doing good, great or excellent. In ALL categories, which also includes personality. So I would've chosen her. - Lastly, I would probably also exchange Sarang for Yuju. Before Sarang's rapping in this episode I was pretty sure about this swap. Now I'm not so sure anymore π BUT Yuju's dancing is better, can also rap and suits her better, and is overal still more versatile I think. I can't remember her putting a foot wrong either. Also on self-confidence Yuju is slightly better. Nice to have finally watched this show, even though this series is DEFINITELY not my favorite (I still have to watch the final episodes of season 1 π©). It's all a little too boring for me. No fun events outside or something. Also NO interactions between the host (Hanbin) and the girls. Which was also a problem with Taemin in season 1.
crispy chicken
2025-03-22 21:47:43 +0000 UTCtripleS Badge War Season 1 and Season 2 are all amazing content. Also, I don't think you listened to their ballad unit, Aria, with the song "Door"
GeminiLightning
2025-03-22 06:58:42 +0000 UTC- Also disappointed for Busted I still hope that you will do season 3 in reaction even if it is in several months. - But I am extremely happy for Earth Arcade it is a very good variety show with a golden cast. The chemistry between Yujin and Youngji is already very well known but the chemistry between all the members of the cast Yujin, Youngji, Mimi, and Eunji is incredible moreover the production team is also very caring and popular with the members, Producer Na who is one of the most respected in the industry treats the members of the cast. And he's very paternalistic with Yujin, which is refreshing to see how present he is for her, to advise and help her. The production team is a bit like HYEMILEYECHAPA's. - So happy to see Jeon Somi again. She's used to hosting musical events, between MAMAs, concerts, university performances, and various survival shows. She's a regular. - But you know, DG. Kim Sejeong was also a judge and host in the survival show Universe Ticket. The judges included Sejeong, Soyeon, and Hyo, among others. - I'm quite divided on the winners and members of IZNA, to get all my thoughts out. The 10 finalists are ALL talented, as I said. Making a group with these 10 girls or two units of 5 would have been perfect. but as they are all talented my choice was based on my preferences but also my knowledge and my experience of this kind of show which is very large and to be honest I have never been so wrong. in general in survival shows I guess the final line up at 85/90% I am wrong by 1 member or 2 in Island 2 I have 50% success half of the members that I saw being part of the group were eliminated. but I always said that as long as Yuju and Fuko are part of the final line I would be happy because they are my 2 favorites among my favorites and even if the elimination of Yuju was to be feared for several episodes there was absolutely no reason that Fuko would be eliminated she has always been in the top 5 or 3 and she is very popular both in Korea and in Japan she brings a kind of serenity and confidence to the other members of the show. but her elimination had the same effect on me as Kaeun's in Produce 48 I don't believe it for a single moment something is wrong. - DG there are 3 of us You, Marcel and I already saying that IZNA without Yuju is sad but without FUKO WTF it makes no sense. I'm sad because without these 2 members I could never be a mega fan of the group the group is still very solid and I would support it but there will always be something missing. it's like there was I.O.I without Sejeong or IZ*ONE without Yena, Wonyoung, Yujin or Sakura. I would have liked the groups but not as much as I like them now. -IZNA members -KOKO Even though I didn't imagine her in the group at the beginning of the show, she's the girl who's risen the most. The mentors liked her a lot and obviously pushed for her victory by congratulating her after each performance. Personally, she deserves to be in the group; she has undeniable charisma. (Even if it probably caused Yuju's defeat.) -Jiyoon No surprise for me, she was one of my favorites. The mentors had high expectations for her. And just like with Koko, they pushed her; her victory was deserved and was one of the most predictable. -Jeemin, no surprise either. She was one of my favorites and was very popular with the mentors and the audience. She has great charisma, and I had a hard time imagining the group without her. -Jungeun Well, personally, I had serious doubts, not about her talent, but more about her personality, which wasn't unanimously accepted. The drama with Jiyoon disturbed me a little because I always thought that only one of the two would be part of the final lineup, and since I was almost certain it would be Jiyoon, I didn't think Jungeun would be part of the group, especially with the drop in the rankings over the last few weeks. However, she deserves to be in the group, so congratulations to her. -Sarang No surprise for me, even though I legitimately doubted she could do it, given that all the girls are talented. Her personality and all-rounder skills were a big plus for her. -Mai So, it's heartbreaking for me because I love her personality. Like DG and probably other people, I saw her self-denial, the fact that she was content to have a small part in the songs and her work. But Yuju had the same self-denial and remained happy despite everything. But very happy for her -Saebi & Fuko For me, it's IMPOSSIBLE that they are in balance, these two SHOULD be in the group, very happy for Saebi obviously she's a natural born idol. But I maintain that something is wrong with Fuko's elimination.
fabrice maire
2025-03-21 14:43:12 +0000 UTCNow I can share Juwon is going to debut in 2months? In kcon Japan they will perform! So Juwon, Cheeun, Yui and Umji a 4 member Group will debut! Yeeun is also set to make her debut this year
Moonsyulle
2025-03-21 04:47:20 +0000 UTC- LEMME SEE THAT BIRTHDAY REACTION VIDEO π - I just wanna mention that I'm quite jealous of my friends who went to Kcon Germany and got to see izna perform before they even officially debuted. - WAIT, did they get ALL 24 contestants back for this? - tripleS actually has exactly 24 members in total. And since you asked: since Hit The Floor, there has been one more new tripleS Unit, called tripleS β! (or tripleS Hatchi), with a song and MV called βUntitledβ. That was actually all the way back in November π After that they've been busy with tours in Asia and North America. And Nakyoung released a solo debut titled βCloserβ, the first tripleS member to do so. - It would have been interesting to hear your predicted top 6 at the beginning of the episode. - Yeah, now that you know, I can finally talk about the absolute fuckery that is Fuko being credited on IWALY but not actually being in izna. It was a bit painful to have to keep my mouth shut and pretend like nothing is wrong under that previous episode, ngl - Uhh, so which MBTI are you? Because Mina (ISTP) and Yeosang (ISFJ) are not the same. - Yes, I actually like that Teddy not only assigned the songs, but also the individual parts to the girls. Means we can skip any unnecessary quarrel about part distributions. - Okay, Teddy is fucking with them π - izna is certainly one of the better survival show group names. - Taeyang doesn't just have Drip, he also got that Vibe π€π» - Hey, coming from 24, βYou don't sound badβ is a HUGE compliment. - Having Jungeun and Fuko switch those parts was a perfect decision. That worked out beautifully. - Saebi is just so magical. I would call bullshit if she wasn't part of izna. (I'm still gonna call bullshit because Fuko didn't make it in) - Their voices sound a bit quiet. Not sure if it's them or the mics. But apart from that, I love this. - Jiyoon having difficulties but at least she directly said what she's struggling with. I feel like in an earlier episode she would've just left the room without saying a word. I see this as progress. - Daniel, for that salad dressing joke you're going straight to jail. - Bang Jeemin, the performer you are. - And Yuju! I'll definitely follow her journey, hope she still makes it big somewhere. - That does indeed look like Haewon in the audience. What? - 217 countries. Again, I am curious what they count as a country beyond the 193 UN member states. Even considering all possibilities, I just cannot come up with 24 whole extra countries. Do they count stuff like Catalonia or what? Bavaria as a separate country from Germany? - Why is Jiyoon crying over someone else's letter π - About the letter to Gyuri: I can fully understand any parent that's against their child wanting to become an idol. This industry is ruthless. And it does not get easier after you've debuted. Quite the opposite in fact. The other day I watched a Q&A that Sorn of CLC did together with Hongseok of Pentagon and she talked about this. Sorn found the trainee period very difficult but thought that it would be smooth sailing after she made it to debut. That was NOT the case. Things only got more difficult, because now the pressure of the public eye was on her. Having to watch EVERYTHING she says or does. Any mistakes are just out there for the world to see. And she constantly had to keep her image as an idol. (side note: happy 10th anniversary to CLC! They deserved so much more than what little Cube did for them) - Can't have a survival show without the obligatory surprise gifts to the mentors. - My favourite song from this show is still Final Love Song but IWALY is a close second. And truth be told, I like all the I-Land songs better than izna's actual debut song π - I like Jiyoon's acceptance speech a lot. Very self aware. - βI can't believe that Saebi didn't make itβ SIKE - The final lineup of izna is amazing but honestly, for me Yuju and ESPECIALLY FUKO NEEDED to be in there. If only one of the two, then Fuko. I won't say who I'd remove for them because that's just mean. But know this: if I had a say in the lineup, Fuko would 100% be in there and probably Yuju as well. - What I need now is Fuko and Yuju debuting together in a different group. Whether that be with other I-Landers or someone completely different, I don't care. I just need these two specifically to debut somewhere. Together. Please. - But I am very happy that the producers decided on the last minute addition of Saebi. It wouldn't feel right to not have her in there. Well then. Thank you for letting me watch this show with you ππ» I took the liberty to just make that izna playlist I mentioned in the first comment: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhqOF0EagmSxxFTJfXc11CJuuh9dav2YB The first 6 videos (up to and including MBC) are required literature imo, the rest is optional, depending on what interests you. I also threw in their performances from Kcon Germany. At least the ones that aren't locked behind a stupidly expensive paywall. So that means their performance on the actual main stage sadly isn't in there. Only the stuff from the small side stage in the convention hall. It's all songs from I-Land, so technically nothing new, but it's there if you're interested. But what's notable about Kcon Germany is that that happened a full two months before their debut. And MAMA was a couple of days before the actual IZNA MV came out. Basically having their debut showcase on the biggest stage there is in kpop. Not too shabby.
Marcel Wannieck
2025-03-21 02:26:54 +0000 UTCSo far izna actually only have ONE music video, for their self-titled debut track. There are also two Studio Choom performance videos for the song IZNA and the b-side track TIMEBOMB. Apart from that, there's just the live performances from the award shows. The MAMA performance is a must watch obviously, and the performance at MBC Gayo Daejejeon is my second favourite. They also performed at SBS and Golden Disc (and the regular music shows of course) but that depends on how many live stages you want to watch (since, with the exception of MAMA, they perform the same one song at all of them). If you only want to do two, MAMA and MBC are the ones to go for. So if I were to put together a watchlist for next week, it would be this: 1. izna DEBUT TRAILER 2. izna 'IZNA' MV 3. IZNA Studio Choom 4. TIMEBOMB Studio Choom 5. MAMA 2024 6. MBC Gayo Daejejeon 2024 7. (optional) SBS Gayo Daejeon 2024 8. (optional) Golden Disc Awards 2025 I can throw that into a playlist for you if you want. Izna and Timebomb are also the only two new songs on their debut album, the other three tracks are IWALY, Drip and Fake It, which all came from I-Land directly. BUT! izna also have a new single coming out on the 31st! Sadly Jiyoon will be absent due to health reasons.
Marcel Wannieck
2025-03-20 20:15:04 +0000 UTC
