#Underrated Dancers

[where-are-the-spooky-gays-2]

Remus would own a stripper pole

And make Virgil, who for some reason already knows how to do it, do it

- Vee 💜

Anyways Virgil should be a pole dancer

Y E S!!! That Emo Spider is flexible as hell and you better believe he's gonna show his chaotic Duke how it's done

[arisu-alisa-alice]

𝕄𝕒𝕪𝕒 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒

[bigdancefan2008]

I’d love to get some opinions. Who do you feel is a dancer that is often overlooked or doesn’t place in comps as high as you believe they deserve based on their talent level? Let’s show these dancers some love and get their names out there.

[gracemyheart]

in terms of looks Sara was the perfect Neptune

[bamgeut]

beomgyu doing the split move with yeonjun 🥹

[slingbees]

I Love You 💖

[babieken]

rant time!

kpop reaction content isn't exactly new (at least as far as I know) but it does seem to have kind of boomed in the last... two-three years I think. I remember there being only a handful of relevant kpop reaction content creators on youtube, some more popular that the others, but still there weren't a ton of them around. and I guess it makes sense because kpop itself has gotten much more popular and widely known outside of just [REDACTED] and among a wider age range I'd say.

but nowadays if you look up “X group - Y title track reaction” you will find tens, if not hundreds of reaction videos (especially if its a well known group) ranging from channels with hundreds of thousand subs to small account with a couple of hundred views on their reaction videos. and I just find that so weird.

like... especially for channels that do reactions as their main (and only) content, I find it extremely difficult to believe that after a certain point there is any authenticity behind these reactions. these big reaction channels are out there reacting to damn near every relevant kpop group's comebacks (and there are a LOT of them) and every single reaction is generally positive and often very enthusiastic.

aside from the fact that logically and statistically it's impossible for someone to like every title track being released, even if they're all objectively good (which they're not), because no one likes every genre and every style of music, there is basically no creativity involved in creating this type of content which makes it very dull both for the creator and the consumer after a while.

on top of that, this type of content has created a really toxic environment around expressing opinions and criticism toward kpop groups and kpop music. I just came across a video from one of these bigger (while also being newer) creators talking about how she's not happy with the content she's been making for the past year. she said that it's extremely overwhelming trying to keep up with every comeback when everyone expects you to react to their fave's CB and after a while sitting and reacting to music videos becomes repetitive especially when you're not even allowed to truly be yourself and express your opinions. she said she can't even talk about having a bias in a group because she would get tons of hate comments and dms about ppl bashing her for not having a different bias. I can't imagine how people would react to a reaction video creator saying she doesn't like a comeback or even a certain element in the song/mv.

I used to love kpop reaction videos back when I had just discovered them and they were not as big. like I genuinely get the appeal. seeing someone who's not a teenage girl (which is what stereotypically the general public thinks kpop stans are) is pretty validating. and back then there were like 'vocal coach reacts' or 'producer reacts' etc. seeing the reaction of "experts" analyzing different parts of a song/mv was really interesting for someone like me with zero knowledge of any of the technical stuff. and I also understand that they do contribute to promoting groups and comebacks to a certain degree. but it has just gone too far, in my opinion.

idk maybe I’ve just gotten old and lost the will to enjoy the small things that used to bring me joy but I genuinely don't enjoy reaction videos anymore. most of those older 'exerpts' (except for two I think) aren't active anymore (I'm guessing at least to some degree bc stans didn't want to hear that their fave was not that legendary of a vocalist or their fave song wasn't as layered and complex as they thought it was) and instead there are just random people reacting to kpop and some of them you can just tell that all their reactions are completely faked out. Youtubers are jumping on this trend bc it’s easy (in terms of not having any kind of real substance) and gets u good views if you’re a little charming and funny.

TL;DR : everything is fake and authenticity is dead. kdjfdjf I'm mostly joking but in the end, as per usual with my rants of this kind, I don't have a specific point or a solution. I'm just starting a conversation. so if any of you have something to add or just want to chat about this send me an ask!! (plz don't reply in the comments because I want this to be on my dash so everyone else can read too.)

[aautiemiller-rockcenter]

I have for years and forever will love watching Westchester Dance Academy!

[xcziel]

i just randomly had the realization (while doing some mending, as you do) that one of the reasons jimin is my bias is because his unique voice shares qualities with the singer of my og favorite "boyband", simon lebon

they both possess that vocal "sob" and a slightly nasalized "growl" in the lower register - if you listen to say, Take the Dice (or anything off Seven and the Ragged Tiger) and then listen to Face Off you'll get an idea of what i mean

they are not at all alike otherwise - simon's voice is often strident and anthemic, not really ever delicate or breathy the way jimin sometimes is

but the jimin growls and low notes from early days bts aren't so far off - sparking off a recent discussion i saw somewhere: i think in his heyday simon *could* have covered Lie the way few might be able to

[cto10121]

Rewatching some of Revival RetJ and really do miss the old up-down, side-to-side set of the original French, ngl. It showed the divided nature of the houses and the town so clearly and viscerally. I also loved how the dancers steadily begin to vanish throughout Act 2 and by the death scenes it’s just the bottom half of the stage. The Austrian set is lovely, the Italian and Takarazuka gorgeous, the Hungarian theatrical, and the Toho looks really good too, but the Original French just made you feel like you were in Verona.

[namchyoon]

♡ thank you for being so nice about my tags where I talked about Joon’s dancing for run bts. i am just so proud of him, so I love gushing about his dancing in particular bc people don’t realize how much more goes into taller people dancing in synchronized formations

omg please thank YOU for adding to that! 🤍 i knew some bits of it but when sooyoung talked about it on knowing bros, that's when i understand how much of a difference it is between the tallest and shortest members, which like you pointed out, esp in that first choreo, is namjoon and yoongi! he really does make that extra effort for it to look the same height and be in sync (which is even more than them staying on beat and their angles which they've always managed to do) that REALLY got me and i personally think this is their best choreo in terms of performance especially because of that! and obviously, not just joon but even jin and tae i'm sure have adjusted their heights the same way but obviously my eye for a lot of time is on joon hehe a little biased there but he really has come so far and i'm so proud :(

[viir-tanadhal]

idk if any of you are interested but cds I've gotten the past 2 weeks

[sixzeroes]

another rant bc it’s still 5am and i still hate reddit. why did i stay up all night reading reddit posts? idk, they’re kinda interesting ngl. ok thank u i’ll sleep now

[rainbowrenjun]

oh haechan ATE perfume choreo as expected bro is fucking elegant

[skybluelatte]

Happy Birthday Q!!! 💜🐿️💜

[hwanghyunjinenthusiast]

It's unfortunate that I don't like JJAM because every other aspect of it has been top tier.