#X1 debut song

[yangxteez]

𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇 - 𝐗1

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[scarareg]

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[hrtstealcrs]

 ❦ ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ . . . I'll get your heart in secret ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـﮩ ᥫ᭡

STEALERZ (KR: 스틸러즈) is a fictional eight-member joint boy group under STARBORN CREATIVE and CreativeColor Entertainment. They are known for their "heart stealer" concept and their famous motto 'We'll steal your hearts!' They debuted on June 4th, 2022, with the song 'BAD CUPID'.

Many fans had anticipated their debut, as JOON, ERIC, and LUCAS — who were former contestants on the survival show WANNABE IDOL — were announced as members. Their popularity from their survival show days followed them to STEALERZ, where the group quickly rose to popularity. Fans were also excited to see former X1 and WANNA ONE members, JAEHWA and MINJAE, return to the idol industry after nearly two years of taking up acting after the groups' unfortunate disbandments.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ๋࣭ ⭑ ⸱ ♡̷̸⁩ . . . BASICS !

NAME — STEALERZ

MEMBERS — Jace + Minjae + Jaehwa + Eric + Joon + Lucas

LABELS — STARBORN CREATIVE, CreativeColor Entertainment

COLORS — #000000 (Black) + #010C2C (Blue Black) + #DAD9AE (Light Gold) + #B51A00 (Heart Bleeds Red)

FANDOM — Heartbeatz

GREETING — "We'll steal your hearts! Hello, we are STEALERZ!"

DEBUT DATE — June 4th, 2022

DEBUT ALBUM — Bad Cupid

DEBUT SONG — Bad Cupid

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ๋࣭ ⭑ ⸱ ♡̷̸⁩ . . . SOCIALS !

INSTAGRAM — hrtstealerz_official

TWITTER — STEALERZ_OFFCL, STEALER_BOYZ_twt (members)

TIKTOK — hrtstealerz_official

YOUTUBE — STEALERZ OFFICIAL, STEALERZ CHANNEL (members)

SPOTIFY — STEALERZ

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ๋࣭ ⭑ ⸱ ♡̷̸⁩ . . . MEMBERS !

Ratsami Devakul / Jace Montgomery ( Jace ) . . . 1997

Yeo Jaehwa ( Jaehwa ) . . . 1998

Hwang Yeonjoon ( Joon ) . . . 1998

Eric Zhou ( Eric ) . . . 1999

Choi Minjae ( Minjae ) . . . 2000

Lucas Son ( Lucas ) . . . 2002

[thatsofic]

BEST SOLOIST (MALE) IS A GRAND PRIZE AKA DAESANG AWARD!

Who's the best soloist in the fic? Meet the three amazing male artists who are nominated for BEST SOLOIST!

fictional idol soloist SEO SEJUN. former member of project boy group 1V1 (@archive-1v1). currently represented by C ENTERTAINMENT. explores themes of LONELINESS, SURVIVING ADULTHOOD, and BEING YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY. \\ @seosejun

Born in 2001 and the youngest member of Plastic Flowers, Oliver Song is a musical prodigy. Oliver was given the role of producer by the Superbloom representatives and has been working hard to emulate the success of his earlier work. In March of 2023, he also be the first member to make their solo debut. \\ @plasticflwrs

 HERO  (  히로  )  –  previously  known  as  WOONG  –  is  a  fictional  soloist  under  GLASSHOUSE’s  subsidiary,  MIGHTY  DEVIL  RECORDS.  his  solo  debut  was  one  of  the  most  anticipated  ones  due  to  him  being  wildly  popular  during  the  fourth  season  of  PRODUCE  101  (  PRODUCE  X  101  ),  where  he  ranked  SEVENTH  OVERALL  and  debuted  in  X1  as  one  of  their  members.  after  the  group’s  disbandment,  HERO  debuted  solo  mid-2021,  with  a  single  KILLING  ME  SOFTLY. \\ @anqelblccm

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[nenasspot]

finally here to drop on you: some thoughts on the first ep of starlight boys!

the auditions I have something to say about

blood sweat and tears: ke ming kai, li sheng jun and sheng qi

way too hard song choice. I get why so many trainees would choose a bts song, but why this song? please someone point me towards a cover of bs &t that had the same aura as the original, bc at this point i'm convinced it is uncoverable. the pitch of it, too, is so dangerous in the way that if you don't get the feel of that intro right, you're lost immediately...

breathe: syo and ryou kaito

don't like syo's style of singing. japanese vocal style that will need to go. otherwise, I'm actually pretty neutral about it.

darari: kim seong ju

not him going platinum seller with the trainees lmao. I mean, if anything, it proved the guiders right in giving him one star

crazy form: kim seon jae, han jeong woo and choi jun ho

obviously have been trained. something about the intro was way off, idk if it was the pitch or if it was just done monotonously but it got my sibling and me real scared. not necessary though! the rest of it was pretty great!

black suit: shao zi heng

WOW. he's really good, stable, good pronunciation and mindset, BEAUTIFUL too. spoilers include that he's in my top9 right now. I got real shady vibes at first, about the level of humbled he was giving ... felt like an act for a minute there, but it was probably just the nerves!

my house: han gyul, do ha, min jae, yoo jun

the babies did so great... the AURA in this performance was insane. the synchronized choreo at the start?? oh, these are idols, is what you're telling me

fantastic baby: rex, zhang ji jun and yang yan

I did not enjoy this. audition performances need to showcase skill and potential. if part of your potential is showmanship, then great. if you utilize showmanship purely to draw attention, then there was no potential shown. I can get why the trainees might have liked it though (song choice, atmosphere yada yada)

love 119: wang kun, he xi long, ngan chau yuet, float and zhang jing he

pretty much neutral about this. wasn't bad by any means, but I also already forgot all of them except wang kun

really really: nam son, lee da eul, park yeon wook and jeon min gyu

are they giving da eul another came from the bottom narrative? I feel like he should have come on by himself instead..

rush hour: lee jun hyuk

VERY impressive to do as a one-man performance. entertaining, stable

good guy: pentor and kris

so happy to see an sf9 performance! and done this well?? damn near brought tears to my eyes. pentor has a bright bright future ahead, and kris was also not to be forgotten!

answer: duan xing xing, yoo gwan woo and sun ying hao

xing xing is so much fun to watch!! it's obvious he's also having fun, and to be this stable while also being entertaining to look at is a real feat!

other things I need to talk about:

donghwa

I NEED him to do well!! I've missed him so much, the tension in my body any time a solo trainee stepped through that tunnel only for it to not be him was crazy, my sibling is my witness lmao

they put him all by himself, way up there, and I'm crossing all my fingers, and my toes too, that he doesn't let that add to his nerves but I feel like it's inevitable

his nose is still very pretty, he's wearing a mesh turtleneck, he's doing a song that has bodyrolls..... they put him last in the round-up of trainees that still have to go (way at the end of the ep) so let's hope that's a good thing!!

hangyul, baby. I first met you through a survival show, and I was very thankful for it then. seeing as you didn't debut with the unit, I was also glad to see you in px101. but they messed you over, put something in front of you that was the realization of your dream, only for it to be taken away...

the fact that trainees were like "he was in X1!" damn near put me out. I know that you have a shit label, that they're really just looking for viral moment after viral moment to keep the group in the collective memory. but I also know that this might help you to advance once more, get closer to that realization again.

so now that you're back here, and in a context where I'm able to vote for you, please believe that I will. we'll do our damnedest to not let you down, gyul.

[naivrse]

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back in january , seventh heaven held a press conference discussing plans for the year , during which they confirmed the debut of their new boy group. coming in the final quarter of 2024 , leaving fans to wonder and speculate about the final lineup of the group since.

the company first started recruiting trainees for the group back in 2021 , holding global auditions. however , the lineup has changed several times , with some trainees thought to be in the group debuting elsewhere and others outright being cut from the label , causing confusion for everyone following the process , especially with popular boys planet contestant zachary shin departing last month.

luckily for you , we've managed to deduce the most likely members , from sightings outside of the seventh heaven headquarters in yeouido to social media appearances , and gathered everything you need to know below!

from left to right : lee eunsang , park jihoon , hwang minho , koo jungyu , and cole noh.

lee eunsang was born in '99 in yeosu. he used to be a trainee at kq entertainment , training alongside the members of ateez , and left in 2020. he got into seventh heaven via audition shortly after.

while still at kq , eunsang displayed singing and dancing as his strongest skills. it's safe to assume he'll have a vocal position. since he's the oldest , it's likely that he'll end up also being the leader.

park jihoon was born in '00 in busan. he was initially signed to fnc entertainment and was sent to compete on produce x 101 by them , debuting in x1 after ranking 3rd in 2019. following that group's messy disbandment , he embarked on an unremarkable solo career starting in 2021. after two years , it was announced that he left fnc and had signed with seventh heaven.

in x1 jihoon was a lead rapper and dancer , and as a soloist , was able to display the full range of his singing abilities. he could really play any role in the group , as he's pretty much an all–rounder.

hwang minho was born in '02 and is from bucheon. he also goes by the name christian hwang. he's been modeling since he was sixteen , first making headlines in 2018 for his striking visuals while walking for ader error when he was still freelancing. seventh heaven signed him not long after , beating the many other companies that had clamored to do so.

in addition to being gorgeous , minho is a talented singer and guitarist. a demo named countdown that was recorded by him and ttyl's divya back in 2022 was leaked , along with several other unreleased songs by seventh heaven artists , last year and went viral for just how rich and strong his vocals were. he'd most likely be the main vocalist.

koo jungyu was born in '02 and is from songdo. he played ice hockey for eleven years before quitting to pursue his dreams of becoming an idol when he was eighteen. before then , he'd done some modeling and cfs in addition to competing. he signed to seventh heaven via audition in 2020.

surprisingly , jungyu is quite the dancer. in a post–game presser from 2018 , he explained that he was placed in dance classes by his parents growing up so he could sufficiently work out during the hockey off–season , and developed a passion for it. last year , he hosted the seventh heaven family winter concert alongside minho , making the two a fan–favorite pairing that people can't wait to see debut together.

and lastly , cole noh , who was born in '03. he's from california and most notably is the younger brother of honeylemon's kenzie. he'd sort of made an influencing career out of being related to her , having over 500k followers and millions of views from a series of tiktok videos he made hanging out with her and other idols in seoul in 2023.

without announcement , cole deactivated all of his social media pages and moved to seoul this june. he was studying at ucla beforehand , majoring in music , but obviously won't be returning for the fall semester this year. while we're not exactly sure what it is that he does talent–wise , we're still excited to find out!

most recently , the bunch were spotted by an eagle–eyed fan at lauryn's fanmeeting concert , clad in face masks and casual attire.

[anqelblccm]

⊹˳⁺ ⠀⠀⠀ THE  DISCOGRAPHY  OF  HERO  !  (  cw  :  flashing  lights,  eye  strain?  ) 

debuting  in  2021,  HERO  is  called  the  most  well-known  artist  of  MIGHTY  DEVIL  RECORDS  since  the  company's  establishment  back  in  2014.  after  the  disbandment  of  X1,  HERO  seemingly  disappeared  for  the  whole  of  2020  before  he  was  suddenly  mentioned  by  the  company  in  mid-2021,  surprising  his  fans,  who  longed  to  see  him  in  the  industry  again. 

on  july  11th,  HERO  released  a  single,  KILLING  ME  SOFTLY,  that  was  promoted  for  four  weeks  and  received  three  music  show  wins.  due  to  the  singer's  popularity,  his  first  win  was  only  four  days  after  his  official  debut,  making  him  the  fastest  idol  to  reach  one,  even  passing  X1.  he  was  credited  for  both  the  lyrics  and  the  choreography  of  the  song  and  a  video  was  posted  on  his  youtube  account  with  a  date  that  showed  he  produced  everything  a  year  before  his  actual  debut.  KILLING  ME  SOFLY  received  good  reviews  from  multiple  critics  and  other  people  in  the  music  industry,  and  it  set  a  bar  for  him  to  perfect  even  more  in  the  future. 

DREAMING  AWAKEN  is  the  first  mini  album  released  on  november  19th,  with  THAT  VOICE  OF  MINE  as  its  title  track.  HERO  promoted  the  song  for  five  weeks  and  received  seven  music  show  wins.  the  soloist's  first  comeback  could  be  deemed  different  due  to  the  experimentation  around  neo-soul  with  clear  jazz  /  r&b  influences,  which  is–  by  the  artist's  words–  something  that  he  never  dabbled  in  before.  THAT  VOICE  OF  MINE  was  a  hit  on  tiktok,  blowing  up  primarily  due  to  the  dance  featured  in  the  music  video. 

the  first  comeback  of  2022  was  with  BAD  LOVE,  from  HERO's  second  mini  album,  RATED-R.  the  album  was  not  as  big  a  hit  for  netizens  as  much  as  it  was  for  international  fans.  still,  despite  all  the  hate  HERO  received  for  the  album's  name,  BAD  LOVE  won  five  music  show  wins,  placing  the  song  on  billboard's  top  100  at  16TH  place,  the  highest  he's  ever  placed  so  far.  to  the  question  whether  BAD  LOVE  was  written  due  to  something  that  happened  to  HERO  in  real  life,  he  replies  that  even  though  the  song  is  about  a  toxic  relationship  that  he  is  desperate  to  break  out  of,  it's  not  about  him  but  rather  someone  he's  very  close  to  as  a  friend.  

mid-2022  was  a  terrible  time  for  ODDITIES.  DEMON  &  YOU  was  released  four  months  after  RATED-R,  but  during  the  promotions  of  DANCE  FOR  TWO,  HERO  unexpectedly  released  a  short  documentary  about  his  career,  explaining  how  his  year-long  disappearance  from  the  industry  was  due  to  his  anxiety  disorder.  "it  was  one  of  the  reasons  why  the  company  was  reluctant  to  let  me  debut  solo  for  the  whole  year,"  he  explained,  breaking  his  fans'  hearts  even  more.  the  promotions  during  D42  were  significantly  smaller,  taking  only  three  weeks  but  receiving  ten  wins  for  the  song  and  a  5TH  place  on  billboard's  top  100  for  the  whole  of  the  promotion  era. 

when  fans  thought  that  was  it  for  2022,  HERO  surprised  everyone  again  by  releasing  a  third  mini  album,  LIVE  AND  LEARN,  with  BULLS***  as  its  title  track.  the  soloist  followed  the  same  schedule  he  had  for  D42,  promoting  the  comeback  for  three  weeks  and  winning  four  wins  at  music  shows.  a  lot  of  netizens  complained  about  the  singer's  approach  to  his  songs,  mostly  saying  he  always  uses  vulgar  words  as  titles  for  his  albums  and  songs.  ODDITIES  came  to  defend  him,  saying  he's  an  adult  and  can  decide  on  his  discography  due  to  having  complete  freedom  over  what  he  will  produce.  even  though  BULLS***  didn't  receive  as  much  attention  as  his  previous  album,  it  still  got  him  a  lot  of  appreciation  and  love  from  his  fans. 

while  the  singer  confirms  all  songs  are  written  and  produced  by  him,  HERO  admits  he  also  has  help  from  other  producers  in  the  music  industry  for  some  of  the  significant  songs.

[knize-strachkvas]

so i'm not going to watch boys planet bc a) i hate mnet and i don't trust them to treat the boys fairly b) i do not hate myself enough to go through that shit again when i know its just getting worse and worse with each season. that shit is rigged. we know it, mnet knows we know it.

BUT just the bits and pieces that i see online...oh my fucking god that show is so unserious and just so fucking stupid and they don't even bother to hide it anymore?

1. dividing the trainees into koreans (mnets favourites) and the rest of not-that-interesting trainees that are not fortunate enough to be koreans is just bullshit. like dividing them before the show aired during the trainee reveal? weird, but okay i guess. but not letting them perform together for the introduction performance and putting them according to their nationalities? what the actual fuck mnet. tell me one good reason why all nine.i members that are stuck there couldn't perform together when they are already debuted team? jiho and seowon performed as duo and winnie was put with another thai trainee? that was just unnecessary.

2. mnets pushing the narrative that the koreans trainees need to be better then the rest bc this is kpop and koreans just need to be the best in everything just probably creates unnecessary tension between the trainees. no mater how u edit the performances to make the korean trainees look way better and edit out the foreigners with actual talent, it will just crumble down bc mnets editing is shit and it just creates drama where i want just good vibes (yes this is mnet i know i will not get good vibes its not my first rodeo....i watched ioi's season i know shit or two)

3. jiwoong. thats it thats the tweet...no okay. honestly i got worried for jiwoong when he was announced as a contestant bc mnets is shit but worse, mnet is homophobic shit and hell i don't trust them to treat jiwoong right. for now, it seems like they are just using jiwoong for views. jiwoong is brave for saying out loud right at the beginning that he acted in bl drama and didn't try to push it aside. also everybody else playing their parts and being in love with him is just amusing and i hope they are enjoying it. jiwoong is collecting men everywhere he goes and honestly, good for him.

4. hui (and any other contestant that is in active group tbh) like im so fucking confused what the fuck is cube doing. we all know that cue is shit and is not good in dealing with crisis situation but ?!?! this one is stupid even by their standards. hui literary produced songs for mnets little shitshows before. he was a mentor for people who are now going to mentor him. that's just laughable?? hui doesn't deserve any of this. he is way too old for this shit. and in any mean i mean he is too old to be an active idol. hell no. but the rest of the trainees are more than 10 years younger. u can't want him to take care of a bunch of kids that should be in school and not in this circus. also, i dont even want to imagine how much it would have an impact on pentagon as a group - or any group in general. if a trainee that is already a member of an active group (so pentagon, nine.i, up10tion (what the fuck, why), ciipher etc) what the groups would do? would they have the same contract as x1 should have? bein half and half? i can imagine that could go as smoothly as any other mnets ambitious (stupid) plan. the boys would be overworked in no time and the time management? yeah, hell no. and yes it kinda worked with victon but swoo was back way sooner then they planned, or with nuest (good for them). on the other hand, it definitely didn't worked for anybody else with was mostly the companies fault by not taking the chance properly and mismanaging them.

5. the evil editing. we all know mnet is really good at evil editing but every damn year there are people believing it. like why????? mnet has its favourite and its so obvious. its actually so fucking painful to watch. it was obvious even just from the teasers. i understand that that's the point of the show. the more drama the more views for mnet. bad publicity is still a publicity :)

okay im done now. in conclusion, dont vote for a contestant that is a member of an active group (stan the group instead) and for the love of god and everything holy please dont trust mnet :)

[slytherinshua]

best debut song? flash

best disbandment song? flash.

[ambivartence]

For the ask game! Bae173? I see your Hangyul art and I'm curious about them 👀

oooo i answered bae173 a few times already (my all time fave song is loved you) but since u mentioned my hangyul art i'll also give u my fave hangyul song of all time which is Soul by H&D (hangyul & dohyon when they were a duo after x1 disband before bae173 debut) i looove how hangyuls voice sounds in that song

> Send me a kpop group and I’ll tell you my fave song <

[hyumjim]

you know, i like that zb1 has bucked the survival show trend in the sense that they haven't released "zb1 versions" of the popular songs from boys planet. ioi, izone and kep1er all had THREE (3!!!) songs on their debut EP come straight from the show!! wanna one had 1, and X1 had 2. so i was surprised to see that zb1 didn't do this, but looking back, I really like the effect it has. it makes their debut EP seem much more cohesive, like something unique to them, songs that were written for them and not just anyone, you know? even though some of them (jelly pop, say my name, over me) were very good songs, it's better to have a more cohesive end product. I feel like it gives legitimacy not just to zb1 but to the boys who sang on those other songs originally and got eliminated from the show. now they get to feel ownership over the songs as "their song" and not have them replaced. that's also cool :)

[takiberry]

I always buy my albums from Music Plaza, it's usually the cheapest one for where I live, in the middle of the US, I know there is a kpop company out of Texas, but it's more expensive than using Music Plaza which is in Cali. I know usually Music Plaza only has kpop usually, but to my surprise they had &Team's album and I preordered it from them, which in my experience Music Plaza is really good, I've spent about 2k on albums from there and never once had a bad experience, everything comes packed really well and I've never had anything damaged or broken, they also send freebies usually in addition to preorder items, like I once got a free Enhypen poster and Loona stickers from them with my order. &Team's album is really expensive, like 40$, but I think that's more a their label thing than Music Plaza upcharging much, since the album was expensive everywhere I looked.

I remember my first kpop song was Gee by SNSD and I stuck with just them until about ten years ago, I started branching out and soon was into everything.

I personally never watched I-Land, in 2020 I was reeling with the disbandment of X1 and the Produce scandal since I was a Produce girlie, I still think about how if they hadn't made the vote numbers between some contestants the same number they probably wouldn't have been caught like you can easily rig votes and they managed to fuck it up, and also watching Finding Stray Kids, I remember the anger and rage when Minho and Felix got eliminated, and the rumors that JYP was going to only 8 meaning one would come back and the other wouldn't debut, but luckily both debuted.

i was also a produce girlie omg 🙏🏻🙏🏻

also stop bc i was gonna order them on music plaza and its sold out , im genuinely so upset i had money saved up to get three albums, one being for my sister and the other two being for me 🥹. makes me so so upset seeing that wherever i looked, it’s sold out like, man what about ME.

[scarareg]

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[cherriegyuu]

Let’s Talk Boys Planet | Elimination 2

The second round of eliminations is finally over. We’ll go through the top 9 and then a few other contestants that deserve some attention (good or bad).

#1 Hanbin – I mean, nothing new to see here. Will he pull a Cai Xukun and be center, place first throughout the entire competition and then be center and first place again? Probably and honestly I don’t blame people for it.  If we have to compare to PDX (we don’t have to but I want to), I think Yohan was a bit more charismatic but Hanbin is overall more well rounded, but Yohan had been a trainee for a very short period of time back then.

#2 Zhag Hao – I mean, the centers be centering idk. He is very good, and does his best always. I think he will look great in the final group.

#3 Yujin – I have no doubt he will debut and I honestly think he did a good job in Law, where did that low voice of his even came from? However, his mental health really concerns me. I don’t know how much of the way he acts is him being an introvert (and this kind of environment doesn’t helpt at all) and how much is because that stupid judge decided that it would be a good idea do talk a fucking teenager like he was a 35 year old man. I hope that as time goes on and he realizes how talented he is, his confidence will come back. I know a lot of people are against him debuting because he is so young but honestly most people don’t actually give a shit, if they did Wonyoung wouldn’t have debuted in Izone, Dohyung wouldn’t have debuted in X1, Somi wouldn’t have been in I.O.I and so many others that didn’t go through a reality show like this. People are making a big deal out of it but they don’t actually care.  And let’s be clear, once the show is over and he does make the cut, people will not say “I won’t stan this group because he is too young”. I bet whatever you guys want that in less than six months someone will have written filthy smut with him as the main character and will sexualize everything he does. So please, don’t be hypocrites, if you don’t like him just say so, okay?

#4 Matthew – I like him, I was voting for him but I’m not crazy over him. The second I had to drop someone from my voting list he was the first one to go. This doesn't mean that he is bad, it just means that he doesn’t do it for as much as he does for other people.

#5 Jiwoong - Like I said before, sometime I am a basic bitch. Comparing to PDX (we don’t have to but we will), Jiwoong gives me very much Wooseok vibes, in the sense that he looks very cold and sometimes it makes me wonder if he even wants to be there. He isn’t the best singer but he’s a good dancer in the idol form not like a dancer, dancer. In these few last episodes we were able to see some of his personality and he longer seems to cosplay Elsa.

#6 Gyuvin – Sometimes the basic bitch doesn’t get it, okay? I don’t personally think that he is handsome, he hardly sings in the songs that he was given, and he is an okay dancer I think. I can’t even remember which song he chose in the second round (after much though, like 2 whole minutes, I remembered that he was in Love Killa). So, again, comparing to PDX, he gives Jungmo vibes but with a Minhee lookalike face.

#7 Taerae – I knew that was going to make it into the top 9 and I’m sure he won’t be getting out of it at all, Koreans do love him and he deserves it. He is such a good singer. His voice is so calming and beautiful and he has the sweetest smile. Him and Keita were the only one who made into top 9 without any benefits and that’s very hot of them.

#8 Keita – dude is outstanding. He can sing, can dance, can rap, is super talented (YG is a dumb bitch). Apparently his only negative point, according to Kntez, is the fact that he isn’t tall but he love a short king. I don’t how much his rank will fluctuate now that we can only vote for 3 people but I hope he can debut because Rain is basically selling his group out.

#9 Gunwook – HE MADE IT!! By a short margin, almost didn’t, but he’s here. I hope he stays here and doesn’t go anywhere at all. I love him so much, from the first episode. It seems that Mnet wants him debut so I’m assuming that he will get a lot of positive editing in the next episodes so try and get him to rank higher. People think that he is scary but he is actually just a giant baby who knows that he is good GOOD. The fact that he gets in the top 9, if we just consider the Korean votes, makes me really happy and hope that there’s a chance of him making it.

And now onto the trainees that didn’t made it but I want to mention:

Hui – I called it in my last post, he dropped and he won’t be getting back up. I have a feeling that since the Hyuna and Dawn thing people have a personal vendetta against Pentagon and the members, Hui most of all. I remember how during RTK all the other groups voted for Pentagon but their votes were actually very low when it came from the audience. So yeah, he is great but he won’t make it here. I hope he can debut solo, for real, and have everyone by the balls like B.I did with BTBT.

Jongwoo – I decided to give him my third vote even though he didn’t make it the first and second round. Dude is crazy good, a born leader (I loved to see him chewing up Ma Jing Xian’s ass, that guys really need a wake up call and that was so hot of him). I hope he is the dark horse of the season. From the current top 9, I would take out Gyuvin and get him up there, but realistic he is probably against Gunwook which makes me nervous. I guess it’s a good think that I’m voting for both of them.

Shuaibo – Please tell me what you guys see in this dude, PLEASE. When I said that I don’t get the hype Gyuvin it wasn’t hate, I don’t get it but I accept it. With this guy is pure hate. Like, I watched his fancams and I don’t get it. He half asses everything. HE WANTED Feel Special, he chose it from the started, said it was the only song he wanted, and then proceeded to boycott his own team. Woongi carried the whole performance on his own and for some reason Shuaibo still placed first, still placed higher than Woongi the overall rank. You can’t say that you’re voting for him because he is handsome, because he is not. So what the hell is it? Is it pitty because he didn’t make it to the chinese show is was part of of? TELL ME WHAT IT IS! People say that he is great but I’m yet to see anything from him. He is low-average at best. My hate comes from the fact that he is trying to be in a group but he is not a team player and he doesn’t even try to hide it. I saw people commenting on the fact that that Mnet always cuts his speeches but honestly, thank god. He ranks this high being bad and having a bad edit on his back, imagine what he would do if he could have a single chance to do anything that isn’t hateful.

Wang Zihao – He has no chance of making it into the group. Mnet hates him, dude never even got a mic during the recordings but he is sooooooo good. H was someone I paid attention to during Kill This Love and then again in Law. Mnet, you piece of shit. H will probably be eliminated in the next round since he had very little votes in Korea (the lowest of them all 30k only) but I still want to see him kick some ass in the next round.

My three votes for this round go to Gunwook, Jiwoong and Jongwoo.

It’s really interesting to see how much the ranks change if you take into consideration only the Korean votes or only the Global votes. One of them has 5 global trainees and the other one only has 2. Any wild guesses?

I guess that’s all I had to say. I’m looking forward to see which song will be the song of the season, like U Got I and Move were for Produce X. The song that the group will carry with them once the show is over.

I talked so much about X1 and PDX in this post. I’m going to hate myself but I’ll go back and watch of the performances again.

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K-Pop Debuts and Comebacks for the Second Week of April (Apr 3-Apr 9 2023)

Apr 3

Kim Woo Seok - DAWN

UP10TION and X1's Kim Woo Seok is back solo in this mesmerising performance!

Apr 4

No releases.

Apr 5

APINK - D N D

Veteran girl group APINK returns with another catchy song!

Heize - Vingle Vingle

Solo queen Heize shows a new side to her sound in this mobile phone-friendly comeback!

Apr 6

Beom Seung Hyeok - Cherry Blossoms Blooming In Yeouido

Singer-songwriter Beom Seung Hyeok sings of cherry blossom season in this sweet acoustic ballad!

Jey - Venus

Soloist Jey is smooth on this sexy RnB track.

Apr 7

Hong Ja - Connori ft. Yoon Jong Shin

Trot singer Hong Ja collabs with her boss, legendary singer-songwriter Yoon Jong Shin in this modern take on the genre!

Apr 8

BIBI - I AM SHAMPOO

Talented RnB soloist BIBI drops another banger - this time for a CF!

Luci Gang - Catch The Tail

Up and coming rap star Luci Gang releases an edgy and lyric focused track!

MARK (NCT) - Golden Hour

NCT's Mark drops a playful diss track on Gordan Ramsey's negative review of his fried eggs.

Apr 9

It's - Love is F**k

Solo singer It's drops a NSFW angsty pop rock track!

What is your favourite release of the week?

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ࣪𓂃 ˖ ࣪ 𖠵ˎˊ˗ . . . CAUSE I LOVE YOU FOR INFINITY . . .

WANDERLUST (KR: 방랑벽), also known as WNDRLST or Runaway Boys, is a nine membered boy group under PANDORA LABELS.

The group originally debuted with members WAY, APOLLO, SKYE, PETER, YEOJUN, DAL, LIAN, SIWOO, and MAKO, and were well received by international netizens who praised them for their concept and lyrics that talked about emotional and mental issues. However, the group went through a hiatus in 2021 following a car accident with member DAL, who was left with a broken leg for the remainder of the year. DAL later left the group, stating that he "was holding the group back with his injury."

Soon after the accident, member YEOJUN left both the group and company, saying that it was for "personal reasons." However, many fans didn't believe his reasoning and accused of members PETER and LIAN of bullying him to leave, citing evidence through past livestreams where they were allegedly seen "shutting him down." This was proven false by both PANDORA LABELS and WANDERLUST themselves, but still many fans accused the two of bullying until PETER left the group, stating that he was "tired of so many false rumors of his character and having to feel stressed to even get on social media," and was replaced (and subsequently erased) by KEITO, a former member of STRAY KIDS. LIAN, on the other hand, stayed.

In 2022, PANDORA LABELS made the decision to add TOMMY, a former member of X1, and former KQ trainee and almost ATEEZ member ZEN, which made waves among netizens due to the label adding people they didn't even know had signed to them. However, there wasn't much for them to say on the matter, since no one knew until after their debut in WANDERLUST.

Even after the scandals surrounding the certain members, WANDERLUST continues to make music surrounding dark topics. They are still well loved internationally more than domestically.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ࣪𓂃 ˖ ࣪ 𖠵ˎˊ˗ . . . BASICS !

NAME › WANDERLUST // WNDRLST // Runaway Boys

MEMBERS › Way, Keito, Zen, Siwoo, Mako, Tommy, Lian, Apollo, Skye

FORMER MEMBERS › Dal, Yeojun, Peter

LABEL › Pandora Labels

COLORS › #E1C7D9 (Thistle), #E0B2CA (Pink Lavender), #E8EAF6 (Magnolia), #9EBAC9 (Powder Blue), #685E72 (Deep Violet)

FANDOM › Lost Boys / Lost Girls

GREETING › "Let's run away! Hello, we are WANDERLUST!"

DEBUT DATE › December 26th, 2018

DEBUT ALBUM › SLEEPLESS

DEBUT SONG › Insomnia

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ࣪𓂃 ˖ ࣪ 𖠵ˎˊ˗ . . . SOCIALS !

INSTAGRAM › wander.9.lust_offcl

TWITTER › WNDRLST_twt, RUNAWAY_BOYS (members)

TIKTOK › wander.9.lust_offcl

YOUTUBE › WANDERLUST OFFICIAL, RUNAWAY CHANNEL (members)

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ࣪𓂃 ˖ ࣪ 𖠵ˎˊ˗ . . . MEMBERS ! 

Kim Siwoo ( Siwoo ) . . . 1997

Kwon Yunhyeong ( Skye ) . . . 1997

Tanaka Keito ( Keito ) . . . 1998

Jo Yongseok ( Apollo ) . . . 1998

Dhipyamongkol Veerapol / Seth Veerapol ( Way ) . . . 1999 

Jeong Donghyeon ( Zen ) . . . 1999 

Yamaguchi Makoto ( Mako ) . . . 2000

Zhao Liangrui ( Lian ) . . . 2000

Thomas Moon / Moon Wooyoung ( Tommy ) . . . 2001

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