#ab6ix: teaser

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AB6IX has released the 2nd set of concept photos for their upcoming 7th EP “The Future Is Ours: Lost” which is scheduled to be released on May 29th.

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AB6IX anuncia retorno e mais!

Prepare-se: o AB6IX está voltando! Em 1º de maio o AB6IX surpreendeu os fãs ao lançar um trailer de seu próximo comeback no final deste mês. O grupo também anunciou que retornará com seu sétimo EP “THE FUTURE ISOURS: LOST” em 29 de maio de 2023. Confira o novo trailer de retorno do AB6IX abaixo! E não acaba por aqui não! Além do comeback, o grupo também começará uma World Tour a partir do dia…

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Build Up Episode 0: Getting to Know the Boys Part 4: Team Unique

Hey, friends! This is the fourth and final post in my “episode zero” series of my MNET’s Build Up recaps. I’m giving you some basic background info on each of the boys, including where you may have seen them before, the group they’re in normally if applicable, and my opinion/analysis of their teaser performance. In the previous post, I covered Team Power. This will wrap things up with Team Unique. Woot!

Kang Hayoon

Hayoon is 20, and before this, he went on LOUD and Kookmin Singer. He may have met Jung Soomin (the kid from Chicago) on the show Loud, and he may have met Kwon Euibin on Kookmin Singer.

He was V07, and his teaser song is One and Only by Adele. He has a genuinely unique singing style that doesn’t at all match the way he dresses and looks. It’s a very specific vocal color that might not appeal to everyone -- deliberately somewhat nasal, but in a controlled way. It sounds retro-modern, the way that a lot of Western artists sing these days. He’s obviously a genuine talent, but I can almost feel his throat closing up as he sings. He needs a bit of training to really use that amazing instrument he has. I hope he gets it, and that it doesn’t destroy his natural color. 

Jeon Woong

Hair-stylist Unnies, what the fuck? Seriously.

Much better, thank you.

Woong is 26 years old, and was V11, performing Bad by Christopher. He sings the song almost exactly the way the original performer does, even down to the little purposeful vocal kicks. I would have liked to hear a bit more of his interpretation of the song instead of karaoke version. He uses falsetto to hit some of the high notes, but that’s ok, they’re very high notes and he sounds good. I like his singing in an instinctive way, but I’m not sure how well trained he is.  

Woong is in AB6IX, a four member group (used to be five) from Brandnew music. Like CIX, this is post-Wanna One group; Daehwi, a former member of Wanna One, is the center and face of AB6IX. Woong, meanwhile, is the main vocal. AB6IX started off doing pretty well, but one of their members, Youngmin, had a DUI arrest and had to leave the group in disgrace. It hurt the group pretty badly, and they haven’t really bounced back. Hopefully, going on this show will draw some good attention to the group, who I’ve always liked but thus far haven’t stanned. The song of theirs that I like best (of the ones I’ve heard -- there are lot of kpop songs, you guys, I don’t always keep up) is Close. 

And if you want to hear more of Woong’s voice, here’s his solo song, Moondance.  

Sunyoul

Sunyoul is 27 and a member of Up10tion. 

He has been on a few shows before this, including two reality shows devoted to trot, a uniquely Korean style of music, and a stint on King of Mask Singer in 2016 where he managed to convince everyone that he was a female trot singer. People were pretty surprised when they found out who he was! Seriously, check out his performance -- I don’t think I’d guess in a million years that this was a man.

For his teaser performance, he was V04, and did a song called Twenty Five Twenty One. He had some shaky moments, but showed his strong lower register and some serious vocal agility, moving from low to high notes almost effortlessly. I think he’s one to watch. 

Let me talk briefly about Up10tion. They debuted as a 10 member group in 2015, and didn’t really catch the world on fire. Several members went on ProduceX101 and two members did well enough that they basically started solo careers afterward instead of really bringing the fame home to the group. (I’m not criticizing them -- that was mismanagement on the agency’s part, not their fault.) Three members have left the group, and two members went on Boys Planet (Hwanhee and Xiao). Several members have left the agency, including Hwanhee and Sunyoul, and the future of Up10tion is really dubious at this point.  

Meanwhile, I’ve liked a few songs of Up10tion over the years, so it’s a bummer that they never really worked out. I think the first song of theirs that I liked was Blue Rose. Also, What if Love is great, especially the chorus, even if it sounds like they’re saying “ready for love” instead of “what if love”. In my opinion, a lot of Up10tion songs have weird intros and kind of mid verses and then awesome choruses held down by Hwanhee’s marquee vocals and Sunyoul’s sweet higher register. So if you listen to the first 30 seconds and you’re like “meh?” give the whole song a listen. Also, their song Spin Off was one of the best songs of 2021 and lives forever on my playlists. It’s one of those full-on kpop songs that isn’t really any genre, just sort of pop that makes you feel happy. 

Wumuti

Wumuti is 24 and is from China, though he’s actually an ethnic Uyghur, a Turkic ethnic group that is an officially recognized ethnic minority in China. If you read my Boys Planet recaps, you know that I have a soft spot for him. He just wants this so bad. Plus, and I don’t want to bum you out too much, but the Uyghurs are facing some pretty serious problems, including forced sterilization and labor camps and it’s really really bad. So I can’t help but always cheer for Wumuti, you know? 

He also seems like a really sweet, genuine, and hard working person. He seems pretty fluent in Korean and has been on all the Korean reality shows: Road to Star, The Dance & The Voice, Super Idol, Under Nineteen and Boys Planet. So this makes the third survival show in a row that Wumuti and Jay will be on together! (The other two were Under 19 and Boys Planet.)

Here’s one of my favorite Wumuti performances, gross lollipop aside. (He’s the one in the white hat.) Oh, now I miss Boys Planet!

Then there’s his cover of Antifragile, which he released shortly after getting kicked off Boys Planet. 

Ok, as for his teaser song, he was V12, performing Seven by Jungkook. He sounds fine, though I wouldn’t say at all his voice belongs in Unique. I think I’d call it Allround -- I couldn’t promise that I’d know his voice just from hearing it the way I would with, say, Hwanhee or Jay. Also, the rapping is a little cringe, but TBH it’s cringe even in the original version of the song. 

I think he was hoping to get people’s attention by singing a super popular song in English. His end game isn’t to make the top 4 of this show -- he wants to launch a solo career. I mean, that’s what I assume, anyway. I’m not sure if that will work out for him, but I hope it does. 

Lee Gwangseok, aka, Lee Kwangseok

Gwangseok is kind of a question mark overall -- I know nothing about him, not even his age. We actually learn on the first episode that he has no training at all and works as a model (!). So he has never been on any other show and he’s definitely not in an existing group. 

He’s V19 in the teaser song, showing off a unique, smokey, extremely thick kind of voice. I enjoy his performance, even though he’s singing a ballad, so that says a lot, though I know that some people may not personally like this distinctive style. I wouldn’t necessarily have guessed that he has no training. Maybe he just has good instincts, or maybe he had some light vocal training, like in high school chorus or something like that, because he can hit some fairly high notes in his chest voice. And some singers are charming without training -- Joni Mitchell comes to mind as someone like that. They sing the way they sing, and people can like it or not.

I’ll be really interested in see more of Gwangseok. I don’t know if he’s right for a vocal group based on harmonies, because his voice is so distinctive. However, he’s apparently quite handsome* and that combined with genuine vocal talent and his sort of self-effacing charm could give him a decent solo career.

*Those of you who regularly read my recaps know that I have no idea who is and who isn’t “handsome” or “pretty” in the kpop world. I often pick out the member who everyone thinks is the “ugly one” in a group and choose them as the one who’s best looking! So I have no idea. But the other guys on the show react in such a way as to indicate that he’s really handsome, and he works as a model, so I guess he’s handsome. 

Hong Sungwon

He’s a musical actor, and that’s about all I know. 

He was V21, doing Desperado by the Eagles. He sings it with a slight country twang, which is wild for a non-native speaker. (I assume he’s a non-native speaker? Maybe I’m wrong.) He has a rich, warm tone and impeccable pitch. I don’t love all his weird rhythmic choices in the song, but he’s trying to show that he’s fully singing live. It’s hard to critique a voice like this -- it’s just really good without necessarily really being all that unique. I like it a lot, don’t get me wrong. It’ll be nice to hear him sing more on this show. 

Neon

He’s listed as a solo singer, but I can’t figure out much more about him. There’s another Korean singer in this world named Neon Bunny (check out her song It’s You, one of my all-time favorites -- she’s not a kpop singer, she’s an indie artist and the song is amazing) and another Kpop performer named Neon who is a band called About U, so it’s hard to find out info about this particular guy with the same/similar name. I do know that he’s 28 years old -- that’s about it!

He was V33, doing Rush Hour by Crush. He has clean, nice vocals -- not particular unique, despite his category. He’s just really nice to listen to. Good pitch, good breath control, good power, all the good stuff. In fact, I think I would have put him in the Power category. You can see him in his silhouette performance standing quite a distance from the microphone, still singing loud enough to be heard clearly.  I’m looking forward to hearing more from him.

Kim Seohyung

Soehyung is a musical actor and has a similar singing style to Kim Seongjeong and Choi Haram. So it’s just not going to appeal to me, as much as I can respect his skill. His teaser song was V18, Me After You by Paul Kim. He did falter a little on one of the high notes, but I mean, it was just 90 seconds of singing one song, and mistakes happen. I think he belongs in the Power category, not the Unique category, but that’s just me.

A fan of his made this “Kim Seohyung cut” of episode 1 -- all 90 seconds that we got to see of him in episode one. MNET really doesn’t care much about Seohyung! 

Lee Hwanhee

Hwanhee is from Up10tion, but you might recall him from Boys Planet as the guy who ended up on General Gunwook’s team for Kill this Love. (Performance) You might also remember that he had to withdraw from the show midway due to his health issues. 

He is V38, performing Tomboy by G-Idle. He did the song justice, I thought, putting enough snap and sass into it. There were some backup prerecorded vocals that make it tough to tell how much he’s singing live. But I’ve heard enough of his vocals to know that he’s capable of some excellent singing.

I never got the sense that many of my 3-4 readers liked Hwanhee much, but I think he’s a really good vocalist. I like his distinctive, Baekhyun-esque vocal color, which adds nicely to Up10tion songs. However, he might be a tad outclassed by some of the other guys on this show, who have more training than he does. I think sometimes he wears out his voice and kind of runs out of steam while he sings. 

I think I would have put him in the Power category, but maybe I don’t really understand what the categories are about. 

Kwon Euibin

I can’t get over this official picture. Imagine being like, “Yes, this represents me. This is my brand. I’m going for that, like, pissed off substitute teacher vibe.” I mean. IDK.

He really likes beige sweaters over white shirts, I guess. 

Ok, so Euibin is only 25 years old, and my scouting tells me he’s a trainee going for the idol life. He went on two other shows: The Idol Band: Boy's Battle and Kookmin Singer. On the latter show, he may have met Kang Hayoon, the one who sang the Adele song for his intro clip.

He was V35, another fecking ballad, but his voice was unexpectedly sweet and pretty compared to his serious countenance.  He strained a little on some of the higher notes and the whole thing felt a little uneven, occasionally kind of shouty. It’s nice to listen to despite all that. I’m not quite sure what to make of him so far, so I’ll reserve judgment for now.  But again, not sure he’s “unique.”

Taewoo

Taewoo is 26 and my sleuthing tells me he’s a songwriter who appeared on a few other shows I haven’t heard of, Sing Again 2 and Vocal Play 2. 

He’s V28, Thought of You by John Park. I really like his voice. It’s slightly gravely, in a good way -- it has character. Finally, a unique singer who is actually unique. It’s hard to say how trained he is based on this clip but I know I want to hear more of him!

And that’s it! Gang, we did it. We made it through all 40! Now, I’ll move on to the recap at last. 

See you then and there! 

[ab6ixpics]

AB6IX (에이비식스) 'LOSER' M/V TEASER #1

[aemoglobin]

realizing i haven't escaped The Curse (father) because i have inherited his enjoyment of & desire to own music. unfortunately for him it's kpop and not classic rock but my point still stands.

i am very excited for both ab6ix and cix comebacks this month but my wallet is Not...my hours got cut at work (everyone's hours got cut, actually, i HATE january) so i'm not making As Much as i was during the holidays. BUT. but. i have enough for ktown's shipping fees and that's what's really important.

the one thing i'm not really happy about is the first/A concept for cix because of the whole AI debate and i'm like. are these guys getting any sort of protection for the usage of their voice and likeness in AI (big doubt, considering how shit their company is)...the promo vids are really cool but questionable and i think more fans should be concerned about whether or not c9 is using ai to save money and produce 'cix' content for this comeback. like YES it looks really cool and i do enjoy the actual concept of artificial intelligence for cix. but also. the.

teasers for B concept came out this morning and i don't have anything to say about those because they're perfect and if you've seen them You Will Know. i'm a sucker for soft visuals in concepts and the. sleepy eepies...they're all so cute. saw someone on twit describe it as 'seduce in x' and i'm laughing about it bc so true.

ab6ix's concepts have both been really good. they have finally gotten daehwi out of those godforsaken boots!!!!! the teasers dropped today are like...soft fairytale prince...not going as hard as oneus did for la dolce vita but still really good. i love the necklaces/chokers <33333 yes to fabric roses and yes to pearls!!!!!!

don't really have much to say about the album content previews other than the fact that there's like 36?? photocards?? for the REGULAR albums and you only get 2 per album which is insane to me when there are only 4 members to begin with? like? that's what...8 or 9 albums? with no guarantee that you'll get a full set? insane! at least the ktown pobs will be so good, they're cute- it looks like they're posing with strawberries? or some sort of sweet...either way, i'm getting the album set so i have a 50/50 chance of getting my bias lol. the pob for the jewel case isn't as cute but also like..what if i got one as well...

i really need to see the content previews for cix so bad i need them to open preorders nyow. if they have the album set im' getting it obviously but i really want to see if they have cute pobs...i hope they do! there's also speculation that seunghun's pcs are gonna be :eyes emoji: since his B teaser was...like that...in which case if i pull them i'm reselling lol i don't think i could handle it.

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BUILD UP EP 1 - who are they even?

V1: Seunghun (24) (CIX) (All-Round) teaser - 4/10 votes - 7 **ohhhh, he is MUCH better than this teaser. It's too low. - ep1: brown jacket, white pants - I'm crying I love him so GD muchhhhh! - NO. you give this boy ALL the good things and only the good things. V2: Jay Chang (22) (ONEPACT) (Soul) teaser - 8.5/10 votes - 23/40 **he's got a Crush vibe with how he gets kinda whiny. here for it. -he goofy looking, but seems soft-spoken and I dig that -ep1: white shirt, tan pants

V3: Bain (22) (JUST B) (Soul) teaser - 9/10 vote: 9 **I NEED MORE OF THIS.

V4: Sunyoul (27) (UPT10TION) (Unique) teaser - 2/10 votes: 24 **this does nothing for me -

V5: Lim Junhyeok (30) (Ex-Day6) (Power) July 17, 1993 teaser - 1/10 vote: 7 **never have liked this kids voice. isn't it for me V6: Jeong Inseong (29) (KNK) (All-Round) teaser - 5/10 vote: 22 **biiiiitch for singing Day6, wonder if it was before or after that other kid, it's fine V7: Kang Hayoon (20) (Loud) (Unique) teaser - 7/10 votes - 27 **not here for the tone, but I 100% want to hear more! - look at Seunghun straight staring at this baby - ep1: blue shirt, pink vest, black pants V8: Choi Haram (22) (Musicals) (Power) teaser - 2/10 votes: 14 **meh V9: Lee Minwook (23) (NewKidd) (Soul) teaser - 4/10 votes: 11 **like fine, I dont really care V10: Lee Geonwoo (22) (JustB) (All Round) teaser - 2/10 votes - 11 **what a fucking weird ass song to do for a vocal show?? - ep1: orange hair, blue sweater V11: Jeon Woong (26) (AB6IX) (Unique) teaser - 3/10 votes - 14 **also a weird ass song for a vocal show - ep1: denim shirt - V12: Wumuti (24) (Solo?) (Unique) teaser - 8/10 ***6 once he started rapping, ??? votes: 13 ***okayyyyyy, here for this I think? oh wait, whys he rapping? V13: Taehwan (30) (Vanner) (all round) teaser - 9/10 votes: 12 ***i like his pic, i like his voice, im down V14: Lim Sanghyun (26) (solo?) (soul) teaser - 5/10 votes: 25 **ooh, okay deep ass voice. Tooooo low for me to enjoy, but I want to hear more, cause i like the tone V15: Park Juhee (17) (trainee) (soul) teaser - 1/10 votes: 13 ***look at this cute ass angel baby. Hard pass though love. V16: Kim Seong jeong (24) (nothing) (soul) teaser - 1/10 votes - 25 **WHAT? no. get that deep voice away. dislike - tan jacket, tie, leather pants (what??) V17: Choi Suhwan (22) (X101) (all round) teaser - 3/10 votes: 11 **too nasally i think. squeaky. like not here. V18: Kim Seohyung (22) (musicals) (unique) teaser - 2/10 votes: 18 **cool. stick with musicals. PASS. V19: Lee Gwangseok (25) (solo) (unique) teaser - 1/10 votes: 32 **wtf, why this sound muffled. He eating the mic? - leather jacket - omg the english kid that goes "whaaat" after homie said he works as a model V20: Lee Donghun (30) (A.C.E.) (soul) teaser - 6/10 votes - 18 (oh fuck them all) ***oh, we 100% here for him cause A.C.E, but objectively I think he did well. and YAS that power note! - ep1: khaki jacket, tie

V21: Hong Sungwon (25) (solo?) (unique) teaser - 7/10 votes: 21 **weird song to do bro. but I 100 get why you did! I WANT MORE. I need to know more about homie here. Is he a musical actor? Because he 100000% needs to be V22: Hyukjin (30) (100%) (Power) teaser - 7/10 votes: 10 **he screamed, I was out. He sang I was back in. V23: Yun Inhwan (32) (solo - ENAN) (Power Voice) teaser - 4/10 votes: 13 **mehhhhhhhhhhhhh, whiney V24: Ji Yeonwoo (??) (nothing) (All Round) teaser - 7.5/10 votes: 17 **not 100 sold, but I do want to hear more. V25: Ma Jaekyung (27) (Romeo) (Soul) teaser - 3/10 votes: 12 **not here for it. regretfully pass. V26: Jo Hwanji (28) (Musicals) (Power) teaser - 3/10 votes: 18 **okay, but he look dumb af at the beginning bopping around like a dick. Maybe with a different song choice, but not here V27: Hong Seongjun (24) (BDC) (All Round) teaser - 5/10 votes: 13 **like its not a BAD voice.... butttttt "All Rounder"?? No. V28: Taewoo (26) (solo) (Unique) teaser - 5/10 votes: 25 **Im not real sold. but not 100 turned off. the tone & rasp are kinda cool. V29: Hwang Inhyeock (25) (Nada) (All Round) teaser - 3/10 votes: 22 **meh. oh, he started singing and no. pass. WHINE central. V30: Jung Soomin (19) (Solo) (Soul) teaser - 4/10 votes: 25 **feels kinda average. I do like the tone, but I need a little more? V31: Jang Intae (26) (nothing) (AllRound) teaser 1/10 votes: 5 **i hate everything about this. I hate the generic back-track, I hate his whiney ass voice, I hate the lack of passion, I hate the odd gasping. dislike dislike. V32: Jeong Yunseo (??) (nothing) (all round) teaser - 2/10 votes: 13 **what? why? this is just boring V33: Neon (23) (nothing) (unique) teaser - 1/10 votes: 13 ** why is he like rapping? i hate that. fucking stupid. I feel like I love his voice, but this is bullshit. - ep1: green sweater, looks old af.

V34: Park Jeup (30) (Imfact) (Power) teaser - 8/10 votes: 28 **DADDY! If he isn't in the final, I'm fucking mad. - I'm glad they all recognize talent - HAHAHA, the kid in the beanie's Faaaaace! V35: Kwon Euibin (24) (Idol Band) (Unique) teaser - 4/10 votes: 24 **its pretty, but I am so fucking bored V36: Bitsaeon (28) (M.O.N.T) (All Rounder) teaser - 5.5/10 vote - 21 **okayyyy, okayyyy. Dumb ass song. - ep1: looks like Code Kunst, white fuzzy sweater V37: Kang Seokhwa (23) (Wei) (Soul Voice) teaser - 7/10 votes - 15 **he has a real pretty voice - ep1: blonde, pink sweater V38: Lee Hwanhee (25) (UP10TION) (Unique) teaser - 3/10 votes - 15 **WTF is this song? just sing bro. I cant hear your gd voice at all. - ep 1: denim shirt V39: Kim Minseo (21) (nothing) (Power) teaser - 4/10 votes: 13 **I hate when ppl cover this song, especially non-english speakers. It sounds awful. That said, his voice is okay. better than this song. V40: Yeo One (27) (Pentagon) (All Round) teaser - 2/10 votes - 22 (WHAT?) **hey, I know that kid. why is it so lowwwww. - blue shirt, black blazer So is the premise we're picking one from each?? Ep 1. - fuck yes Seunghun is too famous for this show! I was surprised! - Who said "I'm a small time player?" cause he is effing adorable! Jung Soomin) - *crying* how is Jeup so cute with his little bow?? - (((why did they drop subs while this beezy was explaining the ruleeees!))) - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me Jeup + Seunghun interactions. I am literally begging!

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★ ASTRO Schedule ★

📆 28 November - 04 December 2022

⚠️Scheduled activities below may be subject to change depending on the ASTRO members' individual schedules and changes/updates which maybe posted depending on official confirmations

⚠️ All activities to occur are without MJ unless contents are pre-recorded

⚠️ All UNIVERSE Contents can be watched exclusively on the UNIVERSE App

📆 28 November 2022

🌟 4:00 PM KST

DAY 1 of 2023 ASTRO Season's Greetings' Pre-Order

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📆 29 November 2022

🌟 DAY 2 of 2023 ASTRO Season's Greetings' Pre-Order

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📆 30 November 2022

🌟 DAY 3 of 2023 ASTRO Season's Greetings' Pre-Order

🌟 'DECIBEL' (디시벨) Movie First Day Screening in The Philippines #CHAEUNWOO

🌟 1:00 PM KST

ASTRO 아스트로 - Japan Single Music Video Full Release

'가장 좋아하는 사람에게 이별을 말하자'

(ENG : Say Goodbye to the Person You Love The Most / JPN : '1番好きな人にサヨナラを言おう')

MV Teaser 🎥

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📆 01 December 2022

🌟 DAY 4 of 2023 ASTRO Season's Greetings' Pre-Order

🌟 6:00 PM

Universe App Originals

BEHIND DND+ (Do Not Disturb+) with ASTRO

🌟 7:30 PM KST

Three Musketeers Musical

ROCKY as D' Artagnan

Venue : Universal Arts Center

04991 664, Cheonho-daero, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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📆 02 December 2022

🌟 DAY 5 of 2023 ASTRO Season's Greetings' Pre-Order

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📆 03 December 2022

🌟 DAY 6 of 2023 ASTRO Season's Greetings' Pre-Order

🌟 6:00 PM

Universe App Originals

DND+ (Do Not Disturb+) with ASTRO FULL Version

🌟 6:00 PM Cairo Time

<04 December 2022 ~ 12:00 AM PH Time / 1:00 AM KST Time)

#ASTRO's #CHAEUNWOO is invited on @Dior's Fall 2023 Men's Collection to be held in Cairo, Egypt.

https://dior.com

🌟 6:30 PM KST

Three Musketeers Musical

ROCKY as D' Artagnan

Venue : Busan, South Korea

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📆 04 December 2022

🌟 LAST DAY of 2023 ASTRO Season's Greetings' Pre-Order (closes at 11:59 PM KST)

[ab5ix]

AB6IX 'SALUTE' (M/V TEASER #2)

[kpopmultifan]

AB6IX has released a set of teaser images for their upcoming 1st Japanese single “Fly Away” which is scheduled to be released on May 10th.

[boysplanetrecaps]

Build Up Episode 0: Getting to Know the Boys Part 2: Team Soul

Hey friends! Continuing my introductory posts about the guys on MNET's Build Up before I can dive into proper recaps, here's the low down on Team Soul -- their background, basic info, and my opinion on their teaser performance (and other performances). (I did Team Allround last time.) Let's go!

Same disclaimers apply -- 1) these are all excellent vocalists and I am just splitting hairs here 2) this is taking forever and screencaps with my video source are tricky, so please forgive my awkward screencaps and occasional typos. Thank you!!

Ma Jaekyung

Jaekyung is 27 and from a group called Romeo, where he was the main vocalist and performed under the name of Kyle. He also appeared on Mixnine, that blighted show that produced a group that never debuted. It was such a fiasco, ugh, and so many trainees went through hell for nothing. Bitsaeon from M.O.N.T. , Jeong Inseong from KNK, and Donghun from A.C.E. all went on that as well, so they all might have gotten friendly then. 

Jaekyung (and the other members of Romeo) also went on Peaktime, a show for idol groups that had already debuted but weren’t super successful, including Vanner (who won!), M.O.N.T, and BDC, so he may have met Taehwan, Bitsaeon (again), and Hong Seongjun. When Romeo was on Peaktime, they performed the SHINee song Juliette, which is a cute choice since that’s the name of their fandom. And then MNET didn’t bother airing that performance. Thanks, MNET! Themnet. 

So, as for his group itself. Romeo was a 7 member group that debuted in May of 2015, when he would have been 18 years old. The group did slightly better in Japan than they did in Korea, but none of their Korean singles charted at all and most of their MVs have fewer than 200,000 views. Their biggest hit appears to be Lovesick. When the guys from Romeo went on Peaktime, they revealed that Romeo had disbanded at some point in the past. 

In Jaekyung’s k-profiles listing, it says he’s�� a 4D” kind of guy, so I guess we should watch out for his personality, if MNET will show it. It’s hard to picture a guy in a tan blazer as wacky, but we’ll see!

His teaser song was V25, Passing by Kim Bum Soo. For me, he has a really nasal tone to his singing that isn’t my favorite, and I am not a huge fan of his kind of wobbly vibrato, but like everyone on this show, he’s essentially a very good vocalist, with what seems like a very good sense of pitch. Again, it’s a ballad and my ears sort of turn off, so I’ll keep an open mind. 

Seokhwa

Here is Kang Seokhwa, who is in WEi. He also went on YG Treasure Box, where he would have met CIX’s Seunghwan, and Produce X 101, where he ranked 35th and would have met two of the all rounders on this show, Choi Suhwan and BDC’s Hong Seongjun.

WEi, pronounced something like “we-eye”, is a six member group that debuted in 2020. WEi is almost entirely made up of contestants from Produce 101, Produce X 101, and Under 19, including some who won their seasons. Seokhwa is their main vocal. The WEi song Spray spent some time on my playlists recently, but I don’t know many of their other songs. WEi’s most popular member, Johan, is significantly more popular than the others; he came in first place in Produce X 101. Their videos get around 10-15 million views each, putting them slightly lower in the popularity ranking than CIX and AB6IX, but leagues ahead of IMFACT and Romeo. 

I checked out an MR removed video of Spray and Seokhwa was really stable, so I can see why he’d come on the show. He’s V37, and it’s a ballad and you know me by now so it’s hard for me to give this a chance but he has a sweet voice that sounds best when he’s singing more softly, which can’t be said of everyone on this show. We’ve got a lot of belters here! He strains a bit on the higher notes, and I feel like he closes his throat a bit when he belts, but doesn’t get too nasal, which is good. He’s young yet -- he’s only 23, one of the younger people on the show -- and I hope he keeps working on his voice, because he has a lot of potential. 

Donghun

Donghun will turning 31 at the end of February of this year (2024), and he’s already done his military service.

He is the main vocal of A.C.E., a five member group under Beat Interactive/Swing Entertainment that debuted in 2017 with the song Cactus. Their songs don’t chart in Korea, but they get into the top twenty on the US World Chart, because USA has taste, yo. 

If there’s one song of theirs that I think you’d know it would be Goblin (Favorite Boys). But there’s also Under Cover, which is also a banger. Whoever did the subtitles on their older videos puts the names of the singers in, so you can easily find Donghun in their videos. Some of their older songs have 15-20 million views, but their newest comeback, an English language mid-tempo ballad called Effortless, has less than a million views, maybe because it’s in English? Or because it’s a mid-tempo ballad? I don’t know, if you like Who Do You Love by Monsta X, songs like that, you might like Effortless. Really, their songs are good. I feel like it’s a weird situation where everyone likes A.C.E. but somehow they’re still kind of nugu. I know, that doesn’t make sense. 

Donghun went on Mixnine (he won 8th place and should have debuted), so he probably knows the other Mixnine contestants on this show: Bitsaeon from M.O.N.T., Ma Jaekhyung from Romeo, and Jeong Inseong from KNK. He may also know Park Jeup from when they both went on I Can See Your Voice 4.

He set himself up for a tough time by singing an EXO song for his teaser song (V20, Miracles in December). Literally no one can sing it like they can. Still, he does pretty well. He has an appealing warm vocal color and he really goes for that long held note, holding it with good breath support. I just worry because I can almost feel his throat straining on the higher notes. He hits them, but it’s got to hurt. He also relies on some pretty loud background vocals so it’s harder to tell how much of it is live. Despite that, he’s an excellent idol singer and I’ll always support A.C.E. and him.

Lee Minwook

Minwook is 23 and is in a group called Newkidd. I guess he likes vests? What, oh what, what on earth is up with the styling for these guys? Most of them are dressed like they’re going to a college interview. I don’t get it!  

As far as I know, Minwook hasn’t been on any other survival type shows, making him one of the 15 members of the cast who haven’t (and 4 of those are musical actors). 

Newkidd is a 7 member group under J-FLO Entertainment, an agency that manages only them, and the debuted in 2019. Most of their MVs get a million views or fewer. From what I can tell, their most popular song is Tu Eres, featuring the Spanish refrain “tu eres, tu eres, tu eres bonita” (you are, you are, you are pretty). The comments on the video are mostly in Spanish and show a lot of excitement about hearing Spanish in a Kpop song, and I can’t blame them! Representation! So maybe Newkidd is more popular in Spanish speaking countries and is courting that market. That’s smart -- it’s a huge market! 

In his teaser, Minwook was V09, The Manuel by Eddy Kim, an example of a ballad I actually like -- it has some interesting chord progressions and isn’t sappy at all. I also like his performance. He seems to just be singing live while accompanied by just one guitar, which gives me faith in his vocals. I think his voice might be more “unique” than “soul” but these categories are pretty reductive anyway. He puts a lot of warmth into his lower notes and makes you almost feel like you understand what he’s singing. He doesn’t display his higher register or belt as much here, so I’ll be waiting to see more of what he can do. 

Lim Sanghyun

Sanghyun is listed as a singer-songwriter, and he’s 27. He’s considered a ballad artist specifically, and is signed to MNH entertainment, where he releases mostly digital singles. I know the ballad market in Korea is really big, even if it’s not my favorite, so go for it, Sanghyun! 

His teaser was V14, one of those kinds of ballads I hate so much that it’s hard for me to be fair. He sings in that classic K-ballad style, that kind of gruff whisper-sing, which can go either way for me depending on the song.I don’t think he ever really lets go and belts in his teaser, so I’ll be curious to hear what that would sound like. 

Bain

This is Bain, age 22, and I adore his voice. (His name is pronounced “bane”, if you’re wondering, based on the hangul.) 

Let me talk about him for a moment. 

No, wait. Instead of me talking, you should just listen to this. It’s just a straight forward, earnest cover of Oliva Rodrigo’s Driver’s License, with no winky “ha ha I’m a boy singing this,” no sarcasm. Just a pure performance. His vibrato is so sweet. He exhibits barely a trace of nasality, and when it’s present, it’s for the emotion of the song. The notes he hits in his full chest voice? I can’t believe it. And his mixed register is like, chef’s kiss. I can’t. I just can’t. I’d never heard of him before this show, but I heard this performance and I was good. Even my fella was like, “wow, this guy has technique.” So you’re going to have to accept that I’m a Bain fan and will be cheering for him. 

I had to look into Just B. They’re a 6 member group under Bluedot Entertainment, a subdivision of Kakao that manages only them. They debuted into 2021, and their members were contestants on Under 19, I-land, and a few other survival shows. (Side note: I watched a lot of I-land, but never saw any of Under 19. Starting to think I should add it to the list.) JustB has a few title tracks out at this point and they usually get about 10 millions views each. I listened to a few of them over the last few days (it’s taking me a while to write this recap) and I’ve come to like a few of their songs. Their most recent comeback is called Medusa, and though the lyrics make negative amounts of sense, it’s pretty catchy. I also liked Damage quite a bit. The group doesn’t seem to have set positions, but it seems that Bain and Geonu are more or less the main vocals. 

Jay

Jay Chang, V02, age 22, famous for almost making it into Zerobase1, landing in 10th place. He’s American, with a white-Filipino-Chinese ethnic background, and on Boys Planet, he was extremely popular among the “Global” voters, but not very popular among the Korean voters. He also went on another show called Under 19 at some point, if you watched that -- I didn’t, but maybe I should. In case you didn’t watch Boys Planet, here is his initial audition to Rush Hour,and here is his performance of Exo’s Love Me Right (he was main vocal).

I know that most of my 3 or 4 readers are Jay fans, and that is cool by me. I’ve always thought he has a really really lovely, clean vocal color, he has good stage presence, and I think he’s basically a nice guy, though he sorta gives me fuckboi vibes sometimes. I also think -- and don’t get mad at me, ok? -- I also think that he needs to work on his pitchiness and nasality. That’s true in both the opening notes of his Rush Hour audition, and at points in his Baby Baby teaser song. He was one of the top 3 or 4 vocalists among the Boys Planet boys, but he’s in a different setting now and might just be outsung by the other vocalists here. I hope that you’re ok with that. I’m not saying that he’s a bad singer. Everyone on this show is a very good singer, and Jay is also a very good singer! I’m just looking for a voice that can compete with D.O.’s voice, and my standards are up in the sky. (Hanuel wilo fly fly!)

Jung Soomin

Jung Soo-min loves slightly goofy, informal outfits that scream “Hi, I’m American!” Which he is -- born in Chicago. That's about all I know about his background.

Check out his performance, V30, a really sweet cover of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” in which he accompanies himself on the guitar. I think it speaks for itself, but I’ll say a few words anyway. I really like his voice -- sweet, light, a little textured. Great agility, and good performance of the emotion/feeling of the words. Just delightful. I’ll forgive your hat. 

Here he is on tiktok talking bout his experience on the show (in English). He says that his attitude toward competition is to just do the best he can, that the competition is really with himself. He seems like a nice guy.

Kim Seongjeong

Seongjeong is a musical actor, and his performance in V16 shows that. It’s not a style of singing that I tend to respond to, but I respect its natural quality and hard-earned technique. Vocally, he wouldn’t at all be out of place on Broadway. Considering his rich timbre and excellent breath support, I’d be interested to hear him sing something more in the pop or r&b style to see what it would sound like. My sleuthing tells me that he’s 25 (born in 1999) and acted in Hadestown and West Side Story. And look at that smile! Totally transforms his face. 

Park Joohee

Joohee is another one of the contestants I just can’t find much info on. His teaser song was V15, Stand by Me by SHINee, and it was perfectly nice. Not mind blowing, but easy to listen to. He has good agility and a nice vocal color, but seems to lack breath support -- either that, or he was just really nervous, which seems likely.  Also, the camera hardly ever shows him, so it was really hard to get a screencap of him.

Ok, that's team Soul! Feel free to go on to the next post, Team Power.

And thanks for your amazing response to my first post -- I was really worried you all would murder me for saying slightly negative things and thus far that hasn't happened, so thanks! You're all peaches. Have a beautiful day.

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AB6IX (에이비식스) 'LOSER' M/V TEASER #2

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AB6IX, Brand New Music’s new boy group, released a set of group teaser images for their upcoming debut mini-album “B.COMPLETE.”

Release Date:  May 22nd

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BRANDNEW YEAR 2019 [DO THAT BRANDNEW THING] 'MELTING' Official Photo 2019.12.12 6PM Release

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AB6IX has released the 1st set of concept photos for their upcoming 7th EP “The Future Is Ours: Lost” which is scheduled to be released on May 29th.