#frhanm shangguan

[sthsilike]

‘LION’ 🦁

[dandyvespa]

Hello everyone

Since the Produce series is now in shambles, I still continue to be survival show trash and would like some other mutuals to join my crackhead addiction. If you haven’t heard of Youth with You, it is the Chinese version of Produce that uses similar formatting. The judges of the latest season—which this time has girls competing to form a 9-member girl group—include Ella Chen, Jony J, Cai Xukun, and Lisa of Blackpink. Not only are the mentors astounding, but the participants are incredibly talented starting out that nearly all of them deserve to debut. In fact i would say it rivals with or dare I say is better than the original Produce series. In addition to this the show invites girls of different styles, weights, backgrounds, and androgynous looks making the show a lot more diverse and fleshed out from the typical female idol look. If you guys haven’t started it and are interested in something a bit more fresh to quell the pain of losing the Korean Produce series, I would highly recommend watching it. For those who are all caught up, please let us fangirl together over these competitors. Down below are my current top 9 and brief reasoning for each.

NOTE: It was very hard to pick a top 9 and honestly i would still rearrange this later on because it’s still too early in the game. I have way too many favorites for this season T.T. That being said I have no particular order for these gals.

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1. Xiaotang Zhao

The girl is hilarious so don’t let her resting bitch face fool you. She is so friendly and easygoing and I love her don’t-give-fuck attitude and because of that she’s so real and open to her thoughts regardless of backlash. She’s odd, but there is no doubt that she is talented. She’s been dancing since childhood and her skill shows on stage. Not to mention she is pretty good at rapping.

2. Yan Yu

Another “cold” looking person. But listen I would risk it all for her. She is beautiful, her body is goals, she is actually a goofabll off stage, is really caring of her teammates, loves her family despite teasing them occasionally, and her vocals are P O W E R F U L. She has the most stunning expressions and the way she stares into your soul when she gets into stage character? *dies* Plus she has proven to adapt to any concept, be it serving that cold girl crush look or a more delicate cute style. I hope people begin to realize that later on in the season.

3. Babymonster An Qi

This right here. This little pepper? She is fiery. She has incredible dance skills and charisma on stage. She is goofy and loves to eat a lot and nothing warms me more than seeing trainees/idols just eat well disregarding strict diets placed on them. She is also great at getting her teammates to familiarize and better their dance moves and has great leadership quality in that field. She is well prepared and knows what she wants and goes for it, and with that I know she will debut.

4. Frhanm Shangguan

Ohohoho Frhanm Shangguan is indeed the W H O L E fucking package. Miss most competent girl of Youth with You Season 3. I still watch her audition clip religiously to this day. The girl can not only sing, rap, dance, and possess a stage like no other, but she redefines the idea of how female idols should look. She loves herself, from her weight to her hair to her overall confidence. She screams positivity, acceptance, and big sister energy. She believes all girls can do anything they put their mind too and she is such a hard worker and motivator for all girls in the season. I’m straight up calling it out right now that if she doesn’t get to the final lineup—preferably as the team leader— I’m going to yeet myself out the window. I feel like we’ve only scratched the surface of what this girl is capable of and I cannot wait to see her adapt to whatever is thrown at her.

5. Shaking (Xie Keying)

Here is one of your rappers y’all. This girl is such a ball of fun energy and charisma. It amazes me she is considered one of the rookie rappers of the season. Her ability to ride the beat and change her vocal tone is great. Plus her expressions on stage are killer. She really shined in the rap group battle and rightfully so. She is so funny and knows how to get along and make other participants laugh. She also has some really good vocal skills and I can’t wait for her to showcase them more. And I also must agree with Cai and Ella. They were right in giving her an A , especially over Lil Jeta 🙄.

6. Xin Liu

Another girl who redefines how a female idol should look! I love her androgynous look and I think it’s hilarious how vain she is when it comes to makeup. That aside I need to point out how her and others with this similar boyish look had the option of wearing shorts or a skirt and I’m glad she addressed it as it is part of her identity and makes her comfortable. This girl happens to be the theme song stage center and rightfully so! She can sing, rap, and is a killer dancer with popping her main forte. She exudes coolness and I know she will go far with her stage presence and hardworking attitude.

7. Kiki Xu

Gah what a cutie. Another skilled dancer who definitely proved that when she battled with An and Frhanm in the auditions. I thought it was funny when she struggled with trying to look cool for the dance group battles but then absolutely killed it with this girl crush look that made me think “oh my god STEP ON ME”. Whew but like really she is a great performer, but I really wanna see more of her vocal skills. Good luck to Kiki and I hope she can show more sides of herself through the season!

8. Snow Kong

See this queen? She is trying to learn to be more confident in herself and has shown how much she really adores the stage through her hardwork and tears. It’s been a while since she performed but she wishes to start new and give it her all. This girl is fun, loving, and has powerful vocals and rap skills. Plus her dancing is amazing. Just everything about her screams well-rounded idol material. She is a lovely visual and also gives me Sakura vibes. And don’t mess with her hair it will attack you the way she whips it like a maniac on stage. I also love her dynamic with others, especially Xiaotang and Esther Yu lol. Here’s hoping she will develop and astound us more through the later episodes.

9. NINEONE

Nineone is, to me, a dark horse like Yu Yan. She is a professional rapper so naturally her rap skills are the best this season. She knows how to take charge and level with teammates. She is another type of person who has clear cut goals and gets them done. Funnily enough she also has this childish and shy side to her that may come off uncharactertic to her considering her swag and charisma on stage, but I think it is so real and fresh. The final lineup would need another strong rapper that know what she is doing, and after seeing her audition I think she also has some fantastic vocal skills that I’d love to see branch out later on if possible.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS: Zoe Wang, Sharon Wang, JU Chen, Yvonne Wang, Yu Zhang, Diamond, Lingzi, Jue Chen, K Lu, Duan Xiaowei, Flora Dai, Meddhi Fu, and omg literally too many all of these girls are too talented it would be easier to narrow it down to people I don’t want/don’t see debuting....

But I won’t pour that hot piping tea out just yet ☕️

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If y’all feel the same or just want to talk about the show hit me up because I need more people to rant/freak out with over these queens.

[incorrect-youth-with-you]

Anqi: (on laptop in the middle of floor) Why are you so farrrrr?

Frhanm: (on laptop on couch) the outlet is here and I'm comfortable.

Anqi: (longing sad stare at Frhanm and sniffs) fine then, be that way~

Frhanm: Don't be so dramatic

------ 5 minutes later ----

Frhanm: (moves to sit by Anqi ) Shut up.

Anqi: (has smug little smile)

[thatonerartsykid]

Why does this look like a fake sub tbh😂😂😂😂

[starlightthief]

Is Esther Yu buying votes or something?

No offense to her, but she is not particularly a good dance or singer, and she is not versatile; she does not have a magnetic stage presence, she can only do the lolita sweet type, has no edge isn’t sexy or fierce.

 I can see her looks and personality putting her on top 15 (maybe), but 1st place over and over again?  Come on!

[nextsevxn]

my honorable mentions on youth with you (part one).

this is my honorable mentions list on youth with you. this list consists of girls who i wanted in the top 9 (or not but i really liked them) but were unfortunately eliminated or another girl took her place. i wish these girls all the best in the future whether they stand on stage or not.

these girls mentioned are either in the top 20 or have been eliminated on episode 20. there will be a part 2 of this list featuring trainees eliminated on episode 16 and 9/10.

so in no particular order:

wang chengxuan. (sharon)

ahh cutie. she’s a great dancer, good singer and recently proved herself she can rap. i liked her performance in “oh boy” despite not being center lmao the shen quadruplets and her “lion” performance was fire. can’t wait to see what she has in store for us in the future.

ge xinyi. (gia)

honey. this chick is questioning my bias list right at this second. i always liked her but she is threatening my bias list when she did “lover” thank you kun for choosing her ily and “no company”. she has definitely built up her confidence since the show started and now she made the stage her bitch. i wish her the best in the future.

shangguan xiai. (frhanm)

oh yes. she is one hell of a performer. the way she sings, dance and expresses herself, she reminds me so much of cheetah. the way she made the stage hers, truly mindblowing. a lot of people say she should fly solo and while she is definitely capable of being a solo artist, if she wants to be in a group then hell yeah she can. with such power like hers, she can do anything.

chen jue.

the “chinese girl” t-shirt girl. i thought she was gonna be those inexperienced trainees, but while her dance skills aren’t the best, her voice is heavenly. she was amazing when she did “flammable and explosive” i love her vocals. she also did great in “ambush on all sides 2” and “lion”. i wish her the best release an album sweetie.

zhang yu.

the first thing i thought when i first saw her was ‘wow her hair!’ but as i watch the show, her voice is perfection. very mellow and chill, very rnb and ballad like which is what i like. she may not be the best dancer but her performance has improved when she did “ambush on all sides 2”. she also might not be the strongest singer, her voice is beautiful and stands out from the rest of the girls.

xu ziyin. (roada)

amazing vocal. when she hits them high notes tho, that’s gave me goosebumps. when she did “never give up” i was shook, she got me shakened up with her adlibs. i loved her in “light orange island” and “ambush on all sides 2” she did amazing. not to mention she’s just so beautiful someone get her a modelling contract.

kong xueer. (snow)

majestic. that’s how i describe her in one word. the way she dances makes her stand out from the rest of the girls and the way she sings is also great. i love her “play” and “non-daily revelry” performances as she totally slayed the center position. i doubt that she wouldn’t be in the lineup but if she somehow falls outside the top 9, should would be successful regardless.

lin fan. (marco)

i was so mad that she finished at rank 21 i swear to ziyi why do my faves always come 21st first yanchen now marco? unbelievable. she might not be the best dancer or the strongest rapper but her stage presence is great and that’s awesome. she’s also a hilarious person which is a bonus and she’s such a sweetheart. she slayed “the minds of billy milligan” and “no need to guess” you can say i love her rebellious side. i know she will do great thing in the future.

xu xinwen.

hands down the best vocalist of the season. her voice is out of this world i was so shocked that she was ranked in the 50s in the first elimination. she then became a dark horse and finished in the 20s. she was absolutely stellar during “sun”, “mama” and “light orange island”. oh and her moment with kun during “lover” was so cute you go girl.

nai wan. (nineone#)

oh yes the nineone, girl can do everything what can’t she do? fake smiles. she was so cool during “no company” she blew me away with her chic style. she was so cool in “melody” and “why am i so good looking?” despite the bright concept. check her music out when you have the time its really good.

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i know i mentioned some contestants that were placed in the top 20 but if im going to be honest, most of the girls im rooting for happen to be in the top 20 and it was hard to make my final list. let me know who are/were your faves!

(all photos obtained via their official instagram and twitter page)

[qiaoqiao-2]

yu yan 🦁 lion

source: yu yan focused cam https://youtu.be/3MExa7IKatQ

[thebaobaes]

Frhanm Shangguan & Wang Chengxuan

[thekpopblog]

I’m Watching Youth With You

... AND WOW! It’s so good! It’s different from PD48 and in a lot of ways I’m liking it better. Although I’m aware it is manipulated, as all reality competition programming is, it feels less strict for the contestants and the judges seem more real. They also give very strict but constructive feedback to even the worst performances.

I’m also OBSESSED with seeing Lisa in this light. She is so kind and provides great explanations to all critiques. I also enjoy how she won’t back down when she knows she’s right. Also we need to talk about Kun. Wow. Is there any man more attractive? I really don’t know...

I am not caught up yet, we just finished episode 4 and I’m still learning all the girls. Midway through the show I started keeping track of the girls who stood out to me but missed some. Below are the 9 girls who caught my eye so far.

~This list is in no specific order and is subject to change~

                                                      Jenny Zeng

                                                          Kiki Xu

                                                         Seven Zou

                                                         Joey Chua

                                                   Babymonster An

                                                          Aria Jin

                                                            DDD

                                                       Snow Kong

                                                  Frhanm Shangguan

[kpopnjpop]

Asian Squats on “Youth With You 2″ [Part 2]

[Part 1 here]

[xqueenmakesyoucrazy]

Today’s underrated friendship:

Xin Liu & Frhanm Shangguan

[zhenmings]

star master trainees;; youth with you initial evaluation ♡   

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[sereiaxz]

Here are my fav trainees, I think the ones that really deserves to debut:

1)Babymonster An (An Qi)

2)Shaking

3)XinWen Xu

4)Xin Liu

5)Frhanm Shangguan

6)Snow Kong

7)Yan Yu

8)Xiaotang Zhao

9)Esther Yu

The other girls I like are Marco, K Lu, Diamond, Meddhi Fu, Gia Ge and Jue Chen are also pretty cool too

[heymeowmao]

“Today, I have a question I have to ask. I feel like if I don’t do it today, then I won’t get another chance. It was after the first group performance, I was in a really bad state of mind. After recording finished and I went back to the dorms, I found a letter on my desk from a “Goodhearted Big Sis.” I wasn’t in a good mood- it was the first time I’d ever come to a program like this. But in the letter, she told me she hoped that I could adjust my mentality and quickly learn to adapt to this place. She hoped I could integrate myself and become friendly with everyone. I want to ask- if you’re still here, could you tell me who you are?”

“Was it you? Thank you. Thank you Xiai.”