It makes sense but it should not be the only way to evaluate their performance. In one way it’s a result of RTK where the ones that give the more complex performances were celebrated more than those who showcase their song arrangement/vocal and/or rap ability. My criteria are nonsensical and chaotic like that.īut to give TBZ some more credit for their efforts and heavily visual performances: their RTK and now Kingdom performances are some of the few I know I could show people who aren't into kpop and get an overwhelmingly positive response. Minhyuk's dramatic action sequence was my favourite bit in the entire episode simple because.SWORDS. In the end it does come down to preferences. I can't really place one over the other based on that alone. While I like complex and intricate performances (you do have to watch them multiple times to get the most of it), I don't think they are inherently better and I also appreciate more subdued ones that have other things to offer. You can't not respect the effort it took, but the result was almost underwhelming and I feel bad for feeling that way about it. I'd forget it happened if not for the behind the scenes stuff. When you do an underwater shoot for a 5 secs VCR, you have to ask - is it really worth it? To me, the VCR wasn't even close to being the coolest part of the performance. TBZ's stage is my thing, but I have to say my one complaint (if I would even call it that) is that it felt like a highlight reel. I for example prefer plot oriented stuff but that does not mean that I cannot see the merit in performances that were developed only to have some movement to go with the music Of course what you like comes down to taste and it is perfectly valid to express that, but I don't think it is fair to take catering for different taste as an inherent mark against the performance. Similarly, if music is good but performance is not that impressive I would simply listen to the song and not watch the stages. I watch performances for all of their aspects that come together to create whole, so if music couldn't stand on its own I simply wouldn't add it to my play list. Personally I found Boyz to be most cohesive with their performance even if iKon was more plot oriented. I may get behind that iKon and BTOB focus more on their music being able to stand on its own, but I don't think that is the only criterion for cohesiveness of performance that has been developed to be watched/enjoyed with the video. I don't completely agree with the OP that Boyz had least cohesive performance. I have to agree that it comes down to preferences and focus points or the older groups as just sticking to one single type of style all the time either. And I’m sure we’ll also continue to see each of these groups try out new things and different styles throughout the show (especially with the different challenges for each round), so I wouldn’t be so quick to say the ZZZ groups are all just “dark concepts, flashy tricks”, etc. Even just for this week’s stages, you can see that each group had a different focus and stylistic color (TBZ for their elaborate storyline, BTOB for their emotional vocals, iKON with their signature vibe and setting), and the people who are into each of those different performance aspects showed appreciation for each of those stages in different ways. People are right in that these groups have very different styles, but I don’t agree that it’s a weakness in any way. The audience viewers also differ in preferences, and the people who prefer one approach will appreciate the stages that go with that - and vice versa for the other side. I think as long as each group is successful in showing off their own unique colors and strengths through their performances, the differences in approach doesn’t matter so much. I may be a TBZ stan (and I loved all their performances so far) but I also fully enjoyed BTOB and iKON’s stages this week too, despite them being quite different in focus and execution. And honestly, I think that’s completely fine? Every group has their own strengths to play into, while also challenging themselves to try new things at the same time. When watching Road to Kingdom last year, the flair of TBZ’s stages caught my attention (and even made me become a hardcore fan during a period where I was already considering quitting Kpop entirely) as well as that of many other people - but there were people on the opposite side of the spectrum who preferred a different style of performance. I definitely think it’s a matter of the viewer’s preference and also the style of each individual group.
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