Mix and Match #2

Mother er YG, I didnt need to get in and actually like this group. You ! Anyway with that outburst over, I'll move onto discussing Mix and Match and my feelings.

I get hella frustrated watching this show, but I still watch it cause I'm a curious cat. My interest in Akon... iKon started initially cause of Bobby but now it's leading down a whole different avenue.  Okay. So I watched Mix and Match twice, once when it came out and the second with subs, them team b subbers are fast as . 

Anyway digression over, I watched ep 4 and overall. I am not too angry about certsin things anymore. I'll start off talking about each performance.

Performance 1.

The bae Bobby slayed as per usual, one of the judges looked like they saw God when he rapped. I understand it, Bobby has a way of rapping well and being comfortable with it and has his own aura that catches people's eyes. 

Donghyuk did a good job overall, his pronunciation is probably the best among the singers. However... Well he was way too ambitious with the song choice, they all were. I like Donghyuk and being ambitious is dope, keep that up and keep pushing yourself. However bruh. Adele? Big voice slays them all Adele? I am sorry, but your voice is not strong enough for that.

I dunno if over time he can get there, but next time he should be more careful with the song choice. Just avoid Adele and power house vocals, Adele would have been ambitious for Jinhwan, Junhoe and Hongseok too so don't feel too bad.

I don't really have much to say about Chanwoo, he is adorable and fluffy, his voice is cool. Its the least distinctive among the 9 boys, his strength is his ability to blend, but that's also his weakness.

When Bobby and Donghyuk asked for his opinion he said he had no right to choose, but you are part of the group, if you don't wanna rock the boat fine, but don't ever be afraid to have an opinion and show yourself as part of the team through that.

Performance 2.

Last week i found myself pissed with BI and struggling to like him, but I liked him more this ep. Where he may lack in rapping, BI makes up for it in his eye for performance. I hated the song they chose but the reggae rework definitely made it bearable. He reminds me a lot of G-Dragon as he may lack a little in rap, but his vision is definitely impressive.

Jinhyeong, I don't remember anything he did in this performance. I am not trying to be shady at all, I legitimately can not recall, I think his voice is good but much like Chanwoo he blends in. Not for the better. I am waiting for his "colour" to come through.

Yunhyung wins the most improved award amongst the nine, I absolutely love YH, he's fluffy with god potential and he doesnt seem rude. He's very much on Donghyuk's level vocally, but what his team got right was choosing a song within his range and because of that he wasn't strained he was confident and killed it!

Performance 3.

I am super biased, but this was my favourite performance of the night. I love Luke James and I love I Want You and I thought it was performed wonderfully!

Jinhwan, okay I said I felt like he was a mini Taeyang, he can sing, dance and is super chill and sweet. I s with him. This was really his song, his voice is suited best to R&B much like Taeyang, but vocally what I have heard, Jinhwan >>>> Taeyang.

I am probably gonna go to hell for this but when Jinhwan got emotional during his interview I nearly cackled, I can be emotionally disconnected so it felt like he was acting out a drama. I get he felt responsible and that made me like him more, but that doesn't stop that pause filming leave the room bit any less hilarious to me.

Last week my feelings were that I didn't like Junhoe. I think his bluntness borders on rudeness sometimes, but I said I love his voice. I am absolutely smitten with his voice, it has this soulful kind of rock quality, ugh. #obsessed.

This week my feelings towards him softened, he admitted he should have helped Hongseok or rather that he thought he felt sorry which is progression. I really wanna like him and once he is in the group, (cause let's be real he's gonna be in the group)he will chill out.

Junhoe killed this performance, he had the soul intended for a track like this, his execution of the falsetto was spine tingling. He's so young, and if thats what he's capable of now, his future is blessed!

Hongseok aka part of my bias Bobbseok (Bobby + Hongseok) , I will start off by saying. Bae I love you but lose the nerves, enjoy the you do and remove the stick from your booty and relax a little.

A lot of (dumb, you all are dumb) fans who say he doesn't fit Team B/ iKon's style are incorrect. Although I agree with YG telling him to find his colour (something Jinhyeong and Chanwoo need to do), Hongseok's main issue is nerves.

He seems hesitant and to be over thinking things, he has all these criticisms about not fitting YG style and the supposed hiphop style you all think YG is about but forget Lee Hi and AKMU and other members of YG group who don't fit that. Hongseok is trying to search for the YG style, but he should find his own. He doesn't have to act like the other members, Leo from VIXX is a perfect example of blending in where it matters.

Anyway Hongseok's voice is delicious,he out of the nine is the most vocally versatile. For this performance his normally pop ballad voice was soulful and manly and oh my god that falsetto! He is capable of more than I had originally thought.

A Jinhwan-Junhoe-Hongseok vocal line would be dope, it could complete with my favourite ones like VIXX and EXO. Those slay because all around they cover each other's weakness and are stronger together. This vocal line would be the same, covering all bases.

By now you must know I am VERY Hongseok biased, but its for a reason, he may lack in the dance area but once he relaxes he will get the feel. He would add to iKon unlike Jinhyeong and Chanwoo who pretyy much Yunhyung and Donghyuk with less training. Anyway I can't wait for the next ep, I'll post another post on that later.

 

 

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ailee10397
#1
Please take a look at our Hongseok appreciation posts. We would really appreciate if you will! Thank you so much and sorry for bothering.

http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/848047/yang-hongseok-the-next-ikon-member-ygartists-teamb-ikon-hongseok
Baebaegopa #2
What show is this? And if you wanna see bobby really rap watch smtm3