HYBE Dream Academy

Team A was getting dragged so bad. Rightfully so tbh. HYBE did them so dirty.

Now, 3 of them are in the bottom 5, and are up of elimination. Brooklyn got the most lines in that cover and is 2nd to last.

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So bad. Megan deserves to be much higher. I wonder how many international fans voted vs. local Koreans. They need to break that down.

I think everybody got overshadowed by Team B tbh. Team B had such a strong vocal delivery, which is probably why 4 of them are in the top 6.

I feel most bad for Adela though. Apparently she's a great vocalist, but they had her on the dance team this time. She's great at that too, but it makes me sad we may not even get a chance to see how she sounds in comparison because she might be eliminated.

Vote #1 Lexie for a better life!

Is there a full episode somewhere to watch?

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Is there a full episode somewhere to watch?

No there are only short videos, they don't have full episodes, very weird format.

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I think everybody got overshadowed by Team B tbh. Team B had such a strong vocal delivery, which is probably why 4 of them are in the top 6.

I feel most bad for Adela though. Apparently she's a great vocalist, but they had her on the dance team this time. She's great at that too, but it makes me sad we may not even get a chance to see how she sounds in comparison because she might be eliminated.

Apparently only the top 6 is based on fan votes who are save from elimination. The rest will be selected based on fan votes and additional criteria. Additional criteria could be evaluation from judges? So if they favor Adela, she might be saved.

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So bad. Megan deserves to be much higher. I wonder how many international fans voted vs. local Koreans. They need to break that down.

The Korean does not seem to be much interested in this project.

Anyway, seeing Dream Academy, I can see why JYP recruited American girls so young. Their young ages made it easier to adjust them into K-pop mold and they looked more and more K-pop like. Also, the young ages made them better fit typical K-pop adolescent concept. Dream Academy's girls on OMG looked kind of cringe.

People complaining about Manon getting fewer lines, well seems she missed rehearsals and they’re questioning her commitment:

(2:15 mark)

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So does that mean in 3-4 yrs. NJ shouldn't perform OMG anymore? It would look cringe right?

Songs about innocent teen crushes do look a bit cringe when sung by adults... maybe

I hope they debut a vocal group. Dancer indeed look cringe.

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So does that mean in 3-4 yrs. NJ shouldn't perform OMG anymore? It would look cringe right?

Twice was embarrassed to perform Cheer Up and TT around that time into their career too.

I know it's lame to say this but it's a bit cringe.

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Songs about innocent teen crushes do look a bit cringe when sung by adults... maybe

*Flashback to Dreamer's tantrums about twice/jihyo*

On topic:

The dances have strong "Kpop in public - dance cover " energy, specially because of the diversity. Not my favourite thing to watch.

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So bad. Megan deserves to be much higher. I wonder how many international fans voted vs. local Koreans. They need to break that down.

I remember the international fans hated the idea of white members groups of started a K-pop boyband known as the exp edition they were considered the world firs non-korean kpop group but they got lot of hates for it. But this time I see a lot of support for the girl groups but I still think it's less than local Koreans.

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Songs about innocent teen crushes do look a bit cringe when sung by adults... maybe

You know adults still have crushes right?

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Songs about innocent teen crushes do look a bit cringe when sung by adults... maybe

I know it seems cringe but adults extrapolate lyrics from teenish songs and apply it to the context of their own lives. Similar to how any piece of fiction works. It's why KPOP and anime has a lot of adult fans because even if they aren't teens they can still absorb messages and emotions from the content without being the target.

As for performing, Jihyo or Tayeon do not represent all adults. A lot of 25 year olds (or older) wouldn't mind acting cute or performing cute songs. I worry this forum is filled with teens who think once you hit 25 you wanna listen to songs about bingo and taxes.

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You know adults still have crushes right?

Like, I've been an adult more than half of my life, so I would think so