Booo to JYP for that 🙃 it was chaotic and fun for sure watching them in this!!
Jessica Holyfield
2024-05-04 00:07:52 +0000 UTC
Ahh the performance that made me a Stay (Stray Kids) right here
Also F JYP for putting Hyujin on hiatus during this. That's why in the performance Bang Chan held the sign saying "JYPs stupid"
Cassie Parris
2024-05-03 22:54:00 +0000 UTC
Get the goblins and pirates out to play 😂 would also be a good opportunity to dive deeper into a Xikers lore as well.. I will do my best to advocate for them as well as the other groups to make it a great experience as much as it can be!
Jessica Holyfield
2024-05-02 18:20:53 +0000 UTC
Yeah, let's say atinys (and roadys) were very shocked and worried when we heard xikers is now going on Road To considering how bad that experience was for ATEEZ but as groups from a small company, especially a newly debuted group, xikers can't afford to overlook an opportunity like that. Mnet is shady enough to make it even more difficult for them to get exposure if they'd said no. All we can hope for is that they have an easier time of it than their seniors did, i think many atinys are planning to support xikers and roadys (their fandom) to help make it easier. Nobody deserves that trauma.
Oh and I agree with what you said in the episode, it would be so cool if it finally brings us a ATEEZ/xikers collab; they'd break the stage lol.
8makes1
2024-05-02 18:13:53 +0000 UTC
Ohhhh yes… Hong joong better WORK that fan for this 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 very thankful we are out of this era of Mnet trash in a sense of I’m watching it after a few years and it’s not in real time, and I hope that San was able to take an appropriate amount of time to grieve… but we all know there really isn’t a specified amount of time for that either
Jessica Holyfield
2024-05-02 17:21:40 +0000 UTC
I can believe it…… part of me is thankful I’ll be a part of the new season in real time to hopefully be an encouragement to fans of the groups and be an advocate regardless of how Mnet decides to suck
Jessica Holyfield
2024-05-02 17:19:10 +0000 UTC
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I was really on the fence and your words were encouraging for sure!
Jessica Holyfield
2024-05-02 17:18:15 +0000 UTC
Oh! Also, sorry for a third comment haha I didn't mean to send so many, but a bit of background info about ATEEZ going into the next episode: San sadly lost his grandfather (who was like a father to him) a day or 2 before the live episode aired and they were so busy at the time he actually didn't allow himself to grieve, so although he's hiding it well, I think the boys were conscientious of that and focused on trying to comfort him.
If this performance was all for ATINY, the next is a subtle but clear message addressed to mnet encapsulated in the fan Hongjoong holds in the performance that reads "Justice Will Prevail." I'm sure you can guess why that would be based off your knowledge of the treatment they received both on and off stage.
Mountiny
2024-05-02 14:31:38 +0000 UTC
Also to answer your question, I still think you should watch the next episode and analyze it the way you've analyzed the others, watching the performances first and then rewatching them in the context of the episode afterwards!
8makes1
2024-05-02 14:15:36 +0000 UTC
Yeah, as I'm sure you can imagine, the ranking of this episode caused quite the stir of controversies online when it aired.... 😐