
[TV Zoom-In] Team B loses on ‘WIN’, it doesn’t mean good-bye forever, right?
[TV리포트=김가영 기자] The grand battles of 10 week came to an end. There were no unexpected twists. Team A, who seized victory twice in the first two battles, once again beat Team B, marking the finale of the long journey. Immediately after the wrap-up of the survival program, Team A kick-starts their preparation to make a debut as WINNER. And then there remains Team B.
The final episode of ‘WHO IS NEXT: WIN’ aired on Oct 25 through Mnet captured the very last survival battle that determined the fate of Teams A and B. The two Teams unleashed all their potential and talents they polished in the last 10 weeks. They were up against each other in the category of remaking a song, dance and self-composed song.
The first round of battle was about showcasing remade song. The mission given to the Teams was remaking YG’s experienced artist Teddy’s song. Team A said, “This is the last song so we are going to take into account what the public would like.” In the process of remaking a song, Team A garnered much popularity from the audience by focusing more on the melody and the stage contents rather than the lyrics.
Team B, on the other hand, designed their concept with the aim to “embrace the stories” of each one of them. Their plan revolved around their personal stories, including the stage structure. Team A focused on the trees, while Team B paid attention to the entire forest. YG’s professional artists who were present at the battle to cheer them on showed great interest in Team B’s unique theme.
The following round of battle of dance was an opportunity to maximize Team B’s charms. Team A’s performance was about tranquility, while Team B’s was powerful and mighty. The members of Team B were like fishes in the sea, unleashing their full talents with no inhibitions. Despite their young age, the members left the female audience awe-struck with their masculine spell. 2NE1’s MINZY commented, “They stole my heart. They are like the Black Hole.”
The final round of the battle was self-composed song session. Team B had a traumatic experience with self-composing. This was the only section that Team B scored lower than Team A. Moreover, the team showed a hint of fragmentation in their teamwork while preparing for self-composed song battle, which was rare for the closely tied members.
Team B’s Kim Jin Hwan said, “We lost the self-composed song section so this time we have win this one”, but added, “I was reminded of the nightmare of the previous battle.” While deciding the theme of the battle, Bobby suggested the song should hold their “personal stories.”
Team B created a genuine performance, which drew on the experiences of their training period including their personal stories. The best part was B.I. He sang like he was confessing a story of his mother, showcasing an honest and touching story through the song.
2NE1’s CL commented, “I was deeply touched. It reminded me of us when we were training.” Yang Hyun Suk, the founder of YG Entertainment, praised the team by saying, “Team B’s song made my tears well up. It’s because they hold their stories. This was perfectly suited for the final battle. I think I’ll enjoy listening to this from now on.”
In the 2-hour performance, Team B showcased honesty, masculine charm, passion and teamwork. The audience, YG’s professional artists, their competitor Team A and even Yang Hyun Suk was touched by their work and were deeply impressed.
Team A’s leader Kang Seung Yoon commented, “Team B did an excellent work,” but Team A was called as the final winner. The members were lost in mingled feelings of joy and disappointment.
Kang Seung Yoon said, “I personally think that Team B did much better.” Team B’s leader B.I. accepted the result and commented, “There are no regrets, which makes me happy, and I am deeply grateful. Right this moment everyone is WINNER.”
Team B marked the finale with their tears. Those tears seemed to connote many things. The final winning team, Team A, won the chance to make a debut under the group name WINNER. Then what is left for Team B?
Team A drew much attention from the beginning with the already well-known Kang Seung Yoon and Lee Seung Hoon in the group. In comparison, Team B was less known because the members consisted of new faces. However, each episode was a foothold for Team B to leave stronger impression, and they began securing a broad range of fans.
Although making a debut as WINNER is no longer happening for them, Team B did more than enough to reveal their talents and potential. Artists from YG and a large number of fans tried to convince Yang Hyun Suk to allow both teams to make a debut, but he stayed firm. However, his eyes showed a hint of doubt about his decision.
Now with the final battle over, Team B and his fans are keenly awaiting for Yang’s decision.
Basically YG is trying to say that even tho B was "more deserving", A "The lacking team" won just because LSH&KSY
Way to shoot your new Artist in the foot YG
Screw you YG!(With love from Winner)

Source : yg-life.com
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:02 am (UTC)i'm happy for A but if YG is still so obviously biased towards B, they're probably going to release their little thing soon and be put on the backburner like 2NE1 and never really get anywhere.
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:06 am (UTC)this article is worded weirdly, too. like team a weren't continually characterized as the underdogs throughout the entire competition
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:13 am (UTC)i'm sorry but i need to vent - i'm sad about team b losing since i like a couple of the boys, but this ridiculous amount of bias towards them makes it seem like team a doesn't belong in the YG family. if they're gonna get the seungri treatment, then fuck YG. he should've just debuted team b and not bothered with this competition if team a aren't swagalicious enough for him.
and PUH. LEEEZE. team a did the personal stories concept first with OFY and yet they didn't get half the amount of praise that b got. this reporter tries to make team a's work look shallow when they've always been the more original and moving team when it comes to performance.
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:21 am (UTC)I feel like Team A's gonna be the outcast child of the company (if they aren't already).
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:14 am (UTC)Was that YG saying that, or was it it the author of this article saying that...
I honestly was convinced that YG was going to screw with us and debut all 11, especially when they started to showcase them as 11 in the last few episodes.
With how much team B has been exposed to the public and has garnered fans, it would be totally ridiculous to make any changes. The least I hope for is that they just work on their vocal line and debut later.
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:27 am (UTC)Who the hell would root for Team A if YG is agreeing their win is a fluke?
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:29 am (UTC)YG-life pulls articles from other sources often as long as it pertains to something that's happening within the company. There are other articles on their that praise both teams hardwork and how they worked well under pressure. This article was focused on the question of whats going to happen to team B which is probably why there was a lot of praise towards them, to bring up hope.
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:40 am (UTC)They don't put in stories like
"Sandara watching dramas and adopting kittens"
"CL's instagram update with etc etc"
"Park Bom's new face"
"GDragon seen in a party of some kind"
"Seungri with a girl"
"Daesung in Japan"
Also statements like this are nagl:
"Team A focused on the trees, while Team B paid attention to the entire forest. YG’s professional artists who were present at the battle to cheer them on showed great interest in Team B’s unique theme."
"Team A drew much attention from the beginning with the already well-known Kang Seung Yoon and Lee Seung Hoon in the group. In comparison, Team B was less known because the members consisted of new faces. "
Remove these two lines maybe we'll talk about the article being professional.
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:33 am (UTC)Not that I really cared about this entire WINNER thing but, maybe Team B can move to a different management company.
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:42 am (UTC)YG wouldn't let them. They're his prized possessions
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:35 am (UTC)Now i'm all for Team B getting some love, and esp since Team A won and we'll be seeing them soon enough Team B can use all the support they can get if they are not to disappear, but of course YG goes about this the wrong way.
"Yang Hyun Suk, the founder of YG Entertainment, praised the team by saying, “Team B’s song made my tears well up."
Lbr here as if you can still feel human emotions ;P
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:46 am (UTC)My babies <3
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-27 04:50 am (UTC)i don't think yg wanted team b to debut tho? team a bias was so obvious from the show so idk? but this is making me think again. also i don't agree that yg family are bias to team b... imo the reason why they seem really warm to the losing team is because they LOST, they need the support. anyway idk. i hate yg, he is so unappreciative.
edit: also really confused because i always used to hear people talking about how team a is obviously going to win, and how win really is just about them etc etc but now i'm hearing about how yg wanted team b to debut? i know they're not the same people but.... sigh... no one really won in this stupid show huh.
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Date: 2013-10-27 05:00 am (UTC)I am confused with you because WIN was clearly edited in A's favor
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Date: 2013-10-27 05:07 am (UTC)why bother even to invest on a team that he(yg) doesn't want to debut? i mean if he is indecisive about which team to debut because of only certain people (e.g. b.i, ksy and lsh i assume are the ones he is inclined to keep) then why not just take the people he likes and put them in a team for awhile? he's already proven to us to be ruthless enough to do stuff like this anyway.
what a waste of talents.
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Date: 2013-10-27 05:08 am (UTC)It made me wish the impossible thing for Team A that is : I know you're the winner of YGE's Win : Who is Next and all but before all of you kids sign up those contract with the devil himself, pack up your stuffs and run as one. Get a label that will sign you up and debut you... Sigh I know it will never happen so I guess the kids will have to endure those favouritism and feeling kind of unwanted by their own company for such a long time to come.
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Date: 2013-10-27 05:46 am (UTC)like literally we all called it *rolls eyes*
YG can continue to go fuck itself as I sob over my akdong bbs
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Date: 2013-10-27 05:51 am (UTC)Umm...the comments on this article are amusing as hell
Date: 2013-10-27 05:57 am (UTC)Jiwoo, who could be perceived as the weakest link in A, got ALOT of screen time to make sure the audience was sympathetic to him and his fears
This is ONE article posted/translated on YGL, written by someone else, talking about B's loss and their strong points because you have to throw SOMETHING to the disappointed Team B fans
Team A is WINNER...they are releasing their tracks and opening for Big Bang...one article for B is not going to hurt things
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Date: 2013-10-27 06:08 am (UTC)you probably dgaf about Team A so ofc it's amusing to you.
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