[Eng] K-Popstar 4 Ep 1 - 2 Discussion Post

[juhli.livejournal.com]

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► Hong Chan Mi - Free Loop by Daniel Powter ♥ Yes, saved by a Wild Card from YHY

► Kwon Hye In - Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys (won Amateur Night at Apollo)Yes, saved by a Wild Card from YG

► Park Yoon Ha - Desire and Hope by As One (lovely high notes)Yes. 3 Yes.

► Na Ha Eun - Do you want to build a snowman from Frozen OST + dance (youngest contestant ever)3 Yes. Cuteness is the ultimate weapon.

► Jung Seung Hwan - It will pass by Kim Bum Soo3 Yes.

► Nam So Hyun - Only I didn't know by IU (Little sister of Nam Young Joo, who made it into the TOP 10 of last season)2 Yes from JYP and YG.

► Grace - Fallin' by Alicia Keys ♥ (made it through preliminary in S1, but dropped out because of visa problems)3 Yes.

► Lee Jin Ah - Time, Slowly - own song ♥ (topped Music Charts)3 Yes.

► Park Hye Soo - Better in Time by Leona Lewis (tied herself to a chair so she could study longer)2 Yes from JYP and YG.

► Lily M. - If I ain't got you by Alicia Keys (13-year old half-korean beauty from Australia)3 Yes. YG wants to take her to train her if she gets eliminated.

► Esther Kim - Almost is never enough by Ariana Grande3 Yes.

► Ku Ki Hoon - Uphill Road by Jung In (smoky voice...makes the judges say some inspirational quotes)3 Yes.

► Lee Se Rim - Waiting by Younha (from Singapore)2 Yes from JYP and YHY.

► Han Se Joo - Stay with me by Sam Smith + dance ♥ (from New Zealand)No. YHY liked his bright attitude though.

► Seo Ye An - Problem by Ariana Grande ♥ (awkward and charming)3 Yes.

► Chun So Hyun - Please by Lucia and Epitone Project (sang the OST for Plus Nine Boys, as well as guide tracks for Davichi and Hyorin. Tried out for various audition programs.)3 Yes.

► Woo Nyeong In - Make you feel my love by Adele ♥ (dropped out of high school and lives alone in Seoul as a 16-year old)3 Yes. YHY thought she was the best that day.

► Lee Seol Ah - Life as a Mom - own song ♥

I awoke from a light sleep late at night
At the sound of the front door opening
Looking disheveled, she asks
"Son, did you have dinner?"

"I'm tired and going to sleep"
I spoke in an irritated voice and closed my door
That's when she brought a plate of fruits

There was a time when my mom was a girl
There was a time when my mom was my age
There was a time when my mom was beautiful
There used to be such a time

She gave up on all of that
And became the strongest in the world
Life as a mom, a mom

"Don't get sick"
"That will do"3 Yes.

Credits: soompi, K-Popstar Youtube 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, K-Popstar tvcast.naver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

This season started pretty lackluster imo. Less backstory and dramatic editing during the judging in favor of more singing would be great. The ratings are great though. Who are your favourites?

Comments

[prlsb4swiine.livejournal.com]

I stopped watching this show bc I get attached really easily and my faves would always get cut for this and that reason (which basically would boil down to not marketable enough)
but that little girl is adorable!! omg she was perfect!! your lip gloss is poppin bb girl!

[mya13.livejournal.com]

same tbh. my faves something always gettin criticized last season made me vry mad.

[fineshrines.livejournal.com]

i don't know how that seo ye an girl got yes. i was cringing the entire time while i was watching her.

[littlefox12.livejournal.com]

MTE! Everybody has been raving about her in the youtube comments too. I get that she's comfortable/cutely awkward on stage, but her voice doesn't cut it for me at all. The strain at those high notes and struggle at the low notes totally put her out of the running for me.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

She got through because of her character, I think she will be eliminated soon if there is no progression in her voice.

[veryimportantu.livejournal.com]

Saw the first 3 eps and they basically passes everyone who got screen time which is kinda boring but good because I didnt have to go through the whole "I LOVED THEM WHY DIDNT THEY PASS"

[mya13.livejournal.com]

didn't they do that last season too? or maybe they screened like 1 person who didn't pass i forget last season was so tragic

[frequency.livejournal.com]

i don't ever keep up w/ this show lmao but that little girl was adorable

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

I always fail at keeping up with this show (I love JYP's reactions) but anyway that little girl is adorable! Diva in the making.
So far my favorites are Woo Nyeong In, Lee Seol Ah and Grace.

Baek Ah Yeon, omg she turned into a real bae, looking good!

btw: op, thanks for making this post.

[annayism.livejournal.com]

woo nyeongin ♥ her voice has so much to tell.

this season is pretty lackluster so far, but a few dark horses may appear later. kwon jinah didn't even get shown on air until after the auditions were over last season.

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

omg that little girl killed me with her hat throw. she's a much better dancer than a singer(and i loled when they edited the crooked arrow on screen), but she's so young she could improve on that as she grows

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

JYP's reaction to that little girl made me giggle... a lot.

[mya13.livejournal.com]

only watched the 1st ep so far. jyp and yg are still as annoying as ever. i find it funny how yg was talking about how he doesn't like people who try to act like other artists / try to act cool when his whole company is based on impersonation and acting cool!!1.

lee heeyeol saving this show. bless. im enjoying it so far tho!

[overflowers.livejournal.com]

The little girl was so adorable. The mom song brought a tear to my eye ngl. So far, I don't really have any faves.

I still don't get what the guest panels are for. Do they get a say in this first round? Are they here just for the reactions/as audience members? They probably explained this, but I wasn't paying enough attention (I am guilty of multitasking during this show).

[n3chb3t.livejournal.com]

Grace was great, probs the only candidate that I genuinely liked. Hope, that she'll do fine! 4th season turning into a girls fest so far and is full of ballad singers:/ Seems its the only way to get through the judges...

[xonatejennyxoxo.livejournal.com]

It's the first season I've watched at all (and I'm only watching clips so far) and it is quite astounding to see how many girls there are entering in comparison to the number of guys and groups (very different to talent shows here in the uk). My favourites so far would have to be Hong Chan Mi, Lee Jin Ah and Tony Eum; I'm hoping they go far so I can hear more from them.

[littlefox12.livejournal.com]

I'm keeping my eye on Park Yoon Ha and Jung Seung Hwan at the moment. Both of them have unstable voices imo, but they are very good at conveying emotion. Once they get more vocal training, I could see both of them being huge contenders.

Park Hye Soo caught my attention with her song in the ranking audition (ep 3), but she sounds so much like Nam Youngju from last season. It's funny that NYJ's little sister is on this season, but there's someone that sounds more like her sister than she does.

So far there's a lot of balladeers and screamers. It's disappointing that there aren't any outstanding doing R&B contestants.

[setsuna16.livejournal.com]

I appreciate the fact that that girl sang As One. Got taste.

[areebyee.livejournal.com]

Seeing such young children on auditon songs makes me uncomfortable tbh, like how are you even supposed to turn them down.

Lee Jin Ah was really good but idk it feels like that's the only genre she'd be able to do

[madielou.livejournal.com]

Same. She was adorable, but she obviously isn't going to win. I feel like they shouldn't have passed her. They should put an age limit for the show because oblivious cute kids should not be thrown into that dark shady business.

[vizallati.livejournal.com]

2000won debuted this year and almeng about a month(?) ago.
everyone from season 1's top 10 and most of season 2's has debuted or is signed as a trainee though idk what's happened to michelle anymore :(

[juhli.livejournal.com]

The latest news to Michelle was that she was attending an awards ceremony two weeks ago.
Pic (http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/naver_view.htm?idxno=2014112816374095395)