R U Next? Episode 10 "My name is" (Patreon)

How are we feeling? BIG WIN? R U RIGGED? or BOTH?

Lets start by saying that this finale felt so weird. It started and you could immediately tell that Sooyoung was nervous while announcing that only the Top 2 from fan votes will make it?! And those are based on 30% Round 1 votes (50% korean 50% international) and 70% Round 2 votes (Korean votes only) which means that our votes didn't really matter at all!!!!! They followed by saying that 4 will be chosen by the label which left me speechless and confused for like 10mins and also brought my excitement down if I wanna be honest.

After that, we got the performances which I loved so much especially the songs! I really hope the final group will have a sound/concept similar to Scrum / Aim High with bsides like Pride / Desperate. OT10 and OT22 performances were also really good. The medley performance made me realize even more how talented some of the eliminated trainees are (like Jihyun, Hyewon, Chanelle and surprisingly Haseul?... I did notice some improvements from others as well).

-------------------------- Thoughts on group name & final line-up ------------------------

I'LL-IT! You can see how funny I thought the name was while watching the episode but now that 12+hrs passed, it's kinda alright. Like they could do some really cool stuff with it for album or event names (I'LL BE IT, I'LL MAKE IT, I'LL DO IT, I'LL SHOW IT, I'LL SLAY IT...).

Realistically, I think I always knew that the perfect line-up can't exist from this show because of how many talented trainees we had and only 6 were allowed to debut + some trainees like Wonhee and Iroha are too popular in S.Korea and I always felt like at least one will make it.

Wonhee -- From the start of this episode I knew she was making it especially when they announced that Round 2 votes will be counted as 70% of the overall votes. Her fanbase in S.Korea is huge!! When we were doing the 1-pick and 2-picks voting events, she was always #1.
As much as some people don't want to admit it, she's talented enough to debut. She was one of the best vocalist of the show and she just needs to practice her facial expressions and presence.

Youngseo -- I think she was top 2 in every round in terms of global votes so I felt like she was always safe. Super talented and always did her best.

Minju -- Really popular globally so I always felt like you could bet on her & Youngseo to make it. Love her voice and she kept on improving as a performer.

Iroha --  I wasn't a big fan of her until the semi-final where she impressed me more than usual. She was clearly a favorite among the judges considering she was ranked really high in the semi-final even after being criticized for her vocals. I'm sure she will do well, she's a great dancer and performed so well in this episode.

Moka --  LETS GOOOOOO!!! THE DARK HORSE OF THE SHOW!! She was overlooked and very underrated for a long time. Barely had any screen time before the semi-final, kept getting short parts and the judges kept praising others like Iroha over her. So when Iroha was announced I had no hopes, that's why I was soooo shocked. I honestly think she earned it; go watch her fancams and you will realise that she's an amazing performer. Yunah called Moka "The complete idol" in this episode <3

Yunah -- THE ACE OF THE SHOW!! I wasn't expecting to like her this much especially with how competitive she is. She really became one of my favs because of how funny and talented she is. I think she was the highlight of the finale and dominated every scene she was in. Can't wait to see her on variety shows.

As with the group name, the more time passes the more I am happy with the line-up especially that 4 of my voting picks made it.

Still crazy how we lost a lot of talented trainees. The 2 biggest loss are Chanelle & Jeemin imo. Then we have Jeongeun, Himena, Jihyun, Jiwoo and Hyewon :') Way more thoughts when you watch my reaction and review.

Best of luck to the ones who didn't debut. Good luck to the I'LL IT members. Thank you to all 22 trainees. Bittersweet finale...