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sorry but how did taki grow THAT MUCH

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Surya

I’m so glad you’re watching this! Fun fact in case you weren’t aware, beloved ZB1 Matthew was a trainee under Hybe Labels Japan and he mentioned being cut from the audition show lineup very last minute. He’s still really close with a lot of &Team’s members

Surya

Just got to the part where you talked about this LMAO my bad for commenting before I even watched 😭😭

Lynn Pratt

That would have been wild! I'm sure he would have been awesome in &Team, but tbh they very much skewed the cast of the audition show towards contestants who were already Japanese or relatively fluent in Japanese, and Matthew already has quite a lot of similarities in look and singing style to Maki so it wouldn't surprise me if they opted for the one who wouldn't have to learn a new language to communicate w/ the group. Plus, the golden maknae syndrome struck again, I suspect. But him and Maki did a duet thing that was really great, and I'm glad they're still friends!

Surya

Oh yeah, I totally agree that Matthew would’ve been pushed to the outskirts. I honestly think that the reason that he was cut from the show is because of his lacking Japanese ability.

Surya

Also really excited for you guys to maybeee get into debut &Team content and see K and Fuma’s insane dynamic where K is himself and Fuma goes out of his way to play the role of K’s bodyguard/knight/protector

BE

Glad you felt safe to talk about your experience with ILand here 😅 For myself as well, reading the comments sometimes was rough so I can't imagine what it was like for you, too. But if it's any consolation, I absolutely loved your commentary on ILand! It was really refreshing and I completely agreed with your thoughts ❤

BE

FULL EJ BIAS YESSS LET'S GOOOO (He's my bias and he crept up on me during the show, too 😂)!! Also, thanks for reacting to this! I've watched the show a few times now, but you make it so much more entertaining. I don't think I've laughed this much watching this show haha

boysloveboyslove

it wasn’t too bad once we got used to it, we were just surprised at the reaction at first mostly haha

boysloveboyslove

but there was a hanbin stan who commented fun facts every week and it was my favorite part of posting our recaps was just waiting for their hanbin facts to come through

Ri

There’s an official music video for the signal song if you guys want to check it out! And as a big stan of both groups, I do agree with the I-land comment especially since K still gets called all sort of things just by breathing unfortunately. But that’s a whole can of worms I don’t feel like unpacking. That’s why I really appreciate the non-toxic atmosphere of &audition. It has a good mix of wholesome editing that showcases the contestants as more of a team than competition, the debut group has enough security to lead the others but not be above them or criticism, and the smaller scale lets you get to know everyone individually as well. When I first watched this, I definitely thought the &ball/&ring concept was so unnecessary and still do tbh. I get that there needs to be stakes and something to enforce the teamwork narrative but the poor execution and transparency with how they distribute it just makes it seem like a load of bs lol. I’m really glad you’re tuning in and getting into &team! Even their growth outside of the show is so amazing that I can’t wait to get into it

jiminycricket

I’m gonna say it again. The damn HYBE dental plan

dmmono

I'm so happy you're watching and reacting to this! After you finish watching this, I highly recommend watching Nicholas and EJ's ASMR video, it's very cute and you really get to see how close they are

Nelle

i'm so happy that ya'll are watching this~! &TEAM is such a talented and lovely group of people that i'm so excited to see grow. Also since you 2 love EJ and Nico I highly recommend watch their M2 ASMR content it's full of nothing but soft boys and giggles.

katelynnalexa

IM SO EXCITEDDDD I STARTED WATCHING AGAIN BUT STOPPED ON EP 5 CAUSE I HAD A FEELING YALL WOULD WATCH IT TOO

Kate Whatley

Being an EJ bias really sneaks up on you! He just smiles and it's over!!

Andy Kinzler

Love this! I came into the show as an EJ bias after watching the debut group's youtube content, then was basically instantly a Harua bias among the other trainees.

katelynnalexa

Can’t wait to see who y’all’s bias of this group 😭 IM AN EJ BIAS ♥️

BE

Fr haha for me it was the journey. Like I didn't pay attention to him at all prior to the show (I was a Taki bias), but as we watched it liked showed aspects of him that I admired. And then that admiration grew until he finally moved up to my bias right before their debut haha

BE

Yeah haha I half expected it, especially any time K was mentioned because unfortunately some people still have some verrry strong opinions of him 😢 But I'm glad you both had the Hanbin fan to help!! I enjoyed their comments as well haha

Mekaelah (edited)

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2024-02-10 05:43:24 I KNEW U GUYS WERE GONNA EAT UP HARUA I JUST KNEW IT!!!!!! i love &team very much and i can’t wait to see if you guys will too<3
2024-02-10 05:43:24 I KNEW U GUYS WERE GONNA EAT UP HARUA I JUST KNEW IT!!!!!! i love &team very much and i can’t wait to see if you guys will too<3
2024-02-10 05:43:24 I KNEW U GUYS WERE GONNA EAT UP HARUA I JUST KNEW IT!!!!!! i love &team very much and i can’t wait to see if you guys will too<3
2024-02-05 19:26:32 I KNEW U GUYS WERE GONNA EAT UP HARUA I JUST KNEW IT!!!!!! i love &team very much and i can’t wait to see if you guys will too<3

I KNEW U GUYS WERE GONNA EAT UP HARUA I JUST KNEW IT!!!!!! i love &team very much and i can’t wait to see if you guys will too<3

jiminycricket

But the only gripe I have is that they need to stop giving it to seventeen cause the carats will riot if mingyu’s incisors are gone.

Taniah (edited)

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2024-02-10 05:43:24 I’m excited to watch this with y’all. Literally all I’ve seen with &team is iland, that dating thing did with zb1 and bnd, and the eunchae’s diary episode but I’ve been wanting to get into them.
2024-02-05 21:34:04 I’m excited to watch this with y’all. Literally all I’ve seen with &team is iland, that dating thing did with zb1 and bnd, and the eunchae’s diary episode but I’ve been wanting to get into them.

I’m excited to watch this with y’all. Literally all I’ve seen with &team is iland, that dating thing did with zb1 and bnd, and the eunchae’s diary episode but I’ve been wanting to get into them.

Seren

not giving any spoilers but as soon as your done watching the show you need to follow @24kumi_trainee and @24kumi_hlj on twitter. they are a trainee group gretting ready to debut under hybe lables japan and you might see some familiar faces 👀

Htet Kross

I LOVE &TEAM SO MUCH 🥹

Maeva

i love &team so much but i never got to watching their survial show so I'm here for the entire journey!!

Maeva

OH SO Y'ALL DON'T KNOW FR WHO MAKES IT,?? going to be funn

Tesa

I sadly didn't have time to watch their survival at the time, so I'm so excited to finally be seeing it! I have stanned them since debut - Under the Skin is one of my favourite debuts ever!! And yes I know it was technically a prerelease, but still.. I hope I don't get too sad about the trainees that didn't make it :(

PK

I’m so tired of these survival/audition shows coming up with gimmicks to represent their evaluations… I thought JYP was bad for making trainees earn stones for their idol pendants but what do you mean “collect the &balls to fill the &ring”???? Just print out a rubric and circle their scores fr fr

Felipe Vargas Amaya (edited)

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2024-02-10 05:43:24 Por fin!! Hdjd el reality no es muy bueno, pero &team... They have HIGH quality music 🔥
2024-02-10 05:43:24 Por fin!! Hdjd el reality no es muy bueno, pero &team... They have HIGH quality music 🔥
2024-02-10 05:43:24 Por fin!! Hdjd el reality no es muy bueno, pero &team... They have HIGH quality music 🔥
2024-02-06 00:42:01 Por fin!! Hdjd el reality no es muy bueno, pero &team... They have HIGH quality music 🔥

Por fin!! Hdjd el reality no es muy bueno, pero &team... They have HIGH quality music 🔥

Christopher Carpenter

Every time they mentioned balls I giggled. I am much too old for this behavior.

Felipe Vargas Amaya (edited)

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2024-02-10 05:43:24 It's not a pre release, it's the title track, in Japan they usually drop the MV of the lead single or title/main track like a month before the realse of the album, like in the USA
2024-02-10 05:43:24 It's not a pre release, it's the title track, in Japan they usually drop the MV of the lead single or title/main track like a month before the realse of the album, like in the USA
2024-02-10 05:43:24 It's not a pre release, it's the title track, in Japan they usually drop the MV of the lead single or title/main track like a month before the realse of the album, like in the USA
2024-02-06 03:16:30 It's not a pre release, it's the title track, in Japan they usually drop the MV of the lead single or title/main track like a month before the realse of the album, like in the USA

It's not a pre release, it's the title track, in Japan they usually drop the MV of the lead single or title/main track like a month before the realse of the album, like in the USA

Destiny Hutcherson

watching this i think Gaku looks like Tae. or am i seeing things. especially when Tae does the tata mic face.

Tesa

Everyone at the time was saying that Scent of You was the title track though 🤔

Tony

did y'all lead check that Stanley? lolz

BE

So the title track and pre-debut song is 'Under the skin' while 'Scent of you' was their debut track. But yes I remember there being some confusion about which was which 😅 From what I remember some fans explaining, for Japanese artists, they tend to release their title track before the release of the album. It's a way to promote the upcoming album. Don't quote me on this though lol it was quite a while ago.

Lex

I knew yall were going to love harua!

Lex

There’s also so much &team content I’m excited for you to watch when you’re done with this! They’ve snuck up on me as one of my fav groups

WindyMarch6

I remember seeing MAKI when I was watching &AUDITION the first time and thinking, "Again? How did HYBE end up with three boys with the given name Riki?!" I think NIKI's the only one with his real surname revealed (Nishimura), but we know TAKI's and MAKI's real names are also Riki. Not the most uncommon Japanese boy's name for their generation, but also not the most common, either!

Htet Kross

Harua baby looks like a new jeans member 🐰

Tesa

gotcha! thanks for confirming/explaining so nicely 😊

Jennifer Gonzalez

ej & nicholas are actually besties, and they did a m2 asmr video, kind of like haobin's u know, but doing each others makeup and its the cutest, best thing I've ever seen, just letting yall know. haha

Juice Hermit

for real, I have a screenshot from one of the episodes of Taki with the subtitles saying "I'm kind of afraid to go and check my balls" and it takes me out every time

Juice Hermit

I'm so thrilled that you guys are reacting to this!! I watched the first 4 episodes when they originally aired, then fell off cause life happened, but then during awards season when I saw Nicholas & EJ on the 'My First Mama Mate' with ZB1 and BND, and then watched their incredible ASMR video... it led me into such an &team spiral, I’ve been looping their album for a month and just completed an &audition watch literally 2 days ago! Please excuse the itemized list of comments I'm about to drop. I just have a lot of thoughts: 1. Huge respect to Nicholas for learning a 4th language for this project. Like, imagine leaving your home country to move to Korea and live your dream of becoming a Hybe trainee and hopefully K-pop idol, going on I-Land, learning Korean, getting eliminated from I-Land, but you're still a Hybe trainee and now you speak 3 languages, and then Bang PD calls you into his office like "Good news, I'll let you debut! But listen. It's gonna be J-pop. You have to learn Japanese now; 3 languages isn't enough. Also, it's an Omegaverse-themed group. Better get ready to howl." 2. Happy to hear you guys are fond of Maki! Did you know that he was a musical theater kid, and supposedly joined &audition after seeing Sunoo do aegyo on I-Land??? Incredible lore. 3. Also, beloved beret Harua!! He has such a sweet voice, glad you noticed that. 4. Lastly, the &Balls and &Ring are so stupid. The "if you don't fill up this ring, none of you will debut" thing always had me rolling my eyes, like, girl, I'm watching the show! It would not have aired had you decided to scrap the whole group!! Anyway, thanks for reading if you made it this far. I can't wait for the next installment <3

Aleisha Layne

This is what I've been waiting for!!! Yesssss

Lion

OMG Thank you for reacting to &audition. That made my day. Cant wait for the next ep ... also this are bringing so much memories back ..love it

Krys

HIKARU & GAKU will be debuting soon in the new JP group : 24KUMI !!!!! CAN't WAIT !!!

Kate Whatley

On the topic if K's leadership, even though he is not &team's leader, he is their performance leader, so he is a great leader!

BE

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that technically this is a spoiler. They don't know all of the members of &Team yet.

Aileen Lo (edited)

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2024-02-10 05:43:24 Didn't watch &audition but KNEW you guys would take a liking to harua, so the scream I also scrumpt when he shows up in a BERET
2024-02-10 05:43:24 Didn't watch &audition but KNEW you guys would take a liking to harua, so the scream I also scrumpt when he shows up in a BERET
2024-02-10 05:43:24 Didn't watch &audition but KNEW you guys would take a liking to harua, so the scream I also scrumpt when he shows up in a BERET
2024-02-10 05:43:24 Didn't watch &audition but KNEW you guys would take a liking to harua, so the scream I also scrumpt when he shows up in a BERET
2024-02-10 03:07:01 Didn't watch &audition but KNEW you guys would take a liking to harua, so the scream I also scrumpt when he shows up in a BERET

Didn't watch &audition but KNEW you guys would take a liking to harua, so the scream I also scrumpt when he shows up in a BERET

Tasha Massin

Ej and Nicholas are problems for me as well

Guru

ahaha well thank you for enduring the I-Land kerfuffle; I enjoyed the recaps. Now, &Audition is the one I watched (and voted) in real time! Gaku P01 <3 Oh, I think Hayate was my early favorite though :3

Ayla Jora

I fell for Gaku so much here

jasmine (edited)

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2024-06-07 11:40:11 "HIS WIFE EJ" 😭😭😭😭
2024-06-07 11:40:11 "HIS WIFE EJ" 😭😭😭😭
2024-06-07 11:40:11 "HIS WIFE EJ" 😭😭😭😭
2024-02-20 20:32:44 "HIS WIFE EJ" 😭😭😭😭

"HIS WIFE EJ" 😭😭😭😭

Kat

Gurl I’m already an ej bias and I don’t even fully stan the group so I’m right there with u Adam. He was so cute in the mama content with hanbin so I’m glad u guys r doing this watch so I can check out the & boys

McKala Hanes

I love how Sakura roasted them all in their native language like so kind tbh

Rae Avilez

Came for &Audition because like you guys, I fell in love with a bunch of boys on I-Land and now here I am running around and chasing after them lol! I still remember when Nico scared the beejeezuz out of Taki with that voice. It was so funny. People are still so weird about K. He is &Team's performance leader. We've seen that over and over again. Lune's King and he was meant to be in &Team. He is the Center. This is where he belongs. Hikaru was one of my picks. I love him so much. So most people followed K and Taki to &Audition but for me, I was following EJ and Nico. I was so unbelievably happy to find out they were part of this group! They are a set and come together and can never be separated lol! So I will be dropping full essays here for this show. So happy I get to watch it with you guys!