HAOBIN THREAD (Sung Hanbin and Zhang Hao of ZEROBASEONE/ZB1)

[BellatrixPatricia57]

not to shade other trainees but it absolutely fvcking crazy how he got 3 stars whilst others who obviously didn't perform as well got 4... made no sense then, makes no sense now... he was truly top 10 most talented trainees in that room

It has always been a setup. It's still a reality show, and on top of that, it's an MNET reality show. They all follow the same formula. At the start, these shows would only focus and highlight on 3 types of contestants: trainees with an already-popularity (as they bring mainstream viewers), trainees that potentially make good narratives (drama, sad backstory, prone to evil-edit, comic relief, etc.), and trainees that the producers themselves are biased towards. As the shows nearing the end, the last type would become a priority.

Right from the start, Sung Hanbin was the obvious number one candidate favored by Mnet themselves. I'm not complaining, because the guy's talented, has the skills, personality and look, like a complete package already, so he's a fair candidate in my personal opinion. But the show would still constantly remind viewers by highlighting him prominently through the episodes. By giving him only 3 stars in the beginning, there would be a room for character development narrative trying his best and all, which would end up with the mentors noticing and saying "Oh my God, he's improved so much!". And all this would make his positive image in the public eyes even greater or so Mnet hoped .

 

[chaejun]

It has always been a setup. It's still a reality show, and on top of that, it's an MNET reality show. They all follow the same formula. At the start, these shows would only focus and highlight on 3 types of contestants: trainees with an already-popularity (as they bring mainstream viewers), trainees that potentially make good narratives (drama, sad backstory, prone to evil-edit, comic relief, etc.), and trainees that the producers themselves are biased towards. As the shows nearing the end, the last type would become a priority.

Right from the start, Sung Hanbin was the obvious number one candidate favored by Mnet themselves. I'm not complaining, because the guy's talented, has the skills, personality and look, like a complete package already, so he's a fair candidate in my personal opinion. But the show would still constantly remind viewers by highlighting him prominently through the episodes. By giving him only 3 stars in the beginning, there would be a room for character development narrative trying his best and all, which would end up with the mentors noticing and saying "Oh my God, he's improved so much!". And all this would make his positive image in the public eyes even greater or so Mnet hoped .

wait i get this... and it's not like he suddenly improved throughout the show, he has just always been amazing because he mastered his craft years ago i get this perspective but it was still frustrating seeing others above him but at least the downgrading worked in his favour... mnet definitely weren't expecting hao as #1 tho OMG... i'm just glad my top 2 current favs ended up top 2

 

[saxblue]

Jelly Pop Hao @ the ZB1 FanCon:

Me watching from home:

 

[saxblue]

Ugh... The video embedding thing was acting up, but you get it lol. Also, the ZB1 members are definitely watching us on Twitter. It's been confirmed:

 

[chaejun]

i am SOOO glad he finally acknowledged #THIS era

 

[saxblue]

From ZB1's Cosmopolitan interview:

 

[chaejun]

From ZB1's Cosmopolitan interview:
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he's actually incredible

 

[kendoll2001]

 

[saxblue]

The internet (a.k.a. me) was going crazy over Hao's shoulder earlier this week lol.

 

[chaejun]

FINALLY SOMETHING INTERESTED OH WE ARE BACK

 

[saxblue]

I love them so much:

 

[chaejun]

popping pvssy in the streets of paris is CRAZY... kingie

I love them so much:

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[saxblue]

HANBIN: everyone jjang hao is hereee
HANBIN: oh? thank you~
HAO: hi~~ *weird asmr noises*
HANBIN: what are you doing
HANBIN: bye bye
HAO: just sleep here!
HANBIN: i dont want to~
HANBIN: turn on the lights!
HANBIN: thank you xie xie
HANBIN: im in hao's bed right now actually

Translation courtesy of haobinsplanet on Twitter.

 

[chaejun]

off topic sorry but zb1's comeback song sounds beyond terrible... i've never understood how fans listen to that genre like you physically can't dance or vibe to anything of that sort. idk i'm just incredible disappointed and underwhelmed because the teasers weren't giving noise music at all except the digipack lmfao??

 

[locomomo]

If you are taking about this, I do agree. Did they made that clicking sound by beating utensils? It's just noise without music.

 

[BellatrixPatricia57]

off topic sorry but zb1's comeback song sounds beyond terrible... i've never understood how fans listen to that genre like you physically can't dance or vibe to anything of that sort.

As a simple/casual HaoBin shipper, ZB1's music in general never actually clicks with me anyway, but that's because I'm aware that they cater towards the younger generation (which I'm not a part of).

So I may not be the correct person or able to give any opinion based on the snippets, but when it comes to the crazy reality of Kpop fandom, at the end of the day (& most of the time), they don't particularly care what their idols' music sound like because they're already blinded by the love they have for them. They'd praise the most basic stuff these idols have done and treat it like Jesus has just converted water into wine.

 

[saxblue]

If you are taking about this, I do agree. Did they made that clicking sound by beating utensils? It's just noise without music.

This trailer gives me pause because the first one was so good:

I'm not really that shocked, though. "In Bloom" was a pretty boy concept. I had a feeling their comeback would be a noisy song with a difficult choreo. It's kind of like how Enhypen debuted with "Given-Taken", and their first comeback was "Drunk-Dazed".

 

[saxblue]

Oh, they just don't give a f*** anymore:

 

[saxblue]

<3

 

[saxblue]

Haobin and their backup dancers:

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