My ranking is based on this performance, not on improvement (which I understand now, apparently was a huge part of the evaluation, which I understand is important to support people who have room to improve, but is a bit disheartening to people who were consistently great). It would be Melissa, KG and Camilla with Gina close after. If you would like to check out my course: Basics of K-pop singing, make sure to subscribe here: www.katriinka.com/newcourse Oh and justice for my girl Mischa! 🥲

@honestly.idk101

9 ай бұрын

Mine is also Melissa, KG and Camilla :)

@Beanzer80

9 ай бұрын

Yeah Melissa, KG then camila for me, but actually by the end of the show kaylee turned into one of the best singers as well. Especially in performances kaylees singing got really good. They all improved allot.

@podpoe

9 ай бұрын

it seems like Mischa was not liked by JYP very much for some reason as she did have skill and it seemed to be overlooked. I agree Melissa should have ranked first! Camilla was great but Melissa's performance was incredible. I think it helped in editing that they had the less good lerformances before Camillas because by contrast hers was all the more great. When I watched the episode as it aired I dont remember feeling confused that Melissa didnt get first, which is perhaps because it was in the episode before I had already forgotten how great she was. The editing choices really worked on me 😅

@TyoungG

9 ай бұрын

이건 아메리카 갓 텔런트가 아님....아이돌 그룹을 만드는 프로젝트임... 저기 나온 사람들이 전부 진짜 아이돌이 되기위해 나왔다고 생각하지 않음... 특히 멜리사......그녀의 가창력을 발휘하기위해서는 그룹은 맞지않음...

@juliayunus3518

9 ай бұрын

Im also upset when Melissa didnt win 1st place. She made me listen to that song after watching a2k. love Camilla though

Melissa left a2k was actually a great choice. Jyp was right, the stage was too small for her. Her joining kpop will limiting her vocals since kpop songs lines need to take turns among groupmates and listening to her with 2-3 lines in a song is not enough ❤ I will love her and give support in her solo career❤❤

@katherinecarmona7848

9 ай бұрын

Yes, she knew her worth early on the show.

@user-ed3gl4od5t

9 ай бұрын

After being a k pop star, she could try to be a solo like other girl group members did.

@sorbbae620

9 ай бұрын

Melissa was just not a great fit for kpop and i think she knew that herself, she didnt need jyp to tell her, she is TALENTED, no doubt about it, but her skills align more with western music than idol music.

@who-mo8qk

4 ай бұрын

his mistake was thinking vcha will be considered as kpop though, melissa is a NEED to have especially if you want to shine in the us market

Mischa got done so dirty on this show, but she handled it very well. I hope she has great success in the future

I remember being shocked Melissa didn't get first, but I would guess Camila's adaptability and her type of vocals suited the image JYP had for a vocalist better than Melissa.

@clackracks2349

8 ай бұрын

I guess

If he was rating based solely on voice, he would have picked closer to your picks. But I think he saw some real potential in Camilla and wanted to her to know how good she could be. He felt like putting her as number one would boost her confidence enough to really work on her vocals. I also wonder if some of his picks were to see how well they took to disappointment and anger. He is not only building singers, but people who he can train, work within the long hall and be tough enough to work through all the K-pop training. Girls that already have what it takes may have much pride and less likely to be team players. Melissa was very talented. But she was a loner. He wanted to pick people who met his character traits.

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT !!! When the episode was shown. I was shocked that Camila was chosen over Melissa. I remember going to my friend who does not follow the show, and I showed her the two performances, She told me that Melissa was so much better. Then I was shocked that she was in second place. I was surprised and confused, Like how? 😗

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

I know! I was disappointed for her. She also very obviously gave a lot to that performance. It was complex and balanced. I liked it a lot.

@sayurioffenborn4960

9 ай бұрын

@@Katriinka Jyp look for growth and potential. Where can they be after 9 month training. But i agree Melissa is a better singer she should have been 1. I think Camila can be more flexible for different concepts.

@_aPaladin

9 ай бұрын

don't forget JYP did make improvement part of the criteria for judging them in during the competition. He's looking at speed of growth, and potential... People forget that, it's just not a talent show, if it was I agree 1000% with you.

@aiahkinssss

9 ай бұрын

The show was based on improvements. And from the regionals, Camila didn't sing that well but did improve in LA Vocal Evaluation. Meanwhile Melissa, she was already good in the regionals so JYP already knew or already is expecting her to do good in LA vocal evaluation as well. I know Melissa's performance was better but Camila deserved the 1st spot for her improvement.

Eps to see: A2K ep.14 "The Showcase Performances" - 7:40 to 17;02 A2K ep.14 "The Showcase Performances" - 24:23 A2K ep.16 "Korean Boot Camp Begins" - 25:31, 36:24 A2K ep.17 "Individual Performances Continue" - 6:18, 16:14, 26:29, 37:25 A2K ep.18 “Individual Evaluation Rankings” - 6:12; 18:35; 30:58; A2K ep.19 “Team Evaluation” - 16:17; 34:08 A2K ep.20 "Team Evaluation Rankings" - 10:30 A2K ep.21 "The Grand Finale Begins" - 17:42; 34:45 A2K ep.22 "The Final Members" - 9:37; 18:55

@starlightfrost

9 ай бұрын

That must have been some work

@clocker9000

9 ай бұрын

do these include their training as well? for example when kendall didnt know the difference between falsetto and full voice, or all the singing trainers and Sunmi, etc. etc.

@Jenieblack

9 ай бұрын

@@starlightfrost uh no :/

@sayurioffenborn4960

9 ай бұрын

A2k ep 15 has the 3rd showcase Performance. But after 19:16 Jyp chose the candidates for Korea. She will see the result in ep. 16 anyway. I would start with ep 14 and go till ep. 21. Then decide the member and afterwards watch ep. 22.

@sayurioffenborn4960

9 ай бұрын

@@Jenieblack To see were they coming from and what they have learned can showcase some importent things.

22:22 Savanna's vocally much better now. She's very diligent in her vocal lessons that everytime they perform, her improvements really shows.

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

yes! she was super quick to adapt and apply! happy to hear that :)

I think the rankings for this episode, and frankly throughout the show is more about the progression and improvements they make compared to the last episodes ( plus potential trajectories ) over just ranking their existing skill set.

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

yes, I get it. In that case though, girls that have already a good skill set would rank low all the time. I get both sides.

@night_sky_hope

9 ай бұрын

To be honest, I think it is more a combination between the 2. Like making an average between their progression, ability to improve later, their trajectory and their existing skill set. Like, it is not just black and white, the most ideal case is when they show both improvement and skill. The other is a matter of discussion because the ranking was made through discussion with the trainers and JYP, it was not just his opinion. Like Camila, still considered she still has a lot of work to do even though she was really good.

@night_sky_hope

9 ай бұрын

@@thebadseeds What I said about Camila was more about her attitude and character. No matter how much she was praised she still stayed humbled and considered that she needed to work more. Even when JYP asked her what were her thoughts about ranking 1st, she kept being humble by saying she was a little afraid because from that position there was no possible progress and could only be worse or trying to stay there. And one of the values he searches for is humility. Like, those people that no matter how successful they get they do not forget who they are because of fame and keep staying grounded. Considering how much time they invest in the kpop industry and how fans are this is one of the most important things to be sure that they can have a long-lasting career. And she was honest, she did not try to say things that she thought he wanted to hear but said what she thought about. This is another quality he searches for, honesty. Because just the people that show in front of the camera the same character as behind it can live in the entertainment industry without the fear and stress of exposing themselves

@louisedawnauthor6590

9 ай бұрын

@@night_sky_hopeyes. not to mention how they work with other members and take feedback.

@night_sky_hope

9 ай бұрын

@@louisedawnauthor6590 yeah. I also left a longer message about this. They take a lot into consideration when judging the character and attitude of the contestants. And this is the most important thing in their case. JYP even said that if the right attitude is not there, no matter their skill, they will not debut with them. Sometimes can also be just the fact that they do not fit in the group and would be better solo or with another music style.

For more singing content you should watch episodes 16 17 and 18. Most of them dance at the same time but it’s where you see improvements and maybe you could make your final ranking out of it 😊

@sayurioffenborn4960

9 ай бұрын

I thing ep 14 and 15 too.

@Patrick_OBrien

6 ай бұрын

2nd this

that thumbnail is gonna set FIRES lmao

@Kaybye555

9 ай бұрын

😂 people are already mad she's giving her professional opinion

I think Moonbyul said it best in her second world talking to a very young singer. In order to sing songs about love and breakups, you need to experience those emotions to give them on stage.

@InvisibleRen

9 ай бұрын

Have you seen the clip of Camila singing God is a Woman? She looks about 15-16. 😱 😅Melissa definitely sings like she’s experienced all sorts of emotions and her personal story of songwriting so young feels like that too. Camila has the power and talent and typical singer body language but the emotion that periodically appears on her face feels like acting. Gina was the same way, but struggled with it to a higher degree. It’s funny; the debut group ended up singing songs about chasing a boy and having self-confidence. Like, how much believable emotional depth did any of them need for that? 🤦🏾‍♀️ JYP really doing the most during the show for no damn reason.

camila didn´t won over melissa, in first place, they were not competing with each other, they were being evaluated individualy in their capability to grow. plus, melissa left the program because of personal issues

@melodramatic7904

9 ай бұрын

Melissa leaving the program has nothing to do with this evaluation though. Plus, these individual rankings are indeed ranking them against each other, even though they are not in direct competition with each other overall.

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

yes, that is what I though. There was literally 1., 2., 3rd place up to the 6th. Thank you ❤@@melodramatic7904

@heartbeat7488

9 ай бұрын

​@@melodramatic7904thats not entirely true. if that were the case Kendall shouldn't get a stone in the first place, thus making her ineligible to be ranked too. and Lexi, who gave objectively the best dance performance should also be ranked first by your logic, but instead she was outranked by Cristina & Kendall. the truth is the ranking doesn't matter much because at the end of the day, JYP already knew who he wanted in the group.

@melodramatic7904

9 ай бұрын

@heartbeat7488 I disagree about Lexi with the dance. I've always agreed with Cristins being ranked first. Getting a stone is based on how far you've progressed compared to your last performance. This is my second JYP show, so I know that, but at the same time...they final list is still ranking them against each other. It may be best to think of it as a combination of who did the best objectively and who grew the most from one evaluation to the next.

@r_i_ma

9 ай бұрын

​@@melodramatic7904You are wrong. The ranking and evaluation was done to show who has shown the most potential and growth from the auditions.

Melissa is my bias vocally among all these girls. But sadly she didn’t continue. I hope she can have a solo career cause she’s really good :)

@tuanv5418

9 ай бұрын

Imo, she had the best vocals of all the girls. Her dancing was the weakest though. The last episode of boot camp, she was still very very stiff. Agree with you tho, she's got what it takes to be a great solo artist

@InvisibleRen

9 ай бұрын

Same! I am actually glad Melissa didn’t join. While I totally believe she could be a team player, I think her talents deserve solo.

melissa had a huge ego, her character was honestly almost nothing compared to what Camila showed and how she proved herself

The one most frustrating contestant for me because I liked her so much was Yuna...She most definately had that ideal "Kpop-Vocal TONES" , just that she never had any training and was already the oldest member at 17... If she had that training since for 5 years , omg the potential

@clackracks2349

8 ай бұрын

I just thought she didn’t try hard enough and she already gave up during korean evaluations

Good content!

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

ahh thank you! thats super sweet! ❤

I am not totally agree about rankings, and i honestly think that J.Y. Park was not only looking at girls vocals and confidence, but also just looked for a certain character like for the whole show, so it's obvious, that any of these rankings were not so objective as it could be. I love to see how a real vocal couch reacting to it, love your videos!

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

yes, I get it :) But I will just say this before the video premieres: They did my girl Mischa so dirty. She didnt even get proper air time :(

@hokuuniko

9 ай бұрын

frrrr @@Katriinka

@bambiibambiya

9 ай бұрын

real

@skzstray

9 ай бұрын

yup even later she was really good but ...@@Katriinka

@areanaangel8964

9 ай бұрын

Not to spoil it, but when someone doesn't make the group, they strategically give them less air time. One of the purposes of the show is to get to know the girls in group on a more personal level and see what their lives were like before they became idols@@Katriinka

Bcoz the ranking is not from which one each other is better than other. The ranking is by the improvement from their regional audition. That also what makes Lexi in the first ranking in the final, eventhough her voice is not better than others. Btw, Lexi is one of my fav member too, along with Camila, Kaylee and Savanna 😊 Also that's why Kaylee ranking in this evaluation isn't quite high since her regional audition was a lot better 😊

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

that would mean that girls with already high skill set would rank consistently very low, which is a bit disheartening to me too. I understand both POV.

@melatirahmiaziza7869

9 ай бұрын

@@Katriinka yeah, that is the minus poin with this kind of system. The same reason why Camila is in the rank 3 in the final and 2nd in individual evaluation. But, if we think from the positive side, it could make them for not feeling jealous toward other, and make them not to compete with each other, beside themselve. So that everyone could only focus on themselve, trying their best to become better than yesterday, even if it is only a small improvement.

Your perspective is REALLY interesting and I'd love for you to continue to share that with us regarding A2K. Things only get better and better and some of the final members were actually not that predictable.

I love how she’s also subtly judging jyp 💀

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

I am like my bestie Seungmin fr haha

@InvisibleRen

9 ай бұрын

lol we all did.

Mischa's posting covers right now and she's amazing!!!

I have the same opinion that melissa is the best in the level of completion. But as a kpop artist Camila could be better. Melissa is more like a solo singer.

@shfj3881

9 ай бұрын

핵심을 잘 짚으셨네요 한 마디로 jyp는 프로듀서로서 그룹을 만드는 관점에서 평가가 이루어지는 겁니다

J.Y.Park always takes the improvement they've made and emotions put into the performance more than the skills they already had. So in that pov his ranking definitely makes sense. They didn't show us full videos from the auditions and everyone's evaluations here (unfortunately) so it's also kinda hard to argue with that i feel. I really hope you'll look into their later performances as well, I'd love to watch it and hear what you'd have to say about their improvements 😊

I hope you make more videos on the vocal performances from A2K, I really enjoy your content and comments. I'm really glad youtube recommended your first A2K episode cause your channel is amazing! I also think it would be interesting, if you haven't already seen it, to react to the survival show for Stray Kids from before their debut (as a fellow Stay lol) or even Twice's survival show, Sixteen, since those two shows have a very different approach than A2K

Can't wait for final reaction, You will see how good kg is when singing and dancing

I loved the video and totally agree with you opinions! :) I wish you continue this series of A2K but only if you're comfortable to do it so. People really could learn the difference about professional opinion and personal opinion smh...

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

thank you! yes, it is difficult. I will try my best though. :)

please do more and pump the videos out faster. they are great. i agree Melissa is #1 vocalist

You can tell the girls were given a list with only difficult songs on it that they had to choose from and sing

I also thought ranking would be 1.Melissa 2.KG 3.Camila 4.Gina. But i think JYP was impressed by her improvement i guess

@SparklieGaming

9 ай бұрын

melissa quit

@sayurioffenborn4960

9 ай бұрын

@@SparklieGaming Why do you soilering this?

For vocal performance episodes specifically I would recommend watching the final 3 group performances of the LA Bootcamp before they go to Korea. And then after that I’m pretty sure every episode has vocal evaluation in some manner :) ❤

i really love hearing your analysis on the technique and all, i wish i could sing lol 😂

I hope you’ll react to their pre-debut. It was wonderful listening to your thoughts and notes on their techniques.

Great analysis. If you can check their episode when they have to sing and dance at the same time. I would like to know your feedback. because it way more challenging and what is reasanable expectation of how power a voice can sound when dancing.

I think after seeing this video, I recommend you to watch BABYMONSTER's "Last Evolution " . They have a number of good vocalist and they are very diverse. The group literally consists of five good vocalists and two amazing rappers who are good at singing, as someone who cares most about distinctive, strong vocals and The good performing, I enjoyed their show very much

@reineie

9 ай бұрын

You can also skip the show itself and just watch the performances and the introduction of each member

please continue theseeeeeeeeeeee

"Let her bake!" hahaha

Total side note, but it's very interesting to hear JYP speak English and be very articulate and comprehensive while at it

After rewatching this ep with u I realized everything jyp have said was right, gina is last eps became friends w everyone and became more confident

# 홧팅 🍒👍!!!

THANK YOU! JUSTICE FOR MISCHA! i’ve been saying this from the START.

First of all, thank you so much for this. I discovered your channel after Vmas and I really appreciate your professional comments as a coach and a singer. However I get confused when you mention the fry in the voice because I don't know what that is or how you can distinguish a certain colour from a voice. Second, because I saw what happened in the live chat, I just want to clarify some things: -In all documentary-style episodes of JYP survival shows, there is not given screentime to certain contestants exactly because they do not make it in the group. And considering that they are minors this gives them the choice, if they realised during the show that they want to do something else or not, to have a fresh start. Because no matter how they perform there will not be footage on the Internet that can be used by haters against them. As I can see is the case in so many survival shows, where there even exists evil editing when the editors edit on purpose some contestants in a bad way by highlighting their mistakes or editing in a way that makes them look evil just to make sure that the fans will not vote for them. JYPE shows just focus to the people who make it in the group. Plus, it is also possible the agreement signed with their parents can state for them to not have a big exposure if they do not make it. We only see the good parts here. -This is just a show to give us a glimpse into how it looks when kpop companies create a new group out of a lot of trainees they have. And trust me, this is one of the best cases when JYP is actually giving feedback and points on what they can improve. He judges not just their skills, but also their potential, how well they would work as a group, if their voices and skills complement each other, how they communicate on stage how well they fit with the company's values (like in any other job), if they try to implement the feedback they receive and so on. Because most of all, they receive all of this training for free, and you can not help someone if they don't want that help. JYP said multiple times in all of his shows that most of all for him is the most important the attitude and character they have, and how much they fit with the company's vision and values. Their values being humility, diligence and honesty. For this judgement, he used the feedback over 3 months received from staff, trainers and other contestants. We don't know what happened over 3 months there, we only saw around 300 minutes from their time in Korea. So please try to refrain from sending hate to any of the girls just because the decision of a man that worked for 30 years in the industry, and made groups for 27 years does not fit with your biased preference. Especially on a channel that is about giving a professional opinion on vocals from a vocal coach. -Also, in the individual evaluation in Korea they did not judge whether they can dance and sing at the same time. They judged their ability to sing while at the same time they coordinated with another action and if they improved since the LA boot camp. In this case, being dance or playing an instrument. Even though KG did not dance, she played the guitar and she played a hard song both vocally and by playing the guitar because there were a lot of cord combinations she needed to remember. She played that instrument until the skin from her fingers started to peel off. I am not a singer but I am absolutely sure it is not easy to keep your pitch singing Blue by LeeAnn Rimes while also holding an electric guitar and focusing on the cords. And most of all, no matter how harsh the feedback given to her, she took it, worked on it and had the biggest evolution from the auditions until the end of the show. She truly showed all the values they search for in their artists. Ending this, Katriinka, because you asked if their voices are still raw in the Korean BootCamp. They always sing live but I am not sure how much it was processed after production. They show some parts from their vocal lessons though. And during the Individual evaluations, which were a month after they arrived in Korea, I could clearly hear a difference between their voices and the background track. It could also be heard silence from time to time when there were parts of backing vocals. And for the final evaluations, they posted 1st-row shorts on the Vcha channel. Those shorts are like fan cams made by the public. So if you decide to make another part with their evolutions, I suppose those would be the parts where you can hear their raw voices the most. At the end of the Individual ranking episode (in Korea), they also showed some parts from the recordings of the show's opening theme, and they did the same with the final 2 episodes because the 3 songs performed were produced for the show by JYP. Thank you one more time for this video, hope you have a great day. And maybe you can check on the progress from Nizi Project Season 2. This one is to make a boy's group similar to NiziU that will be focused on Japanese market. Those boys are really talented

@night_sky_hope

9 ай бұрын

Later note: just giving the timeline for a better understanding of the way the editing was made during the show. September 2022 - Auditions October 2022 - LA Bootcamp April 2023 - the girls arrive in Korea Around May 2023 - Individual evaluation Around June 2023 - The first team mission Around July 2023 - The final performance and lineup were chosen Later in July, the show started to air, I suppose right after they decided the girls continued to train until the last episode aired last week and the predebut songs were released. Highlighting more certain girls was on purpose because the lineup was already chosen and this series is supposed to stand as a documentary to which future fans can go back to understand how they started as a group.

@sayurioffenborn4960

9 ай бұрын

That is why i like loud so much. Because Jyp explained his way of working their.

@night_sky_hope

9 ай бұрын

@@sayurioffenborn4960 He also did this in Nizi Project. I was watching the season 2, with the boys (it finished airing just the first bootcamp) and he explained so much more there. We also could see that during the evaluations was not just him in the room but also represantives from Sony and production crew and some other important people. Plus, we saw some comments on the other participants and how JYP could understand their characters based on the notes they were given to others. And I could see the cultural differences in the way the show evolved. They are so different, although they are both based on the format from Nizi Project that created NiziU. And to be honest, he explained a little also here but it was during the Watch Parties that were available just for people with KZread premium.

this coach is an expert and I trust her opinion to be completely unbias. I love your videos and you keep telling me like it is. I appreciate that

am i the only one who already saw all of this but is watching again anyways bc is so good? haha great commentary btw!!!

I think they avaluated the girls about the difference from the first audition to this new presentation, maybe. I'd love to see you watch the finals and the MV with the winners. Would you still do this about the VCHA? ❤ thank you for the video, i loveee music and i loved to watch you critique based in technical skills ❤

It would be awesome too see you continue this series and having your input on their singing as they get better.

I love jyp :D and i know he know what his doing! i agree to disagree with ppl who doesnt like the ranking. so its okay you have your own oppinion :D and now they debuted with good song! so happy to see the winner of this a2k

Gina got COMPLETELY screwed by JYP

For Mischa, there was text flashed on the screen stating she forgot the lyrics. I think that may be why they didn't show more of her singing and also why they looped her at that last part.

I actually go back to Melissa's performance now and then because I like her version better than the original song. She is a PERFORMER. I hope someone signs her cause I want to listen to more of her.

i think the ranking also consider the improvement, not only the best in singing..

They do get more than 48 hours for this, they have a few weeks iirc. It is the group performances that happen while they are in america where they only have around 48 hours, everything else they do have a good amount of time to prepare for.

I definitely want, NEED your opinion on the performances of eps 13, 14 (end of USA bootcamp), and then eps 19 to 22

13:51 I'm not sure how long they prepared to sing the songs they sang for the vocal evaluation, but they did have about a month after the first regional auditions to focus, practice, and work on all the points he gave them during the regional auditions. I also want to add that the rankings really aren't based by comparing the girls performances to each other, it's based on their own personal growth. So I would agree with what you said in the comments, that if that's the ranking system then the one's who are already good will rank low, BUT they don't completely disregard that talent aspect of it so these girls thankfully usually stay at the top. I think you'll definitely see it more in the next few episodes, but those rankings will also take into account their singing and dancing

After watching the show I’m eager to see her picks 😮

"No problems at all is a little reach" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 PLS lmaooo. Im crying 😂😂😂

I really appreciate your reactions, especially where they're in conversation with JYP's comments (agreeing about Savanna altering the pitch, disagreeing about Mischa's general feedback). I was also so stunned about Melissa not ranking first for vocals after that performance! Seeing some spoilers in the comments, I kind of have the urge to make some false spoilers so as to draw attention away from them (things like: What a shame KG had to drop out of the show!)

You should react to to their individual evaluation in korea ep 16-18

I definitely think Melissa was the best vocalist BUT I don't think her vocals would suit kpop, she's definitely more suited to be a soloist than a kpop idol. Camila can dance and sing pretty stably even without proper training while Melissa's dance skills were severely lacking. Kpop isn't just about vocals, it's about the whole package, and Camila is the whole package.

😮 now I realized how difficult to sing "go eeaaassy on me line" by Adele

I love your analysis, and really appreciate the honesty, I love Gina but when I saw her belting I always thought she was more yelling than singing, was shocked though when she placed lower cause she did good with everything else, KG definitely should have been top 2 vocally, I'm really glad you went over all the contestants, even those little snippets, wish we could have seen all of their performances and see what happened with Mischa, keep up the great work

Love your take on a lot of your reactions. I was surprised at the final group... (No spoilers, don't worry). But you might want to checkout their Korean training videos. **Add request...(.Sorry, don't know where to send requests...) Have you seen any of YG's new girl group's live performances?? The group's name is BabyMonster. There is a lot of buzz about this new group, that hasn't even debuted yet. (7 individual girls; 3 Korean, 2 Japanese, and 2 Thai.) Many refer to them as BlackPink's "little sisters", since they are from the same company. Anyway, hope you continue to create more reactions videos...love them! 👍

Mischa is such a good singer she released a cover of that one Billie eilish song from the Barbie movie I think and she sounded so good I don’t know why she wasn’t given proper recognition 😢

@emily_eliza

9 ай бұрын

i think they didn’t give her much screen time cuz they didn’t want people to get attached, as she was gonna get eliminated

Please react to more of their performances , the also do dancing while singing and i would like to know your option on their voices there

I don't know if you've reacted to Dream Academy already but I would love to see a reaction on the vocal performances

Mischa was robbed like it’s so sad

MELISSA WAS ROBBED of 1st place! I agree that Mscha was done wrong from beginning to end. There's singing in every episode from here out I believe but not from everyone. Camilla's best performance is when she does a song she wrote and raps in 3 languages during the talent phase before they go to SK. Savanna came a long way by the end. She was a gymnast. Her confidence just got stronger and so did her performances. I think she, Christina, and Kaylee had the biggest transformations by the end. I think Melissa and KG were both youtubers before A2K.

they actually had a month between the LA bootcamp where this evaluation was done and the initial auditions!! they had a day between the dance evaluation and the singing evaluation!

@areanaangel8964

9 ай бұрын

It was actually 6 months. They had 6 months to train and improve. That's why there was no excuse to see a girl not get better or improve. If someone is desperate and thirsty to follow their dream and be the best they can be, they would work day and night. No matter where you started, even at the top, there will always be room for improvement. If you worked hard, it will show up in your performance.

@emily_eliza

9 ай бұрын

@@areanaangel8964that was between LA and korea, they only had a month between the first audtions and the LA boot camp

@SasutheStrange

9 ай бұрын

@@areanaangel8964 there was 6 months between la bootcamp and Korean boot camp!

Can you react to Kiss Of Life in the future? They have really strong vocalists even tho they debuted recently :]

pleek pleek look at melissa's performance in the character evaluation episode, i think it's episode 3

Hello again 🥹, finally its here and yeah, though I haven't finished A2K yet but for this part, I do kinda agre, they're might be some sort of bias take on their side esp to Camila over Melissa, bec don't get me wrong I love them but Camila getting compared to Whitney is yeah 😅, my ranking if ever would her Mel, KG, and Cam!! Also just a TMI, my biases in there are KG (bec I'm a STAYlor: Stay and a Swiftie 😂), Kendall and Lexi all because they have a connection with SKZ lmao, so yeah!! Keep it up, and thank you! 😍

@Kaybye555

9 ай бұрын

JYP went craaaazzzyy with praise here. Whitney and Sunmi? Girls did well but come on 😅 especially after doing Nizi. Very very different interactions

Maybe due to vocal style. But interms of technique definitely its Melissa because even she hit higher its not strained due to her vocal technique. Anyways Melissa, Camila, KG and Gina are the toptiers for me that time. But interms of biggest vocal potential its Savanna. I hope she could hit higher soon ❤🎉

@emily_eliza

9 ай бұрын

have you seen the finale? savanna has improved so much! 🤗her vocals are very strong now

@ishracainglet2591

9 ай бұрын

@@emily_eliza yeah, i want her to improve more. ❤

They had several weeks between the regional auditions and these performances. They definitely were not choosing rank based on technical proficiency on this episode. They were choosing on improvement and potential, and also how they connected with JYP as an audience. Mischa clearly looked tense and tight, and clearly did not really connect with JYP in a performance way. Again, if you watch JYP when Gina was performing, he was not very engaged, while with Camila and Melissa, he was wowed. Those of us whatching the video can't really know what he felt was missing live, but since a lot of kpop is about live shows, it would be pretty important. Melissa seems to have a very set, mature style already, which can be a problem for joining a kpop group, and I would guess that that affected the rankings to some degree. It is clear that for this episode, the rankings were not meant to be about technical skill, but more about the ability to throw yourself into the music and performance. The more polished performers consistently ranked lower than the ones who showed vulnerability and humanity by flirting dangerously with failure. Because you are not watching all the episodes, you did not see that JYP stressed very strongly that they were not competing against one another, they were meant to be showing both how much they can grow, and how hard and how smart they are willing to work. They are really competing against themselves, and he and the staff were looking more at potential than at current ability..The contestants who showed that they were working smart, and who showed particular growth, consistently ranked higher. They were also looking for more heart and soul than actual technical prowess. I think everyone pretty much agrees that Melissa's performance from an objective viewpoint was better, but Camila showed more willingness to take risks and push herself into scary territory, she responded very particularly to JYP's original critique, and because her regional audition was not so great, her improvement was much bigger than Melissa's. All of those factors influenced this particular ranking. Gina had a very great regional audition, but her performance here was not as good at that, so in a way she went backward. JYP stressed that at the beginning, his original vision for the eventual group had room for all the contestants, that the goal was not to eliminate people, but to see who could get ready to debut in time. Notice how happy he got when the contestants clearly had taken his feedback to heart and had visibly improved by their own efforts. This is something that he and the company are looking for. The show also makes clear that JYP was not making these decisions by himself. He is the face of the company, but it was a group decision at all times, involving the vocal and dance teachers, and other staff members. Sometimes JYP seemed to hint that he did not entirely agree with the final choice. The editing choices were also not his--the show editors made the decision of how much of the contestants' performances to show, and how much of JYP's critiques, and probably cut those four to a minimum either because they would not have been enjoyable to listen to for a long time, or because the feedback was too technical or too basic to interest the average untrained viewer. I'm pretty sure that he had more to say to all of them. You notice that Savannah's was the only non-stone performance to be shown, because what JYP did with her, getting her up to the original key, was interesting to watch, in a way that even non-singers could enjoy, it showed her triumphing over a difficulty. Mischa's performance was not necessarily cut because of it's quality, but because the feedback was not something the editors thought would be interesting to average non-singers. The ranking did not affect whether they were chosen to go on, it did not put them at risk of elimination during the boot camp. It seemed it was partly for show suspense, partly for motivation for the contestants, to give them something to focus on other than "Gee, I hope I don't get eliminated", and also because when they did group performances, they chose the group leaders based on the rankings. When Camila came up you said "oh, she's a girl's girl, everyone seems to like her". The staff was watching that and it had huge influence on their choices for the rankings, even though they didn't always say it. How much heart and soul the contestants put in also counted. Melissa's performance felt almost professional to me, very polished, but Camila's had more risk in it. In this instance, the risk was being rewarded, more than choosing wisely. You saw how happy JYP was during Camila's performance, that she was giving everything. I liked Melissa's performance better, again, I think everyone did, it was actually better, but that's not all that they were choosing by. Plus, it helps ratings if you make the viewers mad about things like that, they might have had that in mind as well.

I was shocked too, I thought Melissa will be ranking first. Camilla's performance didn't affect me much emotionally. She's good. But when i first time listened Melissa voice, I forgot about the contest and just enjoyed the performance.

I mean yeah we all have preference and since this rank was made by jyp, i do think jyp prefer camila style of singing over melissa/KG. Camila did great imo and also mischa has such a nice tone, you could see that at the final mission where she took the chorus part

JYPE HIRE HER

순위는 가창력으로만 뽑는게 아님...댄스 가창력 스타성 인성 발전성 성실성 외모...... 아이돌이 그렇게 단순하게 뽑는건줄 앎?.... 그리고 가창력도 한국사람들이 가장싫어하는 스타일은 아이들이 자기목소리가 아닌 어른 흉내내고 따라하는 거임.....한마디로 자기목소리가 아닌 비욘세 스타일로 전부 부르는 미국아이들을 가장 싫어함....

@Kaybye555

9 ай бұрын

😂

I agree in your with your opinions. Overall for me JYP have bias over Kendall so much to say her vocals is perfect when it's far from that, and doesn't like Gina's vibe / character.

I think now, I understand why gina can't debut , gina had already experience and as all said a trainee that's why she carry more responsibilities and that stress her and can't enjoy herself also can't truly show other what she can't really do and that's what jyp wants, she want gina to forget those heavy burdens.and doesn't mean that your a trainee you don't have flaws. Jyp want gina to be herself just like the other contestants which is the same age as her, honestly, you can't teach someone but change them when they already had habit or technique on they're own which gina already had. And that's a long way to go

Talent does matter, but character matters more in JYP's case.

❤❤❤nice reaction

Ranking based on improvement is the reason why i didn't really enjoy this show. Like you have said: people with high level of skill and 0 improvement needed during the show, with this ranking method will be penalized compared to who started with low skill and expectation and shows good improvements. In europe, when there are talents shows, the level of contestants in terms of singing and performing is really pushed to the limit. Like you must already be on high skill level during the auditions and then the coaches and trainers work over you to create an amazing artist. In this show instead, between all of them, the level is barely touching a high rank (Just Melissa, Camilla and KG) and they focus on learning and improving.

I’d love to see and hear your reaction and opinion on txt’s The first take ‘crown’ 🤗

Melissa sang another song written by her in episode 10, it's called "Enough is Enough" I hope you can react too.

I definetly think camilla was better then kg and Gina but melissa not . Camilla was missing the performance .

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

KG has a bit better balanced voice - but if you would judge on improvement - Camilla. I am just confused if we judge on improvement or on actual performance. Cause Melissa was consistently good - placed 2nd. for consistency. Camilla - 1st based on improvement. I am confused here haha

@badussy3372

9 ай бұрын

@@Katriinka feel like it was more of improvement then the actual singing maybe He gave camilla 1st place because He wasnt expecting her to sing a very hard whitney houston song so good.

If you want more shows to reaced to. I really liked: Peak time and loud. More recent ones: The debut: dream academy, nct Universe: lastart and nizi projekt Season 2. Only dream academy is in english. But all should have english sub.

A2K isn't your typical competiton show. Should watch the beginning of ep1. JYP outlines what he was looking for in the contestants. He said contestants can come in with little to no singing and dancing experience. He said his company train them. He was looking for people with character, good attitude, natural talent to entertain and showed great potential. Basically, being able to learn fast. The girls will be on an accelerated training schedule. I think they'll be debuting within 6 months, making their training at jyp about 1 year or so. Other trainees could be training for 2+ yrs before they even get a chance. Also, everyone wants to rank high of course but it doesn't "really" affect anyrhing. Just dont be in last place twice, which means auto elimination

JYP said a lot that he ranks the girls based on improvement, so someone who saw a lot of improvement is gonna rank higher than someone who was great last time and then was just equally great again this time

Jyps show concept for nizi projekt 1+2 and A2k. 1. Casting 2. Bootcamp - Dance (stone) - Vocal (stone) - star quality (stone) - group performance One stone is for Character and then he decied how go to Korea. 3. Korea If you placed two time last you have to go. - Solo (stone) - group (stone) - group original - last performance One stone for character and i am not sure were he gave the last stone for.

I really liked Mischa too, but she never gets the recognition she deserves 🥲😭

I would really like to have your take about FREEDOM by Gina

😊❤

i guess the ranking is based on improvement and the reaction the contestant get from everyone...you can see the difference in reaction both of them get from other contestant...because in the end the group will be created to perform in front of millions not just singing or dancing...someone who gonna captivate audience is more appreciated than someone who tried to show their skill only...

Also, but not watching the complete A2K reality show, you are missing a lot of context. This is hard to react to. A lot of stuff said by JYP that isn’t included in this clip. He’s not judging this like a traditional reality show. He’s also not measuring the girls against each other. He’s measuring the progress compared to when he first saw them. But I do like seeing your reaction. But consider watching the entire series.

Can't believe how much Lexus had improved!!

PLEASE REACT TO A2K GINA SOLO SONG CALLED FREEDOM! :))

Hi Katriinka!! Just for clarification the girls didn't exactly have a list but to choose songs/artists under Republic Records or JYP. However, I think there could've been a song recommended list to choose from. Also I think the episodes that showcase their vocals the most are Ep.16 "Korean Boot Camp Begins" and Ep.17 "Individual Performances Continue". To include all members then also Ep. 18 but it also has the rankings too. I saw another commenter do time stamps purely for vocals...

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

thank you! :)

@jadegr33ns30

9 ай бұрын

@@Katriinka Omg you replied! I LOVE YOUR VIDS 😭😍😍❤️❤️❤️

@Katriinka

9 ай бұрын

ahh thank you! you are super sweet! 💕@@jadegr33ns30

the way melissa didn’t get first will always surprise me

At 13:15 I thought you said she was bitchy 😅 Then shortly after I understood from context that you said pitchy 😂 But that really took me off guard

@Kaybye555

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

I do see that you would like to build on the vocals, but I think that an idol group has so much intricacy. The teamwork aspect is important. Obviously dance is a huge deal for K-pop. And personality. I think that a lot of selection was based off of how the girls interacted with their teachers and fellow contestants behind the scenes. I’m very happy with the final selection, and think that they are a wonderful team. Also, the aspect of you willing to improve and learn and showing potential.