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Nizi Project Season 2 EP.10 *SEASON FINALE* Reaction! (Patreon)

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mayar

MV react today?🤪

Kyle Twitch
>>43983848

wont be able to get to it today sadly but I'll be getting to it either tomorrow morning or the day after so no spoilers please haha

Mani✨

Hey Ik you probably already have a lot on your plate but there’s this other survival show called I-Land . It’s EXTREMELY popular right now. Big Hit (BTS’s company) is making a boy group. Show is almost done in I think about this week. Idk if you have the time but I think you’ll like it.

Skitch____

I still have no bias... I think I was afraid my bias was gonna get eliminated so I never let myself connect with anyone. Who is everyone’s bias?

Kyle Twitch
>>43984254

Honestly if Miihi wasn't spoiled for me I would have been nervous this whole episode haha

A.D

i guess we can tell you now, mako is officially the leader haha :) mayuka and rima are going to be an iconic duo with their rapping abilities too you can tell

Anonymous

Couple of video ideas NiziU and Twice member comparison NiziU dance performances and covers

HansonJuin

Next please react to all videos posted by their official channel at youtube, especially their music videos of all versions and dance cover

PhanMann

Let’s gooo

Anonymous

I feel lucky because all of my favorites could debut. But I feel really sad for Yuna. She is so talented but sadly the first part of the show she was really nervous and she couldn't show her skills. I'm glad that she overcome those difficulties and at the end she showed her true pottencial, but I think that maybe it was too late and that's why she wasn't pick. The last part of this episode was just sad TT

A.D
>>43985067

also they did their first live show performance on 'the music day 2020' in japan yesterday, its on yt

Anonymous

Not sure how you always slept on Maya, she was a leader for a reason.

Puppy

And the giant maknae tradition in JYPE continues lol.

Anonymous

Hahaha I refresh the website twice because I though my internet was on crack. And then you said that the video has low quality haha

Mr Jackpots

All 4 girls who were eliminated had trouble controlling their weight, but that was only one factor. Riria, I think it was her weight, Momoka you know about, Akari, it was her health. The medical condtion she has can relapse at any time. That would destroy their debut if it happened then. Yuna, confidence problems made her performances unpredictable and she also couldn't control her weight. I was really sorry about Akari especially since JYP obviously liked her and he heaped praise on her last week, but he made the decision that was good for the group. I hope she stays in training and debuts later.

Syndicaterx
>>43985931

Right? She had second place at the end of first season. TooGrown gave her the lowest score of the individual performances this season (7.5) where she won a cube from JYP, she earned top spot in group battles (Swing My Baby) and led her own team to victory against Mako’s last episode. She’s an all-rounder maybe a tier below Mako, got great leadership skills and those facials would make her a great center IMO.

Schaumkus

I'm in for more Twice content on the weekend. TwiceTV is just too long :P :P

Mr Jackpots

Too late now but you should have used the JYP version of ep 10. Since it was the finale, the performances weren't edited like earlier eps.

Carl Dungca

You're spot on there: It sounds like a Japanese Twice song because their primary market is Japan, who prefer saccharine sweetness from their girl groups over hard edge sass. I'm still always debating whether to call NiziU a J-pop group or a Japanese K-pop group. I really lean towards the latter because the core of their structure and training is rooted in the "k-pop technology" and process. Sony and JYP wanted a band with K-pop levels of training, polish, and production rather than what homegrown J-pop has been able to produce. Still, they left the diamond a little in the rough, appealing to the Japanese fanbase's desire to follow along with the still-in-development idols.

Carl Dungca

Mako Team (Mako, Ayaka, Yuna, Rio, Akari, Riria) – “Make You Happy” • Vocal - 8 You can hear a lot of straining and thinning all around, and I think that’s due to the high pitch that the song demands. Even for women, it can be unnatural and difficult to have to sing in that high range for long stretch. Yuna had difficultly breathing through her rap triplet section and final chorus section. • Dance – 10 I did see some lines fall out of synch during some transitions (particularly the opening when removing hands from behind the backs of the other members), but otherwise, it looked solid, if a bit soft at times. Hardest part would be making sure their kicks during the jump rope section lined up, and they did here. Their level changes also looked well aligned. • Face – 9 This song is all smiles, so you can just slap on a smiley face and ride it through the whole performance without any further nuance. I’ll dock a point, because during the slower, stretchy moments, there was opportunity to sell that better with new looks. Akari is great here. • Group Interaction – 10 Formations were clean and symmetric.

Syndicaterx

It’s a shame that Yuna didnt get to debut. She had better chances to make it being a JYP trainee but got overshadowed by the others as the show went on (kinda like Minyoung from 15+1). Thankfully she’s still with JYPE , she’s still very young so hopefully she’ll wait it out like Chaeryeong and debut with their next GG, which is I’ve heard rumors that is going to debut within the next couple years. At around 27:00 when you asked where us viewers cried, I did shed some tears at this final episode but I straight up sobbed when Yuna cried when JYP complimented her performance for the first time As for Akari, apparently she had health issues that could hinder with the group so JYP decided not to debut her. (Hyuna formerly of WonderGirls had a similar issue)

serenity

I wanted Akari to make it but I had predicted this exact lineup and it came true lol but yeah I was SOBBING

A.D

oh btw, fandom name is WithU ! group name is basically pronounced like "Niju" and check out the album (only 4 songs) because the full version of the nizi project intro 'baby im a star' is pretty fire

Carl Dungca
>>43987147

I say "k-pop technology" because SM Entertainment views and formalized the K-pop trainee system as such, and some Koreans are angry that JYP is exporting their competitive advantage overseas to Japan........as though all the major K-pop companies don't have remote operations in other countries already. From MY American perspective, K-pop is built on the foundation of the abusive and rigorous ceaseless training and promotion Joseph Jackson put his children through--producing all-time greats Jackson 5, Michael, Janet, and the others--where nothing less than perfection is tolerated. Effective? Yes. Healthy? Definitely not. And I hope that K-pop companies continue forward to truly recognize and mitigate the mental and physical strain this lifestyle puts on their artists.

Anonymous

Yes please react to stray kids show

Bennime

Man, Yunas last performance was rly not that great, i know jyp said it was good but the beginning sounded so shaky. the rap part was fire tho. Even tho i always had her on my list of people who didnt make it, im still rly sad for her. That Akari didnt make it shocked me the most, her last stages were rly good. even tho i love ayaka for her funny and cuteness and im happy that she is in the group but when it comes to talent i would have changed her for akari tbh Riria was never gonna make it, its not that she was bad but i dont remember a single moment where she was rly shining, she reminds me of minyoung from 16 but less talented. Im also super happy that mihii, rima and mako got to debute. All 3 of them were friends we saw them in s1 talking about it already. its kinda like momo and sana <3

serenity

YOU SHOULD WATCH I-LAND IT IS AMAZING.

Phion

NiziU is pronounced like "Need you" but with a longer pronunciation in U. (Kind of funny because Nijiu- is 20 in Japanese; what's with JYP and numbers) Looking back, it makes sense why JYP dropped those three. Akari also mentioned in her twitter after the show that she was able to come this far even with her "condition." She got hospitalized before the Tokyo stage, and she even got hospitalized before coming to Korea. So JYP probably had it in his mind. Yuna had up and down moments. Even in this final stage JYP mentions that her first performance wasn't good but the second stage was better. Lilia hasn't been up to par throughout the show. I hope she becomes a good singer using the training she had in this show.

Anonymous

How about watching PRODUCE 48 every week ... don’t you guys agree ?

Jonah Passi

I definitely cried watching the finale. This whole experience had me shedding tears. It's been a wild ride. Can't wait for the MV reaction! And as for the next show to watch. I'd say the Stray Kids survival show. They got one too. It's a must watch show for Stays.

Chewwwy

Straykids survival show or WIN where got7 and day6 appeared please. Since we are on the JYP survival roll, that will be the the best choices. Both shows featured YG trainees as well. P.S Basically, the TOP 9 is the same people who got the 1st cube in 1st episode of Season 2, just shuffled.

Carl Dungca

No one's calling out the rap tributes to their JYP girl group seniors yet? Okay, well TooGrown, here's a list of the songs and choreo they go through: * Wonder Girls - "Tell Me" * Twice - "Like Ooh-Ahh" * Twice - "Fancy" * Itzy - "Icy" * Wonder Girls - "So Hot" * Miss A - "Good-Bye Baby"

Anonymous

Blackpink House please!)

Carl Dungca

Maya Team (Maya, Nina, Rima, Miihi, Mayuka, Riku) – “Make You Happy” • Vocal – 9 I felt this had a nicer vocal mix and texture than the other group, but was still not without a couple faults. Maya’s lines felt a bit lacking, as if she were undershooting some notes. Still full and powerful tone, just not the right note. Though, in the bridge, it sounded like a right on sour note. Mayuka seemed to have breathing trouble with both her rap triplet and singing section in the bridge. Nina is perfectly clear as a bell for the high notes. • Dance – 10 Sharper attack than the other team. If I were choreographing, I don’t think I’d have Nina as one of the two crouched in the front because of her height difference being more noticeable, throwing off the symmetry; have her be standing so she can bend a little down. • Face – 9 Nina gives great face, and continues to sell during the stretched slow moments. Rest of the group kept those smiley faces slapped on. Maya and Mayuka also gave good face during their raps. • Group Interaction – 10 Everyone in position and in-synch.

Chewwwy
>>43987873

My heart broke for Yuna too. She would've been the bias wrecker if she made it. Up until now, I am still not over her not making it. But news said Yuna is preparing for a debut, hints were on her IG posts.

Anonymous

You missed one clip of Twice! Breakthrough Korean version! This is great, look for sure!

Anonymous

Stray kids survival show 👍👍

Phion

I think Miihi got thin due to many factors. 1. She had braces on during the latter half of the show. 2. It is just part of growing up. 3. Maybe due to stress.

Carl Dungca

The only made-it/didn't-make-it decision I was absolutely upset about was Akari. She had a rocky start with all her various injuries or illnesses but was a shining star when she was well. Personally, I would've swapped Ayaka for her, but based primarily of on-stage demonstrations. From the start, Ayaka caught JYP's eye as a generational beauty like Miss A's Suzy (who became essentially the single most popular person from the company), who would be a strong visual asset, who he hoped would be able to overcome her initial talent shortcomings. She absolutely demonstrated continual growth and strong discipline. Even though she's still the weakest technically, she's demonstrated a capability to rise up to greater potential. She's kept growing stronger in the Make You Happy M/V and in subsequent web video performances. I honestly believe that because JYP is so dance-oriented, he wanted to keep the group at an odd number so that you wouldn't have to have some members hidden in formation. If he would be fine with a 10 member group, I'm certain Akari would've made the cut. But maybe because of her chronic health issues or behind-the-scenes discipline problems, she fell on the other side of the cut line. Her steady grace as the final members were selected almost lead me to believe that she already knew for certain she wouldn't make it, so I wonder if she and the JYPE staff already had conversations.

Beavis_Kpop

Mayuka!!!! <3 won me over in Music Video! BIASS

Wayne W

What a ride. I still get emotional watching this and definitely shed tears. I was spoiled by a pic of the potential 9 members that was floating around, but I was still holding out for some kind of twist where Akari made it because she really stepped up and I love her voice. The final rankings didn't really matter, but it was a little bit funny watching you stress about Miihi not making it. There was also some fan voting during the show and Miihi, Ayaka, and Rima were the top 3 in the end. Not sure how much weight was given to the fan voting and how they determined the final ranking, but I wouldn't be surprised if Miihi was 6th to build drama, but can also see the ranking. I don't want to make this comment too long, but I wanted to mention that this was all going on while Covid was unfolding and SK at the time was a hot spot (I think that's what JYP was talking about when mentioning difficult circumstances, etc.) I think about the added stress for the girls being away from their families and it's crazy. Thank you for endeavoring to post and share this with us. As someone mentioned, the JYP channel would have been ok for the final, but glad you stuck with KCulture since I was starting to get used to the translating their translations. Ha ha. Thanks for the hard work and the welcomed distraction during these weird times!

Mr Jackpots

I'm sure the eliminated members will be back. Only one of the girls who didn't make Twice left the industry. The rest went on to be idols in other groups.

Carl Dungca

If I hadn't had the final lineup spoiled before watching the finale, I would've absolutely been tearing my hair out with the last spot left between Akari and Nina. One thing I love is that when JYP came down to the stage after the announcement of the final lineup, he FIRST went to speak with Riria, Yuna, and Akari. Good compassionate move. Speaking of compassion, I also love how sensitive Rima is, always ready to break out into tears for both good and bad. Gives me strong Dahyun energy. It really is good she found her own sincere energy instead of trying to keep fitting into the hard-edge, bad-ass rapper mold.

Thao_p

Definitely should get into NIZIU 9 stories. A documentary/ interview for each member 40+ Min. It includes backstage, extra auditions and overall thoughts of the trainees. They go back to day 1 to debuting. Niziu just had there first live televised performance, very proud.🔥 U made it https://youtu.be/HtIQFpu3RR0

Bennime
>>43986334

defaq. what are you on about. lol Non of them had weight problems and akaris "medical condition" was only a tonsillectomy. Stop making shit up bro.

Wayne W
>>43989368

I thought he caught it when he paused during Maya's team and went back :) Hopefully he sees this before the MV reaction. I'm sure he'll be even more shook at the way the rap unfolds knowing the references.

Bennime
>>43989858

i dont think braces make you lose weight LOL. and she lost that weight way to fast to be just a part of growing up. she looked like this from ep. 1 in season 2. My guess is that she thought to herself that she had to much weight. I mean she did look a bit "healthier" than the other members in s1, but it was cute.

Laila Cheyenne

I wonder if he noticed all the kpop girl group references😳

Kyle Twitch
>>43990313

Haha glad we got to enjoy this journey together! So excited to see where this group goes!

Anonymous
>>43990502

i saw a video on YT that said Akari and Riria left to go back to Japan. Not sure what their plans are, but as for now, they aren't at JYP anymore. As for Yuna, she was already a trainee at JYP before the show started so she stayed at JYP and is continuing her training. I'm sure she will go the path of ITZY's Chaeryeong and end up in a small girl group maybe 3 years down the road. She is too talented to not be in the spotlight at some point.

Anonymous

Great Reaction bro! From start to finish, it was a blast. Even though i already watched the entire show before you began it here on Patreon, your reactions were worth re-watching the entire season over again. Hope to see a lot more NiziU reactions (either on Patreon or on YT) from here on out. Get that M/V bro, its so good. As for what to replace Nizi Project in your schedule, I might be a bit biased when I say this, and no disrespect to the other fandoms, but I like that we kept Patreon mostly TWICE content (with the few exceptions obviously). So I'm in favor of just adding more TWICE stuff. They have ALOT so maybe another day of TWICE stuff will keep up with the schedule you have listed out before. 3 days a week on TWICE stuff: Wednesday is "Weekly Idol/Idol Room," Friday is "TWICE TV", and Sundays can now be "Knowing Bros/Runningman". IDK just putting it out there. Thanks for all your hard work! ^_^

Anonymous

Man, this was my first watch through of season 2 but I did see the music video beforehand so the selection was a bit spoiled. It was very hard to not try to mess with you on who debuted but considering you actually thought you could be wrong about Miihi I am glad I didn't ha.

Merv27

Moar twice stuff pls 😂

Anonymous

I’m so glad that I was watching all You’re reactions for this season. I was literally waiting for every Sunday to see You’re reaction . Love you bro keep going and I can’t wait for the next show reactions .

JANVIÉR

So here was my thoughts. I wished Akari was chosen too - she had potential. She reminded me of Jihyo. Yuna definitely was never going to make it, and I knew that beforehand. But, I’m actually quite happy with the JP OT9 - they’re gonna be great. So about the JYP comment about Miihi’s weight was either a response from the show/JYPE with regards to her drastic weight change - like as if it’s saying, they know & hopefully they’re taking care of her. Otherwise, this finale made me cry like Sixteen the first time it did.

JANVIÉR
>>43990274

Yeah the Akari thing bothered me, was hopeful for her. Underdog and all. What was her ranking with the trainers?

Theysandor
>>43988599

It would be a blast and the best way to motivate the hell out of him to react to Iz*one... But 1 he is gonna die of anxiety for sure XD 2 It's .... a lot of viewing. But i'm sure we would have a new Wiz*one in not time XD But still you have my vote on this, i would really love for him to react to PD48 here before reacting to Iz*one on youtube :)

Anonymous

Just throwing it out there if some of yall never caught it, but Riku and Mayuka are best friend goals. I love how the editors showed them together whenever they received praise n stuff. Osaka bffs! (NiziU Riku & Mayuka; TWICE Sana, Momo, Mina) ^_^

D

Hey man, I hope that despite the fact that this show made you nervous every week (as this kind of shows usually would) that you still enjoyed it. I'm sure the squad has enjoyed watching along with you. I'm also seeing a lot of comments recommending you watch other idol group projects like Produce and iLand. While those are good shows, I just want to say that you don't have to feel obligated to react to them here or on YouTube. Just don't forget to enjoy content as they are. You can watch them in your own time, not for the camera, for example. This is so you won't feel like YouTube/Patreon is work. As always, you're doing great! Thank you for hanging out with us. Keep being genuine 💪

Thao_p

From clips I’ve seen, the one that I see with a great personality that gives me Nayeon and Sana vides is Rio. Can’t wait to see all there personalities.

saz

I really wanted akari and riria to debut but im so happy with the final lineup ❤️

saz

Please do i-land series next you would honestly love it

Scott Adams

Just finished watching a live stage of their group with their pre-debut song and it's so damn good. You're gonna love them!

Scott Adams

Maya is my #2 right behind Mako. The fact that my two favorites are the team leads going into the end is kinda cool. Also Maya's "Yo" with the trash talk was freaking cute. Also for what to do next on Patreon, more Twice stuff is always looked forward to. But you could also check out the show that Somi competed in (Produce 101) that formed IOI OR the one Chaeyeon competed in after 15+1 (Produce 48) and formed Iz*One (btw I love Iz*one)

Scott Adams

Is it only me that EVERY TIME Sana shows up just shouts "SaNaAaAaAaAa~~~~"

Anonymous
>>43995481

More like Kansai BFFs. Mina’s from Hyogo, Momo’s from Kyoto and Sana’s the only one from Osaka. All cities from the Kansai region. Though Mayuka and Riku are both from Osaka so you got that part right ^^

Scott Adams

Rap Part: Tell me "LIKE OOH AHH" "FANCY" me do not be "ICY" I'm "SO HOT" no "GOOD-BYE" baby good bye ahem...We're talking Twice, Itzy, Wonder Girls and Miss A references.

Carl Dungca
>>43995753

I co-sign this. I want your enthusiasm to be sincere and to not turn what used to be a fun hobby into a stressful obligation. Take your breaks when you need 'em. I think the Squad's been very cool with those times you had to put uploads on pause, and we know with Mina being your bias, we'll take mental health stress seriously, too.

Scott Adams

Wait wait wait, they cut out Stray Kids? RIOT!!!!!!! Btw Stray Kids God's Menu has Nizi in it. :D

Nifuruc

Last Episode... Here we go! I'm a bit late, but I want to at least write my opinion on the performances because it's already past midnight. So again, I'm gonna stop after each performance and try to give you my own thoughts. Team Mako: There's nothing wrong about this performance. But even with 1080p this didn't make me go "wow" at all although I love this song to death and I even sang along with it this time. I obviously couldn't when the videos were released but "Make You Happy" is absolutely fire! So... they did a great job but it wasn't the best it could be. Of course I know the 9 members version so I'm not gonna spoil you anything for the upcoming reaction, but you'll see what I (we) mean. 8/10 Team Maya: When you said that Maya might be eliminated I was like "what... the... F**K!?" way too loud... And I usually don't swear! I literally have goosebumps everytime Maya is in the center during this song because of her amazing aura and I don't get how you don't feel it! Maybe it's the 720p? ^^ Team Mako didn't have these special moments but this perfomance had many of them. The rap part was way better (although I didn't like Miihi here - she's not a rapper so it doesn't affect my evaluation) and almost all vocal parts were flawless except for Miihi again. Miihi was a bit flat and Nina's voice cracked during the practise sessions but Nina was able to hit the notes during the live stage. As for the dancing... I saw those two mistakes Nina did although I have no clue what she did wrong. When they were standing in line you could see her stepping to the right. Also her arm movement wasn't aligned with the other members after that. I'm really happy that it made no difference because the group needs Nina's vocals. And I'm also happy that Miihi wasn't eliminated. I'm not gonna lie... Season 1 she was absolutely amazing, season 2 she killed the first two performances, but after that there was absolutely no fire. I know you love her and even you mentioned it two weeks ago. This really made me nervous when I watched it for the first time because I never doubted that Miihi would become a member until the very last episode... But I'm going off topic here... Even with this criticism I have to give it a 9/10. Of course JYP didn't give any negative criticism for the last performance because he didn't want to give away the outcome. Mako was always safe. Maya, Rima, Riko and Rio rarely got negative criticism throughout the two seasons. It was pretty obvious that everyone loved Miihi, including JYP, so I had her on my list as well. But I didn't know who else to pick. I had a 9 member- or a 11 member group in mind because I don't like even numbers. So the last 3 members on my list were Yuna, Nina and Mayuka. #10 would have been Ayaka and #11 Riria. What I don't get is JYP's decision to vote for Team Mako. We all know all 6 members of Team Maya made it into the group and 3 members of Team Mako didn't. And I really don't want to roast you for your decision (and Momo as well ^^) because as I said I really liked both performances. But sometimes I don't understand what's going on in JYP's head. After his evaluation I was double sure, that Yuna had a chance... But so many of us were wrong just like in 15+1 with Chaeryeong. As for the group name... I told you it's "Niji" because the group name (as it is tradition for many J-pop groups) is a word play. It's pronounced "need you" but I didn't want to tell you the "real" name before this last episode. Just keep this in mind and you're good because It's gonna be important for the fan name as well! Damn... I wanted to write so much but I have to work tomorrow! Watching this show with you was a real blast!* *sorry... I couldn't resist... This doesn't count as a spoiler because he doesn't know what's going on yet! XD

Scott Adams

A lot of people have noticed how skinny Miihi's gotten (even in their pre-debut MV). It's good to see that JYP encouraged her to be healthy and eat more though.

Scott Adams
>>43993990

Honestly whatever sparks his interest is cool with me. If it's survival shows dope, if it's funny TV shows like Running Man and Knowing Bros that's dope, even if it's just checking out soloists or something random.

Anonymous

I'd be down for more Twice or the Stray Kids survival show. I don't think going into other shows or other groups is the best to do. Or replace it with a k-drama, since that might also be fun for everyone.

Anonymous

Pls watch NiziU covered Twice Dance the night away 😊😬

Anonymous

I watched Nizi project season 2 when it came out, so on patreon this is my second time watching it . When I watched ep3 reaction here, I was shocked. The individual level test ranking Top 9 are exactly the same of nine final debut members. That's so cool! And I cannot spoil about this and needa wait till you watch this final ep. HAHA.

Mr. Sandals

Do some traveling shows with twice for weekends starting with earliest. Can highly recommend carefree travelers with them. It's a must see show with so many feel good(and a few bad) moments :D Needs U have been born :) Only hoped Akiri(prob my most biased person from season 1) was in it and still mad whenever this show has her on and I remember she didn't make it grrrr ;(

Masa

Pronounce the group name as Niju (need you) :)

JANVIÉR
>>44011456

Omg yes, they did. I’ll send it over to him once we have the MV reaction

JANVIÉR

Bro pls give these other videos a chance when you finish the MV: -Make You Happy (Original, not the Korean version) dance performance -Baby I’m a Star dance performance -Dance the Night Away dance cover

Puppy

How about we watch TWICE's concerts together every Sunday? you can split it into parts of 1 hr each.

Anonymous

Hi TooGrown! I'm your OG Fan :) After Nizi Project.. Can you also react more to ITZY? Please react to "Paris Et ITZY".. This is a series where they went to Paris. It is fun to watch and you will get to know the girls more better. Thanks and more power to your Channel! :)

Anonymous

Such hard working girls. I hope they become really successful, I've been a fan of Mako since the first episode, such talent and leadership!

Anonymous

If it interests anyone, I came across a YouTube channel named Cho Serom, who I believe is one of the Dance Trainers at JYP and involved with this show. I suggest y’all check her out, as she posts regularly and has also uploaded reaction videos of the show! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjx_1TthgrXPL9Q8AO6mBA

Heidi Supple

I hope you saw this before Back Door came out! I also went back and realized they were in Gods Menu! Officially a new Stay.

Heidi Supple

So now that I think about it, I think I mentally had the same lineup in mind as you did at the beginning of this episode. Yuna has so much experience and is recognizable, and Riria is so smiley and gives Jihyo vibes. Ayaka isn't particularly strong as a performer, and Maya doesn't oooooze confidence. So yeah, I'm pretty sure we had the same original lineup. -- So then it made me think about why Maya and Ayuka got picked instead... and honestly I think it comes down to personality and overall look/vibe. Ayaka and Maya are both goregeous, and both just make you wanna smile just by looking at them. I think JYP learned from Sana that a group can benefit from people like that. Ayaka definitely gives me Sana vibes, and Maya is very much like Mina. Adversely, Riria and Yuna both don't ALWAYS seem happy. With Riria's ongoing health problems that could be a risk, and Yuna's resting face is worried/indifferent... These are just tiny details that I think also played into JYP's picks of the final 9. Also, about a year ago, I remember there being talks of a 9 member Japanese version of Twice. That could've just been rumors or heresay, but the more I analyze them, the more parallels I see between NiziU and Twice. And you'll DEFINITELY see this in the Make You Happy M/V, because they practically recreate one of Twice's videos!

Heidi Supple

My parallels between NiziU and Twice are this: Nayeon = Mako. Jeongyeon = Riku. Momo = Rio. Sana = Ayaka. Jihyo = Miihi. Mina = Maya. Dayhun = Mayuka. Chaeyoung = Rima. Tzuyu = Nina. Once you see more of their content, you should come back to this and see what you think!

Heidi Supple

My short version of why they are parallels: Mako seems to be the face of the group like Nayeon, Riku seems to be the tomboy vocal power house like Jeongyeon, Rio seems to be the beautiful dancer with rap skills like Momo, Ayaka seems to be the bubbly smiley ditzy one like Sana lol, Miihi seems to be the small one with big vocals like Jihyo, Maya seems to be the elegant quiet beautiful dancer like Mina, Mayuka seems to be the spunky funny one with articulate rap skills like Dahyun, Rima seems to be the swaggy artistic rapper like Chaeyoung, and Nina seems to be the visual maknae who's gonna glowup like Tzuyu. I think JYP definitely saw all these parallels in my opinion, and I think as great as the other three girls were, they don't ooze the same genuine happiness as the final 9 do. You'll see that in Make You Happy.

Heidi Supple

I also think Yuna will eventually debut for this reason, similarly to Chaeryoung not making Twice but debuting in Itzy later. I think she's capable, and is very recognizable, and she'll have a glowup cuz she still looks like a baby right now (like Chaeryoung looked young compared to the final 9 in Twice)... but mark my words! I think JYP will continue her as a trainee, and eventually debut her in a group full of girls that look and act more like her. Guess we'll see some day!

James Mclean

Just to add a comment, Mihi probably ranked lower than expected due to her not managing her weight, the fact that JYPark mentioned it means that the Trainers weren't getting through to her. People mistake being fat or skinny as being healthy, neither is.

redhen88

This is back, so happy, thanks

glassy99

Just finished watching this. Was really fun watching your reactions! Still wished Akari was in the group! She would definitely be my bias if she was in it. Felt so sad for the last 3 girls that didn't make it.