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MANIAC, VIDEO NUMBER TWO.

Because it deserves it. And more to come.

XD As you can see, we're reacting to the Studio Choom Making film first (which we didn't even know is a thing) and then ending things off with the relay dance!

Funny enough, we somehow sidetracked and started talking about Idol lives and 2nd Gen idols, etc. which we think could be an interesting conversation piece for all of us, so feel free to share your thoughts, or ask us questions about it if you wish!

It really used to be ROUGH so in one sense, K-idol life has ALWAYS been crazy (if not crazier) but it's just a different era altogether now with a new set of problems and obstacles, and SKZ is doing an incredible job staying on top of all that and taking care of themselves both mentally and physically.

Much respect and love. Seriously.

Like we say in the vid, we will likely return with yet another Maniac vid, this time reacting to the MV and the MV making film, but after that, we'll probably move on (XD so don't worry).

Enjoy, and love <3

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Kwestleo

Oooo, yay. I love relay dances. I wish they would do them again. Okay, I am officially all caught up with all of the videos that i've missed. I definitely understand what you mean about him wearing a ton of makeup, but it not feeling exaggerated, because he is that beautiful. Oh yes, the ass hunting in this video. The visuals are stunning. They are absolutely like elementary school kids. Yes, I very much appreciate the bonus cut. Felix is just such a Gen z kid. he doesn't know how to work a wind up camera like baby what are we doing? Thats actually insane. What the hell? I'm glad things got better. If you can, that's wild to think that korea doesn't expect you to be yourself.But expects you to cater to the fans in an insanely overbearing way. Oh my heart dropped when you said blackmails, because I thought you meant black males and not blackmail. I'm sorry what it was a normal thing for fans to be hiding in people's rooms?! Why were they not sued, or were they not charged? Why were they not arrested? Why was there nothing to deter these people? Yes, Han-C. make babies indeed. I love the relay dances so much. I need more of them.

Toasted Toad

That Changbin smile dropped the minute they stopped filming. Good lord, he was PISSED that day! Never seen him look like that before. He literally rolled his eyes at one point. But I guess we can all have bad days. Nobody can be cheerful 100% of the time. Poor Felix definitely had his back injury by this point. You can see him walking off stage a couple of times where he would have normally remained in the group. His movement is restricted.

Toasted Toad

Why did the men have to eat so little? I understand the women, but a starvation diet for men doesn’t make any sense. They want the women to be skin and bones, but the guys don’t need to be as slim as that. Nowadays the guys get round it by bulking up. This means more food is not just desirable but necessary. Muscles mean food! I think that’s at least part of why they do it!

Handsome Sausages

It was a mix of controlled diet + actual lack of money for the artist until a certain point I believe, but if you think about it, starvation diet doesn't make sense for ANYONE, so it just came from the wrong idea of healthy look XD which still exists sadly

Tristana Keauna

I didn't notice Changbin being quiet the first time I watched this, but I also didn't know SKZ very well then. I think I was mostly focused on his Poppin' dance haha. The relay dances, especially in the past (they're still do them sometimes) are some of my favorites. I love how it's so choregraphed...but not... they really seem to have fun with them. Listening to the stories of Idol life is just heartbreaking. You always want to believe that shit like that isn't still happening, but you know it is.

EL Knox

There is a behind the scenes for a few of the Stray Kids Studio Choom performances .... God's Menu, Thunderous, Case 143, S Class and LALALALA and of course Hyunjin's Artist of the Month. These are all sooooo fun!!! esp Thunderous and LALALALA. Also SKZ Talker episodes which they film during the practises for these are some of my favourites. Pretty sure Felix was still in pain here (still is, you can see him walking quite stiffly) he just powers through ... Originally he was in the main choreo formations ... like he is in the MV... but they had to modify his part after.... they add him back in during some stages later, just not during these promotions because it was still too much.... I always feel sad about the Fan Meetings ... it is like he is cursed to be injured for them 😭.... Poor Binnie!!! (Happy belated Birthday Changbin!!!) ❤️❤️❤️❤️.... It really is Kpop Demon Hunters... Hide your patterns folks ... don't let the world see your pain 😢. My fav relay! Felix with his famous walk past the camera in a bunch of relay dances .

Ixaala

Felix did have his injury at this point, you can see him stretching a bit and when they do the step out he doesn't bow but bends his knees instead. I think Changbin was probably just having an off day. Comeback preparations have to be exhausting and in earlier SKZ he was more prone to occasionally getting moody. We've heard stories from the members it just rarely shows on camera. At least in a group of 8 if you're having a bad day you can step back a bit and let the others take the spotlight instead. I really love their relay dances. They're funny but also clever with the choreo and it's really effective. Honestly the early kpop stories infuriate me. I know it's not perfect now but at least most artists are recognised as being humans at least. I get if it's your passion working extremely hard- SKZ would practice through the night as trainees but that seemed a little more their choice versus being forced to. The worst side of kpop is when artists are just viewed as pure products, and don't get me started on forced diet control. The fact that skipping meals / undereating actually makes you store more fat and ruins your blood sugar control too- I need companies to have trained nutritionists on staff. There are still some groups I just can't watch because they're worryingly skinny, and it affects the dance too. Give me good performers not pretty skeletons please. I have no idea how those earlier groups survived tbh. I respect how much many of them must have wanted to be performers to stick through it but I feel like they need back pay and free therapy as compensation. I do always feel comforted by the amount of times SKZ have mentioned that they love their staff, and that they get creative respect from the company. Similarly with Felix the company statements have mentioned he's been offered time to rest / treatment but he himself insists on wanting to be active. It's a tricky environment because the history of the industry leaves a lot of fans to automatically distrust a company and suspect artists are being forced even if that may not be the case, so the line between how much to share or not must be a nightmare. Being a celebrity is hard, I do sometimes think although it can be crazy the kpop industry (now) prepares artists for the fame a little better than western artists who are more on their own and can end up suddenly rich and famous with noone to trust and follow dangerous paths. But the balance of support / control / restriction in that situation is difficult and really depends on people and companies involved. As a performer you and your body are the product and that always creates issues, I remember Halsey telling the story of having to perform whilst actively miscarrying and that feels incomprehensible to me . Anyone who performs for a living goes through a lot and deserves serious respect.

Lilith Rain

The relay dance that got me into skz 😭😭 The relays are so funny and there’s some videos stays made that highlight all the fun moments you were mentioning. They really are comedians

Michaela Rosková

Ugh, seeing Changbin not feeling happy takes me back to 5-star era when Han didn't feel okey. You'll see it in Behind the scene of Studio Choom for S-Class if you pay attention to him. This era was not fun at all for our baby. Still, I admire that both him & Changbin (and the rest of SKZ) are able to go from not feeling the best to work mode in a blink of an eye when they're shooting. It shows their professionalism.

Charlie

I believe maniac was the main comeback where Felix was injured. It was announced before this comeback, around the fanmeet in February(?) for the chocolate factory I think. He didn’t dance in that fanmeet nor in the oddinary promotions. He didn’t dance much at the start of the maniac tour but as the tour went on, he started to do more dancing but would take breaks if needed. I think the start of this comeback didn’t go very well because 6 of them got covid and had to cancel the first week of the promotions

Lauren

Felix was injured. The choreo was modified to account for the movements he was permitted to make. ☺️

Nicole W.

There are soooo many issues w the kpop industry but part of what makes it so hard to support sometimes is stuff like the stories you hear form idols like RAIN its just not right or worth it :/

Pushnitsya

Omg I had no idea about anything you talked about the 2nd gen idols. And the Rain story?? That sounds so bad, I cannot imagine how bad it was for him to be like yep this is the bestest idea, totally gonna go throw up to eat more yay. ?? I heard about sasaengs getting into dorms, which was already triggering enough. I truly hope idols get treated better now.. we still see really bad stories popping up, I hope with skz it's not only our delusional wish to believe they are treated well 😭 I know editing can hide a lot and they're professionals and know how not to show their emotional state, but if they signed again with jype I hope it's because it got better and its gonna get even better, right?

tashalovestotoro

Is that how the old idol industry was?? Is it still like that?? Our guys are ok right?? Omg 😭😭😭 that’s honestly horrible. But on a positive note, Stray Kids being a family having fun in these shoots are always heartwarming to see 🩶🩶

hansterfelix

Hearing you talk about 2nd Gen idols made me remember Jaejoong's countless scary encounters with sasaengs 😭 Man literally came home with someone doing things in his home ++ the weird gifts (he mentioned receiving stuffs like hair or something if iirc 💀)

Beeeeebz

I miss relay dances! And Lee Know 's purple hair!

lillie450

yeah and you can tell when they bow at the end because Felix bends at his knees instead of at the waist. Poor guy