Follow Ups - May 6th, 2026 - ILLIT, TWS, NMIXX, Ayumu Imazu, CHAEYEON, KATSEYE, SANTOS BRAVOS, UNCHILD (Patreon)

Hey friends! Sorry this week's follow ups are coming so late. But also THANK YOU for being so understanding and supportive and kind and encouraging and just the best k-pop friends I could have ever imagined. You have all made such a difference in how I'm feeling this week and I really, really appreciate you. Not just giving me space to be a little out of sorts, but also so much understanding and care.

I wanted to get this video up in the morning but time got away from me. Here it is now!!

Takeaways:

I am obsessed with this ILLIT song. I wasn't sure it was gonna happen but now I can't stop singing it. And I LOVE this energy from them!

TWS are seriously fantastic dancers & this choreography is really interesting (a lot of the same elements I love from SEVENTEEN). The vocal performance... not all members are equally consistent. But that's okay!

NMIXX - all members are equally consistent. Haha. The highlight a capella arrangement is STOOOOOOPID good!!! Shit! And the live vocals always serve exactly what they need to serve.

Ayumu Imazu is really consistent in his sound, which is really nice to see & hear from an artist. It helps having the same few songwriters & producers working on every track. And then HE is just so strong!

CHAEYEON is a queen. A dancing queen. She is SO good, she really doesn't have to do much. And we love that about her.

I'm glad KATSEYE & SANTOS BRAVOS got to do so much promotion in Korea and it seems like the Korean audiences loved them??? I hope so, cuz they are killing it.

This UNCHILD choreo is so good!!!! Such talent in this group. This is DANCE dance. Not idol dance or artist dance, where you still gotta look kinda cute while singing live vocals. This is pop off queen dance! Love that we get to see this side of them!!

Timestamps:3:54 - ILLIT - 'It's Me' Performance Video6:53 - TWS - 'You You' Dance Practice 10:31 - TWS - 'You You' Radio Performance15:06 - NMIXX - 'Heavy Serenade' A Capella Highlight Medley20:16 - NMIXX - 'TIC TIC' Wish USA Bus Performance24:27 - Ayumu Imazu - 'CLASSIC' Highlight Medley29:46 - LEE CHAEYEON - 'No Tears On The Dancefloor' Dance Practice33:31 - KATSEYE - 'PINKY UP' Live Performance39:11 - SANTOS BRAVOS - 'VELOCIDADE' Live Performance42:41 - UNCHILD - 'UNCHILD' UNCHILD Choreography Video