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zb1 in bloom era thoughts
Aug. 4th, 2024 07:15 pmcant believe im seeing u get zerosepilled on the tl in real time!! rly curious what u think of the members and dynamix so far
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fuck the cc character limit. anyways. everything i've watched so far is from inbloom era and everything i have to say, and could comment on dynamics wise is horrifically outdated. but i digress.
he (ricky) is giving me cravity allen and nmixx lily vibes. i'm sure everyone remembers me being supremely pissed off at how awkward the krn members were around these idols and how the group dynamics suffered from this. my theory is that this is just a phase all kpop groups go through when there's a member that doesn't speak krn super well and is overly enthusiastic about idolism to make up for it. not that it's their fault of course, and it's not entirely the other members' fault (in nmixx's case it kinda is. sorry), it's mostly just a product of the situation being inherently awkward. awkward to wait for someone to finish a sentence in front of a thousand cameras probably. i do think that zb1 are handling it a million times better than nmixx or cravity, which is soothing.
in general, most of the members are the type to tease each other with that flavor of krn variety show humor (gunwook i'm looking at you), and anyone that is not trained in that area gets on by being the targets of said members (ricky, yujin, matthew, jiwoong (only really makes fun of matthew). so it's hardly as if ricky is being singled out, which eases the tension. however, in situations where's he's the only teasable member within reach of teasing members, the atmosphere gets a bit tight. tbh this is probably cause he has no way to really defend himself or formulate a response fast enough, so the teasing starts to seem... relentless. (i'm pulling from this video [ENG] Complete ZEROBASEONE on TheKstarNextDoor Part 1 (ft. boys planet) so ... take this w/ a grain of salt maybe?)
interestingly, matthew and zhanghao don't have this air around them (because they're able to respond fast enough, adequately, however you'd phrase that without me sounding like an asshole), so ricky's the only foreign member this applies to. i do wonder how his speaking skills are now, and if they've improved vastly, whether the tension is alleviated.
i don't give a flying fuck what their ship name is rn but oh my god i love them i really do… they are real… it’s true… everyone was right. not to straightcode them or anything, but independently the way i think of them is like. shb is a prince (optimistic, i will do right and do good and work hard mindset, princely looking up and out at the audience, main character protagonist vibes. and look at his face. just look at it.) and zh is Also a prince (except ever so slightly more princess vibes and the only thing i have to back this up is that he’s disgusted by farts and the way he showed his disgust was so girl… so renjun… also his general vibe. i made this all up. all of this is in my head.) zh is perfect did i mention. he’s perfect.
together, they understand each other on a physical mental spiritual astrological etc etc level. as much as i am a champion of enemies to lovers and literally-anything-besides-liking-each-other to lovers tropes, the /love at first sight/ story they tell has its appeal. it’s the most destined-for-each-other fate fairytale esque narrative i’ve ever heard, except it all makes sense. each of them being the 1st in their respective groups, and then having to spend time with each other because of that, and finding that they get along well. and then the soulmate bullcrap that they probably get a kick out of sliding in every now and then. (i think even they agree it’s sort of a prince meets prince type of situation… not in those words but. just watch. [ENG SUB] Haobin Moment - Boys Planet behind the scenes).
other moments that attest to them Knowing e/o include zh doing the call me mother dance to make them laugh (did u know he’s SO FUNNY) here. they’re also well aware of the fact that everyone thinks they’re fucking and i think they choose to play into this quite often (what with the soulmate bit and also being the gayest people alive on camera at every possible second (what the hell was happening in the bp final ranking announcement. genuinely what the fuck.)) the videos i watched specifically with these two are the asmr ones, which gave me a good idea of how they think of themselves and each other on a surface-ish level. like epidermis or dermis level i suppose.
also i said this about sungchan and shotaro but when you’ve been through the exact same shitty experience together (or experience, period. i don’t think anyone else will get the whole prince thing and the responsibility and the pressure etc etc like they do) there’s just nobody else for you.
it pains me to be commenting on their dynamics at this point because i know for sure there are crucial developments that have happened since inbloom and i can’t operate like this. but . wow. matthew is a guy who thinks he’s straight and has an obsession with a Guy and he’s very oblivious to how deep that obsession goes. jiwoong thinks he’s neat. cute, even. i love that matthew generally looks up to jiwoong (his beloved hyung) except he uses english at every opportunity and this is the point on which he teaches jiwoong instead. how the turns have tabled! make him flustered. do it for me! other things i noticed:
that’s basically all i have for now… whenever i watch the next round of content and catch up i will have more for u :) everything i’ve written here was gearing up to be a dreamwidth post but i suppose this saves me from repeating myself later. hope u enjoyed nonnie
ricky
he (ricky) is giving me cravity allen and nmixx lily vibes. i'm sure everyone remembers me being supremely pissed off at how awkward the krn members were around these idols and how the group dynamics suffered from this. my theory is that this is just a phase all kpop groups go through when there's a member that doesn't speak krn super well and is overly enthusiastic about idolism to make up for it. not that it's their fault of course, and it's not entirely the other members' fault (in nmixx's case it kinda is. sorry), it's mostly just a product of the situation being inherently awkward. awkward to wait for someone to finish a sentence in front of a thousand cameras probably. i do think that zb1 are handling it a million times better than nmixx or cravity, which is soothing.
in general, most of the members are the type to tease each other with that flavor of krn variety show humor (gunwook i'm looking at you), and anyone that is not trained in that area gets on by being the targets of said members (ricky, yujin, matthew, jiwoong (only really makes fun of matthew). so it's hardly as if ricky is being singled out, which eases the tension. however, in situations where's he's the only teasable member within reach of teasing members, the atmosphere gets a bit tight. tbh this is probably cause he has no way to really defend himself or formulate a response fast enough, so the teasing starts to seem... relentless. (i'm pulling from this video [ENG] Complete ZEROBASEONE on TheKstarNextDoor Part 1 (ft. boys planet) so ... take this w/ a grain of salt maybe?)
interestingly, matthew and zhanghao don't have this air around them (because they're able to respond fast enough, adequately, however you'd phrase that without me sounding like an asshole), so ricky's the only foreign member this applies to. i do wonder how his speaking skills are now, and if they've improved vastly, whether the tension is alleviated.
haobin
i don't give a flying fuck what their ship name is rn but oh my god i love them i really do… they are real… it’s true… everyone was right. not to straightcode them or anything, but independently the way i think of them is like. shb is a prince (optimistic, i will do right and do good and work hard mindset, princely looking up and out at the audience, main character protagonist vibes. and look at his face. just look at it.) and zh is Also a prince (except ever so slightly more princess vibes and the only thing i have to back this up is that he’s disgusted by farts and the way he showed his disgust was so girl… so renjun… also his general vibe. i made this all up. all of this is in my head.) zh is perfect did i mention. he’s perfect.
together, they understand each other on a physical mental spiritual astrological etc etc level. as much as i am a champion of enemies to lovers and literally-anything-besides-liking-each-other to lovers tropes, the /love at first sight/ story they tell has its appeal. it’s the most destined-for-each-other fate fairytale esque narrative i’ve ever heard, except it all makes sense. each of them being the 1st in their respective groups, and then having to spend time with each other because of that, and finding that they get along well. and then the soulmate bullcrap that they probably get a kick out of sliding in every now and then. (i think even they agree it’s sort of a prince meets prince type of situation… not in those words but. just watch. [ENG SUB] Haobin Moment - Boys Planet behind the scenes).
other moments that attest to them Knowing e/o include zh doing the call me mother dance to make them laugh (did u know he’s SO FUNNY) here. they’re also well aware of the fact that everyone thinks they’re fucking and i think they choose to play into this quite often (what with the soulmate bit and also being the gayest people alive on camera at every possible second (what the hell was happening in the bp final ranking announcement. genuinely what the fuck.)) the videos i watched specifically with these two are the asmr ones, which gave me a good idea of how they think of themselves and each other on a surface-ish level. like epidermis or dermis level i suppose.
also i said this about sungchan and shotaro but when you’ve been through the exact same shitty experience together (or experience, period. i don’t think anyone else will get the whole prince thing and the responsibility and the pressure etc etc like they do) there’s just nobody else for you.
matthew/jiwoong
it pains me to be commenting on their dynamics at this point because i know for sure there are crucial developments that have happened since inbloom and i can’t operate like this. but . wow. matthew is a guy who thinks he’s straight and has an obsession with a Guy and he’s very oblivious to how deep that obsession goes. jiwoong thinks he’s neat. cute, even. i love that matthew generally looks up to jiwoong (his beloved hyung) except he uses english at every opportunity and this is the point on which he teaches jiwoong instead. how the turns have tabled! make him flustered. do it for me! other things i noticed:
- the way matthew holds jiwoong’s wrist when he’s trying to stress his point…. ok. OK. (it’s somewhere in this video trust me)
- thinks jiwoong is the ideal example of tough guy. (his beloved hyung… GUYS….)
- i saw a member (in the subtitles) comment on their film reaction about how someone said jiwoong is acting well and i was not paying full attention and before i went to rewind i was like. ok did matthew say that. i bet he did. LO AND BEHOLD. !!!
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fucking this. whatever this is.
- matthew: this is my favorite scene motions to shot of jiwoongs face
- matthew: why are you flirting
- jiwoong: i was flirting with someone
- subtitles: jiwoong was flirting with matthew
- what am i supposed to make of this except the obvious…
that’s basically all i have for now… whenever i watch the next round of content and catch up i will have more for u :) everything i’ve written here was gearing up to be a dreamwidth post but i suppose this saves me from repeating myself later. hope u enjoyed nonnie
