Kingdom 10 (2)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT A RIDE. 

It's crazy to think when I started this I didn't know the groups and they have become soo special to me now. Thanks for joining me as I discovered them here and on youtube. I hadn't planned on doing any more groups on YT but I fell hard so had to create space so thanks for being patient. The pace was slower as I was discovering them each on YT too so wanted to keep a balance. 

Ok so my rating based on the final. don't hold me to this as it may change and the top three particularly could be tied ekkkk:

6. BTOB - As I mentioned on the video I didn't enjoy the melody much. Minhyuk's moments were stellar but overall it wasn't my fav from them. It's also probably because they are sooo solid vocally maybe my expectations were too high.

5. The Boyz - I always enjoy how they link the VCR and the performance in a physical way, they instantly draw you in. and again they make the lines between reality and fiction blurry with the mid performance VCR.  The hook is really beautiful and difficult. This rating my be in part due to their size and the scattered camerwork which zooms in and out of close-ups, full placement and travelling very quickly. So this isn't a reflection of me feeling they missed anything, and I guess it's not their fault but since this is the only view I have, I can't be sure. 

4. Stray Kids - Awkward putting the winners in the middle ekkk. Especially when bangchan was topless. I think I need a medal for the self-regulation I am doing here. Performance wise they would be a lot higher but the song isn't sonically one of my favourites. As unbiased as I have tried to be they probably suffer from the fact that they are my favs and i've listened to them the most so if I list their top 10 songs wolfgang doesn't feature.

3. iKON - Peak iKON doing what only they can do on this earth. They smoothness of the rolls in their dance and vocals was a treat. they weren't higher simply because I liked the melodies of the other songs more, rather than anything I didn't get from them. 

2. SF9 - they for me have been one of the groups where I haven't always liked the song or felt the performance lacked. They have been love or meh for me. BUT the streamlined storyline, graceful lines, multiple dance spotlights, vocal dips and falsettos were all created delicately to highlight their strengths. 

1. ATEEZ- I like the song the best, it's melodic, expressive and versatile, allowing them to go from a stage, to classrooms to a festival. Plus the hip hop dance styles, particularly the moment from Wooyoung and Yunho clinched it for me. .                                                
 **edit I realised after writing all the others, I barely explained by this is my favourite, and frankly I don't know if I need to. We got satori.

Now to you - Your UNBIASED rank and why?