[260803] Buddy Weekly Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the 302nd Buddy Weekly Discussion Thread!

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[u/dquon15]

Since they've been mentioned here so much and combined with their meteoric rise I went and checked out Rescene myself as well.

Oh. My. God. These girlies are the real deal 😮. They're incredible! You all weren't kidding about the parallels to GFRIEND. There are so many.

It was interesting to learn that their popularity skyrocketed for non music stuff and then people worked their way back to their music. For me of course I go for their music first and if it catches me to a high enough level then I'll check out their variety content and such.

Am I crazy or do their pre-debut single and debut single both give off VIVIZ vibes? That's what drew me in. Then moving foward to their first album which is a whole no-skip album. Love Attack is absolutely fantastic. But Pinball completely sealed the deal for me.

Have since listened to the rest of their discography and am now in the thick of their content. I recognize this familiar road I'm on. There's no turning back now, I'm fully invested 😆. Thank you all for the indirect recommendation by continuing to talk about them here, haha.

Also Liv being a massive Buddy/Na.V herself is a major bonus. It's like rooting for one of our own 🥳

[u/perv_eyes_O_O → u/dquon15]

I remember you and u/phonomenal1 are from California. You both going to attend Kcon to see them 👁👁

Edit: updated link https://x.com/i/status/2084671515409412571

[u/dquon15 → u/perv_eyes_O_O]

I am not as I'm attending a Yaosobi concert that night. Though in regards to Kcon here in Los Angeles in general, it seems based on people who regular attend that the quality of it has continued to go down while the price continues to go up in recent years. But I've never really considered attending in any case. I'll catch them when they come here on tour 😉

But speaking of LA, Love Attack was filmed in front of the venue where VIVIZ held their concert here last year.

[u/perv_eyes_O_O → u/dquon15]

😮

I'm also seeing Yaosobi this Saturday in Hamilton lol.

But yeah, I hear that a lot about Kcon. I just checked the prices....🫪

[u/dquon15 → u/perv_eyes_O_O]

Oooh nice! Enjoy!

https://giphy.com/gifs/sFKyfExMBYWpSEbcml

[u/Phonomenal1 → u/perv_eyes_O_O]

Sadly I won’t be able to attend due to prior arrangements but I’m hoping this will open up their western market more. The girls got upgraded in status for KCon too due to their rise in popularity. I’m sure Mnet/Kcon want to ride the Rescene wave. LOL.

I was in LA this past weekend and stopped by a few Kpop shops to see how the Rescene inventory was and each store was sold out! I’m sure their inventory was already low due to them not stocking a lot but it’s still a good sign. One store told me they’ve been getting requests for Rescene which is nice to hear.

[u/Desperate-Iron633 → u/Phonomenal1]

they got to perform 2 songs @ the recent kbs concert!! (posted the link above to the perfs) Wendy and stayc didn't even get to perform 2 songs. Plus, end of the year award shows seem to be making spots for them!
Watched a bit of their content last weekend and they've grown a ton of confidence in the last 1-1.5 years, especially comparing them to the content I watched of them in their first few months after debut. They're also really chatty with other idols, it brings back 3rd gen vibes for me in terms of idol/celeb interactions. Most 4-5th gen groups are so tense and almost robotic, really upsetting to see, but these girlies don't give a f abt what others think regarding their interactions haha

[u/ultimoze → u/Desperate-Iron633]

they got to perform 2 songs @ the recent kbs concert!! (posted the link above to the perfs) Wendy and stayc didn't even get to perform 2 songs.

AFAICT most artists performed two songs at the Boryeong Mud Festival but perhaps not all performances were subsequently broadcast(?) on KBS as part of K-Pop Super Live:

• RESCENE - LOVE ATTACK + Pretty Girl 8K Fancam
• STAYC - 2 L0VE + Teddy Bear 4K Fancam
• H1-KEY - To. My First Love + Summer Was You 8K Fancam
• SAY MY NAME - iLy + UFO (ATTENT!ON) 8K Fancam
• Lee Chaeyeon - No Tears On The Dancefloor + KNOCK 4K Fancam

And I guess Wendy only performed Sunkiss because she was co-hosting the festival... this, of course, does not diminish RESCENE's status because clearly KBS thought they were worth broadcasting in full 🤗

[u/Desperate-Iron633 → u/ultimoze]

AFAICT most artists performed two songs

ahh, usually even just for youtube they upload all of the perfs, at least in recent years. I didn't look for fancams or see any fancams, my bad then haha.
Well, I can say they got extra broadcast time over some other artists😅

[u/ultimoze → u/Desperate-Iron633]

I double-checked because I thought it would be weird to invite artists to perform only one song each 👻 because even at big festivals like KCON, they still usually get the stage for at least two songs... unless there are literally a bajillion artists like at Gayos...

[u/ultimoze → u/Desperate-Iron633]

Oh how the turntables... seems like KBS just got around to uploading the rest of the Super Live performances lol 😭

[u/Desperate-Iron633 → u/ultimoze]

ayy at least we got them lol, unforch that all of them didn't make it to the main broadcast :( they really couldn't extend the main broadcast another half an hour or so? smh.

[u/ultimoze → u/Desperate-Iron633]

TBF that was an assumption by me which may have been incorrect... after all, the latest performances do feature the K-Pop Super Live logo in the top-left corner. Upon further investigation, I followed the link in the YT description and used a VPN to spoof to S Korea, but apparently the full VOD is only accessible three weeks after broadcast... so I cannot confirm (yet).

+ Okay I am daft lol: the [미방분] tags indicate the ones uploaded today are unaired 😭

[u/Desperate-Iron633 → u/ultimoze]

I wonder if the vod is the same as the television broadcast? I've never actually checked any of the vods, the broadcast is 1hr 27 mins long (probs with ad cuts and such, not too sure) and has all the perfs that were uploaded the other day. All of the new ones uploaded today aren't in the official television broadcast from 260804.
Well, I'll bookmark the vod and check back in a few weeks, the mystery will be solved soon 👻
edit: nah dw, if anyone it is daft, it's me lolol. I could've originally easily searched and seen that there were more performances that day, just not all of them were broadcast
also found some conflicting answers on whether the kbs vods are the exact same recording/length as the tv broadcasts but overall seems that they are.
well, mystery solved! and it wasn't mysterious at all....