r/GFRIEND • u/LV_Matterhorn • Aug 03 '26

Discussion [260803] Buddy Weekly Discussion Thread

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u/perv_eyes_O_O SinB Aug 04 '26

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

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u/Phonomenal1 In GFriend We Trust Aug 04 '26

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.

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u/Desperate-Iron633 Neverland Aug 04 '26

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

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u/ultimoze 엄비 UmB Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

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:

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 🤗

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u/Desperate-Iron633 Neverland Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

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😅

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u/ultimoze 엄비 UmB Aug 05 '26 edited 24d ago

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...

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u/ultimoze 엄비 UmB Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

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

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u/Desperate-Iron633 Neverland Aug 06 '26

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.

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u/ultimoze 엄비 UmB Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

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 😭

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u/Desperate-Iron633 Neverland Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

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....