☊ this dancing 9 addiction ☊

Since Shinbang has been off season for some weeks now, I've been scouring kdrama and kvariety land for treasure finds to fill the weekend void. This opportune moment led me to Lee Minwoo oppa's Dancing 9. I haven't really seen any of the US dance programs so I can't really compare. A friend says that Dancing 9 is kind of similar to So You Think You Can Dance but that its stage is bigger hahaha. I have no qualifications to match up talent … But since I am pretty floored with Dancing 9's aces, I would believe that they should have adequate skills to rival dancers elsewhere. I do wonder if western counterparts shed as much tears as dancers in Korea haha! In any case, now that I've become addicted to Dancing 9, I feel like its talent is beyond exceptional and its heart is crazy remarkable.



At first, I was just following Dancing 9's subbed delayed broadcasts on Channel M. The draft episodes up to the pair battle episodes were super fun and the dancers were really amazing … so they kept my attention for longer compared to other survival shows on that channel. And then it came to the group missions… and OMG I just got really HOOKED! I can't quite explain why but I was choked up with tears watching these team battle episodes. I feel like there are so many things to love about the show and that an innocent viewer can easily be transformed into an avid fan! Let me share just a few spazz-worthy reasons which can lead to Dancing 9 addiction haha~~ ★ ★ ★

★ The MASTERS. Check out their profile here.


Quite obvious, ㅋㅋ I know. But even though I'm a Shinhwa Changjo, I'm not just talking about Minwoo oppa here. At this point, the competition is as much about teamwork amongst the Red Wings and Blue Eyes contestants as it is about the teamwork of their Masters. Recently, reaction videos focused on the Masters' passionate support were released. They care so much that you can certainly feel the nerve wracking tension radiating from their eyes and their carefully phrased comments against the other team. It's CRAZY. They're like parents rooting for their babies on stage. Minwoo oppa … his tears from the LA episode, his anger from eliminating Red Wings members and his PROUD PROUD PROUD standing ovations …. /I just can't. There's so much to say about the other master-nims' as well but this can easily turn into a novel with that. In any case, major kudos to all the masters who are all cool crybabies with the biggest hearts in the world! But of course, I am a Red Wings' supporter all throughout. I am rooting for the Red Wings master-nim's as much as I am for the dancers themselves haha!



★ Dancer BIASES – RED WINGS FTW! HA HUIDONG OPPA 진짜 대단이다!!! His b-boy skills are off the charts NO DOUBT. And his personality (with his age, perhaps? lol) is absolutely charming. I like how he is snobbishly quiet heheh and how his big soulful eyes speak volumes of pride, embarrassment, stress, and whatnots. I also love this kinda love-line with co-ace LEE LUDA ^^. They match up pretty well in my opinion. I wish to see LUDA-ssi without her thick eye makeup though as I believe she will still be just as lovely! I also adore the rest of the dancers from Red Wings and applaud their quiet disposition as a team. They really are more serious and are not as rowdy as Blue Eyes … a trait which actually appeals to me!



★ Dancer BIASES – BLUE EYES^^ I also kind of root for KIM MYUNGKYU and HAN SUNCHUN from the Blue Eyes. They are so cute as a pair, right?! And I'll be damned with their ballet skills~ whoah!



★ Song choices are KYAAAAAAAAAA!!! I do enjoy the mix of western and Korean songs in the performances. It doesn't even matter if I know the lyrics or not (unlike singing competitions) since the choreography tells me its own story anyway. Obviously, I have to say that I cheered the loudest on the WILD EYES + SCARFACE performance~ OF COURSE. It feels so good watching them interpret the kpop songs in their own dance genre. So kudos to that! I'll be infinitely thrilled with more SM songs, but of course I'll be happy with whatever they pick BIGBANG, G.NA, CL etc~

I just caught up with the live Saturday broadcast at Episode 9… I had to pull some late nights to catch up but it is all worth it. At this point, re-watching the earlier episodes feels just as exhilarating. RED WINGS HWAITING!!!!!!! ^^