"I'm curious about you!" Who are your 5 favorite members? About me, I'm still learning about them and making up my mind about a list, but Yena and Nako should be up there.
I love em all, but connect to each differently.
I am very glad that i did not have to vote. and honestly i was really committed to at least 10 of the girls during the show.
It may be awful to admit but the guys who picked them did a really good job.
The synergy of these 12 is special, really really special.
I i would have had to vote. it would have been very hard as i liked way too many girls this season.
I will say it did seem if ep 11 ranking was true that my initial fears that the akb kids had too strong of an advantage was playing out.
Wonyoung, Sakura, Nako, Hyewon, Yujin, Chaeyeon, I had as locks(Hyewon i would have not likely picked. ) Hitomi i felt was strong enough for lower third for sure. Minju was rising because she grew so much mostly she learned to believe in herself, of the visuals she was far and away the most skilled and easiest to root for. For weeks Chaewon was getting buzz from folks who went to events and met the girls and she had excelled in every challenge.
Eunbi had me terrified at 12(before ep 11 i would have had her as a lock) of all the redemption stories in the show. Eunbi was the strongest and most committed. I think this is where Kaeun messed up, not being center of side to side or doing well in any of the live votes was not good for her.
I Am exposed her as just not suiting a younger group, and as much as i fans wanted an older group sub Kaeun Miho and Miyu into this mix and its all bad. (no way Wonyoung was not making this.) I was in Miyu's corner for the whole show but she is better off at mystic. I think ep 12 also really exposed most of the j line as not ready for what would be IZ*ONE life if i had to pick 1 to add to the group it would be Miu or Juri (from all accounts NMB pulled the plug on Miru) Juri was the most ready.
Yena's slide was killing me as we can see and did see in the show she is just good to great at everything.
Yuri .. man main vocal was hard Haeyoon was the most skilled, Chowon arc was compelling and she is good. Yuri was third in skill for me. day of the show i thought Haeyoon did not have a shot Chowon stans i found most annoying after Sakura stans. Yuri has proved to be the correct pick for many reasons. I do think Chowon of all the final 20 is so far the most hosed i would also add Nayoung and Yunjin to that list.
Day of the vote it would have come down to Eunbi or Yena as to who i was most afraid for, and the meta gamer in me might have thought Yena too far out,but i would have chosen from those 2. Being an international fan has its perks as i do not have to fully commit to 1 girl to get them in.